Geography ยท Environmental Studies

Natural Hazards and Disasters

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Natural hazards and disasters involve the study of extreme natural events like earthquakes, floods, and cyclones, alongside their management and mitigation strategies. This geography and environmental studies topic is heavily tested in civil services and state public service examinations. Use these questions to prepare for inquiries on disaster response, community recovery, and tremor causes.

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Natural Hazards and Disasters Questions

Multiple choice

Hurricanes are generally

  1. active over land

  2. active over sea

  3. high lying areas

  4. dust storms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that derive their energy from the latent heat released by the condensation of moisture over warm ocean waters. They typically dissipate rapidly once they move over land.

Multiple choice

Hail is associated with

  1. thunder storm

  2. cyclone

  3. hurricane

  4. typhoon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hail is a form of solid precipitation that occurs during intense thunderstorms, where strong updrafts carry water droplets into freezing layers of the atmosphere.

Multiple choice

Sometimes some natural calamities bring some opportunities for the people of different nations to come together and work for the cause of humanity. Which of the following was one such incidence/calamity which helped people of Pakistan to associate themselves with the people of India and vice versa? (Incident took place in 2005)

  1. Heavy rain and flood in Mumbai

  2. Tsunami in Asian countries

  3. Severe earthquake in parts of J&K

  4. Bomb blast in tube rail in London

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The 2005 Kashmir earthquake, which struck the border region between India and Pakistan, led to significant humanitarian cooperation and diplomatic efforts between the two nations.

Multiple choice

The earthquake measuring 7 or more on Richter scale

  1. Do not cause severe damage to life and property

  2. Can cause severe damage to life and property

  3. Can cause damage to aquatic life only

  4. Can cause damage to old buildings
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

an earthquake that registers 5.0 on the Richter scale has a shaking amplitude 10 times that of an earthquake that registered 4.0, and thus corresponds to a release of energy 31.6 times that released by the lesser earthquake. hence, an earthquake measuring 7 or more on Richter scale can cause severe damage to life and property.