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

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.

Multiple choice

The floods in 1984 displaced more than a million people and most devastating since the floods of 1951.

  1. The floods in 1984 displaced more than a million people and most devastating since the floods of 1951.

  2. Since 1951, no floods until 1984 had devastated more than a million people and left them displaced.

  3. Most devastated since 1951, the floods of 1984 displaced more than a million people.

  4. The floods in 1984 displaced more than a million people and were the most devastating since the floods in 1951.

  5. The floods of 1984, most devastating from 1951, displaced more than one million people.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; the sentence is clear and unambiguous about the devastation and about the comparison of the magnitude of the floods of 1951 and 1984.