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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 geography ocean tsunami and floods movements of ocean and sea water oceanic circulations disasters - case studies man made disaster

Who should be evacuated first when hit by a tsunami?
This question has multiple answers.

  1. Children

  2. Aged persons

  3. Men

  4. Physically handicapped
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,D Correct answer
Explanation

Initially Children, Aged Persons and Physically handicapped peoples should be evacuated first because they might panic and may have difficulties in finding a way out. They need external helps to evacuate.

Multiple choice history a road to history taj mahal: a case study air and water pollution control air and water pollution

Which of the following natural phenomenons releases chemicals which cause acid rains?

  1. Volcanic eruptions

  2. Lightning

  3. Rotting vegetation

  4. All
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
All the above phenomenons release sulphur and nitrogen oxides which causes acid rains.
Lighting bolts are natural source of nitrogen oxides. The very high temperature in the vicinity of a lightning bolt causes the gases oxygen and nitrogen in the air to react to form nitric oxide.

Volcanic eruptions have fumes which contain sulfur oxides. 
Rotten vegetation also release sulfur oxides and carbon oxides, which are acidic in nature. 

Multiple choice physics some natural phenomena safety from lightning lightning safety advanced of lightning

Which of the following will not cause any harm to us during thunderstorm?

  1. Using phones with cord.

  2. Switching off electric light.

  3. Plugging in electrical appliances.

  4. All will cause harm.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

During lightning switching off of electric lights does not cause any harm to us. Using phones with cord and plugging in electrical appliances may prove dangerous due to short circuiting  if a thunder strikes nearby.

Multiple choice physics some natural phenomena safety from lightning lightning safety advanced of lightning

Why shouldn't one stand under a tree or a tall building during a thunderstorm?

  1. Lightning can strike trees and buildings,

  2. Trees and buildings may fall causing damage,

  3. Trees and buildings do not offer enough escape ground,

  4. None of the above,
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sometimes electric discharge can take place between the charged cloud and Earth. While passing over a tree or a tall building an opposite charge may be induced causing a lightning to strike the tree or a building and if the charge is large it may cause severe damage and may prove to be fatal. Thus, it is advised to stay away from tall buildings or tree during thunderstorms.

Multiple choice evs when there is a disaster disaster and its types disaster and types disasters

Among these which of the following is a man made disaster?

  1. Radioactive radiations

  2. Mutations

  3. Industrial accidents

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Industrial accidents are caused by human error, negligence, or mechanical failure in industrial settings, making them man-made disasters. Radioactive radiations and mutations are often consequences of such accidents or other human activities.

Multiple choice evs when there is a disaster disaster and its types disaster and types disasters

Manmade disasters are mainly caused by

  1. Mishandling of chemicals in industries

  2. Biowars

  3. Flood

  4. Both A and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Man-made or anthropogenic disasters are caused by human error, negligence, or technological failures, such as industrial accidents, chemical spills, and nuclear leaks. Floods are primarily natural disasters, though human activities can exacerbate them.

Multiple choice evs when there is a disaster disaster and its types disaster and types disasters

A disaster is an event which results in?

  1. Loss of human life

  2. Loss of property

  3. Loss of life of animals

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A disaster is defined as a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, including loss of human life, property, and animals, as well as environmental damage.

Multiple choice evs when there is a disaster disaster and its types disaster and types disasters

Which of the following is not a natural disaster?

  1. Tsunami

  2. Cyclone

  3. Earthquake

  4. Terrorist attack
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tsunami, cyclone, and earthquake are all geological or meteorological events occurring naturally. A terrorist attack is an intentional act of violence by humans, making it a man-made disaster.

Multiple choice evs when there is a disaster disaster and its types disaster and types disasters

Disaster management aims at

  1. Rescue operations

  2. Minimising the impact of disaster

  3. Relief operations

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Disaster management is a comprehensive process that includes rescue operations to save lives, relief operations to provide immediate aid, and mitigation strategies to minimize the impact of future disasters. Therefore, all these activities are essential components of the field.

Multiple choice evs when there is a disaster disaster and its types disaster and types disasters

Choose the odd one out.
Hurricane, Flood, Earthquake, Biowars

  1. Biowars

  2. Flood

  3. Hurricane

  4. Earthquake
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Hurricane, Flood, Earthquake these are a natural calamity and natural calamity is a traumatic environmental event.
  • Biowars is man-made or natural. it happens to do something intentionally bad like kill the humans and plants. Biowar uses some biological agents includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins. so option A is correct
Multiple choice evs when there is a disaster disaster and its types disaster and types disasters

Which of the following is a natural disorder?

  1. Earthquake

  2. Flood

  3. Cyclones

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Earthquakes, floods, and cyclones are all natural phenomena that occur independently of human activity. Since all three are natural disasters, the correct choice is all of the above.