Geography · 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 physics structure of earth seismic waves and tsunami causes of earthquakes origin of earth and its internal energy transfer of charge lightning safety

Which of the following is not a after-effect of earthquake?

  1. Destruction of livelihood

  2. Death and injuries

  3. Water waves and tsunamis

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

An earthquake is a sudden shaking movement of the surface of the earth. The primary effects of earthquakes are ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis, liquefaction, destruction of livelihood. death and injuries. Rainfall is not an after-effect of earthquake.

Multiple choice physics structure of earth seismic waves and tsunami causes of earthquakes origin of earth and its internal energy transfer of charge lightning safety

Earthquake can cause

  1. Tsunami

  2. Floods

  3. Landslide

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

The primary effects of earthquakes are ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis, flood and liquefaction. Fires are probably the single most important secondary effect of earthquakes.

Multiple choice geography understanding disaster disaster and management tsunami and floods disaster management and precautionary measures

Choose the correct order of main aspects of disaster management cycle. 

  1. Impact of disaster $\to$ Response $\to$ Resurgence $\to$ Preparation $\to$ Redemption $\to$ preparedness
  2. Preparation $\to$ Redemption $\to$ preparedness $\to $Impact of disaster $\to$ Response $\to$ Resurgence
  3. Resurgence $\to$ Response $\to$ Impact of disaster $\to$ preparedness $\to$ Redemption $\to$ preparation
  4. Redemption $\to$ Response $\to$ Impact of disaster $\to$ preparation $\to$ Resurgence $\to$ preparedness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Following are the main aspects of disaster management:
Preparation: A plan is created to minimize the damage if a disaster occurs.
Redemption: It is the plan to minimize the damage to the society and country.
Preparedness: A plan is chalked out to get quick response from public and administration.
Impact of disaster: Intensity of disaster and disaster management are reviewed.
Response: This stage deals with providing immediate response after an incident has occurred.
Resurgence: It is an important link between emergency measures and national progress. It includes the steps which are required for the welfare and rehabilitation of the nation. 
Restoration: It is an important link between measures after disaster and national development. It includes steps useful for progress of
nation and rehabilitation.

Multiple choice geography hydrologic cycle the atmosphere elements of weather and climate :humidity hydrologic cycle and its components elements of weather and climate : temperature

In a _____ situation, the crops will wither.

  1. Drought

  2. Flood

  3. Cyclone

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

Prolonged reduction of ground-water supplies can have a devastating effect on a farmer’s crop yields. If a drought occurs soon after seeding, plants may fail to germinate; and during the later stages of development, a drought can cause entire crops to wither.

Multiple choice physics some natural phenomena seismic waves and tsunami causes of earthquakes origin of earth and its internal energy transfer of charge lightning safety

Storms, cyclones, earthquake, lightning etc. are ................ natural phenomena:

  1. constructive

  2. destructive

  3. simple

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

Storms, cyclones, earthquakes and lightning are termed as natural calamities. These causes lot of damages to the properties and enviroments. Hence, they are destructive in nature.

Multiple choice biology wastewater story basics of water pollution sewage treatment wastewater treatment - need and methods personal and public cleanliness who will do this? water borne disease hygiene - a key to healthy life

A natural disaster caused due to insufficient water for agriculture is called

  1. flood

  2. draught

  3. famine

  4. forest fire
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, often caused by crop failure due to factors like insufficient water for agriculture. While drought is the lack of water, famine is the resulting disaster involving food shortage.

Multiple choice geography disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures

Places where fire accidents are likely to occur.
This question has multiple answers.

  1. House

  2. Petrol banks

  3. Industries

  4. Office
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B,C Correct answer
Explanation

Petrol and gas dispensing bunks, popularly called petrol pumps, are fire traps waiting for disaster potentially killing and maiming of persons and loss of property worth crores of rupees.

Fire breakouts in Industries leads to massive explosion leaving death and injurie of numerous peoples. Safety perceptive measures should always be taken to ensure people’s safety.

Multiple choice geography disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures

The various forms of fire accidents are _______________.

  1. Short-circuits

  2. Fire breakouts in chemical factories

  3. Forest fire

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

Fire accidents can occur due to various reasons, including electrical short-circuits, industrial mishaps in chemical factories, and natural causes like forest fires. All these are recognized forms of fire accidents.

Multiple choice zoology global environmental change causes of greenhouse effect global warming adaptation in animals

In 2015 and 2017, there was very heavy rain in our state. In 2016, there was no adequate rain. These extreme conditions are due to

  1. Uneven distribution of human population

  2. Global warming

  3. Depletion of ground water

  4. Ozone depletion
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Global warming refers to an increase in the overall temperature of the atmosphere due to accumulation of greenhouse gases that trap long wave radiations. Due to this, the water cycle is affected because the cloud formation is erroneous. This causes disturbed pattern of rainfall. Other effects of global warming are shown in the following diagram:

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Multiple choice evs - i the environment and us damaging the forests deforestation and afforestation protecting our environment pollution of soil degradation of land

Frequent floods in plains of Northern India is due to

  1. Excessive rainfall

  2. Siltation of dams

  3. Deforestation in catchment areas

  4. Agriculture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Frequent floods in plains of Northern India is due to deforestation in catchment areas. Deforestation in the catchment area has led to an increase in the silt content of the river flow. Bihar is India's most flood-prone State, with 76% of the population in the north Bihar living under the recurring threat of flood devastation.

Removal of vegetation cover has caused widespread erosion in Western Ghats, Uttar Pradesh and in Himachal Pradesh.

Multiple choice evs - i the environment and us damaging the forests deforestation and afforestation protecting our environment pollution of soil degradation of land

Which of the following natural disasters affect habitat in the environment?

  1. Droughts

  2. Floods

  3. The thinning of the ozone layer

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

Drought is the condition of shortage of water which affects all life forms. Flood is the condition of the overflow of water on land that can submerged plants, human-made articles and thinning of the ozone layer increases the global warming and climate change which affects the flora and fauna. All these conditions can harm the organisms and their habitat and thus, can threat to the biodiversity.