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 geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

The recovery from the disaster includes ______, 

  1. Providing temporary housing

  2. Medical care facilities

  3. Rehabilitation, reconstruction etc

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Recovery is the phase after a disaster that aims to restore normal life, which includes housing, medical care, and rebuilding infrastructure.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

The financial losses incurred as a result of Hurricane Betsy led to the creation of which of the following ?

  1. The National Civil Defense Administration

  2. The Department of Homeland Security

  3. The National Flood Insurance Program

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Hurricane Betsy was an intense and destructive tropical cyclone that brought widespread damage to areas of Florida and the Central United States Gulf Coast in September 1965. Hurricane Betsy was the first natural disaster to generate more than a billion dollars in damages. At that time there was no standardized floodplain management strategy throughout the country and flood insurance was not widely available through private companies.Hurricane Betsy was the final push for the creation of national flood legislation. The implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program was intended to make flood insurance more affordable, but also to manage development in floodplains.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

Which of the following is the correct order of the aspects of disaster management ?

  1. Management, response, recovery, preparedness

  2. Response, recovery, preparedness, management

  3. Preparation, response, recovery, management

  4. Recovery, response, preparedness, management
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The  phases of disaster management planning are Preparation, Response and Recovery, Management.  The preparation phase is centred around arranging or developing a plan to approach events after the incident crops up. Activities are tailored to minimize the damage disaster causes, improving response operations on institutional and individual levels. Unlike prevention and preparation phase, response is undertaken during a disaster situation. The aim of the response procedures is to save lives, reduce victim's suffering and alleviate economical losses. Crucial for this phase is the implementation of the plans formulated and prepared prior to the event in the preparation phase. During a recovery phase, which takes place after an incident had occurred, affected community is assisted in restoration of concerned area. Disaster management forces can help by removing people and property from a threatened location and by facilitating timely and effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation at the place of disaster thereby reducing loss of property, protecting people and reducing trauma among people.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

What is the full form of DRR?

  1. Disaster Risk Reduction

  2. Deficit Risk Reduction

  3. Disaster Reduced Risk

  4. Drug Rehabilitation Risk
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A Correct answer
Explanation

DRR stands for Disaster Risk Reduction, which refers to policies and practices designed to minimize vulnerabilities and disaster risks.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

All activities that reduce the impact of the disaster are called ______ activities.

  1. preparation

  2. mitigation

  3. agitation

  4. creation
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mitigation activities are those taken to reduce the severity or impact of a disaster, such as building flood defenses or earthquake-resistant structures.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

1. Creation of plans through which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters is called disaster management.

2. Measures that eliminate or reduce the impacts and risks of hazards is called disaster mitigation.

    Which of the above statements are true?

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Among the given statements, both A and B are true. Disaster management is to survive through disaster with various measures like making use of technology to save causalities, making use of proper medical facility etc. Disaster mitigation is nothing but reducing the effect of disaster. It is more of a preplanning. It involves shifting of people to safe areas etc.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

Warning systems is included in which of the following steps of disaster management?

  1. Recovery

  2. Rehabilitation

  3. Preparedness

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The goal of emergency preparedness programs is to achieve a satisfactory level of readiness to respond to any emergency situation through programs that strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of governments, organizations, and communities. Preparedness measures include preparedness plans; emergency exercises/training; warning systems; emergency communications systems; evacuations plans and training; and public information/education.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

Man made disaster is____________.

  1. Drought

  2. Flood

  3. Landslide

  4. Road accident
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A man-made disaster is caused by human action or negligence, such as a road accident. Drought, floods, and landslides are generally classified as natural disasters.

Multiple choice geography economic activity people and resources utilisation of europe europe - peninsula of asia continents: europe

Chernobyl incident in Ukraine was a/an _______________.

  1. Nuclear accident

  2. Mine blast

  3. Chemical blast

  4. Aircraft accident
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Chernobyl was a nuclear accident in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine. It was the worst disaster in the history of nuclear power generation. This disaster occurred on April 25–26, 1986, when technicians at reactor unit attempted a poorly designed experiment. A large fireball was triggered due to several explosions. It blew off the heavy steel and concrete lid of the reactor. This and the ensuing fire in the graphite reactor core released large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere. Many people died due to radiations.

Multiple choice geography what is around us? atmosphere and its structures the atmosphere components of earth elements of weather and climate : temperature the earth's structure

 Anything that brings a change to the natural composition of air is known as _____________.

  1. disaster

  2. cyclone

  3. pollutant

  4. hazard
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Anything that brings a change to the natural composition of air is known as pollutant.
Air pollution occurs when harmful or excessive quantities of substances including gases, particles, and biological molecules are introduced into Earth's atmosphere.
The common air pollutants are: Particulate matter $(PM10$ and $PM2.5)$ Ozone $(O^3)$ Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) Carbon monoxide $(CO)$.
Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

What hazards did the mine worker face?

  1. Explosions

  2. Suffogation from poisonous gases

  3. Flooding

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mining in the 19th century was notoriously dangerous, with workers facing frequent explosions, poisonous gases, and the constant threat of flooding.

Multiple choice evs - i substances, objects and energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy solar energy and its applications renewable resources alternative fuels and energy sources alternative sources of energy

Wind-energy map gives information about the

  1. Causes of wind

  2. Amount of rainfall

  3. Intensity of earthquake

  4. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A wind-energy map provides data on wind speed and direction in specific regions to assess potential for wind power generation, not rainfall or earthquakes.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

Only thing we can do about disasters which are inevitable is ___________.

  1. Avoidance

  2. Preparedness

  3. Obstructing

  4. Facing as it is
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Disaster is a sudden, calamitous and unfortunate event that brings with it great damage, loss, destruction and devastation to human life as well as property. Disasters are inevitable, we cannot do anything to prevent these but disaster preparedness is only in our hand. Disaster preparedness or disaster management activities are aimed to minimize loss of life and property in the event of disaster.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

Which of the given statements are true?

Disaster management is essential because:

A. They have huge effects on humans and environment.

B. Disasters are inevitable.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Both A and B

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

Disaster management is very important to survive in case of the natural or man-made disaster as it has huge impact on humans and environment. Disasters are inevitable, we cannot do anything to prevent these but disaster preparedness is only in our hand. Disaster preparedness or disaster management activities are aimed to minimize loss of life and property in the event of disaster.