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Multiple choice social science traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

These things should be done if a road accident occurs _________________.

  1. Call for an ambulance

  2. Provide medical assistance to the injured people

  3. Inform the police about it.

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

In the event of a road accident, it is standard safety protocol to call for emergency medical help, assist the injured if possible, and notify the authorities. All these actions are essential for managing the situation effectively.

Multiple choice social science traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

How many people die daily in Tamil Nadu due to road accidents?

  1. 43

  2. 34

  3. 50

  4. 20
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While on an average 17 people die every hour in India, the death rate is about two every hour on Tamil Nadu's deadly roads. As many as 43 people die every day in road mishaps in the state, which also retained the dubious honour of having been host to the most number of accidents in all the states in the country.  The total number of people killed in 2015 in TN was 15,642, up from 15,176 in 2014.

Multiple choice social science traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

What should be done for smooth traffic movement?

  1. Separate tracks should be prepared for pedestrians and cyclists

  2. Encroachments on the roads must be removed

  3. Information regarding the traffic rules should be conveyed to the citizen through the educational advertisements and public awareness programmes

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

Smooth traffic flow requires a combination of infrastructure improvements, such as separate lanes, the removal of obstructions, and public education regarding traffic laws. All these measures contribute to safer and more efficient road usage.

Multiple choice social science traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

Consider the following statements given below-
1. Transport related accidents can be both natural as well as man made.
2. As per a report 43 people die on road in Tamil Nadu.
Which of the following statements given above are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 and 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

here both the statements are correct. Bad weather are the natural conditions where transport related accidents might occur. 
In the page no 232 of the Tamil Nadu board class 8 book it is clearly given that 43 people die on roads in Tamil Nadu everyday.

Multiple choice social science traffic education traffic and road safety natural hazards : understanding of disaster, management in practice man-made disasters

 When you are stuck in traffic jam you should ________.

  1. listen the favourite music

  2. hurry to move

  3. follow the signal and move slowly

  4. Jump the signal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When stuck in traffic, the safest and most responsible action is to remain patient, follow traffic signals, and move only when it is safe to do so. Jumping signals or rushing creates hazards.

Multiple choice social science government budget and taxation indian taxation system taxation : need, principles and importance tax and its importance

Identify the non-tax revenue from the following statement: "It refers to claim of the government on the property of a person who dies without leaving behind any legal heir or a will".

  1. Special Assessment

  2. Escheats

  3. Forfeitures

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

Escheats refers to the reversion of property to the state when a person dies without a will or legal heirs.

Multiple choice social science government budget and taxation indian taxation system taxation : need, principles and importance tax and its importance

 Non-Tax Revenues of the states can be increased by improving the working of the
 1. State Road Transport Corporations and the state electricity boards
2. irrigation projects and the tax collections
3. divesting the state public sector companies

  1. Only 1

  2. I and 2

  3. 1 and 3

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

Taxes belong to 'Tax Revenue'.