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Multiple choice geography indian natural disasters disasters - case studies major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods man made disaster

Form of mass wasting that includes a wide range of ground movements, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes, and shallow debris flows is called ______.

  1. Earthquake

  2. Floods

  3. Landslides

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

Landslides represent a wide range of ground movements, including rock falls, slope failures, and debris flows, all categorized under mass wasting.

Multiple choice geography indian natural disasters disasters - case studies major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods man made disaster

Which of the following comes under the phenomena of mass movement?

A. Soil creep

B. Landslide

  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

Mass movement or mass wasting is movements of masses of bodies of soil, bedrock, rock debris, soil, or mud which usually occur along steep-sided hills and mountains because of the pull of gravity. This slipping of large amounts of rock and soil is seen in landslides, mud slides, and avalanches.

Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope. They may be very small or very large, and can move at slow to very high speeds. However, slow movement is also seen in the gradual downhill creep of soil on gently sloping land.

Multiple choice geography indian natural disasters disasters - case studies major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods man made disaster

Avalanche is a phenomenon similar to landslide but the only difference is the mass movement of _______ takes place instead of land.

  1. Sand

  2. Soil

  3. Water

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

An avalanche is essentially a landslide of snow, where a large mass of snow and ice moves rapidly down a mountain slope.

Multiple choice geography indian natural disasters disasters - case studies major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods man made disaster

_______ are caused by the instability of rock, heavy and torrential rainfall, tremor, etc.

  1. Landslides

  2. Tsunamis

  3. Earthquakes

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

Landslides are triggered by factors that reduce the stability of a slope, such as heavy rainfall, tremors (earthquakes), or the inherent instability of the rock/soil structure.

Multiple choice geography indian natural disasters disasters - case studies major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods man made disaster

Which among the following is the most recent landslide incident in India?

  1. Amboori landslide

  2. Kedarnath landslide

  3. Malin landslide

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

On 30 July 2014, a landslide occurred in the village of Malin in the Ambegaon taluka of the Pune district in Maharashtra, India. The landslide, which hit early in the morning while residents were asleep, was believed to have been caused by a burst of heavy rainfall, and killed at least 151 people. The landslide was first noticed by a bus driver who drove by the area and saw that the village had been overrun with mud and earth. In addition to those dead, more than 160 people, and possibly up to 200, were believed to have been buried in the landslide in 44 separate houses. Rains continued after the landslide making rescue efforts difficult.

Multiple choice geography indian natural disasters disasters - case studies major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods man made disaster

Nodal agency for landslides which has functions of coordinating all the activities related to landslide hazard mitigation, and monitoring the occurrence of landslides in the country is _________.

  1. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

  2. Geological Survey of India

  3. National Disaster Response Force

  4. National Institute of Disaster Management
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Keeping in view the terms of reference of the Core Group, the Government of India has declared the Geological Survey of India as the ‘Nodal Agency’ on 29 January 2004.

Geological Survey of India as a Nodal Agency is responsible for:

  1. Coordinating and undertaking geological studies for landslide hazard mitigation
  2. Carrying out landslide hazard zonation
  3. Monitoring landslides and avalanches
  4. Studying the factors responsible for sliding and suggesting precautionary as well as preventive measure
  5. National Core Group has finalized the action plan for landslide studies with inputs of GSI and other organization.