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Multiple choice geography hazards hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster natural disasters and hazards

Which of the following is not hydrological disaster?

  1. Floods

  2. Limnic eruptions

  3. Tsunami

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

Floods, tsunamis, and limnic eruptions are related to water or water bodies, making them hydrological or hydro-meteorological disasters. A volcanic eruption is a geological disaster caused by tectonic or magmatic activity.

Multiple choice geography hazards hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster natural disasters and hazards

As the magnitude of natural disaster increases their frequency of occurrence _________.

  1. Increases

  2. Decreases

  3. Remains same

  4. Varies over time
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Magnitude is the amount of energy released by a disaster. Frequency is the recurrence interval of the disaster. Impact is a function of magnitude and frequency of disaster. The magnitude-frequency concept is generally an inverse relationship between magnitude and frequency.
Multiple choice geography hazards hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster natural disasters and hazards

The Sendai Framework is related to _______.

  1. Global warming

  2. Ozone depletion

  3. Disaster management

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

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) was finally agreed on 18th March 2015 in Sendai, Japan. The Sendai Framework is sharpening focus on the vital role that ecosystems play in reducing disaster risk, particularly in shared river basins, wetlands and coastal areas.

Ecosystems such as forests can act as buffers against natural hazards, notably flooding. One of the most telling examples comes from the Caribbean, where Haiti’s forest cover is just 3.8 percent while its much greener island neighbor the Dominican Republic boasts 40.8 percent.

Multiple choice geography hazards hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster natural disasters and hazards

Which of the following documents were adopted during the 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction? 

  1. Asian Regional Plan

  2. New Delhi Declaration

  3. Both A and B

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

The 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi resulted in both the Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework and the New Delhi Declaration.

Multiple choice geography hazards hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster natural disasters and hazards

which of the following statements is/are the Do's for the students when a fire incident occurs _______________________.

  1. When fire breaks out in any locality, call for an immediate help by shouting or ringing the bell loudly.

  2. Put of the fire using sand or fire extinguisher

  3. Disconnect the main electric connection

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

In the event of a fire, it is standard safety protocol to alert others, attempt to extinguish small fires if safe, and cut off power to prevent electrical hazards.

Multiple choice geography hazards hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster natural disasters and hazards

Which of the following statements are true:

A. Risk transfer refers to instruments that share or hedge economic risks before losses occur.

B. Disaster Risk Management includes the areas of risk identification, risk reduction and transfer, adverse event management and recovery.

  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

Risk Transfer refers to instruments that share/hedge economic risks before losses occur. Examples include: Budget self-insurance, Market Insurance and Reinsurance, Public asset coverage, Risk pooling and diversification and Risk financing.

DRR is a part of sustainable development, so it must involve every part of society, government, non-governmental organizations and the professional and private sector. It therefore requires a people-centered and multi-sector approach, building resilience to multiple, cascading and interacting hazards and creating a culture of prevention and resilience. Consequently DRM includes strategies designed to:

  1. Avoid the construction of new risks
  2. Address pre-existing risks
  3. Share and spread risk to prevent disaster losses being absorbed by other development outcomes and creating additional poverty

Multiple choice geography hazards hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster natural disasters and hazards

which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. India is one of the most disaster prone countries.

  2. Over 55% of the land area in India is vulnerable to earthquakes.

  3. 12% of the land area in India is vulnerable to floods.

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

India with its vast size and unique geo-physical characteristics is one of the world's most disaster prone countries. Natural disasters occur frequently in varying intensity in different parts of the country. 
1. Over 55% of the land area is vulnerable to earth quakes.
2. 12% to floods
3. 8% to cyclones.
4. 70% of the cultivable land is prone to drought.