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Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

In what ways students can respond to drought?

  1. Harvest rainwater at home and school

  2. Plant trees

  3. Conserve water

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

Harvesting rainwater at home and school generally help in using it up in times of scarcity.

Trees, especially drought-tolerant, native species, also provide critical services that directly attack some of the consequences of drought. Native trees send out deep, water-seeking roots into the soil to tap into local groundwater and draw it to the surface.

Conserving water makes us use the water the less so that water is not wasted and could put in use during droughts.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

Contagious diseases like cholera, malaria etc spread after a ________.

  1. earthquake

  2. volcano

  3. draught

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

Floods often lead to the contamination of water sources and the creation of stagnant water, which are ideal conditions for the spread of waterborne and vector-borne diseases like cholera and malaria.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

What to do in drought situation?

  1. Drip irrigation in agriculture should be intensified

  2. Food rationing and use of water should be planned after estimating their availability

  3. Construction activity should be stopped except for the inevitable work

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

All listed actions are appropriate strategies for drought management: drip irrigation saves water, rationing ensures fair distribution, and stopping non-essential construction saves resources.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

What not to do in drought situation?

  1. Hoard food grains

  2. Hoard fodder

  3. Holding large scale dinner parties

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

Hoarding food and fodder, or holding large parties, exacerbates the scarcity of resources during a drought. These are all actions that should be avoided.

Multiple choice our neighbouring countries introduction to indian geography social studies general knowledge

Baglihar dam has been a matter of dispute between which nations?

  1. Bangladesh and Myanmar

  2. Myanmar and China

  3. India and China

  4. India and Pakistan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The dispute between the Pakistan and India over the Baglihar dam is an interstate dispute. However, the current dispute is a continuation of the conflict between Pakistan and India over Kashmir and the Indus river basin, it is more complicated than a simple interstate dispute.

Multiple choice our neighbouring countries introduction to indian geography social studies general knowledge

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the code given.

List I List II
A. Deccan Traps $1$. Late Cenozoic
B. Western Ghats $2$. Pre-Cambrain
C. Aravalli $3$. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Narmada-Tapi alluvial deposite $4$. Cambrian
$5$. Pleistocene
  1. A-$3$, B-$5$, C-$1$, D-$4$
  2. A-$3$, B-$1$, C-$2$, D-$5$
  3. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$4$
  4. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$2$, D-$5$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Deccan Traps were formed during late cretaceous Eocene period.
The Western Ghats were formed during late Cenozoic age.
The Aravallies were formed in Pre-Cambrian period.
The Narmada-Tapti Alluvial deposits were formed during the Pleistocene age.

Multiple choice our neighbouring countries introduction to indian geography social studies general knowledge

Pakistan's net primary enrolment is significantly below than its neighbours specially.

  1. Bangladesh

  2. India

  3. Sri Lanka

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

Pakistan's primary school enrollment rates have historically lagged behind several regional neighbors, including India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, making 'None of these' the correct choice as it is below all of them.