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Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods hazards disasters - case studies

Which natural disaster forces people to migrate to other areas?

  1. Drought

  2. Floods

  3. Landslide

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

Droughts is expected to result in increased displacement is the area of so-called slow-onset disaster in which climate change has specific long-term environmental effects over time such as desertification and other changes in weather patterns, which means that people’s livelihoods are no longer sustainable and they are forced to migrate to other places.

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

What to do in earthquake situation?

  1. During an earthquake, stay beneath a large bench or a table

  2. Stay away from buildings and electric wires

  3. If you are driving a vehicle, then bring your vehicle to a halt

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

All the listed actions (taking cover under sturdy furniture, staying away from hazards, and stopping a vehicle in a safe location) are recommended safety measures during an earthquake.

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

What not to do in earthquake situation?

  1. Shout or flee in panic

  2. Attempt to prevent the things falling down after the earthquake tremours

  3. Use elevators

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

Panic, attempting to catch falling objects, and using elevators are all dangerous actions during an earthquake. Therefore, all of these should be avoided.

Multiple choice social studies from hunting - gathering to growing food from gathering to growing food community decision making in a tribe lifestyle of early human

People in Burzahom lived in rectangular houses.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Archaeologists have found traces of huts or houses at some sites. For instance, in Burzahom (in present-day Kashmir) people built pit-houses, which were dug into the ground, with steps leading into them. These may have provided shelter in cold weather.

Multiple choice social studies from hunting - gathering to growing food from gathering to growing food community decision making in a tribe lifestyle of early human

What is domestication?

  1. Process in which people grow plant and look after animals.

  2. Process in which people do trade

  3. Process in which people do farming

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

Domestication is the name given to the process in which people grow plants and look after animals. Very often, plants and animals that are tended by people become different from wild plants and animals.

Multiple choice social studies from hunting - gathering to growing food from gathering to growing food community decision making in a tribe lifestyle of early human

Who are tribes?

  1. Two to three generation live together

  2. Group of family in settlements or villages

  3. Families who are related to one another

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

Usually two or three generations live together in small settlements or villages. Most families are related to one another and groups of such families form a tribe.

Multiple choice social studies from hunting - gathering to growing food from gathering to growing food community decision making in a tribe lifestyle of early human

The earliest 'man like creature' which racially differed from 'Homo sapiens' is generally known as ____________.

  1. Eoanthropus

  2. Pithecanthropus

  3. Sinanthropus

  4. Hominid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • The earliest 'man-like creature' which racially differed from 'Homo sapiens' is generally known as Hominid.
  • They are also known as great apes and are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species.
Multiple choice social studies climatic regions weather in different seasons and classification of objects physical factors of earth seasons in india

The total amount of winter rainfall is known as __________ in northern India.

  1. Mango showers

  2. El Nino

  3. Mahawat

  4. Jet stream
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mahawat in terms of geography is a small amount of winter rainfall occurring in the northern parts of India due to western and north western cyclonic disturbances. This is best for rabi crops which are grown during the winter season.