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All of the following is associated with the natural disaster except

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  1. Landslide

  2. Flood

  3. Drought

  4. Car accident

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples are floods, hurricanes, drought, landslide tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc that causes great damage or loss of life.
  • A car accident is not a natural disaster it is caused by human negligence and does not lead to great damage or loss of life. Hence car accident is not a natural disaster.
  • Hence All of the following is associated with the natural disaster except car accident.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Car accident'.

The worst nuclear accident happened to date is occurred at

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  1. Chernobyl in 1986

  2. Three Mile Power Plant in 1979

  3. Sellafield in 1957

  4. Fukushima in 2011

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Correct Option: A

What will you do, if you experience earthquake inside the home?

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  1. Take shelter below a table

  2. Come outside the home, in a open space

  3. Stay away from electric pole

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: A

In an average year, more people die from this than from any other natural disaster.

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  1. Lightning

  2. Earthquakes

  3. Tornadoes

  4. Flash floods and flooding

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following is exclusively man-made disaster?

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  1. Bomb explosion

  2. Fire

  3. Floods

  4. Famine

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An exclusively man-made disaster is bomb explosion. Bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of explosive material or provide an extremely sudden and evident release of energy. This is invented by humans and any disaster caused by it is exclusively man-made. while fire, floods, and famine are not exclusively man-made disasters. Nature itself trigger or aids in these disasters. Therefore they are not exclusively man-made. 

From which language did the word Tsunami originate?

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  1. Chinese

  2. Korean

  3. Japanese

  4. Malayan

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Correct Option: C

The seismic waves produced in a sea is known as

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  1. Tsunami

  2. Earthquake

  3. Flood

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

The main cause of diaster is 

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  1. Deforestation

  2. Afforestation

  3. Global warming

  4. Both A and C

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Correct Option: D

The place where the worst nuclear disaster took place?

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  1. Washington

  2. Chernobyl

  3. Bhopa

  4. Japan

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following impacts can be related to the earthquake?

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  1. Damaged buildings

  2. Floods

  3. Destruction of flora and fauna

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D