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When was the Disaster Management Act enacted in?

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  1. 2004

  2. 2002

  3. 2005

  4. 2010

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Correct Option: C

Which state was affected by a massive flood in September 2014?

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  1. Jammu and Kashmir

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Uttarakhand

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: A

Disaster can be classified into _____ types. 

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  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5

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Correct Option: A

Who is the head of the National Disaster Management Authority?

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  1. Chief Minister

  2. President

  3. Collector

  4. Prime Minister

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

National Disaster Management Authority has been constituted with the Prime Minister of India as its Chairman, a Vice Chairman with the status of Cabinet Minister, and eight members with the status of Ministers of State.

_______ is an event resulting in great loss and misfortune caused by both natural and man-made phenomena.

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  1. Calamity

  2. Disaster

  3. Catastrophe

  4. Tragedy

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Correct Option: B

People who live together in a village or urban areas which can be identified as a local group with a common way of life.

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  1. First responders

  2. Family

  3. Community

  4. League

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Correct Option: C

A phenomenon which may cause injury or loss of life, damage to property, economic disruption.

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  1. Hazards

  2. Disaster

  3. Calamity

  4. Catastrophe

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Correct Option: A

Disaster management cycle includes stages namely preparation, _____.

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  1. response

  2. recovery

  3. mitigation

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The four phases of disaster: 

  1. mitigation 
  2. preparedness
  3. response
  4. recovery.


Disaster management involves ______ measures.

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  1. Planning

  2. Organizing

  3. Coordinating

  4. Implementing

  5. All of these

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Correct Option: E

Which out of these is an example of man-made disaster?

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  1. Volcanic eruption

  2. Tsunami

  3. Industrial hazard

  4. Earthquake

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Manmade disasters: These can be divided into different categories and they include technological hazards, sociological hazards and transportation hazards among others.

Some types of manmade disasters which are just as catastrophic include chemical spill, oil spill, arson and terrorism. There are also some technological hazards which include power outages structural collapse, industrial hazards and fire. In cases of the last example, thousands of kilometers of land can be destroyed and anything else that is in the wake of the fires path.