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By what measures can we significantly reduce the impact of cyclones on the people?

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  1. Better planning

  2. Preparedness awareness

  3. Mitigation measures

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Prior planning will help the effects of the storm to be less, reduce potential loss of life and property, and help you to recover faster.

  1. Preparedness is a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action. Training and exercising plans is the cornerstone of preparedness which focuses on readiness to respond to all-hazards incidents and emergencies.
  2. Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters and emergencies. Mitigation involves structural and non-structural measures taken to limit the impact of disasters and emergencies.

What are the three phases of disaster management planning?

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  1. Preparation, Planning and Perception

  2. Evacuating, Rebuilding and Re-branding

  3. Planning, Evacuating and Recovery

  4. Preparation, Response and Recovery

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The three phases of disaster management include:

  1. Preparedness 
  2. Response 
  3. Recovery

Willy willy is ___________.

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  1. A type of tree grown in temperature regions

  2. A wind that blows in a desert

  3. A tropical cyclone of north-west Australia

  4. A kind of common fish found near lakshdweep Islands

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Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is a earthquake-prone area?

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  1. East Coast

  2. West Coast

  3. Northern plains

  4. Himalayan mountains

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Correct Option: A

The percentage of cultivable land prone to drought is _____________.

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  1. 90%

  2. 70%

  3. 60%

  4. 55%

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following states experiences severe drought?

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  1. Kerela

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Bihar

  4. West Bengal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rajasthan.

Which natural disaster forces people to migrate to other areas?

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  1. Drought

  2. Floods

  3. Landslide

  4. Volcanic eruption

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Correct Option: A
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.

______ lowers the agricultural productivity of the areas affected.

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  1. Earthquake

  2. Floods

  3. Drought

  4. Cyclone

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Correct Option: C

What to do in earthquake situation?

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  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

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Correct Option: D

What not to do in earthquake situation?

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  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

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Correct Option: D