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Questions Related to hazards and types of hazards

Structural and non-structural measures undertaken to limit the adverse impact of natural hazards, environmental degradation and technological hazards are called _________.

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  1. Conservation

  2. Prevention

  3. Mitigation

  4. Management

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mitigation is also used to assess structural and non-structural measures undertaken to reduce possible damage at a level which does not harm people and property, according to codes or accepted practice based, among other issues, on a known probability of hazard.

Which of the following statements are not true regarding transport related accidents.

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  1. Driving drunk,using cell phones and carelessness.

  2. Driving faster than the speed limit set.

  3. Driving long distances continuously without taking rest.

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: D

Droughts, erosion, floods and global warming are caused due to _______.

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  1. Deforestation

  2. Afforestation

  3. Hunting

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

How much percent of the land area in India is prone to earthquakes?

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  1. 12%

  2. 8%

  3. 70%

  4. 55%

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Correct Option: D

How much percent of the cultivable land in India is prone to drought?

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  1. 55%

  2. 12%

  3. 70%

  4. 8%

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Correct Option: C

Consider the following statement regarding disasters:
1. These are caused due to faulty human activities.
2 These originate from human planning errors or negligence.
Identify the disaster.

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  1. Natural disaster

  2. Man-made disaster

  3. Hybrid disaster

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B

If you were at the beach, how would you know there may be a tsunami? 

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  1. An alert comes over the radio

  2. There may be a warning

  3. There is a drop in the level of the ocean

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D

Emergency preparedness is a solely government's responsibility. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Intense damage was caused in Ladakh in 2010 due to which natural calamity ?

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  1. Cloudburst

  2. Landslide

  3. Earthquake

  4. Drought

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The floods occurred in 2010 across a large part of Ladakh, a region of the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. 71 towns and villages were damaged, including the main town in the area, Leh. At least 255 people are reported to have died, after a cloudburst and heavy overnight rains triggered flash foods, mudslides, and debris flows.