Natural Disasters - General Awareness Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

1 How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to disasters?

A 5000km

B 5500km

C 5700km

D 6000km

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Answer: 5700km

2 Under which Ministry National Disaster Management Authority comes?

A Ministry of Environment

B Ministry of Foreign Affairs

C Ministry of Pollution

D Ministry of Home Affairs

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Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs

3 Who heads the National Crisis Management Committee?

A Prime Minister

B President

C Cabinet Secretary

D Ministry of Environment

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Answer: Cabinet Secretary

4 A place where an earthquake originates is called the __________.

A Focus

B Tsunami

C Fault Line

D Epicenter

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Answer: Focus

5 In the open ocean, tsunami can travel ________ miles per hour with periods up to _________ minutes.

A 50; 20

B 50; 60

C 485; 20

D 485; 60

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Answer: 485; 60

6 What is the rank of India in the world for natural disasters after China as per UNISDR?

A Third

B Second

C Seventh

D Eighth

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Answer: Second

7 A geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth is called ___________.

A Seismologist

B Geologist

C Geographer

D Archaeologist

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Answer: Seismologist

8 What causes Tsunami?

A Sudden vertical movement of the Earth

B Convergence of destructive plates in the ocean floor

C Explosive volcanic eruptions in the seas/oceans.

D All of the above

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Answer: All of the above

9 Latur earthquake occurred in

A 1991

B 1992

C 1993

D 1994

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Answer: 1993

10 The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is headed by

A Prime Minister of India

B President of India

C Governor of States

D Chief Minister of States

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Answer: Prime Minister of India

11 Earthquakes occur when there is a sudden release of stored up energy in Earth's

A inner core

B outer core

C upper mantle

D lower crust

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Answer: upper mantle

12 Earthquakes occur most frequently at

A plate surface

B plate boundaries

C plate vacuum

D ocean beds

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Answer: plate boundaries

13 Windows may rattle and people may feel tremor at scale of

A 3

B 4

C 5

D 2

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Answer: 4

14 Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the remedial steps to reduce the risk of life and properties by landslides.. I. Mapping of landslide prone areas a7 construction of houses, felling of trees and grazing in landslide prone areas should be prohibited or restricted. II. Afforestation in the vulnerable areas is an effective way of durable landslides control. Code:

A Only I

B Only II

C Both I & II

D Neither I nor II

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