Introduction to disaster - class-X
Description: introduction to disaster | |
Number of Questions: 49 | |
Created by: Chandra Bhatti | |
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Cyclones, floods, landslides, etc., are __________.
A ______ is an event which causes enormous physical damage to property, huge loss of life and drastic change in the environment.
Hazard ______.
Which of the following is not a natural disaster?
Which of the following is not an example of natural disaster?
Of the following which is a natural hazard?
Systematic approach to identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of disaster is called ________.
Which of the following statements are the Do's for the students regarding transport related accidents.
Which of the following groups contributes to water management?
International decade for Natural Disaster Reduction is ________.
Which of the following is/are example/s of man-made disasters?
What is the impact of disaster on a human life?
The term Disaster is derived from _______ language.
People residing in coastal area may face __and___ frequently.
What are the three phases of disaster management planning?
Which city of Jammu and Kashmir was greatly affected by the floods in September 2014?
When was the Disaster Management Act enacted in?
Which state was affected by a massive flood in September 2014?
Disaster can be classified into _____ types.
Who is the head of the National Disaster Management Authority?
_______ is an event resulting in great loss and misfortune caused by both natural and man-made phenomena.
People who live together in a village or urban areas which can be identified as a local group with a common way of life.
A phenomenon which may cause injury or loss of life, damage to property, economic disruption.
Disaster management cycle includes stages namely preparation, _____.
Disaster management involves ______ measures.
Which out of these is an example of man-made disaster?
Which out of these is an example of natural disaster?
Why India is prone natural disasters?
World conference on disaster management was held in 1994 in _________.
Which of the following is not hydrological disaster?
As the magnitude of natural disaster increases their frequency of occurrence _________.
Which of the following is not a geological disaster?
World Conferences on Disaster Reduction were held in _________.
The Sendai Framework is related to _______.
Which of the following documents were adopted during the 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction?
which of the following statements is/are the Do's for the students when a fire incident occurs _______________________.
Which of the following statements are true:
A. Risk transfer refers to instruments that share or hedge economic risks before losses occur.
B. Disaster Risk Management includes the areas of risk identification, risk reduction and transfer, adverse event management and recovery.
which of the following statements is/are correct?
Natural phenomenon that are hazardous to life, property and environment are known as natural hazards.
Which of the following statements about the National Disaster Management Authority is correct?
Structural and non-structural measures undertaken to limit the adverse impact of natural hazards, environmental degradation and technological hazards are called _________.
Which of the following statements are not true regarding transport related accidents.
Droughts, erosion, floods and global warming are caused due to _______.
How much percent of the land area in India is prone to earthquakes?
How much percent of the cultivable land in India is prone to drought?
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.
If you were at the beach, how would you know there may be a tsunami?
Emergency preparedness is a solely government's responsibility.
Intense damage was caused in Ladakh in 2010 due to which natural calamity ?