Disaster Management Questions asked in APPSC Exams

1. The region that is frequently affected by floods in Andhra Pradesh is ?

(1) The details of Pennar

(2) The details of Krishna and Godavari
(3) Rayalaseema areas
(4) North coastal areas
Correct Answere: The details of Krishna and Godavari
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2. An earthquake releases ?

(1) Vibrations
(2) Tremors
(3) Vibrations and tremors
(4) Tremors and fire
Correct Answere: Vibrations and tremors
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3. The river which causes tremendous floods in Assam is ?

(1) Gomati
(2) Ganga
(3) Brahmaputra
(4) Yamuna
Correct Answere: Brahmaputra
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4. The method to identify landslide prone areas which has been in use in India since
1980s is ?

(1) Landslide Zonation Mapping

(2) Land Development Zooming
(3) Land Reclamation Zooming
(4) Land Disaster Mapping
Correct Answere: Landslide Zonation Mapping
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5. In India at the Centre, which is the nodal ministry for all matters concerning
disasters caused by drought ?

(1) Minister of Home Affairs

(2) Minister of Agriculture
(3) Minister of Rural Development
(4) Minister of Finance
Correct Answere: Minister of Home Affairs
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6. State Crisis Management Committee is charied by ?

(1) Cheif Secretary

(2) Chief Minister
(3) Finance Secretary
(4) Finance Minister
Correct Answere: Cheif Secretary
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7. The severity of a disaster is usually reckoned in terms of ?

(1) Loss of Life

(2) Loss of property
(3) Loss of life or property
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: Loss of Life
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8. The only document that reflects the detailed hazard profile of the States in India is
the Vulnerability Atlas prepared by ?

(1) Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council

(2) India Meteorological Department
(3) Disaster Management Institute
(4) UNESCO
Correct Answere: Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council
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9. 'Managing Disaster Risk in Emerging Economics' - is a report of ?

(1) World Bank

(2) Asian Development Bank
(3) Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India
(4) National Institute of Disaster Management, India
Correct Answere: World Bank
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10. Which segment of the East Coast of India is most vulnerable to high storm surges
?

(1) North Orissa and West Bengal Coast

(2) Andhra Pradesh Coast between Ongole and Machilipatnam
(3) Tamil Nadu Coast, South of Nagapattinam
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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11. Severe snow avalanches occur in which of the following States ?

(1) Jammu & Kashmir

(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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12. National Disaster Management Act 2005 provides for ?

(1) Constitution of Disaster Response Fun

(2) Constitution of Disaster Mitigation Fund
(3) Establishment of NIDM and NDRP
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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13. In which country, 11-3-2011 marked year since earthquake and tsunami killed
thousands of people ?

(1) Mexico
(2) Thailand
(3) Indonesia
(4) Japan
Correct Answere: Japan
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14. Disaster Management includes ?

(1) Rehabilitation
(2) Reconstruction
(3) Mitigation
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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15. How much of India's coastline is vulnerable to storms, cyclones and tsunamis ?

(1) 5700 Km
(2) 5900 Km
(3) 5200 Km
(4) 530 Km
Correct Answere: 5700 Km
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16. Sub-groups of disasters include ?

(1) Geologically related disasters

(2) Biologically related disasters
(3) Water related disasters
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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17. In 1970, in which country were 50,000 people killey by a cyclone ?

(1) Bangladesh
(2) Indonesia
(3) Philippines
(4) Maldives
Correct Answere: Bangladesh
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18. During 1996-2000, what percent of GDP of India was annually lost due to natural
and made disasters ?

(1) 3.12%
(2) 2.12%
(3) 4.12%
(4) 2.25%
Correct Answere: 2.25%
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19. Earthquakes and volcanoes are associated with ?

(1) Folded and faulted region

(2) Deep sea plains
(3) Plateau region
(4) Coastal region
Correct Answere: Folded and faulted region
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20. The term 'Nife' refers to ?

(1) Earthquakes
(2) Core of the Earth
(3) Crust of the Earth
(4) Ocean beds
Correct Answere: Core of the Earth
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21. What is cyclone ?

(1) A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
(2) A high pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
(3) A low pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
(4) A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
Correct Answere: A low pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern
hemisphere

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22. The National day for disaster reduction is ?

(1) 28th October

(2) 29th October
(3) 30th October
(4) 31st October
Correct Answere: 29th October
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23. Unpleasant impact of cyclones ?

(1) Infrastructrual damage

(2) Landslides
(3) Power disruption
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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24. Which one of the following is running training programmes on Disaster

Management ?

(1) National Police Academy

(2) Forest Research Instute
(3) National Institute of Nutrition
(4) National Fire Fighting Academy
Correct Answere: National Fire Fighting Academy
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25. Disaster Management covers ?

(1) Mitigation
(2) Rehabilitation
(3) Relief
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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26. On what date an off shore earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 19,000 people
along Japan's north-eastern coast ?

(1) 11-03-2011
(2) 10-03-2010
(3) 12-03-2010
(4) 09-02-2011
Correct Answere: 11-03-2011
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27. The word CYCLONE is dervied from the Greek word CYCLOS meaning ?

(1) Cyclone
(2) Coils of snake
(3) Circular
(4) Lower
Correct Answere: Coils of snake
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28. Which of the following institutions, conducted programme for the officers of
Tehri Hydro Development Corporation on the basics of Disaster Management in
January 2012 ?

(1) National Institute of Rural Development

(2) National Disaster Management Authority
(3) Indian Institute of Public Administraction
(4) National Civil Defence College
Correct Answere: Indian Institute of Public Administraction
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29. Floods account for_______of the world's disasters ?

(1) 20%
(2) 30%
(3) 35%
(4) 40%
Correct Answere: 30%
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30. A four-day international seminar on population, development and disaster

management was organised in the first part of February, 2012 by ?

(1) Tripura University

(2) Mizoram University
(3) Guwahati Universioty
(4) Nagaland University
Correct Answere: Tripura University
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31. The Secretariat of National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction is located at ?

(1) New Delhi

(2) Cochin
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Visakhapatnam
Correct Answere: New Delhi
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32. Drought and related disasters account for________of the world's disasters ?

(1) 18%
(2) 19%
(3) 20%
(4) 21%
Correct Answere: 18%
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33. Earthquakes and Tsunamis account for______ of the world's disasters ?

(1) 6%
(2) 7%
(3) 8%
(4) 9%
Correct Answere: 8%
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34. Disaster Management is made a part of the Foundation course for All India
Services like ?

(1) Indian Administrative Service

(2) Indian Police Service
(3) Indian Forest Service
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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35. Which one of the following was a major disaster in India ?

(1) Cyclone, 1977 (A.P)

(2) Tsunami, 2004 (Tamil Nadu & Kerala)
(3) Earthquake 2005 (Kashmir)
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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36. Who is the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority at the
Centre in India ?

(1) Finance Minister

(2) Prime Minister
(3) Communication and Information Technology Minister
(4) Rural Development Minister
Correct Answere: Prime Minister
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37. Disaster Management is ?

(1) More than just response and relief

(2) Systematic process
(3) System with many components
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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38. Natural Disasters include ?

(1) Earthquakes
(2) Tsunamis
(3) Floods
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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39. National Disaster Management Authority prepares ?

(1) National Policy on Disaster Management

(2) National Policy of Natural Hazards
(3) National Policy on Disaster Mitigation
(4) National Policy on Disaster & Hazards
Correct Answere: National Policy on Disaster Management
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40. Indian subcontinent is highly vulnerable to ?

(1) Cyclones
(2) Droughts
(3) earthquakes
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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41. Disaster is an event which results in ?

(1) Human loss

(2) Loss of livelihood
(3) Loss of property
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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42. Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific is at ?

(1) Paris
(2) Jakarta
(3) Tokyo
(4) Vishakhapatnam
Correct Answere: Tokyo
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43. First Aid has the following objectives ?

(1) To preserve life

(2) To prevent the victim's condition from deteriorating
(3) To promote recovery
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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44. On what date a powerful earthquake struck South Eastern Iran and caused
enormous loss of life and near total destruction of physical assets, killing 30,000
people and injuring another 30,000 ?

(1) 26-12-2003
(2) 26-12-2004
(3) 26-11-2005
(4) 26-10-2004
Correct Answere: 26-12-2003
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45. Landslides occur because of ?

(1) Intensity of rainfall

(2) Poor drainage
(3) Steep slopes
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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46. A hazard is a dangerous event. It can be ?

(1) Earthquake
(2) Tsunami
(3) Flood
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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47. The term 'Tsunami' is derived from ?

(1) Hindi language

(2) Chinese language
(3) French language
(4) Japanese language
Correct Answere: Japanese language
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48. 11-3-2011 marked one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of
people in ?

(1) Mexico
(2) Iran
(3) Indonesia
(4) Japan
Correct Answere: Japan
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49. A disaster is an event which results in ?

(1) Widespread human loss

(2) Loss of property
(3) Loss of livelihood
(4) All of the above
Correct Answere: All of the above
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50. Andhra Pradesh was servely battered by a cyclonic storm killing more than 10,000
persons on ?

(1) 15 November 1977

(2) 15 November 1978
(3) 15 November 1976
(4) 15 November 1975
Correct Answere: 15 November 1977
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51. Which country was struck on 26-12-2003 by a powerful earthquake that caused
enormous loss of life and property ?

(1) Iran
(2) Iraq
(3) Saudi Arabia
(4) Jordan
Correct Answere: Iran
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52. Landslides have been major and widely spread natural disasters that strike life and
property in ?

(1) Hilly areas of India including Himalayas

(2) Hilly areas of Eastern India
(3) Hilly areas of Western India
(4) Hilly areas of South India
Correct Answere: Hilly areas of India including Himalayas
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53. Which Central Minister in India is the Nodal Ministry for coordinating disaster
management activities ?

(1) Minister of Home affairs

(2) Ministery of Environment
(3) Minister of Trade and Commerce
(4) Minister of Food
Correct Answere: Minister of Home affairs
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54. Online courses on Disaster Management are available internationally with ?

(1) Walden University

(2) Kaplan University
(3) Grand Canyon University
(4) All of the above
Correct Answere: All of the above
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55. Which area is identified in this part of the country as the most earthquake prone, in
the revised map of seismic zones in Andhra Pradesh ?

(1) Nalgonda
(2) Guntur
(3) Ongole
(4) Karimnagar
Correct Answere: Ongole
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56. National Civil Defence College is located at ?

(1) Allahabad
(2) Wardha
(3) Nagpur
(4) Ahmedabad
Correct Answere: Nagpur
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57. The oldest record of an Indian tsunami is available form the reports of the ?

(1) 1941 Earthquake

(2) 286 B. C. Earthquake
(3) 316 B. C. Earthquake
(4) 326 B. C. Earthquake
Correct Answere: 326 B. C. Earthquake
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58. The main characteristics of a disaster plan ?

(1) Clarity of aim

(2) Flexibility
(3) Viability
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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59. Non structral measures for disaster mitigation ?

(1) Legal framwork

(2) Incentives
(3) Training, public awareness, education
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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60. Different types of traditional buildings available ?

(1) Earthen buildings

(2) Stone and brick buildings
(3) Wooden buildings
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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61. Important advantage in having community participation in disaster reduction or
rehabilitation programmes are ?

(1) Cost reduction

(2) Efficiency
(3) Sustainability
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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62. Basic requirements of communication in disaster management ?

(1) Thorough knowledege of situations

(2) Clarity
(3) Conciseness
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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63. Which state in India is prone to earthquakes ?

(1) New Delhi

(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Gujarat
(4) Kerala
Correct Answere: Gujarat
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64. Man can maintain an ecological balance in the biosphere by ?

(1) Deforestation
(2) Developing new breeds of cultivation
(3) Using insecticides and pesticides
(4) Understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms
Correct Answere: Understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms
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65. Increase of Aquaculture in a coastal ecosystem is due to ?

(1) Decrease of mangroves

(2) Decrease of beaches
(3) Decrease of phytoplankton
(4) Increase of fresh water
Correct Answere: Decrease of mangroves
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66. An earthquake under the sea is called?

(1) Lightning
(2) Cyclone
(3) Thunder
(4) Tsunami
Correct Answere: Tsunami
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67. 'Disaster' the term is derived from which of the following language?

(1) French
(2) Arabic
(3) Latin
(4) Greek
Correct Answere: French
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68. "The occurance of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric
and normal functioning of a society or community is known as disaster" The above
defination is given by ?

(1) UNESCO
(2) UNO
(3) World Bank
(4) Asian Development Bank
Correct Answere: UNO
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69. 'Tsunami',the word is derived from which of the following language ?

(1) Japanese
(2) Greek
(3) Chinese
(4) French
Correct Answere: Japanese
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70. National Institute of Disaster Management is at ?

(1) New Delhi

(2) Cochi
(3) Cuttack
(4) Sprat
Correct Answere: New Delhi
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71. On what date an offshore earthquake trigged a Tsunami that kills about 19,000
people along Japan's northeastern coast?

(1) 11.03.2011
(2) 11.01.2011
(3) 11.12.2010
(4) 11.2.2011
Correct Answere: 11.03.2011
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72. In India, the nodal ministry for all matters concerning disasters at the centre is ?

(1) Ministry of Home Affairs

(2) Ministry of Rural Developement
(3) Ministry Human Resource Developement
(4) Ministry of Information and Communication
Correct Answere: Ministry of Home Affairs
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73. Disaster is defined as "Catastrophic situation in which the normal pattern of life or
ecosystem has been disrupted and extra ordinary emergency interventions are lives
and or the environment"- Who gave this defination?

(1) Ministery of Home Affairs, Government of India

(2) Prime Minister's Office
(3) The Disaster Management Act,2005
(4) UNICEF
Correct Answere: Ministery of Home Affairs, Government of India
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74. According to World Disaster Report,2010, during 2000-2009,85%of people

affected by disasters belonges to?

(1) North West Asia Region

(2) South East Region
(3) Northern Asia Region
(4) Asia Pacific Region
Correct Answere: South East Region
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75. What percent of global population who are exposed to flood live in South Asia,
East Asia and Pacific countries?

(1) 80%
(2) 65%
(3) 90%
(4) 75%
Correct Answere: 90%
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76. In India, how many peoples are exposed to recurring floods every year ?

(1) 325 Million

(2) 150 Million
(3) 200 Million
(4) 175 Million
Correct Answere: 200 Million

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77. Out of total coastline of India, how many kms are vulnerable to storms,cyclones
and tsunamis?

(1) 5700km
(2) 5100km
(3) 5000km
(4) 5200km
Correct Answere: 5700km
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78. On what date a tsunami ravaged the coastal areas of South East Asia?

(1) 26.12.2003
(2) 26.12.2005
(3) 26.12.2004
(4) 26.12.2002
Correct Answere: 26.12.2004
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79. The earliest description of a tsunami comes from the northern part of Aegean Sea
is in ?

(1) 450 BC
(2) 379 BC
(3) 412 BC
(4) 479 BC
Correct Answere: 379 BC
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80. Which are among the most terrifying hazards knownto man?

(1) Tsunami
(2) Cyclone
(3) Land Slide
(4) Storms
Correct Answere: Tsunami
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81. The Pacific Tsunami warning system was established in?

(1) 1949
(2) 1948
(3) 1952
(4) 1947
Correct Answere: 1949
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82. National Policy on Disaster Management wasapproved by the Union Cabinet on?

(1) 22.10.2010
(2) 22.10.2008
(3) 22.10.2008
(4) 22.10.2009
Correct Answere: 22.10.2009
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83. Disaster Management Act,2005 envisaged the creation of?

(1) National Disaster Management Authorities

(2) State Disaster Management Authorities
(3) District Disaster Management Authorities
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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84. According to National Policy on Disaster Management,what percent of the

landmass in india is prove to earthquakes of moderate to very high intensity?

(1) 58.6%
(2) 52.4%
(3) 59.5%
(4) 45.8%
Correct Answere: 58.6%
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85. Disaster Management Act was enacted on?

(1) 23.12.2006
(2) 11.12.2005
(3) 11.11.2005
(4) 23.12.2005
Correct Answere: 23.12.2005
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86. Disaster Management related to?

(1) Reconstructon
(2) Rehabilitation
(3) Emergency response
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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87. Flood warning information is disseminated by?

(1) All India Radio

(2) Doordarshan
(3) Newspaper
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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88. Drought is a climatic anomaly caused by?

(1) Sub-normal rainful

(2) Erratic rainful distribution
(3) Higher water need
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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89. According to World Bank Estimate losses from natural are upto percent of India's
GDP?

(1) 2 1/2%
(2) 3 1/2%
(3) 2%
(4) 3%
Correct Answere: 2%
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90. On what date 11 South Eastern Countries of Asia hit by Tsunami killed more than
1,50,000 pervious lives?

(1) 26-12-2004
(2) 26-11-2004
(3) 26-10-2004
(4) 26-10-2003
Correct Answere: 26-12-2004
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91. Tsunamis are waves generated by?

(1) Earthquakes
(2) Volcanic eruption
(3) Under water landslides
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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92. Tsunamis can occur?

(1) Only in morning

(2) Only in evening
(3) Only in midnight
(4) Any time of day or night
Correct Answere: Any time of day or night
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93. The term Tsunamis is derived from the?

(1) Hindi Term

(2) Chinese Term
(3) Sanskrit Term
(4) Japanase Term
Correct Answere: Japanase Term
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94. Which of the following is made responsible by the UN general assembly for all
International disaster response?

(1) UN Disaster Management Term

(2) UN Office for Mitigation of Disasters
(3) UNESCO
(4) UN office for coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Correct Answere: UN Office for Mitigation of Disasters
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95. All India Council of Technical Education has introduced Disaster Management
Courses in?

(1) Management
(2) Architecture
(3) Engineering
(4) Computer Engineering
Correct Answere: Architecture
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96. National Institute of Disaster Management is at?

(1) Cochin
(2) New Delhi
(3) Calcutta
(4) Cuttack
Correct Answere: New Delhi
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97. Natural Disasters include ?

(1) Cyclone
(2) Earthquake
(3) Tsunami
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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98. What percent of eartquakes and tsunamis constitute world disasters?

(1) 8%
(2) 6%
(3) 7%
(4) 9%
Correct Answere: 8%
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99. Earthquake can occur in?

(1) Early morning

(2) Late night
(3) Evening
(4) Any time in day or night
Correct Answere: Any time in day or night
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100. Andhra Pradesh was severely battered by cyclonic storm which killed 10,000
people in the year ?

(1) 1979
(2) 1977
(3) 1976
(4) 1978
Correct Answere: 1977
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101. which one of the following is correct?

(1) Disaster can be prevented

(2) Disaster can be planned
(3) Disaster canhappen in Asia
(4) Disaster's adverse effects can be minimised
Correct Answere: Disaster's adverse effects can be minimised
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102. Hurricane is a?

(1) Tsunami
(2) Land Slide
(3) Human made disaster
(4) Natural disaster
Correct Answere: Natural disaster
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103. which one of the following is an example of Rapid-Onset-disaster?

(1) Drought
(2) Famine
(3) Earthquake
(4) Environmental degradation
Correct Answere: Earthquake
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104. Disaster Management covers?

(1) Mitigation
(2) Relief and recovery
(3) Emergency response
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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105. What percent of total tand of India is prone to floods?

(1) 10
(2) 12
(3) 11
(4) 13
Correct Answere: 12
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106. Flood warning information is disseminated by?

(1) Doordarshan
(2) All India Radio
(3) Press Bulletions
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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107. Which State Govt. initiated the Disaster Risk Management Programme with the
support from United Nations Developement Programme?

(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Orissa
(4) Gujarath
Correct Answere: Kerala
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108. Of the following, which is a Disaster Management Team?

(1) Awerness Generation Team

(2) First Aid Team
(3) Search and Rescue Team
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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109. National Institute of Disaster Management is at?

(1) Delhi
(2) Hyderabad
(3) Mumbai
(4) Bangalore
Correct Answere: Delhi
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110. NationalCivil Defence College was founded in?

(1) 1977
(2) 1955
(3) 1957
(4) 1967
Correct Answere: 1957
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111. NationalCivil Defence College was founded in?

(1) 1977
(2) 1955
(3) 1957
(4) 1967
Correct Answere: 1957
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112. Activity Covered by Disaster Management ?

(1) Reconstruction
(2) Rehabilitation
(3) Emergency response
(4) All of the above
Correct Answere: All of the above
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113. Landslides occur due to?

(1) Intensity of rainfall

(2) Steep slopes
(3) Deforestation
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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114. The Nodal Agency for Disaster Management at the Central Govt is?

(1) Ministryof Rural Developement

(2) Ministry of Home Affairs
(3) Ministry of Agriculture
(4) Ministry of Communications
Correct Answere: Ministry of Communications
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115. Cyclone 'SIDR' hit Bangladesh on?

(1) 15 November 2007

(2) 15 November 2006
(3) 15 November 2005
(4) 15 December 2007
Correct Answere: 15 November 2007
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116. What percent of Earthquakes and Tsunamis account in world distribution of

disasters?

(1) 10%
(2) 8%
(3) 9%
(4) 11%
Correct Answere: 8%
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117. Andhra Pradesh was struck by severe cyclone which rendered 63,40,000 people
homeless in?

(1) 1989
(2) 1991
(3) 1990
(4) 1992
Correct Answere: 1990
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118. The term Tsunami is coined from a ?

(1) Japanase term

(2) Nepalese term
(3) Indian term
(4) Chinese term
Correct Answere: Japanase term
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119. The Word TSUNAMI is coined from a?

(1) Hind term

(2) Thai term
(3) Chinese term
(4) Japanese term
Correct Answere: Japanese term
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120. Tsunami can occur only druing?

(1) Morning
(2) Middle of the day
(3) Evening
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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121. Natural factor for the occurance of land slides?

(1) Steep slope

(2) Seismic activity
(3) Poor drainage
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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122. National Civil Defence College was foundedin 1957 at?

(1) Dharwar
(2) Calicut
(3) Pune
(4) Nagpur
Correct Answere: Nagpur
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123. Disaster Management Teams should be trained in?

(1) First Aid

(2) Sanitation
(3) Trauma Counselling
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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124. International Tsunami Information Centre is in?

(1) Dhaka
(2) Honolulu
(3) Colambo
(4) Kanya Kumari
Correct Answere: Honolulu
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125. The main objective of First Aid is?

(1) To preserve life

(2) To prevent the victim's
(3) To promote recovery
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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126. In which year, severe flood situation in the states of Assam and Bihar caused
major devastation?

(1) 2003
(2) 2004
(3) 2005
(4) 2006
Correct Answere: 2003
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127. A powerful earthquake measuring 6.6 at the Ritcher scale struck Southern term
Iran and caused enormous loss of life and near total destruction of a nets, killed
30.000 people and injured 30,000 people on?

(1) 26-12-2004
(2) 26-12-2003
(3) 26-12-2002
(4) 26-12-2001
Correct Answere: 26-12-2003
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128. AHazard is a dangerous event. Its could be?

(1) Earthquake
(2) Tsunami
(3) Flood
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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129. A disaster is an event which results in?

(1) Loss of human

(2) Loss of property
(3) Loss of livestock
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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130. A cyclone which killed 50,000 people in Bangladesh occured in?

(1) 1972
(2) 1971
(3) 1970
(4) 1969
Correct Answere: 1970
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131. On 6 August 1945, an America B- 29 Bember the ENOZA GAY dropped an

8,900 pound atomic weapon over the city of

(1) Hiroshima
(2) Nagasaki
(3) Jerusalem
(4) Tokyo
Correct Answere: Hiroshima
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132. The term 'TSUNAM' has been coined from a?

(1) Greek term

(2) Hindi term
(3) Japanase term
(4) Chinese term
Correct Answere: Japanase term
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133. In disaster Management terminology, the word DRABC stands for?

(1) Danger,Response,Air,Blood,Certification
(2) Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation
(3) Danger, Reflection, Airway, Bed, Cold
(4) Danger, Reference,Airway, Break, Cold
Correct Answere: Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation
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134. Amateur Radio is also known as?

(1) Ham Radio

(2) Pocket Radio
(3) Professional Radio
(4) Peace Radio
Correct Answere: Ham Radio
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135. The most important feature of it communication satelite in the?

(1) Amplifier
(2) Transmitter
(3) Receiver
(4) Transponder
Correct Answere: Transponder
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136. Which Ministry at the centre in India coordinates disaster management activities
for all natural hazards except Drought?

(1) Ministry of Electricity

(2) Ministry of Agriculture
(3) Ministry of Home Affairs
(4) Ministry of Human Resource Development
Correct Answere: Ministry of Home Affairs
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137. Which type of nuclear weapon produces a large amount of its energy, through
nuclear fusion reactions?

(1) Hydrogen bombs

(2) Fission bombs
(3) Air bombs
(4) Atomic bombs
Correct Answere: Hydrogen bombs
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138. The term WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ( WMD) gained wider usage
during?

(1) 1St World War

(2) 2nd World War
(3) U.S. Led invasion of Iraq
(4) Vietnam War
Correct Answere: U.S. Led invasion of Iraq

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