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Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

The concept of resilience originates from disaster management

False

Q. Which is the most destructive type of volcanic eruption?

Explosive

Q. Identify the most common type of hazard from the list below:

Floods

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Exposure is the same as vulnerability

False

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Disasters affect men more than women

False

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Outbreaks of communicable diseases are commonly observed following

floods

False

Q. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) describes large-
scale disasters as:

Intensive risk where at least 30 people are killed and/or at least 600 houses are
destroyed

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Measuring resilience is a simple process

False

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

If you are exposed to a hazard you will not be able to live with it

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False

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

After a disaster, aid in the form of food is of greater use to urban

inhabitants than cash

False

Q. es
the vulnerabilities of vulnerable groups. Which of the issues below are also
important to consider when addressing vulnerabilities?

All of the above

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

True

Q. Which of the items below can Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
enable?

Help us understand risk and vulnerability, Prevent a hazard from becoming a

disaster, Mitigate the impact of a hazard by making people more resilient

Q. Identify which of the following are categories of urban hazards and risks.

All of the above

Q. Identify reasons from the list below why low-income countries might be
disproportionately affected by disasters.

They have a lack of resources and capacities to prepare for hazards, They do not
prioritise preparing for disasters

Q. Identify which of the following are phases of the disaster cycle.

Recovery, Mitigation, Preparation, Response

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Disaster preparedness plans should treat all people with disabilities in the
same manner, as disabled people are a homogenous group

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False

Q. Inclusive disaster risk reduction ensures:

The involvement and participation of all groups and individuals to identify and
reduce disaster risk

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Exposure and vulnerability are hazard-specific

True

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Disasters are caused by hazards alone

Select one:
False

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Having access to a livelihood is often seen as less important than living in

a safe place

False

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

It is more cost effective to implement mitigation measures than waiting

for a disaster to happen and then to respond

True

Q. Identify which of the below are the main types of resilience programmes
developed by agencies.

Disaster preparedness and mitigation, Doing humanitarian aid differently to

address long term as well as short term issues, Household assets and income
programming

Q. Identify which of the factors below can make people more vulnerable to
disasters.

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Discrimination, Marginalisation, Misuse of power by state, families and within

communities, Poverty, Lack of income diversification

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Disasters account for most preventable deaths globally

Select one:
False

Q. Most natural hazards follow a magnitude frequency rule. Which of the following
components make up the magnitude frequency rule?

There is a non-linear relationship between magnitude and frequency, Magnitude

represents the physical size of the event, Frequency represents the length of time
between manifestations of a hazard of a given size

Q. Identify which of the following are examples of mitigation measures?

All of the above

Q. Identify the main sources of urban vulnerability from the list below.

All of the above

Q. Most people create their own risk hierarchy, that is, a set of priorities and risks
which are ranked from most severe to less severe.

Natural hazards are ranked from severe and infrequent at the top of the
hierarchy, to common but not very severe natural hazards at the bottom

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Natural disasters are triggered by natural hazards

False

Q. Which of the following are the main priorities for the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015-2030?

All of the above

Q. Identify from the list below the groups of people who are more likely to be
affected by disasters.

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Women, Disabled, The poor, The elderly

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

In disaster financing there is usually a huge investment in disaster risk

reduction, mitigation and preparedness before an event happens

False

Q. Who has the ultimate responsibility for disaster response in a country?

The government

Q. Identify which of the factors below can make people more vulnerable to
disasters.

Discrimination, Marginalisation, Misuse of power by state, families and within

communities, Poverty, Lack of income diversification

Q. Identify the most common type of hazard from the list below:

Floods

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Poorer countries are more likely to experience higher number of deaths

due to disasters than richer countries

True

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Disasters account for most preventable deaths globally

False

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Disaster preparedness plans should treat all people with disabilities in the
same manner, as disabled people are a homogenous group

False

Q. Identify the main sources of urban vulnerability from the list below.

All of the above

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Q. Most people create their own risk hierarchy, that is, a set of priorities and
risks which are ranked from most severe to less severe.

Identify which of the following statements about the risk hierarchy are true.

Natural hazards are ranked from severe and infrequent at the top of the
hierarchy, to common but not very severe natural hazards at the bottom

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Outbreaks of communicable diseases are commonly observed following

floods

False

Q.
the vulnerabilities of vulnerable groups. Which of the issues below are also
important to consider when addressing vulnerabilities?

All of the above

Q. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) describes large-
scale disasters as:

Intensive risk where at least 30 people are killed and/or at least 600 houses are
destroyed

Q. Identify whether the statement below is true or false:

Exposure and vulnerability are hazard-specific

True

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