Q.

Which of the following Nuclear Power Plants affected with recent

bombing of Russia on Ukraine on March : 03:2022?
(a) Khakora plant

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(b) Zaporizhzhia

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(c) Chernobyl

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N
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(d) Koji Okamato

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Q. Assertion: Despite increasing vulnerability to natural disasters many communities
resists adopting mitigation programmes
Reason: Mitigation is often perceived by communities as being incompatible with

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their cultural practices

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(a) Both A and R correct and R is correct explanation of A

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(b) Both A and R correct and R is not explanation of A

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(c) A is true, R false
(d) A is false, R true
Q. The level of risk of a disaster depends on
(a) Nature of the hazard
(b) Vulnerability of the elements which are affected

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(c) Economic value of the elements which are affected

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(d) All of the above

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Q. The extent to which a community, structure, services or
geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact
of particular hazard is termed as

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(a) Capacity

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(b) Vulnerability

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N
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(c) Risk

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(d) Hazard assessment
Q. As per Disaster Management Act 2005, Disaster in any area
arising from _____
1. Natural

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2. Man-made

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3. Accidental

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N
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4. Negligence

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(a) 1, 2
(b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4
(d) 1, 2, 4
Q. In India, Cyclone is tracked through which satellite?
(a) INSAT
(b) IRS

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(c) Ocean SAT

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(d) None of the above

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Q. Intensity of an earthquake when your moving away from Epicentre
(a) no change
(b) increases

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(c) decreases

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(d) None of the above

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Q. About 1/3rd of the cyclones that occur in the Indian coastline occur in the
(a) Bay of Bengal
(b) Coastal area of South India

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(c) Coastal area of West India

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(d) Arabian sea

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N
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Q. In disaster management, mitigation measures involves
(a) Governmental action and administration
(b) Community action and administration

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(c) Military action and administration

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(d) None of the above

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N
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Q. The total flood prone area in India is
(a) 30
(b) 20%

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(c) 12%

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(d) 10%

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Q. The total cyclone prone area in Indian subcontinent is
(a) 15%
(b) 10%

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(c) 8%

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(d) 20%

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Q. The most abundant gas emitted from volcanos?
(a) Water vapour
(b) Helium

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(c) Sulphur dioxide

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(d) Carbon dioxide

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N
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Q. Which of the following states of India experiences floods
frequently?
(a) Bihar

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(b) Assam

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(c) Uttar Pradesh

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N
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(d) Bengal

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Q. Which of the following is not a part of Geological Disaster?
(a) Volcanos
(b) Earthquakes

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(c) Sea surge

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(d) Tsunami

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N
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Q. Which of the following is seasonally related hazard?
(a) Earthquake
(b) Volcanos

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(c) Terrorist attack

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(d) None of the above

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Q. Hydrogen Cyanide (AC), Cyanogen chloride, and Arsine are which type of
chemical agents?
(a) Blister Agent

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TH
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(b) Blood Agent

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(c) Riot Control Agent

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(d) Choking Agent
Q. On May : 7 : 2020, Vishakhapatnam, LG polymer incident is due to release of
which gas?
(a) Stylene gas

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(b) Styrene gas

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(c) seven gas

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N
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(d) Sieven gas

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Q. Bhookamp mobile application launched by which state on Aug :
2021, for early warning of earthquakes?
(a) Assam

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(b) Maharashtra

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(c) Uttarakhand

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(d) Jammu Kashmir

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Q. Seismogram is a ________
(a) An instrument used to measure earthquake
(b) pictorial representation of earthquake

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(c) mapping of seismic zones

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(d) Focus-epicenter seismic waves map

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Q. The percentage of Disaster occurrence of floods in the world
(a) 35%
(b) 40%

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(c) 44%

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(d) 49%

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Q. Highest number of deaths in the world, that is (58%) of deaths
(a) Earthquakes
(b) floods

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(c) Tsunami

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(d) Drought

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Q. The GDP loss to disasters in India? (1996- 2000)
(a) 3%
(b) 2%

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(c) 2.25%

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(d) 2.8%

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Q. “Disaster” word is derived from which language?
(a) French
(b) Spanish

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(c) Arabic

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(d) Russia

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Q. Which of the following statements are correct?
I. Richter scale is used to measure Intensity
II. Mercalli scale is used to measure to Magnitude

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III. India having five seismic zones

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IV. 68% area of India prone to earthquake

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(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

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(b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4
(d) None
Q. As per data compiled from 1967 – 2006 by NDMA, correct the
match the following
Disaster Distribution

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1. Floods - (a) 3%

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2. Earthquakes - (b) 13%

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3. Landslides - (c) 10%

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4. Cyclones - (d) 11%
5. Drought - (e) 52%
1 2 3 4 5
(a) d e c b a
(b) d e b c a
(c) e d c b a
(d) e d b c a
Q. “Drop, Cover, Hold” strategy is used for preparedness of which
disaster?
(a) Cyclone

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(b) Earthquake

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(c) Drought

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N
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(d) Hurricanes

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Q. Identify false statement?
(a) A million hectare in India prone to floods
(b) An average every year 7.5 million hectare affected with floods

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(c) Assam is more prone to floods with respect to area

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(d) Maximum no. of people lost life in 1977 due to floods

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Q. Which committee appointed to review flood situation in India in
2003?
(a) Ramachary

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(b) Rangachary

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(c) Shankar Ayyar

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(d) Mohan Kanda

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Q. The % land area affected with landslides in India?
(a) 15%
(b) 12%

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(c) 14%

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(d) 18%

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Q. Honga-tonga volcano eruption caused Tsunami on Jan 15, 2022 in
which ocean?
(a) Pacific ocean

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(b) East Pacific Ocean

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(c) South China Sea

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(d) South Pacific Ocean

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Q. Sever drought is as per IMD ________
(a) 20% deficiency of rainfall
(b) 20 – 40% deficiency of rainfall

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(c) 25-40% deficiency of rainfall

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(d) 30-40% deficiency of rainfall

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Q. Who will affect more due to droughts
(a) Children
(b) Youth

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(c) Women

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(d) Elders

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Q. First world conference on Disaster management held in which
year?
(a) 2005

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(b) 1995

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(c) 2015

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(d) 1994

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Q. Identify correct statement?
1. Tsunami awareness day is celebrated on November 05 since
2015 onwards

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2. 2021 Tsunami day theme is “Sendai seven”

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(a) 1 only

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(b) 2 only

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(c) both 1 and 2
(d) None
Q. Tropical cyclones occurs between which latitudes?
(a) 20 – 30o No/so
(b) 10 – 30o No, so

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(c) 30 – 40o No, so

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(d) 10 – 40o No, so

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Q. The no. of cyclones affects India every year?
(a) 4 to 5
(b) 6 to 7

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(c) 5 to 6

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(d) 8 to 9

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Q. Landslides are more prone in this area?
(a) Himalayas
(b) Vindhyas

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(c) Western Ghats

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(d) Eastern Ghats

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Q. Moderate thunder storms in India is _____
(a) Rainfall with windspeed 29 – 74 kmph
(b) Rainfall with windspeed more than 75 kmph

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(c) Rainfall with windspeed 50 – 75 kmph

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(d) Rainfall with windspeed 75 – 100 kmph

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Q. Match the following
1. Landslides - (a) Meteorological Hazard
2. Cyclones - (b) Climatological Hazard

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3. Droughts - (c) Hydrological Hazard

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1 2 3

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(a) a b c

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(b) c a b
(c) a c b
(d) b a c
Q. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima on Aug 06, 1945 is known as
_____
(a) Little boy

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(b) Fat boy

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(c) Good boy

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(d) Play boy

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Q. International strategy for disaster risk reduction is located in ____
(a) Rome
(b) Honolulu

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(c) Geneva

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(d) Delhi

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Q. International Tsunami center located in _______
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Honolulu

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(c) Genera

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(d) New York

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Q. The short-term Recovery period of Disaster is _____
(a) 18 months
(b) 12 months

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(c) 5 years

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(d) 10 years

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Q. National disaster management fund was establishment as per ____
section of NDMA 2005?
(a) Section 46

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(b) Section 50

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(c) Section 49

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(d) Section 47

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Q. Subash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar, correct
statements?
1. Financial Assistance is 51 lakhs to individuals

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2. It is given to Indians as well as foreigners

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3. 2022 recipient is Gujarat disaster management institute

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4. Prof Vinod Kumar received in individual category for 2022

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year.
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 3, 4
(d) 2, 3, 4
Q. National Disaster response force was established in 2006, as per
which section of ___ NDMA – 2005?
(a) Section 46

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(b) Section 45

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(c) Section 48

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(d) Section 44

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