INSTRUCTION: Type your name following this format (LAST NAME, FIRST NAME,

MIDDLE NAME). Name extensions must be written together with your first name.
Read and understand each question carefully. Choose the letter corresponding to the
BEST answer. ALL ANSWERS AND SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN CAPITAL
LETTERS.

I. TRUE or FALSE (2 points each item)

1. Safety Officer assumes command of an emergency.
A. True
B. False

2. Incident Commander shall designate a Safety officer.

A. True
B. False

3. The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A No. 9163 is otherwise known as the
National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, which was issued on November 13,
2009.
A. True
B. False

4. According to Section 9 of Article II of the 1987 Constitution, the State shall promote a just
and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and
free the people from poverty.
A. True
B. False

5. The coverage of the NSTP Law is provided in Section 5 of the IRR of R.A No. 9163.
A. True
B. False

6. ROTC is a program designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order
to motivate, train, organize, and mobilize them for national defense preparedness.
A. True
B. False

7. Individuals entering the danger or hazard zone must be wearing appropriate personal
protective clothing.
A. True
B. False

8. The act that provide national defense of the Philippines penalizing certain violations thereof
appropriating funds therefore, and for other purposes is the Commonwealth Act No. 1.
A. True
B. False
9. The Safety Officer must be in radio communications with the entry and back-up teams, and
if possible, have an unobstructed view of their locations.
A. True
B. False

10. Commonwealth Act No. 1 requires college students to finish 2 years or 4 semesters of
Military Training to be reserved cadets of the national defense of the country.
A. True
B. False

11. The selection of personal protective clothing will depend upon the hazards and properties
of the materials involved, and the response objectives to be implemented.
A. True
B. False

12. Entry into danger zones shall be restricted to trained personnel or individuals possessing
particular knowledge of the problem or situation, under monitored conditions.
A. True
B. False

13. On August 8, 1980, the National Defense Act was amended to give existence Presidential
Decree No. 1706.
A. True
B. False

14. The National Service Law mandates all citizens of the country of compulsory national
service.
A. True
B. False

15. Effective on School Year 1986-1987 during the time of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos,
implementation of the National Service Law was suspended because of Martial Law.
A. True
B. False

16. During the term of Pres. Corazon C. Aquino, the provisions of Military Service were
implemented under Presidential Memorandum Order No. 1.
A. True
B. False

17. In the year 1991, the IRR of R.A. 7077 modified the Basic ROTC course to Expanded ROTC
Program as mandated.
A. True
B. False
18. During the conduct of Earthquake Drill, immediate evacuation is advised when siren is
heard.
A. True
B. False

19. Hazards such as floods, landslides, tsunami, and storm surges, liquefaction and cyclones
had become normal occurrence affecting the lives of thousands of Filipinos.
A. True
B. False

20. The Philippine archipelago occupies the Western Segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the
most active part of the Earth that is characterized by an ocean encircling belt of active
volcanoes and earthquakes generators.
A. True
B. False

21. According to the World Risk Index Report, Philippines was ranked 3 rd in the year 2018 and
9th the following year.
A. True
B. False

22. Disaster is a phenomenon that poses a threat to people, buildings, roads or livelihood due
to different hazards.
A. True
B. False

23. TYPHOON is a giant, rotating storm that brings wind, rain, and destruction. Hurricanes and
typhoons are both kinds of tropical cyclones.
A. True
B. False

24. Flash floods are the result of heavy rainfall concentrated over one area. Most flash
flooding is caused by slow-moving thunderstorm, thunderstorms that repeatedly move over
the same area or heavy rains from hurricanes and tropical storms.
A. True
B. False

25. Epicenter of an earthquake is the location beneath the earth’s surface where the rupture
of the fault begins.
A. True
B. False

26. El Niño is caused by the warming of sea surface temperature in the Pacific and can affect
air and sea currents. This phenomenon resulted in reduced rainfall that led to dry spells,
droughts and stronger typhoons
A. True
B. False
27. Disaster seriously disrupted social process of causing enormous loss of human and animal
life, damage to properties, crops, infrastructures, and services. The community can resist
using personal resource.
A. True
B. False

28. Magnitude is the strength of an earthquake perceived and felt by people in a certain
locality. It is generally higher near the epicentre.
A. True
B. False

29. Resilience is about “bouncing back” from disasters and emergencies. Not every
emergency will become a disaster. It's up to all of us to stop emergencies from becoming
disasters.
A. True
B. False

30. R.A 10121 is an act strengthening the Philippine DRRM System, providing for the National
DRRM Framework and institutionalizing the National DRRM Plan, appropriating funds
therefor and for other purposes.
A. True
B. False

II. MULTIPLE CHOICES (2 points each item)

31. All are phases of disaster management EXCEPT:
A. Mitigation Phase
B. Rehabilitation Phase
C. Preparedness Phase
D. Response Phase

32. All are closely monitored volcanoes EXCEPT:

A. Bulusan
B. Kanlaon
C. Mayon
D. None of the above

33. All are kinds of earthquake shaking EXCEPT:

A. Lateral
B. Vertical
C. All of the above
D. None of the above

34. All are phases of EQ Drill EXCEPT:

A. Alarm
B. Assembly
C. Headcount
D. None of the above
35. All are types of security EXCEPT:
A. Events
B. Bank
C. Document
D. Personnel

36. This team is responsible for providing emergency evacuation shelters, repairs and lighting
systems. They should be equipped with portable generators to provide light in the conduct of
rescue and evacuation operations during disasters in case of brown out.
A. Evacuation Team
B. Engineering and Rehabilitation Team
C. Rescue Team
D. First Aid Team

37. They are responsible for administering first aid to victims or members of the responding
Emergency Management Team. They should have a ready reserve stock of medicines for
emergency to include stretchers and wheel chairs.
A. Evacuation Team
B. Engineering and Rehabilitation Team
C. Rescue Team
D. First Aid Team

38. This team is responsible for the evacuation of people and properties. The team members
should be aware that the priority in the evacuation procedures are people with physical
defects, children and elders. They are responsible for the conduct of evacuation drills in
cooperation with the rest of the Campus Emergency Management Team.
A. Evacuation Team
B. Engineering and Rehabilitation Team
C. Rescue Team
D. First Aid Team

39. They are primarily responsible for the conduct of rescue operations in case there are those
who may be trapped or hurt during disasters. The members of this team should be well
trained in rescue operations and first aid. They should have strong determination and self-
confidence.
A. Evacuation Team
B. Engineering and Rehabilitation Team
C. Rescue Team
D. First Aid Team

40. In this type of role play, the trainer divides the group into small teams that will
simultaneously perform role plays. In this way, everyone has a chance to participate.
A. Structured Role Play
B. Role Rotation
C. Multiple Role Play
D. Spontaneous Role Playing
41. He/she is responsible for coordinating the efforts of all the teams under the Calamity-
Disaster Control Group. He directs the conduct of drills and provides leadership during actual
disasters to effect the proper synchronization of all the teams.
A. Chairman
B. Deputy
C. Operations and Warning
D. Safety Officer

42. This method helps the participants to look back to any experience, reflect on its impact or
meaning, gather insights from it and allow these insights to lead into action. This implies that
participants are asked to undergo meaningful exercises so they could draw lessons from their
experiences.
A. Role Play
B. Structured Learning Exercise
C. Workshop
D. Demonstration

43. It involves telling; participants observe rather than participate though they are sometimes
able to practice the skills demonstrated and receive immediate feedback.
A. Role Play
B. Structured Learning Exercise
C. Demonstration
D. Workshop

44. It is a method by which a group of people with a common interest or problem, be it

professional or sectorial, work together to improve their individual efficiency, ability or
understanding either by study or by discussion.
A. Role Play
B. Structured Learning Exercise
C. Demonstration
D. Workshop

45. It is a method wherein the trainer and participants stimulate reality by enacting various
roles to enable them to practice different ways of behaving in a given situation
A. Role Play
B. Structured Learning Exercise
C. Demonstration
D. Workshop

46. In 1976, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck, killing over 240,000 people. Which country
housed this earthquake?
A. Kazakhstan
B. China
C. Turkey
D. Philippines
47. In what country did the highest-magnitude earthquake occur? The highest-magnitude
earthquake occurred to date was a 9.5-magnitude earthquake on the 22nd of May, 1960.
A. Cambodia
B. China
C. Chile
D. California

48. One of the worst typhoons occurred in September, 1959 with 5,000 casualties. It occurred
in which country?
A. China
B. Indonesia
C. Australia
D. Japan

49. The worst flooding recorded in history occurred from June to August 1931 leaving 3.7 to
4 million fatalities. Which country housed this flooding?
A. California
B. Cambodia
C. China
D. Chile

50. All of the following are true about disasters EXCEPT:

A. A disaster may be domestic or international
B. A disaster may be caused by nature or have human origins
C. A disaster always receives widespread media coverage
D. All of the above.

Prepared by:

MELANIO V. TARIGA JR., LPT, CSCP

Instructor