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QUESTION BANK
7th SEMESTER
HUL2101-DISASTER MANAGEMENT
(60 QUESTIONS 1 MARK EACH)
1) Which of the following statement is true?
(a) Earthquakes cause volcanoes
(b) Earthquakes may not occur in an
area before, during, and after a
volcanic eruption.
(c) Earthquakes are the result of the
active forces connected with the
eruption, and not the cause of
volcanic activity.
(d) A temporal increase in earthquake
activity means that a large
earthquake is about to happen.
2) SRISTI is defined as:
(a) Non-governmental organization
set up to strengthen the creativity
of grassroots inventors and
developing eco-friendly solutions
to local problems.
(b) Government organization set up to
strengthen the creativity of
grassroots inventors and developing
eco-friendly solutions to local
problems.
(c) Private organization set up to
strengthen the creativity of
grassroots inventors and developing
eco-friendly solutions to local
problems.
(d) Semi- Government organization set
up to strengthen the creativity of
grassroots inventors and developing
eco-friendly solutions to local
problems.
3) Emergency preparedness is
(a) Crucial for coming out from
disasters with least damage.
(b) Regenerating memories of prior
trauma, as well as possibly
intensifying pre-existing social,
economic, spiritual, psychological,
or medical problems.
(c) Crucial and rescue workers as well
as family members should prepare
themselves to handle trauma hit
members in the family.
(d) To supply the emergency tool kit.
4) Disaster mitigation tool kit does not
contain
(a) Health Kit
(b) First Aid Medicine Kit
(c) Domestic Kit
(d) Toy Kit
5) Disaster Management is a discipline
which do not involves
(a) Preparing
(b) Supporting
(c) Rebuilding Society
(d) Ecological disruption
6) Disaster management is a discipline that
does not involves
(a) Preparing
(b) Supporting
(c) Rebuilding society
(d) Ecological disruption
7) Perception of 18th century people for
disaster is
(a) Gods punishment for sins
committed
(b) Act of nature
(c) Result of human action
(d) Holistic approach
8) Hybrid disaster is
(a) Man-made disaster
 (b) Natural disaster 16) In relation to exposure which areas are
(c) Anthropogenic disaster considered during climate change?
(d) Combination of a and b (a) Coastal areas and mountains
9) Man-made disaster is (b) Urbanization
(a) Nepal earthquake (c) Environment degradation
(b) Tsunami (d) Only b and c
(c) Terrorist attack 17) Rainfall is poor in ____ meteorological
(d) Cyclones subdivisions out of ____ subdivisions.
10) Emergency management programs and (a) 9,36
activities is the duty of (b) 8,36
(a) Disaster Manager (c) 9,35
(b) NGOs (d) 8,35
(c) MHRD 18) Three pillars of REFORM
(d) Central Government (a) Humanitarian Coordination
11) Disaster assistance is concerned with (b) Humanitarian Finance
two types of aid:______ and ______ (c) Cluster Approach
(a) short-term assistance , relief (d) All of the above
(b) long-term assistance ,relief 19) Which is the foundation of Reforms
(c) food aid, relief (a) Partnership
(d) food aid , medical aid (b) UN partners
12) Climate change is due to (c) On-UN Partners
(a) Persistent anthropogenic changes (d) Agency Based Approach
in the composition of the 20) Under-Secretary-General for
atmosphere Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency
(b) Climate extremities Relief Coordinator (ERC) is responsible
(c) Exposure for
(d) Change in atmospheric pressure (a) oversight of all emergencies
13) Windstorms and cyclones comes under requiring UN humanitarian
(a) Hydrological climate change assistance
(b) Meteorological climate change (b) providing response tools, and
(c) Climatological climate change advocacy and information services
(d) Hemo-climatogy climate change (c) supporting the Humanitarian
14) Rising of temperature and changing in Coordinator (HC) at country leve
rainfall patterns is due to climate change (d) assessments, contingency planning
can lead to and the formulation of humanitarian
(a) Coastal inundation and forest fires programmes
(b) Hurricanes and floods 21) Full form of IASC
(c) Landslides (a) Inner-Agency Standing Committee
i) All the three (b) Inter-Agency Standing Committee
ii) Only a and b (c) Inter-Agency Standing Coordinator
iii) Only c (d) Inner- Agency standing Coordinator
iv) None of the above 22) IASC comprises of
15) Risk factor causes (a) UN agencies
(a) Potential negative impact on sites (b) International Red Cross
(b) Exposure to durability (c) INGOS
(c) Intermediate impact on sites (d) Red Crescent Movement
(d) Vulnerable impact i. Only a and b
ii. Only b,c,d
iii. All of four
iv. Only d
23) RC is the representative of
(a) UN
(b) UNDP
(c) CHAP
(d) OCHA
24) Humanitarian Coordination is influenced
by
(a) stakeholders capacities
(b) Man- Made Disaster
(c) Coordination function
(d) Political commitments for urban
people
25) Which of the following societies carries
out the relief operation together with
network of national societies:
(a) Government societies
(b) Ngos
(c) International Federation Red
cross/Red Crescent Societies
(d) European Commissions
Humanitarian aid office
26) CERF stands for:
(a) Central emergency relief fund
(b) Central emergency response force
(c) Central emergency response fund
(d) Central emergency relief force
27) To build a stronger humanitarian
response system, the factors responsible
are:
(a) Partnership and co-ordination
(b) Accountable leadership
(c) Funding
(d) All of above
28) Dams can be build using:
(a) Timber and rock
(b) Earth, Steel and concrete
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of above
29) Gravity dams are classified into:
(a) Concrete dams
(b) Embankment dams
(c) Composite dams
(d) All of above
30) Evacuation is defined as:
(a) Use of vehicles to shift affected
people to safe place
(b) Use of vehicles for travelling to
tourist places
(c) Use of vehicles to send food and
medical aid to affected people
(d) Use of vehicles by higher authorities
for visiting the affected places
31) The instrument used by police to inform
about the causalities happen during
disaster to the help centers is known as:
(a) Mobile phone
(b) Cellphones
(c) Megaphones
(d) Walkie-talkies
32) Which software is used to trace the
phone number and email id of the
deceased?
(a) CDR Analysis Software
(b) RDC Analysis Software
(c) Theft Check Software
(d) DRC Analysis Software
33) During disaster what is the
communication plan?
(a) The district control room and
other eight wireless REPEATERS
will transmit and receive messages
in connection with the disaster and
convey to concerned
(b) The district control room and other
eighteen wireless REPEATERS will
transmit and receive messages in
connection with the disaster and
convey to concerned
(c) The district control room and other
twenty eight wireless REPEATERS
will transmit and receive messages
in connection with the disaster and
convey to concerned
(d) The district control room and other
eighty wireless REPEATERS will
transmit and receive messages in
connection with the disaster and
convey to concerned
34) Apart from the strong wireless &
landline network every Police Station has
been provided with mobile phones.
 These mobile numbers are published in
media for information of general public
and the name of the plan provided to
SHOs and Supervisory for the welfare of
people by the government for these
mobile phones are
(a) CUG plan
(b) Prepaid Plan
(c) Postpaid Plan
(d) 4G plan
35) Bullet Proof Cars provided to police by
the government as an infrastructure with
police is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
36) Which one is not the function of police
(a) Establish rescue safe routes.
(b) Not cordoning off the area.
(c) Traffic Control.
(d) Assist in controlling and fighting
disaster, salvage operations,
rendering first aid and medical
health, shifting of affected to rally
post / rescue shelters.
37) DISASTER definition in DM act is
defined as
(a) Catastrophe, mishap, calamity or
grave occurrence in any area
arising from substantial loss of life
and Damage of property
(b) Stratosphere, mishap, calamity or
grave occurrence in any area arising
from substantial loss of life and
Damage of property
(c) Troposphere, mishap, calamity or
grave occurrence in any area arising
from substantial loss of life and
Damage of property
(d) Ionosphere, mishap, calamity or
grave occurrence in any area arising
from substantial loss of life and
Damage of property
38) Which one of the heritage did not suffer
devastating earthquake?
(a) TAQ and Dhajji Dewari
(b) The Bhungas
(c) Wattle and Daub
(d) The Bhanugarh Fort
39) ______ Responsible for implementation
of all government contingency plans.
(a) DDMAs
(b) DMAs
(c) NDMAs
(d) MHAs
40) Which committee has been established
vide government notification no. 1597
dated 25.06.08 under the chairmanship of
Chief Secretary, Bihar?
(a) State Executive Committee
(b) Bihar State Disaster Management
Authority
(c) National Disaster Response
Committee
(d) Disaster Management Plan
Committee
41) Which one is not a combustible material?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon
(c) Ignition temperature
(d) Absolute temperature
(e) National Disaster Response Force
42) FIRE is divided into ___ number of
Classes?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
43) Class B of Fire is defined as
(a) Flammable or combustible liquids
such as gasoline, kerosene, paint,
paint thinners and propane.
(b) Ordinary combustibles or fibrous
material, such as wood, paper, cloth,
rubber, and some plastics.
(c) Energized electrical equipment, such
as appliances, switches, panel boxes
and power tools.
(d) Certain combustible metals, such as
magnesium, titanium, potassium, and
sodium.
44) Flammable liquids are stored in a tightly
closed container and away from spark
producing sources in
(a) Class A
 (b) Class B (c) 68% (d) 57%
(c) Class C
(d) Class D 52) Which type of slopes is more prone to
avalanches?
45) Emergency number for fire is
(a) Convex (b) Concave
(a) 100 (c) Slopes (d) Both (i) and
(b) 121 Covered (iii)
(c) 111 with Grass
(d) 911
46) Which gate is used to manage the water 53) In which year drone parts of Rajasthan
flow into a specific land region? experienced floods?
(a) 2008 (b) 2007
(a) Floodgate
(c) 2006 (d) 2005
(b) Chamber Gate
(c) India Gate 54) What percentage of area receives rainfall
(d) Outlet between 750-1125 mm in India?
47) Arch-Gravity dam is the dam with the (a) 32% (b) 35%
characteristics of both (c) 33% (d) 34%
(a) Arch dam and Gravity dam
55) Between 1996 and 2001 what % of
(b) Arch dam and Granule dam
Government revenue was spent on relief,
(c) Granule dam and Gravity dam rehabilitation and reconstruction?
(d) None of these (a) 2% (b) 10%
48) Components of Cofferdam consists of (c) 8% (d) 12%
(a) Sheet piles usually welded steel
structure 56) National Disaster management authority
consists of how many battalions and where it was
(b) Canyon walls
based?
(c) Concrete (a) 8,Delhi (b) 6, UP
(d) Wooden plates (c) 6, Assam (d) 8, Punjab
49) GHGs stands for
(a) Green House Gas 57) Who has the overall responsibility for
(b) Gravity House Gas management of the disasters in central
(c) Gradual Heat Gang Government?
(a) NEC (b) MHA
(d) Green Home Gas
(c) NDMA (d) None of these
50) Which one of the following is correct?
(a) Large dams have significant adverse 58) CSO stands for
effects on this heritage through the loss (a) Civil Society (b) Community
of local cultural resources and the Organization Society
submergence and degradation of Organisation
archaeological resources. (c) Core Society (d) None of the
Organization above
(b) Dams cannot cause loss or damage of
cultural heritage through land 59) A temporary enclosure built within a body of
reclamation and irrigation projects and water and constructed to allow the enclosed area
the construction of power lines, roads, to be pumped out, creating a dry work
railways and workers towns. environment for the major work to proceed is
(c) It does not provide cash compensation. known as:
(a) Cofferdam (b) Arch-Gravity
(d) It does not provide resettlement benefits.
Dam
(c) Gravity Dam (d) Rockfill Dam
51) How much land is vulnerable to cyclones in
India?
60) In which disaster recovery solution duplicate
(a) 8% (b) 12%
computer centre is set up in a remote location?
(a) Cold Site (b) Hot Site
(c) Split Site (d) Disaster Plan
with no
resources in
place