This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Legislation > Disaster > Disaster Management Act – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Disaster Management Act Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hazards by accident, faulty equipment, or some other mishap are examples for A) Terrorism. B) Natural hazard. C) Hydrological hazard. D) Technological hazard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Technological hazard. 2. Which of the following is not a man-made hazard? A) Leakage of Toxic waste. B) Wars and Civil Strife. C) Drought. D) Environmental pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drought. 3. An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale is called A) Moderate. B) Minor. C) Massive. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strong. 4. Full form of DDMA- A) District Duck Management Authority. B) District Dam Manage Authority. C) District Disease Manage Authority. D) District Disaster Management Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) District Disaster Management Authority. 5. Under sea earthquake leads to A) Heavy rain. B) Flood. C) Tsunami. D) Cyclone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tsunami. 6. Under which LIST of the Schedule VII of the Constitution of India is subject "Disaster" listed? A) Union list. B) State list. C) Concurrent list. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 7. Which Aviation Accident did not happen in 2020 A) Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. B) Air India Express flight IX 1344 in Kozikhode. C) Flight PK-8303 in Karachi. D) Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 in Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. 8. Sometimes there are some indications that would indicate that perhaps an earthquake would occur. Such indications are called A) Signal. B) Precursors. C) Indicators. D) Anticipations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precursors. 9. What is the full form of UNFCC with respect to global warming convention? A) United Nations Framework Center on Climate Change. B) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. C) United Nations Federation Center on Climate Change. D) United Nations Federation Convention on Climate Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 10. When do we celebrate as International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction? A) April 15. B) March 1. C) September 12. D) October 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) October 13. 11. During a Disaster who is the guardian of the district A) District collector. B) Doctor. C) Police. D) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) District collector. 12. Name the chemical that was leaked in the Bhopal gas tragedy A) Methyl carbide. B) Methyl isocynate. C) Potassium isocynate. D) Potassium cyanide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methyl isocynate. 13. What is the first step in case of an earthquake? A) Run towards the open space. B) Drop Cover Hold. C) Start crawling on your elbows. D) Shut all the doors and windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drop Cover Hold. 14. When was the Disaster Management Act passed? A) 25 December 2005. B) 2 Octiber 2005. C) 15 August 2005. D) 23 December 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23 December 2005. 15. Example for sudden onset disaster is ..... A) Cyclone. B) Drought. C) Civil strife. D) Epidemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyclone. 16. National Institute of Disaster Management is at A) Bangalore. B) Chennai. C) New Delhi. D) Dehradun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New Delhi. 17. Write down the probable impacts of drought A) Reduce energy production. B) Reduction in ground water level. C) Drying up of rivers, lakes and ponds. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. What are the four phases of Emergency Management in Disaster management cycle? A) Mitigation, Preparation, Response, Recovery. B) Mitigation, Prosperity, Relief, Recent. C) Development, Proof, Recovery, Relief. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitigation, Preparation, Response, Recovery. 19. Long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean; causes massive flooding, a change in landscape, and a decrease in population A) Tsunami. B) Earthquake. C) Volcanic Eruption. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tsunami. 20. First phase in disaster management cycle A) Preparedness. B) Recovery. C) Response. D) Mitigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitigation. 21. Where most of the Earthquake occurs A) Circum-Pacific belt. B) Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt. C) Mid-Oceanic ridges. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circum-Pacific belt. 22. Which decade has been declared as the Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction by the United Nations? A) The 1970s. B) The 1980s. C) The 2000s. D) The 1990s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The 1990s. 23. There is an earthquake what will u do A) Stay at home. B) Sip a coffee. C) Go to a open ground. D) Relax at office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go to a open ground. 24. What are the major types oriented to mitigation measures of hazards and disasters? A) Public mitigation measures. B) Community mitigation measures. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 25. Who is known as the father of modern seismology A) Charles Richter. B) R.D. Oldham. C) W.M. Davis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R.D. Oldham. 26. How much percentage of the landmass is prone to earthquakes in India? A) Around 63%. B) Around 60%. C) Around 65%. D) Around 58%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around 58%. 27. What is the device called that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure the movement of the ground? A) Barometer. B) Seismograph. C) Telegraph. D) Speedometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismograph. 28. Name the place where nuclear chemical explosion had took place in the year 1986 A) Oppau explosion, Germany. B) Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine. C) Halifax explosion, Canada. D) Tianjin, China explosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine. 29. Where Chernobyl Nuclear Gas reactor exploded A) Checkoslovakia. B) USSR. C) Belarus. D) Sri lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USSR. 30. The National Policy on Disaster Management was approved by the Union Cabinet in? A) 2010. B) 2009. C) 2008. D) 2007. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2009. 31. The chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority A) Home minister. B) Minister of Human Resource Development. C) Prime Minister. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prime Minister. 32. A geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth is called ..... A) Archaeologist. B) Geographer. C) Seismologist. D) Geologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismologist. 33. Where do hurricanes develop? A) Land. B) Ocean. C) Rivers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ocean. 34. Who is the head of State Executive Committee on disaster management? A) Governor. B) Prime Minister. C) Chief Secretary. D) Chief Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chief Minister. 35. Who is the Head of National Disaster Management Authority? A) President. B) Cabinet Minister. C) Chief Minister. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prime Minister. 36. Which natural disaster is most frequent during the past 20 years A) Drought. B) Volcanic eruption. C) Strom. D) Flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flood. 37. How can you avoid running out of money during your retirement years? A) Cash flow from real estate investments.. B) Employment Pension plans and IRA. C) Social Security monthly payments. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 38. What is a natural disaster? A) A red letter day. B) An event that causes suffering brought on by nature. C) An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy. D) A bad thing caused by a bad person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An event that causes suffering brought on by nature. 39. NDRF comprises ..... battalions. A) 15. B) 12. C) 11. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 40. Expansion of NDRF A) National Disaster Response Force. B) National Disaster Relief Force. C) National Disaster Relief Fund. D) National Disaster Reserve Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Disaster Response Force. 41. A rapidly rotating storm system characterized by low pressure centre, strong winds, spiral arrangement of thunder storms is often called A) Tropical Cyclone. B) Trade winds. C) Tsunami. D) Thunderstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Cyclone. 42. NDMA through BMTPC has prepared Upgraded Earthquake Hazard Maps and Atlases for India for better planning and policies. What is the full form of BMTPC? A) Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council. B) Building Management & Technical Procedure for Construction. C) Build Materials Technical Property Center. D) Build Materials True for Practical Construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council. 43. If there is a snake bite what will u do A) Self surgery. B) Go to sleep. C) Heal yourself by tantra. D) Go to a municipal hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go to a municipal hospital. 44. Which country is prominent in resisting earthquake impact A) Nepal. B) Somalia. C) India. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Japan. 45. How many Chapters does National Disaster Management Act 2005 have? A) The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 14 chapters and 14 sections. B) The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 11 chapters and 79 sections. C) The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 79 chapters and 11 sections. D) The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 11 chapters and 11 sections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 11 chapters and 79 sections. 46. Dislodging of rock fall from a steep slope or cliff A) Rockfall. B) Rockslide. C) Slump. D) Creep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rockfall. 47. Its a major factor influencing the decision of choosing the destination and tourism services: A) Long-term damage. B) Travel risk perception. C) Indirect impacts on tourism. D) Direct impacts on tourism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Travel risk perception. 48. Which of the following agencies are the National Disaster Risk Reduction stakeholders? A) Central Government. B) National Disaster Offices. C) Private Sector. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 49. Latur earthquake occurred in A) 1992. B) 1991. C) 1993. D) 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1993. 50. What does the acronym ISDR stand for? A) International Sustainable Development Report. B) International Significant Disaster Resources. C) Intergovernmental Strategy for Developing Recreation. D) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. 51. Which of the following is NOT the natural cause of flood A) Poor natural drainage. B) Deforestation. C) River bank erosion. D) Heavy rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 52. What is the full form of W.H.O A) World Health Organization. B) Web Health Order. C) Women Health Organization. D) World Health Occupation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World Health Organization. 53. Which one is not a water related disaster A) Volcanic eruptions. B) Tsunami. C) Tidal waves. D) Flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcanic eruptions. 54. National Disaster Management Act was passed in ..... A) 2003. B) 2001. C) 2009. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2005. 55. In the wake of corona government of India has come up with how Many zones A) Red. B) Orange. C) Green. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. The port accident which occured in Lebanon was due to A) 2, 700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored for six years in a warehouse in the city's port. B) Unplanned weapons stored for defence purpose. C) Triggered by a natural hazard. D) Planned terrorist attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2, 700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored for six years in a warehouse in the city's port. 57. What are the components of Geospatial Technology? A) GIS. B) GPS. C) Remote Sensing. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 58. A hazard is a situation where there is A) Threat of natural calamity. B) Threat to property and lives from calamities. C) Threat for consequences of disaster. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threat to property and lives from calamities. 59. Who is not the head of District disaster management authority A) Councillor. B) District Magistrate. C) District Collector. D) Deputy Commissioner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Councillor. 60. What medium will u never use when there is a fire A) Door. B) Window. C) Staircase. D) Lift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lift. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesLegislation QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesDisaster Management Act Quiz 1Disaster Management Act Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books