Disaster Management Act Quiz 6 (20 MCQs)

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1. Hazards and Disasters are mainly classified as

2. Name the instrument used for measuring the magnitude of earthquake

3. Who is not the head of District Disaster Management Authority-DDMA

4. A clear concise document which outlines preventive and preparatory measures in the event of a disaster to minimize its effect is

5. Who has the authority to select the Vice-Chair person of SDMA?

6. Tropical cyclones are called _____ in the Atlantic Ocean, _____ in the western Pacific Ocean and _____ in the Indian Ocean

7. Under which Ministry Of Government Of India does National Disaster Management Authority function?

8. Who is the head of State disaster management authority?

9. Which one among the following is a biological hazard?

10. What is the full form of SDMA?

11. Which techniques are used for prediction of early warning of eruption?

12. Which of the following group of people are more vulnerable in the event of a disaster

13. Who is the present Chairman of Kerala State Disaster Management Authority?

14. Which one of the following cause global warming?

15. Where did the 2020 train tragedy where more than a dozen of laborers die on a railway track during lockdown

16. What are the three P's of earthquake management?

17. Spatial distribution refers to

18. Which of the following is not part of geological disaster?

19. What are the three phases of disaster management planning?

20. What is the full form of SARS