This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Legislation > Disaster > Disaster Management Act – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Disaster Management Act Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. First phase in disaster management cycle A) Recovery. B) Preparedness. C) Mitigation. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitigation. 3. 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. 4. Which decade has been declared as the Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction by the United Nations? A) The 1970s. B) The 1980s. C) The 1990s. D) The 2000s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The 1990s. 5. There is an earthquake what will u do A) Go to a open ground. B) Stay at home. C) Relax at office. D) Sip a coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go to a open ground. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. How much percentage of the landmass is prone to earthquakes in India? A) Around 58%. B) Around 60%. C) Around 63%. D) Around 65%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around 58%. 9. What is the device called that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure the movement of the ground? A) Barometer. B) Speedometer. C) Seismograph. D) Telegraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismograph. 10. 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) Tianjin, China explosion. D) Halifax explosion, Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine. 11. Where Chernobyl Nuclear Gas reactor exploded A) Sri lanka. B) Checkoslovakia. C) Belarus. D) USSR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) USSR. 12. The National Policy on Disaster Management was approved by the Union Cabinet in? A) 2008. B) 2009. C) 2007. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2009. 13. The chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority A) Minister of Human Resource Development. B) Home minister. C) Prime Minister. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prime Minister. 14. A geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth is called ..... A) Seismologist. B) Geologist. C) Geographer. D) Archaeologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seismologist. 15. Where do hurricanes develop? A) Land. B) Ocean. C) Rivers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ocean. 16. Who is the head of State Executive Committee on disaster management? A) Prime Minister. B) Chief Minister. C) Governor. D) Chief Secretary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief Minister. 17. Who is the Head of National Disaster Management Authority? A) President. B) Prime Minister. C) Chief Minister. D) Cabinet Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime Minister. 18. Which natural disaster is most frequent during the past 20 years A) Drought. B) Flood. C) Volcanic eruption. D) Strom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flood. 19. 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. 20. What is a natural disaster? A) A red letter day. B) A bad thing caused by a bad person. C) An event that causes suffering brought on by nature. D) An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An event that causes suffering brought on by nature. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesLegislation QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesDisaster Management Act Quiz 1Disaster Management Act Quiz 2Disaster Management Act Quiz 3Disaster Management Act Quiz 4Disaster Management Act Quiz 6Disaster Management Act Quiz 7Disaster Management Act Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books