This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Legislation > Disaster > Disaster Management Act – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Disaster Management Act Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Who is not the head of District disaster management authority A) District Collector. B) District Magistrate. C) Deputy Commissioner. D) Councillor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Councillor. 4. What medium will u never use when there is a fire A) Staircase. B) Lift. C) Window. D) Door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lift. 5. What is Ring of Fire? A) Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region. B) Belt of volcanoes in the mid-continental region. C) Belt of volcanoes in the mid-atlantic region. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region. 6. Which state has maximum corona cases in India A) Maharashtra. B) Delhi. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maharashtra. 7. Which word is not connected with disaster relief activity? A) Rehabilitation. B) Relief. C) Reconstruction. D) Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reference. 8. Which method cannot be used to reduce the effects of a fire hazard A) Water. B) Fire extinguisher. C) Fire blankets. D) Sun screen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun screen. 9. The point of the earth's surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs is called the: A) Focus. B) Epicenter. C) Fracture. D) Fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epicenter. 10. How do you protect from a hurricane? A) Evacuate the area and put all outside belongings indoors. B) Go to your basement. C) Call 911. D) Get materials for warmth and hide in your house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evacuate the area and put all outside belongings indoors. 11. What causes Tsunami? A) Sudden vertical movement of the Earth. B) Convergence of destructive plates in the ocean floor. C) Explosive volcanic eruptions in the seas/oceans. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. What is the rank of India in the world for natural disasters as per UNISDR? A) Third. B) Second. C) Seventh. D) Eighth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second. 13. Smallest unit of preparedness analysis A) Family. B) Individual. C) Society. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family. 14. Who heads the National Crisis Management Committee? A) Prime Minister. B) President. C) Cabinet Secretary. D) Ministry of Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cabinet Secretary. 15. What is name of the manuals that identify the role of each officer in State for managing natural disasters? A) State Relief Manuals. B) State Environmental Protection Manuals. C) State Disaster Manuals. D) State Protection Manuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State Relief Manuals. 16. The wind of hurricanes spins the clouds into what shape? A) Squares. B) Circles. C) Triangles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circles. 17. Which is a man made disaster A) Weapons. B) Flood. C) Cyclone. D) Volcana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weapons. 18. What is a flood? A) A large amount of water that overflowed from a lake or river. B) A large amount of water from the ocean. C) A deep lake. D) A deep river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large amount of water that overflowed from a lake or river. 19. Hazards and Disasters are mainly classified as A) Physical and chemical. B) Nature and Human Induced. C) Physical and Human. D) Social and cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature and Human Induced. 20. Name the instrument used for measuring the magnitude of earthquake A) Seismograph. B) Thermometer. C) Barometer. D) Ergograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seismograph. ← 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 5Disaster Management Act Quiz 6Disaster Management Act Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books