181.
The toxic gas released from Bhopal Gas Tragedy was
A
Methyl Isocyanate
B
Potassium Isocyanate
C
Sodium Isocyanate
D
Methyl Isothiocyanate
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The toxic gas released from Bhopal Gas Tragedy was
Methyl Isocyanate
Potassium Isocyanate
Sodium Isocyanate
Methyl Isothiocyanate
The total geographical area of Tripura is:
183.5sq.km
10,491sq.km
8152sq.km
1200 sq.km
The term Tsunami is coined from?
Chinese term
Indian term
German term
Japanase term
The term Influenza implies to
Groin
Flu
Both a and b
None of these
The term disaster' is derived from which of the following language?
Greek
Latin
French
Arabic
The term cyclone means
Coil of tiger
Coil of snake
Coil of lion
Coli of pig
The term "Disaster" is derived from which of the language
French
Arabic
Latin
Greek
The term "Cyclone " is derived from?
Greek Word
French Word
Latin Word
Chinese Word
The sudden release of hot materials (lava, ash, gas etc.) from volcanoes is called
Volcanic eruption
Ash showers
Pyroclastic flows
Hot mud flows
The steps need to be taken for any risk natural or man-made disaster
Proper building construction
A well planned
Awareness among the stakeholders
All of the above
The size of a flood is measured by:
The rate of flow of water in a waterway or river
The level of water in a waterway or river
A river gauging station
All of the above.
The scientific study of earthquake is called
Seismograph
Seismology
Both a and b
None of the above
The role of which agency is important in disaster prevention.
Media
Police
Government officials
Public
The river which causes tremendous floods in Assam is
Ganga
Brahmaputra
Godavari
Barak
The Richter Scale is used for measuring of
Density of liquids
Speed of Aeroplane
Intensity of earthquakes
Depth of mines.
The process of identifying the probability of occurrence of a natural hazard of a given intensity at a specific location based on an analysis of natural processes and site conditions is termed as
Disaster calculation
Hazard Assessment
Hazard calculation
None of the above
The primary result of earthquakes is
Building and bridge collapsed
Rapture of water and gas pipelines
Change in course of river and creation of new islands
All of the above
The primary goal of a disaster preparedness plan is:
To protect the population
To protect valuable resources
To keep communications lines open
To protect environmental health personnel
The presence of high hill ranges with alternate valleys in Tripura is much similar to the ridge-Vale topography of
The Manipur hills
The Alps of Europe
The Appalachian region of USA
The Eastern Ghats of India
The point within the earth where earthquake generated is called
Focus of epicenter
Focus of foci
Focus of hypocenter
None of these