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Amateur Radio is also known as?
A
Ham radio
B
Home radio
C
Pocket radio
D
Silent radio
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Amateur Radio is also known as?
Ham radio
Home radio
Pocket radio
Silent radio
Which one of the following is NOT re commended during Lightening or thunderstorm?
Take Shelter in a bus or car.
In a forest , seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees.
Take shelter under isolated tree.
Get away from tractors and other metal farm equipment .
According to World Disasters Report of 2010, during 2000-09, 85% of affected people belonged to the?
Asia Pacific Region
African region
Japan region
Australian region
Which one is a major environmental and safety hazard for the people in hilly areas in Tripura which can be considered as "cancer of hill slopes"
Flood
Landslide
Earthquake
Desertification
According to World Bank Estimate, direct losses from natural disasters are upto percent of GDP?
4%
2%
1%
3%
Which of the following waves is the slowest
Pwaves
Swaves
Surface waves
Tsunami
According to U. N. O. there were about............disasters per year between 1992 - 2000 in the world?
100
300
500
800
Which of the following statements is false?
Weather forecasts for a small region are more accurate than those for a large region
Weather forecasts are more accurate in Melbourne than in Darwin
Forecasts of temperature are more accurate than forecasts of rainfall
All of the above
According to the World Bank, during the period 1996 to 2000, the approximate percentage loss of gross domestic produce due to disasters was?
2.85%
2.25%
2.50%d.1.95%
Which of the following statements is false?
Earthquakes can be caused by normal, reverse and strike-slip faulting
P waves travel faster than both S waves and Surface waves
Earthquakes occur in plate boundaries
The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance
A series of earthquakes shook the Central American Nation Of Nicarague and killed many people in the year?
1975
1974
1972c, 1973
Which of the following potentially affects the size of a flood?
Vegetation in and around a river
All of the above
Bridges and other structures in waterways
The size and windiness of a river
A point on the surface of the earth vertically above the focus is known as
Special focus
None of the above
Epicenter
Hypocenter
Which of the following leads to earthquakes:
Extraction of minerals
All of the above
Movement of plates
Nuclear explosion
A pneumonic plague which occurred in Surat, Gujrat in 1994 is:
Industrial hazards
None of the above
Pandemic disease hazards
Epidemic disease hazards
Which of the following is used to estimate which areas will be inundated during aflood, based on river height information?
river gauging stations
all of the above.
satellite and radar images
flood maps / floodplain hydraulic models
A hazard:
may generate social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.
all of the above
is a potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon, or human activity
may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage,
Which of the following is true? Flood warnings:
Are best if they come from a single source
All of the above
Should not be released until the information is certain
Should indicate what the threat is, what action should be taken, by whom and when
A hazard is a situation where there is
Threat for consequences of disaster
All of the above
Threat of natural calamity
Threat to property and lives from calamities
Which of the following is related to acid rain?
Sulphur dioxide'
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon-dioxide
Nitrogen