The National flood Commission in India was set up in
1980
1985
1995
1976
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The National flood Commission in India was set up in
1980
1985
1995
1976
What would you do if you heard a warning?
phone your friend
Surf on the big waves
Get out of the water quickly and move to higher ground
Wait until you have finished your swim
A clear concise document which outlines preventive and preparatory measures n the event of a disaster to minimize its effect is
Disaster record
Disaster plan
Disaster manual
Disaster guide
National Institute of Disaster management in India is located at?
Calcutta
Pune
Midnapur
New Delhi
In which year a cyclone struck the Coastal Andhra in Krishna Godavari delta and caused havoc?
1977
1976
1979
1978
In which month in India, floods are likely to occur?
Aril-June
June-December
June-September
May-October
In which earthquake, the stones on the roads of Shillong as said to have vibrated like peas on a drum?
Bhuj Earthquake
Cachar Earthquake
Latur Earthquke
Great Earthquake of Assam
In which date tsunami occurred in Indoneshia
27th Dec
24th April
26th March
26th Dec
In Tripura, which nodal agency play crucial role in organising community capacity building programmes and conducting mock drills at State, District and Block levels
Tripura Disaster Management Authority
National Disaster Response Force
National Informatics Centre
District Disaster Management Authority
In the future, which of the following is expected to increase the risk of flooding?
All of the above.
Population growth
Urbanisation
Climate change
In the eye of the cyclone the temperature is:
Average
Highest
Lowest
Normal
In India, highest percentage of damages causes by flood hazards
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
West Bengal
In Australia, the most expensive natural disaster is:
cyclones.
drought
floods
bushfires
In Australia, the average annual cost of floods is around:
3.8 billion.
3.8 million
38 million
380 million
In alpine regions reservoirs are created
To get enough water into the main rivers
To regulate the flow of melting water from icefields
To give the alpine populations enough water
To make larger rivers smaller
Hurricans cyclone are formed in
U.S.A
British Island
Japan
India
Human induced hazards can be classified into
2
3
5
4
How much percentage of Indian land is prone to earthquakes?
52%
54%
59%
60%
How much of India's coastline is vulnerable to Disasters?
~ 5340km
~ 5400km
~ 6200km
~ 5700km
How many types of Hazards are there
1
2
4
5