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What is the point or place that is the first to record the seismic waves?
A
Seismic point
B
Epicenter
C
Focal point
D
Epipoint
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What is the point or place that is the first to record the seismic waves?
Seismic point
Epicenter
Focal point
Epipoint
What is the name of instrument used for measuring earthquake intensity?
Modified Mercalli Scale
Metrological scale
Vernier scale
Barometer
What is the cause of tidal waves?
Wind
Gravitational force of the moon on the sea
Gravitational force of the sun on the sea
Gravitational force of the earth on the sea
What is it called when a large number of people in a community get a disease at the same time?
Influx
Black death
Epidemic
Parasite
What is cyclone?
A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
A high pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
A low pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
What does the acronym ISDR stand for?
International Significant Disaster Resources
International Sustainable Development Report
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Intergovernmental Strategy for Developing Recreation
What are the three phases of disaster management planning?
Preparation, Response and Recovery
Evacuating, Rebuilding and Re-branding
Preparation, Planning and Perception
Planning, Evacuating and Recovery
What are the roles of NGOs in disaster related preparedness stage?
All of the above
Public awareness and education
Vulnerability and risk assessment
Forming and training DNTs, introducing alternative technologies
What are the major types oriented to mitigation measures of hazards and disasters?
None of the above
Public mitigation measures
Community mitigation measures
Both a and b
What are the major Hazard/disaster management related activities?
All of the above
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
What are the major consequences of Tropical cyclones?
All of the above
Fierce wind
Heavy rain
Storm surge
What are the main prescribes procedures for standard operating?
All of the above
Search and rescue
Medical assistant
Casualty management
What are the important measures to be taken in community level of disaster preparedness
All of the above
Increased awareness
Provision of early and timely warning
Landuse planning
What are the consequences of disaster on a society?
All of the above
Loss of life
Damage to property
Environmental Damages
Warning about cyclonic disaster is convened through
All of the Above
Newspaper
Radio network
Television
Warm air is..............than cold air
Very much lighter
Heavier
Lighter
No difference in weight
Volcanoes which are currently inactive but there is a possibility that it can erupt again in future are called
Dead Volcanoes
Dormant Volcanoes
Semi-Dormant Volcanoes
Extinct Volcanoes
Volcanic eruption are closely associated with
Heat budget
Mountain building and fracturing
Deforestation
Landslides
Urbanization usually results in an increase in flood frequency because...............
Rainfall is greater in urban areas than in rural areas
Less water is able to runoff in streams
Less water is able to infiltrate into the ground, so instead is discharged rapidly into streams
More water is used by humans and then discharged to streams
United Nations Disaster Management Team is responsible for solving problemresulting from disaster in?
In all continents
Asia
Australia
Africa