201.
The place of origin an earth quake is called
A
Focus
B
Epicentre
C
Centre
D
Core
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The place of origin an earth quake is called
Focus
Epicentre
Centre
Core
The phrase WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION entered widespread usage in?
2003
2001
2002
2004
The North-East India is seismically one of the six most active regions of the world along with the other five zones of
Mexico, Taiwan, California, Japan and Turkey
Taiwan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Syria
Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and North Korea
Turkey, Japan, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
The nodal department for wind detection IMD refers to
Indian meteorological department
Indian metrological department
Indian metallurgical department
None of these
The NH-44 (presently 8) is affected by which hazard
Floods
Earthquake
Landslide
All of the above
The National Policy on Disaster Management was approved by the Union Cabinet in?
2008
2009
2007
2010
The National Highway which passes through Tripura is:
4
2
8
12
The National Civil Defence college was founded in 1957 at?
Bombay
Nagpur
Cochin
Hyderabad
The name of the largest active volcano is
Mauna Lao in Hawaii
Mount Washington in USA
Mount Fuje in Japan
Barren Island in India
The name of the chemical leakage in Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Carbon dioxide
Methyl Isocyanate
Hydrogen
Sulphur oxide
The most essential item that the disaster stricken populations must be provided with is
Shelter material
Drinking water
Fuel
All of the above
The major risk associated with overcrowding is
Proliferation of mosquito breeding sites
Heightened exposure to decaying matter
Creation of nuisance problems
Increase in diarrhea disease
The major man made causes of floods are
Deforestation
Siltation
Bursting of dam
All of the above
The major effects of floods are
Physical damage
Loss of biodiversity
Scarcity of water supply
All of the above
The main objectives of First Aid?
To preserve life
To prevent the victims condition from worsening
To promote recovery
All the above
The magnitude of energy released by an earthquake is usually measured on Richter scale which ranges between
0 to 7
0 to 8
0 to 9
0 to 12
The instrument which records earthquake wave is called
Climograph
Seismograph
Hythergraph
None of the above
The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEW) established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in
Chennai
Goa
Kochi
Hyderabad
The human factors which cause floods are:
Deforestation
Heavy rainfall
Cloud burst
Large catchment area
The highest peak of Tripura is:
Betling Sib
Jarimura
Sakhan
Longtarai