1941.
The nodal department for wind detection IMD refers to
A
Indian meteorological department
B
Indian metrological department
C
Indian metallurgical department
D
None of these
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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
The ground movements caused by earthquakes can have a damaging effects such as?
Ground shaking
Landslides
Surface ruptures
All the above
The flood caused in Uttarakhand due to
Cloud burst
Land slide
Earthquake
None of these
The first phase of environmental health management begins
Long before a disaster strikes
When a disaster strikes
Within the first three hours after the disaster has struck
After the warning period