1. The Secretariat of National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction is located at ?
(1) New Delhi
(2) Cochin
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Visakhapatnam
2. Drought and related disasters account for________of the world’s disasters ?
(1) 18%
(2) 19%
(3) 20%
(4) 21%
3. Earthquakes and Tsunamis account for______ of the world’s disasters ?
(1) 6%
(2) 7%
(3) 8%
(4) 9%
4. Disaster Management is made a part of the Foundation course for All India Services like ?
(1) Indian Administrative Service
(2) Indian Police Service
(3) Indian Forest Service
(4) All the above
5. Which one of the following was a major disaster in India ?
(1) Cyclone, 1977 (A.P)
(2) Tsunami, 2004 (Tamil Nadu & Kerala)
(3) Earthquake 2005 (Kashmir)
(4) All the above
6. Who is the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority at the Centre in India ?
(1) Finance Minister
(2) Prime Minister
(3) Communication and Information Technology Minister
(4) Rural Development Minister
7. Disaster Management is ?
(1) More than just response and relief
(2) Systematic process
(3) System with many components
(4) All the above
8. Natural Disasters include ?
(1) Earthquakes
(2) Tsunamis
(3) Floods
(4) All the above
9. National Disaster Management Authority prepares ?
(1) National Policy on Disaster Management
(2) National Policy of Natural Hazards
(3) National Policy on Disaster Mitigation
(4) National Policy on Disaster & Hazards
10. Indian subcontinent is highly vulnerable to ?
(1) Cyclones
(2) Droughts
(3) earthquakes
(4) All the above
Answers
1) a
2) a
3) c
4) d
5) d
6) b
7) d
8) d
9) a
10) d