Disaster Management

What causes natural disasters

• Human factors

• Geographical factors

• Both

• None

What does disaster management do?

• Studies how the impact of disasters can be mitigated or lessened

• Tries to prepare people to deal with disasters and it’s aftermath of death and destruction

• Tries to monitor, predict and prevent the occurrence of disasters

• All of the above

The point in the interior of the earth from where the seismic energy is released is called-

• Seismic waves

• Epicentre

• Seismic focus

• None

What are the effects of earthquake

(more than 1 option is right)

• Fire

• Tidal waves

• Torrential rains

• Diseases

What is the 3 vital steps during an earthquake

• Drop, hold and check

• Pick, leave and panic

• Drop, cover and hold on

• None

The magnitude of the earthquake is measured on the-

• Epicentre

• richer scale

• Both

• None

What are cyclones?

• Powerful, spinning storms which form over warm tropical waters.

• River overflows

• Both

• None

• Can’t determine

How does cyclone move in the northern hemisphere?

• clockwise

• Anti-clockwise

• No movement

• Can’t determine

Effect of flood

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2 ways to prevent and mitigate a flood

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