Disaster Management- Unit 1

(Vulnerability + Hazard)/capacity - (________)

• Risk

• Pandemic

• Disaster

• None of above

___________ crisis is generated by natural and technical agent, disasters and

conflicts.

• Community

• Non-community

• Natural

• None of above

_________ is defined as the probability and frequency of hazards.

• Impacts

• Likelihood

• Risk

• None of above

_________ is the shaking of earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of earth’s crust or outer layer.

• Tsunami

• Land slide

• Earthquake

• None of above

Covid-19 is described as _______.

• epidemic

• pandemic

• disaster

• none of above

Which one is correct?

• Risk = Likelihoods of Hazards + Hazard’s Consequences.

• Risk = Likelihoods of Hazards / Hazard’s Consequences.

• Risk = Likelihoods of Hazards X Hazard’s Consequences.

• Risk = Likelihoods of Hazards - Hazard’s Consequences.

An event or series of events, which gives rise to casualties and

damage or loss of properties, infrastructure, environment, essential services or

means of livelihood on such a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the

affected community to cope with is ______________

• Disaster

• Hazard

• Vulnerability

• Refugee

Hazard is

• dangerous phenomenon,

  substance, human activity or

  condition that may cause loss of

  life, injury or other health impacts,

  property damage, loss of

  livelihoods and services, social and

  economic disruption, or

  environmental damage.

• characteristics and circumstances of a

  community, system or asset that

  make it susceptible to the damaging

  effects of a hazard.

• Arise from a variety of

  geological, meteorological,

  hydrological, oceanic, biological,

  and technological sources,

  sometimes acting in combination.

• varies significantly

  within a community and over time.

Which statement is true?

• Refugees A person who is owing to a well-founded fear of being

  persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, etc and Climate Migrants Persons who abandon their place of origin as a

  result of climate change effects

• Climate migrants A person who is owing to a well-founded fear of being

  persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, etc and Refugees Persons who abandon their place of origin as a

  result of climate change effects

• Both statements are true

• Both statements are false

Which is not belongs to Post disaster activity?

• Mitigation

• Rehabilitation

• Response

• Reconstruction