Disaster Management Quiz

A sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community is called:

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Risk

• Vulnerability

The condition determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors which increase susceptibility to hazards is:

• Resilience

• Vulnerability

• Hazard

• Risk

The probability of harmful consequences resulting from interactions between hazards and vulnerable conditions is known as:

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Risk

• Resilience

The ability of a community to resist, absorb, and recover from hazards quickly is:

• Resilience

• Vulnerability

• Hazard

• Risk

A phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts is called:

• Risk

• Hazard

• Vulnerability

• Resilience

Which of the following is not a component of risk?

• Hazard

• Exposure

• Vulnerability

• Resilience

The intersection of hazard and vulnerability results in:

• Risk

• Disaster

• Resilience

• Mitigation

Which term refers to reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts?

• Prevention

• Mitigation

• Preparedness

• Resilience

Which of the following is a coping capacity rather than a vulnerability factor?

• Weak infrastructure

• Poverty

• Strong community networks

• Political instability

Which UN office coordinates international disaster risk reduction efforts?

• UNDP

• UNEP

• UNDRR (formerly UNISDR)

• WHO