DISASTER MANAGEMENT MCQS SET 06

DISASTER MANAGEMENT MCQS SET 06 

1. The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 in Ukraine was a case of
A) Epidemic disaster
B) Toxic gas disaster
C) Nuclear disaster
D) None of the above

2. What is it called when a large number of people in a community get a disease at the same time ?
A) Influx
B) Black death
C) Epidemic
D) Pandemic

3. Zika virus is spread by
A) Rat
B) Mosquito
C) Fly
D) Pig

4. In India, Cyclone is tracked through which satellite?
A) INSAT
B) IRS
C) Ocean SAT
D) None of the above

5. Intensity of an earthquake is measured by
A) Modified Mercalli scale
B) Richter scale
C) Seismograph
D) None of the above

6. About 2/3rd of the cyclones that occur in the Indian coastline occur in the
A) Bay of Bengal
B) Coastal area of south India
C) Coastal area of west India
D) None of the above

7. International Tsunami information centre is in
A. Honolulu
B. Goa
C. Jakarta
D. Puducherry

8. Tuberculosis generally affects
A. Kidney
B. Stomach
C. Lungs
D. Skin

9. Hurricanes are common in
A. India
B. Bangladesh
C. USA
D. Australia

10. The most calm part of the tropical cyclone is
A. Limb
B. Eye
C. Periphery
D. None of the above