DISASTER MANAGEMENT MCQS SET 07

DISASTER MANAGEMENT MCQS SET 07

1. In India Tsunami Warning centre is located at
A. Kolkata
B. Hyderabad
C. Ahmadabad
D. None of the above

2. The word Tsunami has been derived from
A. French word
B. Latin word
C. Japanese word
D. Greek word

3. An example of Civil war is
A. Kargil war
B. World war I
C. Syrian war
D. None of the above

4. The common factors of wildfire hazards are:
A. Lightening
B. Volcanic eruption
C. El-nino
D. All of the above
5. Wild fire in north America is known as
A. Bush fires
B. Brush fires
C. Forest fire
D. Noine of the above

6. Which is the most landslide prone area in India
A. Ganges valley region
B. South Indian plateau
C. Himalaya and north eastern hill
D. None of the above

7. The two atom bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagashaki in Japan by USA during
A. World war I
B. World war II
C. Gulf war I
D. Gulf war II

8. The twin tower of world trade centre in USA was destroyed by terror attack in the year
A. 2000 

B. 2001 

C. 2008
D. None of the above

9. In northern hemisphere, the wind of the tropical cyclone
blows in
A. Anticlockwise direction
B. Clockwise direction
C. Straight
D. None of the above

10. Tropical cyclones rarely develop within 50of the equator because coriolis effect is
A. weakest there
B. moderate there
C. Strongest there
D. None of the above