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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) .
Chapters
| 1. |
An active volcano Mauna Loa is located in: |
| A. | Hawaii, USA |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Hawaii, USA | |
| 2. |
Which of the following diseases appeared as public health concern in the last quarter of 20th century |
| A. | HIV |
| B. | Ebola virus |
| C. | Escherichia coli O157:H7 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 3. |
A disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is referred to as |
| A. | Epidemic |
| B. | Pandemic |
| C. | Spanish flu |
| D. | Hyperendemic |
| Answer» B. Pandemic | |
| 4. |
Zika virus is related to which of the following diseases |
| A. | Dengue |
| B. | Yellow fever |
| C. | Japanese encephalitis |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 5. |
Which of the following volcanoes is known for its most destructive volcanic eruption in recorded history |
| A. | Mount Kilimanjaro |
| B. | Mauna Loa |
| C. | Krakatoa |
| D. | Mount St Helens |
| Answer» C. Krakatoa | |
| 6. |
Bhopal Gas Disaster is a kind of |
| A. | Natural disaster |
| B. | Manmade disaster |
| C. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Manmade disaster | |
| 7. |
What is Ring of Fire? |
| A. | Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region |
| B. | Belt of volcanoes in the mid-continental region |
| C. | Belt of volcanoes in the mid-atlantic region |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region | |
| 8. |
Which of the following rivers in Tripura experience tide |
| A. | Gumti |
| B. | Fenny |
| C. | Howra |
| D. | Khowai |
| Answer» C. Howra | |
| 9. |
Which of the following buildings of Tripura are identified as vulnerable to earthquake |
| A. | MBB College |
| B. | Nir Mahal |
| C. | Ujjayanta Palace |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 10. |
Who is known as the father of modern seismology |
| A. | Charles Richter |
| B. | R.D. Oldham |
| C. | W.M. Davis |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. R.D. Oldham | |
| 11. |
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is headed by |
| A. | Prime Minister of India |
| B. | President of India |
| C. | Governor of States |
| D. | Chief Minister of States |
| Answer» A. Prime Minister of India | |
| 12. |
Volcanoes are generally found where |
| A. | Intraplates pull apart or are coming together |
| B. | Tectonic plates pull apart or are coming together |
| C. | Earth's crust pull apart or are coming together |
| D. | None of these pull apart or are coming together |
| Answer» B. Tectonic plates pull apart or are coming together | |
| 13. |
Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called |
| A. | Lava |
| B. | Magma |
| C. | Lahars |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Magma | |
| 14. |
International Tsunami information Center is located in |
| A. | Honolulu |
| B. | Goa |
| C. | Jakarta |
| D. | Puducherry |
| Answer» A. Honolulu | |
| 15. |
Which of the following is not a man-made hazard? |
| A. | Leakage of Toxic waste |
| B. | Wars and Civil Strife |
| C. | Drought |
| D. | Environmental pollution |
| Answer» C. Drought | |
| 16. |
Cyclones occurring in North Atlantic ocean are called |
| A. | Typhoon |
| B. | Hurricanes |
| C. | Tornado |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Hurricanes | |
| 17. |
High intensity and long duration of rainfall in Tripura causes --- |
| A. | Earthquakes |
| B. | Floods |
| C. | Landslides |
| D. | Cyclone |
| Answer» B. Floods | |
| 18. |
Most of the Principal rivers in Tripura meets with which river of Bangladesh |
| A. | Meghna |
| B. | Titas |
| C. | Padma |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Meghna | |
| 19. |
The vector of zika virus is |
| A. | Aedes egypti |
| B. | Aedes albopictus |
| C. | Both a &b |
| D. | Different species of mosquitoes |
| Answer» C. Both a &b | |
| 20. |
Generally the number on Richter Scale ranges between – |
| A. | 0 and 6 |
| B. | 0 and 9 |
| C. | 1 to 5 |
| D. | 1 to 12 |
| Answer» B. 0 and 9 | |
| 21. |
Disaster Management includes: |
| A. | Mitigation |
| B. | Reconstruction |
| C. | Rehabilitation |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 22. |
Tsunami’s can occur only during |
| A. | Evening |
| B. | Afternoon |
| C. | Any time of the day or night |
| D. | Morning |
| Answer» C. Any time of the day or night | |
| 23. |
United Nations disaster management team are responsible for solving problems resulting from disaster in |
| A. | Asia |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | All continents |
| Answer» D. All continents | |
| 24. |
In India National Institute of Disaster Management is located at |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» D. New Delhi | |
| 25. |
The Disaster Management Act was made in |
| A. | 2006 |
| B. | 2003 |
| C. | 2005 |
| D. | 2009 |
| Answer» C. 2005 | |
| 26. |
Effective hazard management largely rely on |
| A. | Govt. agencies |
| B. | Emergency responses |
| C. | Pre-disaster planning |
| D. | Volcanoes |
| Answer» C. Pre-disaster planning | |
| 27. |
Which of the following is seasonally related hazard |
| A. | Earthquake |
| B. | Volcanic eruption |
| C. | Terrorist attack |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 28. |
The level of harm by a hazard is governed by |
| A. | Magnitude of the hazard |
| B. | Frequency of the hazard |
| C. | Intensity at the impact point |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 29. |
Which of the following is not an atmospheric hazard |
| A. | Epidemic in human |
| B. | Hail |
| C. | Heavy rainfall |
| D. | hurricanes |
| Answer» A. Epidemic in human | |
| 30. |
The level of risk of a disaster depends on |
| A. | Nature of the hazard |
| B. | Vulnerability of the elements which are affected |
| C. | Economic value of the elements which are affected |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 31. |
The extent to which a community ,structure , services or geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular hazard is termed as |
| A. | Capacity |
| B. | Vulnerability |
| C. | Risk |
| D. | Hazard assessment |
| Answer» B. Vulnerability | |
| 32. |
The Richter scale expresses an earthquakes |
| A. | Magnitude |
| B. | Location |
| C. | Duration |
| D. | Depth |
| Answer» A. Magnitude | |
| 33. |
The point of the earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs is called the: |
| A. | Focus |
| B. | Epicenter |
| C. | Fracture |
| D. | Fault |
| Answer» B. Epicenter | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is a man-made disaster |
| A. | Terrorism |
| B. | Major fire |
| C. | Pollution |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 35. |
Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle |
| A. | Mitigation |
| B. | Preparedness |
| C. | Response |
| D. | Recovery |
| Answer» A. Mitigation | |
| 36. |
Floods can be prevented by |
| A. | Afforestation |
| B. | Cutting the forest |
| C. | Tilling the land |
| D. | Removing the top soil |
| Answer» A. Afforestation | |
| 37. |
Bhopal Gas Disaster is a kind of |
| A. | Natural disaster |
| B. | Manmade disaster |
| C. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The word disaster comes from |
| A. | Greek word |
| B. | Latin word |
| C. | French word |
| D. | German |
| Answer» B. Latin word | |
| 39. |
High vulnerability and high hazard are associated with |
| A. | Low disaster risk |
| B. | medium disaster risk |
| C. | high disaster risk |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. high disaster risk | |
| 40. |
Which of the following organization is the apex authority of disaster management in India? |
| A. | NDA |
| B. | NDMA |
| C. | CDMA |
| D. | INDR |
| Answer» B. NDMA | |
| 41. |
Which of the following is not a component of disaster management cycle? |
| A. | Preparedness |
| B. | Response |
| C. | Construction |
| D. | Recovery |
| Answer» C. Construction | |
| 42. |
The Bhopal Gas disaster occurred in |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 2003 |
| C. | 1984 |
| D. | 2009 |
| Answer» C. 1984 | |
| 43. |
Which of the following groups of people is more vulnerable in the event of disaster? |
| A. | Men, boys, old people |
| B. | Men, women, boys |
| C. | Women, children, old people |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Women, children, old people | |
| 44. |
The instrument which records earthquake wave is called |
| A. | Climograph |
| B. | Seismograph |
| C. | Hythergraph |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Seismograph | |
| 45. |
Which is known as seismic wave ? |
| A. | Tsunami |
| B. | Hurricane |
| C. | El Nino |
| D. | Typhoon |
| Answer» A. Tsunami | |
| 46. |
The name of the largest active volcano in the world is |
| A. | Mauna Lao in Hawaii |
| B. | Mount Fuji in Japan |
| C. | Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Mauna Lao in Hawaii | |
| 47. |
Latur earthquake occurred in |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» C. 1993 | |
| 48. |
Which wave of the earthquake produces rolling effect along the surface? |
| A. | P wave |
| B. | S wave |
| C. | L wave |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. L wave | |
| 49. |
Which of the following is known as the light house of the Mediterranean sea? |
| A. | Vesuvius |
| B. | Stromboli |
| C. | Krakatoa |
| D. | Popa |
| Answer» B. Stromboli | |
| 50. |
Which country is known as the most forest fire prone country in the world ? |
| A. | Uganda |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | India |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
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