Teaching Environmental Studies Disasters Question Bank

done Questions - Disaster Total Questions - 26

• question_answer1)
  Name the types of disaster on the basis of origin?
  A)
   Human origin done clear
  B)
   Nature origin done clear
  C)
   Both [a] and [b] done clear
  D)
   Neither [a] nor [b] done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which country faced first nuclear attack?
  A)
   China done clear
  B)
   Japan done clear
  C)
   India done clear
  D)
   Australia done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The place where earthquake originated is called as
  A)
   Focus done clear
  B)
   Epicentre done clear
  C)
   S-waves done clear
  D)
   P-waves done clear
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• question_answer4)
  The point on the Earth surface vertically above the focus is called as
  A)
   P-waves done clear
  B)
   S-waves done clear
  C)
   Epicentre done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which of the following natural disaster can create greatest monetary losses in a single event?
  A)
   Earthquake done clear
  B)
   Hurricane done clear
  C)
   Fire done clear
  D)
   Drought done clear
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• question_answer6)
  What is the main cause of powerful tsunami?
  A)
   Volcanoes                     done clear
  B)
   Underwater landslides done clear
  C)
   Earthquakes        done clear
  D)
   Impacts of asteroids done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Volcano is
  A)
   circular vent or fissure done clear
  B)
   high mountains done clear
  C)
   fumes done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Drought can be defined as
  A)
   mean annual rainfall is above 75% done clear
  B)
   mean annual rainfall is less than 75% done clear
  C)
   mean annual rainfall is less than 20% done clear
  D)
   mean annual rainfall is less than 15% done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Match the following

  	List I		List II
  [A]	Tsunami at Andaman Nicobar	(i)	2nd Dec, 1984
  [B]	Bhuj Earthquake	(ii)	26th Jan, 2001
  [C]	Nepal Earthquake	(iii)	April, 2015
  [D]	Bhopal Gas Tragedy	(iv)	26th Dec, 2004

  Codes
  A)
  A-3,      B-4,      C-1,      D-2            done clear
  B)
  A-4,      B-3,      C-1,      D-2 done clear
  C)
  A-4,      B-2,      C-3,      D-1             done clear
  D)
  A-1,      B-4,      C-2,      D-3 done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Match the following

  	List I		List II
  [a]	Air pressure	(i)	Barometer
  [b]	Ozone hole	(ii)	Richter scale
  [c]	Earthquake	(iii)	Decibel unit
  [d]	Sound intensity	(iv)	Dobson unit

  Codes
  A)
  A-3,      B-4,      C-1,      D-2 done clear
  B)
  A-4,      B-3,      C-1,      D-2 done clear
  C)
  A-4,      B-3,      C-2,      D-1 done clear
  D)
  A-1,      B-4,      C-2,      D-3 done clear
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• question_answer11)

  Read the statements carefully

  I. Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant got an accident on 11th March, 2011.

  II. This was the result of earthquake and major tsunami.

  Which of the statements) given above is/are correct?

  A)
   Only I done clear
  B)
   Only II done clear
  C)
   Both I and II done clear
  D)
   Neither I nor II done clear
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• question_answer12)

  Read the statements carefully

  I. Noise is any disturbing and unpleasant sound.

  II. Dobson unit is the measurement scale for sound intensity.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  A)
   Only I done clear
  B)
   Only II done clear
  C)
   Both I and II done clear
  D)
   Neither I nor II done clear
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• question_answer13)

  Read the statements carefully.

  I. An extinct volcano never erupt again.

  II. Ring of fire is a volcanic chain surrounding Pacific ocean.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  A)
   Only I done clear
  B)
   Only II done clear
  C)
   Both I and II done clear
  D)
   Neither I nor II done clear
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• question_answer14)

  Read the statements carefully

  I. Carbonyl nuclear disaster occurred on 26th April, 1986.

  II. Bhopal gas tragedy was due to Ethyl

  Isocyanate.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  A)
   Only I done clear
  B)
   Only II done clear
  C)
   Both I and II done clear
  D)
   Neither I nor II done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Normal conversation has decibel units of
  A)
   15 dB done clear
  B)
   110 dB done clear
  C)
   60 dB done clear
  D)
   0 dB done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Match the following

  	List I		List II
  A.	Hurricane	(i)	North-West. Pacific Ocean
  B.	Typhoon	(ii)	Indian Ocean
  C.	Cyclone	(iii)	Atlantic Ocean
  D.	Ring of fire	(iv)	Pacific Ocean

  Codes
  A)
  A-1,      B-3,      C-2,      D-4          done clear
  B)
  A-1,      B-2,      C-4,      D-3 done clear
  C)
  A-3,      B-2,      C-1,      D-4          done clear
  D)
  A-4,      B-2,      C-1,      D-3 done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The first nuclear disaster occurred in the history of world on          (PTET Feb 2011)
  A)
   16th August, 1945 done clear
  B)
   26th August, 1945 done clear
  C)
   6th August, 1945 done clear
  D)
   8th August, 1945 done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2001 deals with       (PTET Feb 2011)
  A)
   noise pollution due to fire crackers done clear
  B)
   noise pollution due to loudspeakers done clear
  C)
   noise pollution due to public address system done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Tsunami is caused by      (HTET June 2013)
  A)
   a very warm ocean current done clear
  B)
   a large bank of fish done clear
  C)
   a melting glacier done clear
  D)
   an earthquake under the ocean done clear
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• question_answer20)
  'Bhopal Gas Tragedy' is caused due to......gas.                                            (UTET Sept 2013)
  A)
   Ammonia done clear
  B)
   Methane done clear
  C)
   Methyl isocyanate done clear
  D)
   Methyl cyanate done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The intensity of.... is measured by Richter scale.                                          (UTET Sept 2013)
  A)
   volcano done clear
  B)
   earthquake done clear
  C)
   tsunami done clear
  D)
   cyclone done clear
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• question_answer22)
  The instrument to record the intensity of earthquake is                     (UPTET Feb 2014)
  A)
   physiography done clear
  B)
   seismograph done clear
  C)
   candiograph done clear
  D)
   barograph done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Maximum landslides occur in which part of India?                 (UTFT April 2015)
  A)
   North-East hills done clear
  B)
   Himalaya done clear
  C)
   Western Ghat and Nilgiri done clear
  D)
   Northern Ghat done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Earthquake waves are recorded by (UTET April 2015)
  A)
   seismograph done clear
  B)
   electrocardiograph done clear
  C)
   tomograph done clear
  D)
   polygraph done clear
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• question_answer25)
  The unit used for measuring noise pollution is                                              (UPTET Dec 2016)
  A)
   Joule done clear
  B)
   Decibel done clear
  C)
   Newton done clear
  D)
   Nano unit done clear
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• question_answer26)
  'Green Muffler' is related to (UPTET Dec 2016)
  A)
  soil pollution done clear
  B)
  air pollution done clear
  C)
  noise pollution done clear
  D)
  water pollution  done clear
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