I.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1) Originally the word ‘disaster originated from
a. Latin
b. Greek
c. French
d. Russian
2) Disaster is a consequence of a
a. Danger
b. Risk
c. Threat
d. Hazard+ Vulnerability
3) Earthquake falls in the category of
a. Environmental disaster
b. Topographical disaster
c. Meteorological disaster
d. None of these
4) Toxic gas leakage is an example of
a. Technological disaster
b. Industrial disaster
c. Warfare
d. None of these
5) The first phase of disaster management is
a. Disaster response
b. Disaster recovery
c. Disaster preparedness
d. Disaster mitigation
6) Which one is not the activity of disaster preparedness?
a. Risk evaluation
b. Resource mobilization
c. Rehabilitation
d. Mock drill
7) The first action taken towards disaster response is
a. Securing food and water
b. Maintenance of law and order
c. Search and rescue
d. Mass evacuation
8) One of the biggest challenge to medical and health response team is
a. Field treatment
b. Control of communicable diseases
c. Food and water
d. Crowd management in camps
9) Man-made disaster such as nuclear explosion may cause long term health effect such
as
a. Cancer
b. Tuberculosis
c. Asthma
d. Psychological disorders
10) World Humanitarian day is observed on
a. 9th Aug
b. 29th Aug
c. 19th Aug
d. 1st Aug
11) Which of these is not a domain of disaster recovery?
a. Rehabilitation
b. Repatriation
c. Reconstruction
d. Risk assessment
12) Primary mitigations of disaster are
a. Reduce hazard
b. Reduce vulnerability
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
13) Effective disaster mitigation measure is not possible without
a. Economic assistance
b. Facility
c. Training and education
d. Developing norms and standards
14) Responsibility of disaster management in India lies with
a. MOEFCC
b. MHA
c. MAFW
d. MF
15) Disaster Management act was enforced on
a. 23rd December 2005
b. 19th August 2005
c. 28th September 2002
d. None of the above
II. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1) What is ‘hazard’?
2) What are the two broad classification of disaster?
3) What are the 3 types of natural disasters?
4) What is ‘Disaster Management’?
5) Write the phases of disaster management of in sequence.
6) What are the steps of disaster response?
7) What are the consequences of disaster?
8) What is the difference between ‘repatriation’ and ‘rehabilitation’?
9) What are elements of disaster recovery?
10) What are the components of primary disaster mitigation?
III. LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1) Show the 2X2 vulnerability matrix.
2) Write down the complete classification of disaster giving one example of each type.
3) Write down the phases of disaster management cycle highlighting 2 salient points in
each step.
4) What are the activities of ‘Disaster preparedness’?
5) Write down the stages of development of disaster management in India.
