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Disaster Management

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Jansons Institute of Technology
Karumathampatti, Coimbatore – 641 659.
MODEL -1 R17/ GE8071/ Disaster Management
Date : 2.11.20AN BE/ECE Semester : VII
Time : 60 Min Max. Marks: 70
Instructions
1. Answer all the questions in Part – A and B.
Part – A 30X 1 = 30 Marks
Mark CO BL
1.
The word disaster comes from
A. Greek word
B. Latin word
C. French word
D. German
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2.
Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster
Management Cycle.
A. Mitigation
B. Preparedness
C. Response
D. Recovery
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3.
Disaster Management includes.
A. Mitigation
B. Reconstruction
C. Rehabilitation
D. All of the above
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4.
In India National Institute of Disaster Management is
located at
A. Manipur
B. Punjab
C. Hyderabad
D. New Delhi
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5.
Hazards and Disasters are mainly classified as
A. Physical and chemical
B. Natural and Human induced
C. Physical and Human
D. Social and cultural
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6.
Which of the following is a man-made disaster?
A. Terrorism
B. Major fire
C. Pollution
D. All of the above
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7.
What type of disaster is most prominent in India?
A. Flood
B. Draught
C. Cyclone
D. Earthquake
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8.
The largest wave during a tsunami event is __________
A. the first
B. the third
C. the fifth
D. unpredictable, it could be any of them
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9.
Floods can be prevented by
A. Afforestation
B. Cutting the forest
C. Tilling the land
D. Removing the top soil
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10.
Which natural hazard has resulted in the greatest
monetary losses in a single event for the period of time
listed?
A. Earthquake
B. Hurricane
C. Fire
D. Flood
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11.
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
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12.
The common factors of wildfire hazards are:
A. Lightening
B. Volcanic eruption
C. El-nino
D. All of the above
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13.
Wild fire in north America is known as
A. Bush fires
B. Brush fires
C. Forest fire
D. None of the above
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14.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) calls a storm
‘Super cyclone” when the wind blows
A. More than 120 km /hour
B. More than 100km/hour
C. More than 220km/ hour
D. None of the above
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15.
In disaster management, mitigation measures involve
A. Governmental action and administration
B. Community action and administration
C. Military action and administration
D. None of the above
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16.
The total flood prone area in India is
A. 30%
B. 20%
C. 12%
D. 10%
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17.
What is drought?
A. No rainfall for a long continuous period
B. Heavy rainfall for a long continuous period
C. Moderate rainfall for a long continuous period
D. None of the above
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18.
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
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19.
Hazard is a situation where there is
A. Threat of natural calamity
B. Threat to property and lives from calamities
C. Threat for consequences of disaster
D. All of the above
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20.
Disaster is an event arising out of
A. Result of hazard event
B. Causes of hazard event
C. Causes of disaster event
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D. All of the above
21.
The typical examples of man-made disasters are
A. Chemical explosion
B. Leakage of toxic waste
C. War and civil strife
D. All of the above
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22.
What are the consequences of disaster on a society?
A. Loss of life
B. Damage to property
C. Environmental Damages
D. All of the above
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23.
The scientific study of earthquake is called
A. Seismograph
B. Seismology
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
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24.
What is the name of instrument used for measuring
earthquake intensity?
A. Modified Mercalli Scale
B. Metrological scale
C. Vernier scale
D. Barometer
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25.
The primary result of earthquakes is
A. Building and bridge collapsed
B. Rapture of water and gas pipelines
C. Change in course of river and creation of new islands
D. All of the above.
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26.
What are the major consequences of Tropical cyclones?
A. Fierce wind
B. Heavy rain
C. Storm surge
D. All of the above
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27.
Mass killing diseases can be referred as
A. Biological disaster
B. Industrial disaster
C. War disaster
D. Flood disaster
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28.
The term Influenza implies to
A. Groin
B. Flu
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C. Both a and b
D. None of these


29.
Which is the main cause of cholera?
A. Poor sanitation
B. Floods
C. Air pollution
D. Poor nutrition

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30.
The role of which agency is important in disaster
prevention.
A. Media
B. Police
C. Government officials
D. Public
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Part B 20X 2 = 40 Marks

Mark CO BL
31.
Disease that becomes unusually widespread and even
global in its reach is referred to as
A. Epidemic
B. Pandemic
C. Spanish flu
D. Hyperendemic
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32.
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
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33.
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
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34. In India, Cyclone is tracked through which satellite? 2 CO1 L2

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A. INSAT
B. IRS
C. Ocean SAT
D. None of the above

35.
The word Tsunami has been derived from
A. French word
B. Latin word
C. Japanese word
D. Greek word
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36.
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
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37.
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
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38.
Percentage of drought prone area in the India is
A. 8%
B. 30%
C. 15%
D. None of the above
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39.
The terrorist attack in Mumbai took place on
A.2005
B.2006
C.2007
D. 2008
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40.
In disaster management, mitigation measures involves
A. Governmental action and administration
B. Community action and administration
C. Military action and administration
D. None of the above
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41.
Which one of the following is a geological disaster?
A. Tsunami
B. Storm surge
C. Flood
D. Wild fire

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42.
The State Disaster Management Authority is headed by
A. Governor
B. Chief minister
C. Chief Secretary of the State
D. None of the above
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43.
What is drought?
A. No rainfall for a long continuous period
B. Heavy rainfall for a long continuous period
C. Moderate rainfall for a long continuous period
D. None of the above
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44.
Which of the following organization is the apex authority
of disaster management in India?
A. NDA
B. NDMA
C. CDMA
D. INDR
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45.
The Bhopal gas tragedy is an example of:
A. Industrial disasters
B. Natural disasters
C. Nuclear disasters
D. None
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46.
Pandemic disease is defined as
A. Outbreak of a disease in international scale
B. Outbreak of a disease in national scale
C. Outbreak of a disease beyond the area of a disease
D. Congestion in urban areas.
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47.
Hazards and disasters are mainly classified as
A. physical and chemical
B. natural and human induced
C. physical and human
D. social and Cultural
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48.
Mention the major type of tropical cyclone
A. hurricanes
B. typhoons
C. tornadoes
D. all of these
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49.
Which is a natural hazard?
A. Earthquake
B. Cyclone
C. Landslide
D. All the above
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50.
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
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Faculty Name/Dept.

Dr.G.Vetrichelvi Prof./ECE HOD/ECE
Dr.P.Gowtham, ASP/ECE.

Marks distribution – Blooms Taxonomy

Marks distribution – Course Outcomes

L1 – Remembering
L2 – Understanding
L3 - Applying
L4 - Analyzing
L5 – Evaluating
30
40
L1L2L3L4L5L6
70
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10
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L6 – Creating