CBSE Class 11 Geography Natural Hazards and Disasters MCQs

Question. When the situation of hazard arise?
(a) When there is the threat of natural calamity
(b) When there is a threat to the consequences of the disaster
(c) When there is a threat to property and lives from calamities
(d) All of the above

Answer : B

Question. How many numbers of different activities are defined under disaster management?
(a) 4
(b) 7
(c) 5
(d) 6

Answer : D

Question. Who among these govern/ head the National Crisis Management Committee?
(a) Cabinet Secretary
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Ministry of Environment

Answer : A

Question.  Which of the following is an example of a terrestrial natural disaster?
(a) Blizzard
(b) Tornado
(c) Thunderstorm
(d) Landslide

Answer : D

Question.  According to WHO, the number of countries and territories affected by
(a) 255
(b) 195
(c) 218
(d) 220

Answer : C

Question. National Disaster Management Authority is headed by
(a) the Prime Minister.
(b) the Home Minister
(c) the President.
(d) the Health Minister.

Answer : A

Question. Zika virus is spread by which of the following:-
(a) Pig
(b) Fly
(c) Mosquito
(d) Rat

Answer : C

Question. The mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope is referred to as:
(a) Volcano
(b) earthquake
(c) flood
(d) landslide

Answer : D

Question. Where International Tsunami information center is located?
(a) Honolulu
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Goa
(d) Pondicherry

Answer : A

Question. Where is the Tsunami Warning Center located in India?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Gujarat
(d) Kolkata

Answer : B

Question. Which option refer to as Ring of Fire?
(a) Area encircling the pacific ocean named as Circum-Pacific Belt
(b) Area encircling by a belt of volcanoes of mid-Atlantic ocean
(c) Area encircling by the belt of volcanoes of the mid-continental region.
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The two atom bombs in World war II has been dropped on which of the following:-
(a) Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
(b) Germany
(c) Italy
(d) Great Britain

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is the most damaged MSK IX risk zone in the context of an earthquake?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Rajasthan
(c) North eastern states
(d) Karnataka

Answer : C

Question. In which year largest cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh displaced 63,40,000 people?
(a) 1992
(b) 1989
(c) 1990
(d) 1991

Answer : C

Question. The extreme risk zone during a volcanic eruption is…………….
(a) At a distance Upto 100 Mtrs
(b) At a distance of 100-300 mtrs
(c) At a distance of 300mtrs- 3 km
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. What is the range of the intensity scale used in measuring earthquakes?
(a)1 to 12
(b)1 to 7
(c)1 to 15
(d)1 to 5

Answer : A