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This section includes 1185 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 751. |
Which of the following plant is used for the treatment of oil spills? |
| A. | Skimmers |
| B. | Jatropa |
| C. | Eucalyptus |
| D. | Cycas |
| Answer» C. Eucalyptus | |
| 752. |
Which of the following is not a waste disposal method? |
| A. | Landfill |
| B. | Regenration |
| C. | Recycling |
| D. | Incineration |
| Answer» C. Recycling | |
| 753. |
Which of the following statement is/are correct? 1. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) works under Ministry of Environment at Hyderabad. 2. Indian Tsunami Early Warning System (TWES) was established in INCOIS. Which of the following is/are correct? |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both 1 and 2 | |
| 754. |
In which month in India, floods are likely to occur? |
| A. | June-December |
| B. | June-September |
| C. | June-August |
| D. | October-December |
| Answer» C. June-August | |
| 755. |
National disaster relief fund is the result of? |
| A. | 12th finance commission |
| B. | 11th finance commission |
| C. | 13th financial commission |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. 13th financial commission | |
| 756. |
The national policy on disaster management was proposed by the union cabinet in which of the following year? |
| A. | 2007 |
| B. | 2008 |
| C. | 2009 |
| D. | 2010 |
| Answer» D. 2010 | |
| 757. |
The disaster management act was enacted in India in which of the following year? |
| A. | 2006 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2008 |
| D. | 2007 |
| Answer» C. 2008 | |
| 758. |
U. N. Disaster Management Team UNDMT is responsible for awing problems resulting from disasters in which of the following countries? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Iran |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | All countries of the world |
| Answer» E. | |
| 759. |
Instrument used to measure earthquake is known as |
| A. | quake meter |
| B. | quake graph |
| C. | seismograph |
| D. | typanicgraph |
| Answer» D. typanicgraph | |
| 760. |
Which of the following activities is covered by disaster management before, during and after disaster? |
| A. | Reconstruction and Rehabilitation |
| B. | Mitigation |
| C. | Emergency Response |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 761. |
Gray water is recommended for watering gardens. What is it? |
| A. | dirty rain water |
| B. | leftover household water such as from dishes |
| C. | un-chlorinated water |
| D. | rainwater from gutters |
| Answer» C. un-chlorinated water | |
| 762. |
Which is the better watering regime under general conditions? |
| A. | daily, 10 minutes |
| B. | every other day, 20 minutes |
| C. | weekly, 20 minutes |
| D. | weekly, one or two |
| Answer» E. | |
| 763. |
______ helps us announce a cyclone alert |
| A. | Satellite |
| B. | Stars |
| C. | Sun |
| D. | moon |
| Answer» B. Stars | |
| 764. |
The Indian Tsunami Early Warning centre is located in which of the following places? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Kochi |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Goa |
| Answer» D. Goa | |
| 765. |
Consider the following statements: (I) natural hazards are the elements of circumstances in the natural environment that have the potential to cause harm to people and property or both (II) natural disasters are relatively sudden and cause large scale, wide spared death and loss of property and disturbance to social systems and life over, which people have more to little or no control. Which of the following statements is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 & 2 |
| D. | neither 1 or 2 |
| Answer» D. neither 1 or 2 | |
| 766. |
When volcanoes eject basic lava, eruption is mainly? |
| A. | Loud' |
| B. | Violent |
| C. | Silent |
| D. | Hard |
| Answer» D. Hard | |
| 767. |
Movement of crustal plates result in formation of |
| A. | a huge island |
| B. | small volcanic islands |
| C. | a small island |
| D. | huge volcanic islands |
| Answer» C. a small island | |
| 768. |
Composite volcanoes are made up of alternate layers of |
| A. | ash and cinder only |
| B. | dense lava and ash |
| C. | viscous lava, ash and cinder |
| D. | pyroclastic lava, ash and cinder |
| Answer» D. pyroclastic lava, ash and cinder | |
| 769. |
Magma which is forced onto Earth's surface is known as |
| A. | Vent |
| B. | Cone |
| C. | Lava |
| D. | Magma Chamber |
| Answer» D. Magma Chamber | |
| 770. |
Tremors that have occurred in Earth's crust are known as |
| A. | Earthquakes |
| B. | Volcanic eruptions |
| C. | Bed eruptions |
| D. | (d)Volcano-Earth Quake |
| Answer» B. Volcanic eruptions | |
| 771. |
In some eruptions, mudflows are forced over the |
| A. | Earth's mantle |
| B. | Ocean bed |
| C. | Earth's surface |
| D. | Earth's core |
| Answer» D. Earth's core | |
| 772. |
Other than boundaries of crustal plates, earthquakes may occur within areas with |
| A. | frequent civil activities |
| B. | frequent explosive activities |
| C. | frequent deforestation activities |
| D. | frequent volcanic activities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 773. |
Tremendous damage along with huge destruction of buildings can take place at a scale of |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 ? 10 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 774. |
Not counting pandemics; the two deadliest natural disasters recorded on record were both: |
| A. | Flooding of the Yellow river of China |
| B. | Monsoons in India |
| C. | Hurricanes in Bangladesh |
| D. | Earthquakes in Pakistan |
| Answer» 1 , 4. Monsoons in India | |
| 775. |
In 1908 asteroid exploded near the earth's surface with a force of a 15 megaton nuclear weapon. Where did it strike? |
| A. | New Mexico |
| B. | Siberia |
| C. | South pacific |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. South pacific | |
| 776. |
Which European city was almost entirely destroyed by combination of earthquake/ fire/ tsunami in 1755? |
| A. | Lisbon |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | Barcelona |
| D. | Athens |
| Answer» E. | |
| 777. |
Which was the deadliest hurricane in US history? |
| A. | Katrina |
| B. | Gavelston hurricane of 1990 |
| C. | Andrew |
| D. | Camille |
| Answer» C. Andrew | |
| 778. |
The last major super volcano eruption 75000 years ago killed about which percent of the world's human? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 0.01 |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 0.6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 779. |
Which of the following is the location of super volcano? |
| A. | Yellowstone National Park |
| B. | Mt. Rainier |
| C. | Iceland |
| D. | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| Answer» B. Mt. Rainier | |
| 780. |
Powerful tsunamis are most frequently produced by? |
| A. | Volcanoes |
| B. | Underwater landslides |
| C. | Earthquake |
| D. | Impact of comets |
| Answer» D. Impact of comets | |
| 781. |
Earthquakes occur when there is a sudden release of stored up energy in Earth's |
| A. | inner core |
| B. | outer core |
| C. | upper mantle |
| D. | lower crust |
| Answer» D. lower crust | |
| 782. |
Which of the following events produces biggest tsunami? |
| A. | Earthquake |
| B. | Underwater landslides |
| C. | Hurricanes |
| D. | Impacts of asteroids and comets |
| Answer» E. | |
| 783. |
Which of the following equipment is used for the treatment of oil spills? (i) Booms (ii) Shovels (iii) Vacuums (iv) Boilers Which of the following is/are correct? |
| A. | (i) and (ii) |
| B. | (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| C. | (iv), (ii) and (i) |
| D. | (ii) and (iv) |
| Answer» C. (iv), (ii) and (i) | |
| 784. |
Bhopal Gas Disaster occurred with the release of which of the following gas. |
| A. | Methyl-isocynate |
| B. | Methyl -isocynide |
| C. | Sulphur dioxide |
| D. | Nitrous oxide |
| Answer» B. Methyl -isocynide | |
| 785. |
Out of the total 35 state/ union territories of India, how many are disaster prone? |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 23 |
| Answer» D. 23 | |
| 786. |
Landslides occur because of? |
| A. | Intensity of rainfall |
| B. | Steep sloped |
| C. | Deforestation leading to soil erosion |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 787. |
National institute for Disaster management is located at? |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Pune |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» C. Pune | |
| 788. |
The term Tsunami is coined from |
| A. | Chinese term |
| B. | Japanese term |
| C. | Hawaiian term |
| D. | German Term |
| Answer» C. Hawaiian term | |
| 789. |
The destructive powers of Tsunami result mainly from their_____? |
| A. | Incredible height |
| B. | Unpredictability |
| C. | Cold water |
| D. | Momentum and long wavelength |
| Answer» E. | |
| 790. |
Which of the following is the disaster management plan' |
| A. | Constructing cyclone shelters |
| B. | Providing loans |
| C. | Proving schools for children |
| D. | Providing medical facility |
| Answer» B. Providing loans | |
| 791. |
Droughts are formed by which of the following methods' |
| A. | lack of precipitation |
| B. | Temperature variations |
| C. | Atmospheric pressure |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 792. |
Which watering method is NOT the best way to conserve water? |
| A. | by hand, manual |
| B. | overhead sprinklers |
| C. | drip system |
| D. | soaker hose |
| Answer» C. drip system | |
| 793. |
Which one of the following places is unlikely to be affected by a cyclone? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Mangalore |
| C. | Amritsar |
| D. | Puri |
| Answer» D. Puri | |
| 794. |
The instrument that measures the wind speed in a cyclone is? |
| A. | Anemometer |
| B. | Barometer |
| C. | Thermometer |
| D. | Ammeter |
| Answer» B. Barometer | |
| 795. |
Which of these is/are flood prevention and mitigation strategy? (I) Construction flood prevention embracements (II) Depopulating flood plains (III) Afforestation (IV) Decongesting the river channels Select the following options below |
| A. | I and II only |
| B. | I, II and III |
| C. | II, III and IV |
| D. | I, II, III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 796. |
Tropical cyclones are intense low pressure areas confined to the area lying between? |
| A. | 30 degree north and 30 degree south |
| B. | 50 degree north and 50 degree south |
| C. | 50 degree north and 30 degree south |
| D. | 50 degree south and 30 degree north |
| Answer» B. 50 degree north and 50 degree south | |
| 797. |
When volcanoes ejects basic lava, eruption is mainly |
| A. | loud |
| B. | violent |
| C. | quite |
| D. | hard |
| Answer» D. hard | |
| 798. |
A reference to process by which materials such as magma and gases from inside Earth are forced onto Earth's surface is |
| A. | Eruption |
| B. | Lava |
| C. | Volcanism |
| D. | Earthquake |
| Answer» D. Earthquake | |
| 799. |
Divergence of plates allows magma from mantle to reach surface as |
| A. | ice |
| B. | rocks |
| C. | lava |
| D. | stones |
| Answer» D. stones | |
| 800. |
During eruption, volcanic material is |
| A. | blown to some meters |
| B. | blown to many kilometers |
| C. | blown to some inches |
| D. | blown to some feet |
| Answer» C. blown to some inches | |