Disasters, Disaster Management, Environment and Climate Change – Group 4 Topic Quiz

About this quiz

This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on Disasters, Disaster Management, Environment and Climate Change, from the Geography of India unit of the TNPSC Group 4 General Studies syllabus. - Time allowed: 30 minutes - Each question has four options and only one correct answer - No negative marking - Pass mark: 35% - Each answer comes with an explanation after you submit Topics covered: - Hazards and Disasters: Meaning and Types - Natural Disasters: Geological and Hydro-meteorological - Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Seismic Zones of India - Cyclones, Floods, Droughts and Man-made Disasters - Disaster Management: Framework, Phases and Institutions - Environment, Ecosystems and Environmental Degradation - Climate Change: Causes, Effects and Global Response Syllabus reference: Disasters, Disaster Management, Environment and Climate Change

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Sample questions

1. 1The weakness of people, buildings or systems that makes them likely to suffer harm when a hazard strikes is called ________.

   • Aresilience
   • Bmitigation
   • Cvulnerability
   • Dpreparedness

2. 2A flood made worse by poor drainage, or a landslide triggered by unplanned construction on slopes, is an example of a ________ disaster.

   • Ahybrid
   • Bbiological
   • Cpurely geological
   • Dpurely man-made