Geography MCQs for Class 11 with Answers Chapter 7 Natural Hazards

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Q.1 Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters both are

(a) Similar
(b) Different
(c) Interrelated
(d) None of them

(a) Similar


Q.2 A set of rules and conventions that provides explanations to all problems is known as

(a) Paradigm
(b) Disaster
(c) Law of inverse magnitude
(d) Vulnerability

(a) Paradigm


Q.3 Far less dramatic disaster is

(a) Volcano
(b) Landslide
(c) Earthquake
(d) Tsunami

(b) Landslide


Q.4 Anthropogenic causes:

(a) Emission of greenhouse gases
(b) Pollution of soil
(c) Deforestation
(d) All of them

(d) All of them


Q.5 The issue of damages caused by the natural disasters was raised at

(a) U.N. General Assembly
(b) World Conference on Disaster Management
(c) Yokohama Strategy
(d) Plan of Action for Safer World

(a) U.N. General Assembly


Q.6 Which instrument measures the seismic waves?

(a) Earthometer
(b) Seismograph
(d) Quakegraph
(d) None of the above

(b) Seismograph


Q.7 International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) was declared in

(a) 1990-2000
(b) 1980-2000
(c) 1989-2001
(d) 1990-2001

(a) 1990-2000


Q.8 Tropical cyclone is which type of disaster?

(a) Terrestrial
(b) Aquatic
(c) Biological
(d) Atmospheric

(d) Atmospheric


Q.9 Debris flow that originates on the slope of a volcano is known as

(a) Creep
(b) Fall
(d) Lahar
(d) Lateral spreads

(d) Lahar


Q.10 Out of these which is the aquatic type of disaster?

(a) Tidal waves
(b) Bacterial and viral diseases
(c) Landslides
(d) Thunderstorms

(a) Tidal waves


Q.11 Changes that affect the humans adversely

(a) Disasters
(b) Hazards
(c) Both of them
(d) Both of them

(c) Both of them


Q.12 Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of

(a) Disasters
(b) Earthquake
(c) Landslide
(d) Drought

(b) Earthquake


Q.13 What was the cause of the Koyna Earthquake?

(a) Current Pressure in Koyna reservoir
(b) Hydraulic Pressure in Koyna reservoir
(c) Cyclone in Koyna reservoir
(d) None of the above

(b) Hydraulic Pressure in Koyna reservoir


Q.14 The worst cyclone affected country in the world is

(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Africa
(d) China

(a) India


Q.15 The unit to measure pressure is

(a) mm
(b) cm
(c) mb
(d) km

(c) mb


Q.16 The river valley project has been constructed to check floods in India is

(a) Bhakra and Nangal Dam
(b) Damodar Valley Corporation
(c) Annasagar project
(d) Narmada dam

(b) Damodar Valley Corporation


Q.17 The most disastrous giant waves are

(a) body waves
(b) ocean currents
(c) tsunamis
(d) surface waves

(c) tsunamis


Q.18 The most flood affected country in the world is

(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) China
(d) Pakistan

(b) Bangladesh


Q.19 When ‘National Commission of floods’ was set up?

(a) 1992
(b) 1994
(c) 2000
(d) 1976

(d) 1976


Q.20 Proportion of the country’s total area identified as drought prone is

(a) 50%
(b) 70%
(c) 30%
(d) 40%

(c) 30%


Q.21 Which river is called as the sorrow of Bengal?

(a) Ganga
(b) Damodar
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Kosi

(b) Damodar


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