Disaster: An Introduction

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Disaster: An Introduction: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Types of Disaster, Effects of Disaster and Disaster etc.

Important Questions on Disaster: An Introduction

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What are the types of disasters?

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What are the causes of natural disasters?

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What are the effect of natural disasters?

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Define natural disasters?

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Which one is not natural disaster?

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It is known as a..... When the maximum sustained wind speed exceeds 63 km/h?

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Does the severity of a disaster like rising levels of oceans increase or decrease with time?

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Bomb explosion is an/a_____ (atmospheric/international/biological) disaster.

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Which disaster, among forced migration and forest fire, can be avoided? 

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Disasters do not cause environmental problems.

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After a disaster, a shortage of funds for the development of other sectors occurs.

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Administrative problems arise during a disaster.

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Disasters affect the economy of the nation. 

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What kind of disastrous effect the famine has? Is it long term or short term?

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The atomic energy plant in Chernobyl, Russia was only used for _____(electricity/weapon/atomic bomb) generation. 

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In 2014, a huge _____(landslide/earthquake/tsunami) had occurred in the village of Malin, Tal. Dist: Pune. 

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Cyclones in Odisha is an example of _____(catastrophic/biological/unknown) disaster.

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Which is not a natural disaster?