1. Earthquakes and tsunamis account for what percent of the world's distribution of disasters?
1) 6%
2) 7%
3) 8%
4) 9%
2. The term 'Tsunami' has been coined from a
1) Chinese term
2) Japanese term
3) Hindi term
4) French term
3. Which country was struck on 26-12-2003 by a powerful earthquake that caused enormous loss of iLife and property?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Jordan
4. Landslides have been major and widely spread natural disasters that strike life and property in
1) hilly areas of India including Himalayas
2) hilly areas of Eastern India
3) hilly areas of Western India
4) hilly areas of South India
5. Landslides occur because of
1) Intensity of rainfall
2) Steep slopes
3) Highly weathered rock layers
4) All of the above
6. Which Central Ministry in India is the Nodal Ministry for coordinating disaster management activities?
1) Ministry of Home affairs
2) Ministry of Environment
3) Ministry of Trade and Commerce
4) Ministry of Food
7. Brasilia is the capital of
1) Brazil
2) Bolivia
3) Belize
4) Belarus
8. Regulating and Controlling the Banks is the activity of
1) Banking Central Act, 1947
2) State Bank of India
3) Reserve Bank of India
4) Banking Regulation Act. 1949
9. The largest Public Sector Bank of India
1) R.B.I
2) State Bank of India
3) Punjab National Bank
4) ICICI Bank
10. Govt. of India nationalised 14 banks on
1) 22-1-1969
2) 18-6-1966
3) 19-7-1969
4) 22-1-1970
11. The first Steel Company set up in 1870 was
1) Tata Iron and Steel Company
2) Bengal Iron and Steel Company
3) Bengal Iron Company
4) Indian Iron Company
12. Most of India Jute Mills are in
1) West Bengal
2) Bihar
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
13. Garden Reach Workshop Ltd. is at
1) Avadi
2) Kolkata
3) Durgapur
4) Ranchi
14. Oil and Natural Gas Commission was set up at
1) Dehradun
2) Bhilai
3) Ahmedabad
4) Dhanbad
15. The National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on
1) 12-7-1947
2) 22-7-1947
3) 15-7-1947
4) 26-1-1950
16. In a code INDIA is written as 32, In that code DELHI is to be written as
1) 31
2) 33
3) 36
4) 38
17. First Emperor of Mughal Dynasty
1) Akbar
2) Babar
3) Aurangzeb
4) Jehangir
18. The world's longest railway platform is at
1) Dhanbad
2) Manag alagiri
3) Kolkata
4) Kharagpur
19. Country with the largest deposits of Mica
1) Mexico
2) India
3) Australia
4) Bangladesh
20. Largest Dam in India
1) Nagarjuna Sagar
2) Hirakud
3) Bhakra Nangal
4) Mettur
21. 'Ottam Thullal' is the dance form of
1) Karnataka
2) Nagaland
3) Kashmir
4) Kerala
22. First postal service started in India in
1) 1835
2) 1836
3) 1837
4) 1838
23. First Telephone Service started in India at
1) Moradabad
2) Calcutta
3) Mangalore
4) Bombay
24. Number of Railway Zones in India
1) 13
2) 14
3) 15
4) 16
25. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at
1) Darjeeling
2) Mussoorie
3) Srinagar
4) Guwahati
26. Narora Atomic Power Station is at
1) Kaiga
2) Kakrapar
3) Narora
4) Kalpakkam
