General Awareness : Natural Disasters Quiz (Set - 2)

1. A place where an earthquake originates is called the __________.

a) Focus
b) Tsunami
c) Fault Line
d) Epicenter

The correct answer is - a) Focus

2.  As the magnitude of natural disasters increases their frequency of occurrence _________.

a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains the same
d) varies over time

The correct answer is - b) decreases

3. Which natural hazard has resulted in the greatest monetary losses in a single event for the period of time listed?
       
a) earthquake
b) hurricane
c) fire
d) flood

The correct answer is - b) hurricane

4. The largest wave during a tsunami event is __________________.
       
a) the first
b) the third
c) the fifth
d) unpredictable, it could be any of them

The correct answer is - d) unpredictable, it could be any of them
       
5. The destructive powers of tsunami result mainly from their ___________________.

a) incredible height
b) unpredictablility
c) cold water
d) momentum and long wavelength

The correct answer is - d) momentum and long wavelength
       
6. In the open ocean, tsunami can travel ________ miles per hour with periods up to _________ minutes.

a) 50; 20
b) 50; 60
c) 485; 20
d) 485; 60

The correct answer is - d) 485; 60
       
7. Which event produces the biggest tsunami?

a) Earthquake
b) Underwater landslides
c) Hurricanes
d) Impacts of asteroids and comets

The correct answer is - d)  Impacts of asteroids and comets

8. Powerful tsunami are most frequently produced by _________.

a) volcanoes
b) underwater landslides
c) Earthquakes
d) impacts of asteroids

The correct answer is - c) Earthquakes