📘 Geography Optional – Objective Paper I (Prelims)
Page–13 : Disaster Geography & Climate Extremes
Q1. Which of the following is a sudden-onset disaster?
A) Drought
B) Desertification
C) Earthquake
D) Sea level rise
✅ Answer: C) Earthquake
Q2. Richter scale measures:
A) Earthquake intensity
B) Earthquake magnitude
C) Damage level
D) Tsunami height
✅ Answer: B) Earthquake magnitude
Q3. India lies mostly in which seismic zones?
A) Zone I & II
B) Zone II & III
C) Zone III & IV
D) Zone IV & V
✅ Answer: C) Zone III & IV
Q4. Cloudburst is most common in:
A) Coastal plains
B) Indo-Gangetic plain
C) Himalayan region
D) Deccan plateau
✅ Answer: C) Himalayan region
Q5. Tsunamis are generated mainly due to:
A) Volcanic eruptions only
B) Undersea earthquakes
C) Cyclonic storms
D) Landslides on land
✅ Answer: B) Undersea earthquakes
Q6. Which Indian coast is more prone to cyclones?
A) Western coast
B) Eastern coast
C) Both equally
D) Neither coast
✅ Answer: B) Eastern coast
Q7. Heat waves in India are most frequent during:
A) December–January
B) March–June
C) July–September
D) October–November
✅ Answer: B) March–June
Q8. El Niño primarily affects India by:
A) Increasing monsoon rainfall
B) Weakening southwest monsoon
C) Causing cyclones
D) Increasing winter rainfall
✅ Answer: B) Weakening southwest monsoon
Q9. NDMA in India functions under:
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Prime Minister’s Office
C) Ministry of Environment
D) Cabinet Secretariat
✅ Answer: B) Prime Minister’s Office
Q10. The Sendai Framework is related to:
A) Climate mitigation
B) Disaster risk reduction
C) Biodiversity conservation
D) Sustainable development
✅ Answer: B) Disaster risk reduction
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