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MCQs of Disaster Management (Balochistan)

ByAkram Jan Jaffar

  1. What is the origin of word Disaster?
    1. Latin
    2. Greek
    3. German
    4. French
  2. A disaster is a result of which of the combinations ?
    1. Hazard and Capacity
    2. Vulnerability and Capacity
    3. Hazard, Vulnerability and Insufficient Capacity
    4. Hazard, and Vulnerability Alone
  3. When was the Pakistan Disaster Management Authority established?
    1. August 17, 2007
    2. August 17, 2000
    3. September 1, 2003
    4. August 2, 2010
  4. Why are the landslides called Socio-natural Hazards?
    1. They are caused solely by natural forces.
    2. They are caused solely by human activities.
    3. They are not considered hazards.
    4. They are caused by a combination of natural and human factors.
  5. First Head of NDMA Pakistan:
    1. Naseer Ahmed Nasar
    2. Lieutenant General (Retd.) Farooq Ahmed Khan
    3. Lieutenant General (Retd.) Inam Haider Malik
  6. When did a devastating earthquake hit Kashmir (Pakistan) in 2005?
    1. October 8, 2005
    2. October 5, 2008
    3. October 10, 2005
    4. September 2, 2005
  7. What was the intensity of the 2005 earthquake that hit Pakistani Kashmir?
    1. 5.6 magnitude
    2. 7.6 magnitude
    3. 7.10 magnitude
    4. 6.7 magnitude
  8. What does physical vulnerability refers to in context to disaster?
    1. The emotional resilience of a community
    2. The economic status of individuals
    3. The structural susceptibility of buildings and infrastructure
    4. The social cohesion within a community
  9. When was PDMA Balochistan established?
    1. 2007
    2. 2008
    3. 2008
    4. 2010
  10. Who was the first Director General of PDMA (Balochistan)?
    1. Naseer Ahmed Nasar
    2. Mushtaq Raisani
    3. Jahangir Khan Ghorezai
  11. In which phase of disaster, the assesment is done?
    1. Warning Phase
    2. Impact Phase
    3. Rescue Phase
    4. Rehabilitation Phase
  12. In relation to disaster preparedness, which one of the following is more serious from a response point of view?
    1. First Alert
    2. Second Alert
  13. A physical situation, which may cause damage to property, human injury, or harm to the environment, is called:
    1. Hazard 
    2. Disaster
    3. Risk
  14. The likelihood of an undesired event occurring within a particular period or under a specified circumstances is known as:
    1. Disaster
    2. Risk
    3. Hazard
  15. Which of the following is the main contributory cause for pipeline disasters in the world?
    1. Third Party Activity
    2. Corrosion
    3. Mechanical Faliure
    4. Operational Failure
  16. Root Cause Analysis of the disaster can be done through which of the following methods?
    1. Why-Why
    2. HAZOP (Hazard and Operability)
    3. Consequence Analysis
    4. Checklist
  17. Is Blow-Out a natural disaster?
    1. Yes
    2. No
  18. The principle which takes into account the precaution to be taken, being on the safer side and avoidance of taking undue risks from hazards, the damage potential of which is not fully known, is known as:
    1. Guiding principle
    2. Risk Assessment Principle
    3. Hazard Analysis Principle
    4. Precautionary Principle
  19. The agreement and understanding that has been reached among various nearby industries to help each other during a disaster is known as;
    1. Memorandum of Agreement
    2. Agreement of Mock Exercise
    3. Industrial Charter
    4. Mutual Aid Agreement
  20. How many Safety Integrity Levels exist?
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 3
    4. 4
  21. Which of the following SIL levels represents the catastrophic impact of a disaster?
    1. SIL-1
    2. SIL-2
    3. SIL-3
    4. SIL-4
  22. What could be the primary and secondary protections for the protection of a vessel against an over-pressure situation?
    1. PSH and PSV
    2. PSL and ESS
    3. LSL and ESD
    4. FSL and FSV
  23. In an oil drilling rig, an area within 4.5 m of the shale shaker in an open air is considered as:
    1. Zone 1
    2. Zone 2
    3. Zone 0
  24. The area within 3 meters from the discharge nozzle of the relief valve is considered as:
    1. Zone 0
    2. Zone 2
    3. Zone 1
  25. Which of the following will be found on a Material Safety of Data Sheet?
    1. Spill and Leak Procedure
    2. Health Hazards Information
    3. Special Protection Information
    4. All of the above
  26. Section 2 of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) will have information about:
    1. Hazardous Ingredients
    2. Fire Explosion Data
    3. Reactivity Data
    4. Manufacturer’s Data
  27. In case of an emergency involving a chemical or product, an emergency telephone number can be found in which section of MSDS?
    1. Section-1
    2. Section-2
    3. Section-5
    4. Section-8
  28. The yellow portion of an NFPA (US based) diamond represents:
    1. Health Hazard
    2. Flamability Hazard
    3. Special Hazard Information
    4. Reactivity Hazard
  29. The ill-health effect caused by one-time, sudden, high exposure is often called:
    1. Chronic Effect
    2. Acute Effect
    3. Systematic Effect
  30. Monitoring the levels of exposures to toxic substances is medically done through analysis of body fluids, e.g blood, urine, expired air, etc. The process is known as;
    1. Condition Monitoring
    2. Biological Conditioning
    3. Exposure Monitoring
    4. Biological Monitoring
  31. The ratio of amount of toxic chemical to IDLH (Immediately Dangeour to Life or Health) value of chemical is called:
    1. Pollution Load
    2. Fire Load
    3. Toxic Load
    4. Toxicological Load
  32. Which of the following steps of Toxic Risk Assessment exercise considers the possible routes of entry of a chemical into the body and its reaction thereby?
    1. First Step
    2. Second Step
    3. Third Step
    4. Fourth Step
  33. About 2ppm of chlorine concentration in air causes:
    1. Irritation of eyes and nose
    2. Irritation of throat
    3. Causes coughing and sneezing
    4. Immediate Death
  34. If cash is a hazard, then theft is the consequence; what will be the consequence if electricity is a hazard?
    1. Damage
    2. Hearing Loss
    3. Loss of Water
    4. Shock

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