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UGC NET Paper 1: Natural Hazard and Disasters Questions
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1. Volcanic eruptions affect
2. Which of the following disasters belongs to the category of nuclear disasters?
(1) Fukushima disaster
(2) Chernobyl disaster
(3) Three mile Island incident
(4) The love canal disaster Choose your answer from the options given below:
3. Which of the following types of natural disasters has no definite beginning and end
4. Flash floods are caused when
5. Which of the natural hazards have big effect on Indian people each year?
6. Occurrence of natural hazards is affected by :
(A) Land use changes
(B) Drainage and construction
(C) Ozone depletion
(D) Climate change Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
7. The most recurring natural hazard in India is
8. Tsunami occurs due to:
9. In the last few years, India has been affected by which of the following tropical cyclones?
10. The most significant impact of volcanic eruption has been felt in the form of:
11. Which one of the following natural hazards is responsible for causing highest human disaster?
12. Which of the following belongs to the category of geophysical hazards?
13. Indian coastal areas experienced Tsunami disaster in the year :
14. 'Lahar' is a natural disaster involving
15. Two earthquakes A and B happen to be of magnitude 5 and 6 respectively on Richter Scale. The ratio of the energies released EB/EA will be approximately :
16. Which one of the following is not associated with earthquakes?
17. World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) objective has been to reduce the number of deaths due to hydrometeorological disasters over the decade 2010-2019 by (with reference to the decade 1994-2003)
18. Which type of natural hazards cause maximum damage to property and lives?
19. Which of the following natural hazards is not hydrometeorological ?
20. Which of the following region is in the very high risk zone of earthquakes?
21. Assertion (A) : Indoor air pollution is a serious health hazard. Reason (R) : The dispersal of air pollutants is rather limited in indoor environment. Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
22. Which of the following types of natural hazards have the highest potential to cause damage to humans ?
23. Match the following environmental disasters with the words or phrases associated them. List I List II
(A) Bhopal gas tragedy (i) Dumping of Hazardous substances
(B) Chernobyl disaster (ii) Peroxyaoetyl Nitrates (PAN)
(C) Love Canal tragedy (iii) Nuclear Accident
(D) Los Angeles smog (iv) Methyl Isocyanide Choose the correct option from those given below :
24. Statement I: Earthquake 'A' is 5 on Richter scale and Earthquake 'B' is 8 on the same scale. Earthquake 'B' has 1000 times the wave amplitude compared to 'A'. Statement II: The energy released in 'B' is three times that of 'A'. Choose the correct option:
25. In case of earthquakes, an increase of magnitude 1 on Richter Scale implies

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