Every Book Back multiple-choice question from Man-Made Disasters - Public Awareness for Disaster Risk Reduction (12th Standard Geography, Samacheer Kalvi) — each with the correct option highlighted and a clear, worked explanation. Free to read in English and Tamil.
Q1
The spreading speed of low fire is
- A. 1 - 3 m/secCorrect
- B. 3 - 5 m/sec
- C. 4 - 6 m/sec
- D. 6 - 8 m/sec
Explanation. The lesson states that during droughts or windy weather the spreading speed of low fire is 1-3 m/sec, while high fire may reach up to 100 m/sec.
Q2
To cut off all branches of trees standing near our house is to prevent
- A. Earthquake
- B. Flood
- C. FireCorrect
- D. Drought
Explanation. Among the preventive measures for fire accidents, the lesson lists cutting off all branches of trees below three metre height standing near the house.
Q3
Which one of the following is the rule of action for stampede?
- A. Find lower place or cavity and squat there if the area is open.
- B. Avoid rock slides and landslides if you are in the mountain.
- C. Keep your hands by your chestCorrect
- D. Keep your head no higher than 30 cm above the floor.
Explanation. Keeping your hands by your chest, as in a boxing position, is the second rule of action for stampede; it keeps the ribs from being crushed. The 30 cm rule belongs to fire accidents.
Q4
The 1984 Industrial gas disaster occurred in
- A. Delhi
- B. Pune
- C. BhopalCorrect
- D. Noida
Explanation. The Fact File describes the 1984 Bhopal Gas Disaster: on 3 December 1984 a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide plant at Bhopal.
Q5
The percentage of death worldwide due to unintentional injury during drowning is ________.
- A. 5%
- B. 7%Correct
- C. 10%
- D. 2%
Explanation. Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide and accounts for 7% of all injury-related deaths.
Q6
The natural gas vent known as the Eternal fire of Baba Gurgur is located at which country?
- A. Iran
- B. IraqCorrect
- C. Yemen
- D. Kuwait
Explanation. The lesson says a natural gas vent in Iraq, known as the Eternal Fire of Baba Gurgur, meaning 'Father of Fire', has been burning for over 4,000 years.
Q7
Every year, ______ people are killed in the road accidents.
- A. 4.34 million
- B. 2.34 million
- C. 3.24 million
- D. 1.34 millionCorrect
Explanation. It is estimated that 1.34 million people are killed in road accidents every year; road accident is the 8th leading cause of death globally.
Q8
In India ____ of stampede occur in religious events.
- A. 69%
- B. 59%
- C. 79%Correct
- D. 49%
Explanation. As stated in a newspaper in 2013, 79 percent of stampedes in India have taken place at religious events.
Q9
Drowning account for ____ of deaths in flood disasters.
- A. 75%Correct
- B. 65%
- C. 55%
- D. 85%
Explanation. The lesson states that drowning accounts for 75% of deaths in flood disasters.
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