Disaster Management - Gujarat Board (GSEB) STD 8 Social Science Questions

Q 1MCQ1 Mark

Which of the following are rare incidents that happen in Saputara $($Dang$)$ in Gujarat ?

A
Industrial accident
✓
Landslides
C
Locust hazard
D
Tsunami

Answer: B.

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Q 2MCQ1 Mark

Which of the following is a man$-$made disaster ?

A
Earthquake
B
Forest fire
✓
Industrial accident
D
Tsunami

Answer: C.

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Q 3MCQ1 Mark

Which of the following disasters is not included in man-made disasters ?

A
Fire
B
Industrial accident
C
Riots
✓
Earthquake

Answer: D.

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Q 4MCQ1 Mark

Due to which of the following disasters the health of large number of people can have serious effects?

A
Forest fire
B
Landslide
✓
Industrial accident
D
Locust hazard

Answer: C.

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Q 5MCQ1 Mark

Due to the corona outbreak of which year is the whole world experiences problems$?$

A
$2018-19\ AD$
B
$2017-18\ AD$
✓
$2019-20\ AD$
D
$2021-22\ AD$

Answer: C.

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Q 6Fill In The Blank1 Mark

The task of $.........$ of those people who become disabled permanently is challenging.

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Q 7Fill In The Blank1 Mark

Whether the disasters are natural or man made, they leave many profound effects on the $.........$

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Q 8Fill In The Blank1 Mark

Due to the leakage of $.........$ in the factories producing pesticides, the atmosphere and the reservoirs $($water bodies$)$ become polluted.

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Q 9Fill In The Blank1 Mark

$.........$ Organization provides special guidance about measures to protect and the precautions to be taken by the people in case of a pandemic condition.

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Q 10Fill In The Blank1 Mark

The whole world experiences the problems due to the effects of the corona outbreak which occurred in the year $.........$

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Q 11True Or False1 Mark

In case of toxic gas leakage in an industrial accident. one should run in the opposite direction of the wind.

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Q 12True Or False1 Mark

Due to the lack of maintenance of the machines, the industrial accidents occur because of mechanical malfunctioning.

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Q 13True Or False1 Mark

World Health Organization $(WHO)$ provides guidance to people in case of a pandemic situation.

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Q 14True Or False1 Mark

There are heavy negative impacts due to the measures such as lockdown and quarantine on the economic progress and educational performance of the country.

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Q 15True Or False1 Mark

The Health Department of the Government helps the farmers at the time of locust hazard.

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Q 161 Marks Each1 Mark

What is an 'Epidemic situation' ?

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Q 171 Marks Each1 Mark

In which particular areas landslide occur the most ?

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Q 181 Marks Each1 Mark

What is a forest fire ?