WBBSE Class 9 Geography And Environment Chapter 6 Hazards And Disasters MCQs

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WBBSE Chapter 6 Hazards And Disasters Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. The following is a man-made hazard—

  1. Drought
  2. Earthquake
  3. Volcano
  4. Riot

Answer: 4. Riot

Question 2. The following is a semi-natural hazard—

  1. Volcano
  2. Tsunami
  3. Snowstorm
  4. Landslide

Answer: 4. Landslide

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Question 3. The following is a natural disaster—

  1. Drought
  2. Global Warming
  3. Nuclear Disaster
  4. Riot

Answer: 1. Drought

Question 4. The following is not a cause of landslide—

  1. Deforestation
  2. Multi-Purpose River Valley Project
  3. Urbanization
  4. Tsunami

Answer: 4. Tsunami

Question 5. Give an example of a disaster caused by human activity—

  1. Earthquake
  2. Volcano
  3. Nuclear Bomb Explosion
  4. Drought

Answer: 3. Nuclear Bomb Explosion

WBBSE Class 9 Geography And Environment Chapter 6 Hazards And Disasters MCQs

Question 6. The following is known as the ‘land of earthquakes’—

  1. Japan
  2. Iraq
  3. Myanmar
  4. India

Answer: 1. Japan

Question 7. Volcanic eruptions occur due to—

  1. Deforestation
  2. Unplanned Development Of Settlements
  3. Rise In Heat And Pressure Within The Earth
  4. Construction Of Roads

Answer: 3. Rise In Heat And Pressure Within The Earth

Question 8. The following disaster occurs in the coastal regions—

  1. Drought
  2. Volcano
  3. Landslide
  4. Tsunami

Answer: 4. Tsunami

Question 9. The percentage of land in India that is prone to flood is—

  1. 10%
  2. 11%
  3. 12%
  4. 13%

Answer: 3. 12%

Question 10. Landslides occur more often in—

  1. Hills
  2. Deserts
  3. Forests
  4. Plains

Answer: 1. Hills

Question 11. Snowstorms are mostly observed in the—

  1. Equatorial region
  2. Tropical Region
  3. Sub-Tropical Region
  4. Polar region

Answer: 4. Polar region

Question 12. A terrible blizzard hit the eastern side of the USA and Canada in—

  1. 1777
  2. 1888
  3. 1920
  4. 1992

Answer: 2. 1888

Question 13. Avalanches occur in—

  1. Mountains
  2. Deserts
  3. Plateaus
  4. Coastal regions

Answer: 1. Mountains

Question 14. The following is an example of a climatic hazard—

  1. An Arabic Term
  2. A Japanese Term
  3. A French Term
  4. A Russian Term

Answer: 2. A Japanese Term

Question 15. In Japan and China, whirlwinds are known as—

  1. Volcano
  2. Flood
  3. Forest Fire
  4. Tsunami 

Answer: 2. Flood 

Question 16. An example of an atmospheric disaster is—

  1. Tornado
  2. Typhoon
  3. Hurricane
  4. Willy- Willy

Answer: 1. Tornado

Question 17. An example of an atmospheric catastrophe is-

  1. Drought
  2. Tsunami
  3. Soil erosion
  4. Desertification

Answer: 1. Drought

Question 18. Cyclone of the South China Sea is known as—

  1. Taifu
  2. Typhoon
  3. Hurricane
  4. Willy-willy

Answer: 2. Typhoon

Question 19. Tsunami is a type of—

  1. Organic Disaster
  2. Geological Disaster
  3. Hydrological Disaster
  4. Meteorological Disaster

Answer: 3. Hydrological Disaster

Question 20. The affected area of cyclone Willy-willy is located in—

  1. Germany
  2. Japan
  3. Australia
  4. China

Answer: 3. Australia

Question 21. An example of man-induced hazard is—

  1. Communal Riot
  2. Forest Fire
  3. Landslide
  4. Volcanism

Answer: 1. Communal Riot

Question 22. Which of these is not a geological disaster?

  1. Landslide
  2. Cyclone
  3. Earthquake
  4. Volcanic eruption

Answer: 2. Cyclone

Question 23. Cyclone of the Indian subcontinent is called—

  1. Cyclone
  2. Typhoon
  3. Hurricane
  4. Willy-willy

Answer: 1. Cyclone

Question 24. Huge rainfall in high mountainous regions in a short period is called—

  1. Out Burst Of Monsoon
  2. Cloud Burst
  3. Dust Storm
  4. Heavy Rain

Answer: 2. Cloud Burst

Question 25. Which is not a natural disaster?

  1. Cyclone
  2. Tsunami
  3. Earthquake
  4. Soil Erosion

Answer: 4. Soil Erosion

Question 26. Many people die in a short time, because of—

  1. Forest Fire
  2. Drought
  3. Hailstorm
  4. Earthquake

Answer: 4. Earthquake

Question 27. The direct natural cause of flood is—

  1. Heavy Rainfall
  2. Hailstorm
  3. Deforestation
  4. Unscientific agriculture

Answer: 1. Heavy Rainfall

Question 28. In which country was Fani named?

  1. Bangladesh
  2. India
  3. Nepal
  4. Pakistan

Answer: 1. Bangladesh

Question 29. A drought-prone district in West Bengal is—

  1. Howrah
  2. Darjeeling
  3. Bankura
  4. Jalpaiguri

Answer: 3. Bankura

Question 30. The following is one of the measures to control flood—

  1. Practice Of Dry Farming
  2. Construction Of Deep Wells
  3. Initiation Of Water Conservation Projects
  4. Controlling The Grazing Of Cattle

Answer: 3. Initiation Of Water Conservation Projects

Question 31. The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is observed on—

  1. 13 October
  2. 10 November
  3. 5 September
  4. 5 January

Answer: 1. 13 October

Question 32. The following is a landslide-prone district in West Bengal—

  1. Midnapore
  2. Birbhum
  3. Malda
  4. Darjeeling

Answer: 4. Darjeeling

Question 33. Cyclone Hudhud occurred in—

  1. 2013
  2. 2014
  3. 2015
  4. 2016

Answer: 2. 2014

Question 34. The most affected district in West Bengal by Cyclone Aila is—

  1. Howrah
  2. Hooghly
  3. Nadia
  4. South 24 Parganas

Answer: 4. South 24 Parganas

Question 35. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was formed in—

  1. 2002
  2. 2003
  3. 2004
  4. 2005

Answer: 4. 2005

Question 8. Disaster that frequently occurs in Sundarban, is—

  1. Earthquake
  2. Cyclone
  3. Landslide
  4. Forest fire

Answer: 2. Cyclone

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