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1. 1.

   Choose the correct option.

   1. Which of the following is not an example of natural disaster?

   (a) Cyclone              (b) Earthquake              (c) Nuclear attack           (d) Floods

   2. ___________________ is the point of origin of an earthquake.

   (a) Focus               (b) Epicentre                (c) Avalanche              (d) None of these

   3.  ___________________ delta does not experience floods.

   (a) Godavari           (b) Krishna                (c) Yamuna                (d) Kaveri

   4. Chernobyl Nuclear Diaster took place in ______________________.

   (a) Ukraine              (c) Siberia               (c) India                   (d) Norway

   5. The Nepal earth quake occurred in the year ____________.

   (a) 2014                 (b) 2015                    (c) 2016                  (d) 2017

2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Natural hazards which are furious in nature and bring about large-scale destruction of life and property are called ______________________.
   2. The strongest impact of an earthquake is experienced by the areas near the __________________________.
   3. Numerous cases of wildfire has been reported in the forests of ____________________ in 2016.
   4. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, one of the worst chemical disasters in India, occurred on _________________________.
   5. At the national level, ______________________________ is responsible for coordinating all diaster management related activities for all natural hazards except drought.
3. 3.

   Mark the wrong statements and correct them.

   1. The point on the Earth's surface which is directly above the focus is called the epicentre.
   2. Deforestation prevents flood.
   3. Wildfire can be caused due to factors suuch as high temperature, droughts and natural lightning.
   4. MIC was the cause of Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.
   5. Each state in India has a state-level disaster management committee headed by the chief minister or the chief secretary of the state.
4. 4.

   What do you mean by the term 'disaster'?

5. 5.

   List a few examples of human-made disasters.

6. 6.

   What is the main cause of the occurance of earthquakes?