C-14 — Natural Disaster of Bangladesh

What is disaster?

Which best describes hazard?

After a major disaster, the affected society usually depends on—

Which of the following is a key difference between disaster and hazard?

Why should the people of Bangladesh have clear information about disaster?

In the context of Bangladesh, when an area goes under water and human lives and resources are damaged, it is called—

Annual rainfall in Bangladesh is approximately—

How many rivers flow through Bangladesh?

The number of international rivers in Bangladesh is—

How many rivers in Bangladesh originate from India?

Which of the following is a physical cause of flood?

Which of the following is a man-made cause of flood?

Which is NOT a physical cause of flood?

Consider the following causes of flood in Bangladesh:

Which characteristic best describes a monsoon flood?

Flash flood usually occurs in—

A flash flood is characterised by—

Flood caused by high and low tide reaches a height of about—

Tidal flood becomes most dangerous during—

During the flood of 2000, how many hectors of crops were damaged in 16 districts?

Loss of crop production during the 2000 flood amounted to—

Among the devastating floods between 1954 and 2004, the one with the longest duration was—

The total catchment area of the three main rivers of Bangladesh is approximately—

Out of the total catchment area of the three main rivers, what percentage lies within Bangladesh?

The percentage of flood-causing water that flows through the three main rivers is—

More than what percentage of water of the three main rivers comes from outside Bangladesh?

Which of the following is a general management measure for flood control?

Which is a labour intensive and expensive engineering management measure?

Which is an easy engineering management measure for flood?

Stopping saline water from entering the coastal regions falls under—

Consider the following flood control measures:

Drought refers to—

During drought, soil—

Drought reduces agricultural production mostly in which region of Bangladesh?

Which of the following is NOT an impact of drought?

Drought can be controlled by—

Consider the following impacts of drought:

Cyclone is best described as—

In the southern hemisphere cyclone rotates—

In the northern hemisphere cyclone rotates—

Storms that begin in the Southern Pacific and Indian Ocean are called—

In Bangladesh cyclones occur mostly in the months of—

Why do more cyclones occur in southern Bangladesh?

Cyclones are named after—

The tropical cyclone of 12 November 1970 caused approximately how many casualties?

The tropical cyclone of 29 November 1988 caused approximately how many casualties?

The tropical cyclone of 29 April 1991 caused approximately how many casualties?

Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh on—

The number of casualties in cyclone Aila (25 May 2009) was approximately—

In which areas have cyclones occurred more in the last three decades?

Riverbank erosion is best defined as—

Riverbank erosion is most common in which season?

River bank erosion happens every year in around how many rivers?

Which of the following is a cause of river bank erosion?

Which is NOT a listed cause of river bank erosion?

River bank erosion in Bangladesh occurs in and around how many rivers and tributaries?

How many people are directly affected by river bank erosion in Bangladesh?

How many people take shelter in different government and non-government educational institutions, roads and embankments due to river bank erosion?

Bangladesh's annual loss due to river bank erosion is around—

How many hectors of land go under water annually due to river bank erosion?

River bank erosion occurs in about how many upazilas of Bangladesh?

Land owners are badly affected by river bank erosion from excessive rainfall in monsoon during—

Which pair of rivers are among the major ones causing river bank erosion in Bangladesh?

Consider the following items damaged by river bank erosion:

Why is Bangladesh not typically classified as a major earthquake-prone country?

Which of the following is an earthquake-prone area adjacent to Bangladesh?

The folded mountains running in north-south direction in eastern Bangladesh belong to the same group as—

Which of the following areas is formed from old rocks (Pleistocene terraces)?

Earthquake records for Bangladesh and surrounding regions have been collected since the year—

Shallow focus earthquake originates at a depth of—

Intermediate focus earthquake originates at a depth of—

Deep focus earthquake originates up to a depth of—

Bangladesh was divided into three earthquake zones in—

The high risk earthquake zone (Zone 1) of Bangladesh measures on Richter scale—

Which region of Bangladesh falls in Zone 1 (high risk earthquake)?

The medium risk earthquake zone (Zone 2) measures on Richter scale—

The less risk earthquake zone (Zone 3) of Bangladesh covers—

The 1897 earthquake in Bangladesh region had Richter magnitude—

The 1897 earthquake changed the course of which river?

The earthquake of July 1999 (Richter 5.2) caused damage mainly in—

Which earthquake caused massive destruction in Dhaka and Chattogram?

Dhaka city is becoming more vulnerable to earthquake because—

During an earthquake at home one should first—

If stuck in a lift during an earthquake one should—

While outside during an earthquake one should—

Which of the following essential measures is suggested for earthquake risk reduction?

Which body's building construction policy should be amended according to the present situation?

Consider the following essential measures for earthquake risk reduction:

Tsunami is—

The earliest recorded tsunami in the Bangladesh region occurred on—

The 1762 tsunami in Cox's Bazar area was caused by an earthquake of Richter—

The tsunami of 1941 in the Bay of Bengal originated from an earthquake in—

The 1941 Bay of Bengal tsunami caused loss of about how many lives on the east coast of India?

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 was triggered by an earthquake off—

Disaster management is a—

Which is a main objective of disaster management?

Which of the following is NOT a main element of disaster management?

In the past which was considered the only factor of disaster management?

Structural mitigation includes—

Why can poor countries afford less structural mitigation?

Infrastructural mitigation includes—

Disaster preparedness includes—

Response activities include—

Recovery in disaster management means—

Development activity in disaster management—

Mitigation in disaster management refers to—

Consider the elements of the disaster management cycle:

Consider the following objectives of disaster management:

The major disasters in coastal regions of Bangladesh are—

Which organisation provides regular weather forecast in Bangladesh?

Sparrso provides—

Sparrso is a public organisation engaged in—

Which of the following non-government organisations plays a significant role in disaster management in Bangladesh?

Which institutional pair plays an important role in providing information and signals about disaster?

BDPC stands for—

The armed forces help in emergency situations by—

What is the man-made cause of floods?

The objectives of disaster management are—

A cyclone in Shyamnagar Upazila recently caused extensive damage to life and property. Rafiq and his friends distributed dry food to the victims and provided medical treatment to those injured. What can be called the work that Rafiq and his friends did?

Ways to mitigate the impact of cyclone disaster are—

Which of the following is a category of flood in Bangladesh?

Which of the following is NOT a category of flood in Bangladesh?

Drought means—

Which is a major natural cause of river erosion?

River erosion is considered a persistent problem in Bangladesh because—

Pre-disaster preparation (preparedness) refers to—