General Knowledge Flashcards
An active volcano Mauna Loa is located in?
Hawaii, USA
A disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is referred to as?
Pandemic
A volcano known for its most destructive volcanic eruption in recorded history
Krakatoa
Bhopal Gas Disaster is a type of?
Manmade Disaster
Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific Region
Ring of Fire
Who is known as the father of modern seismology?
R.D. Oldham
Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called
Magma
International Tsunami information center is located in
Honlulu
Cyclones occurring in North America are called?
Hurricanes
What are the vectors of Zika Virus?
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
Generally the number on Richter’s scale ranges between
0 and 9
In India National Institute of Disaster Management is located at
New Delhi
The Disaster Management Act was made in?
2005
Effective hazard management largely rely on
Pre-disaster planning
The extent to which a community, structure, services, or geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular hazard is termed as
vulnerability
The Richter’s scale expresses an earthquakes?
magnitude
The point of the Earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs is called?
epicenter
Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle
Mitigation
is a contagious viral illness that in its most severe form causes nerve injury leading to paralysis, difficulty breathing and sometimes death.
Polio
The word disaster comes from
Greek word
High vulnerability are associated with?
high disaster risk
The Bhopal gas Disaster occurred in?
1984
The instrument which record earthquake wave is called?
seismograph
It is known as seismic wave
tsunami
The largest active volcano in the world is?
Mauna Loa in Hawaii
Latur earthquake occurred in?
1993
is a seismic seismic wave that is trapped near the surface of the earth.
Surface wave
Known as the light house of the mediterranean sea
Stromboli
Most fire prone country in the world
Australia
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986 in Ukraine was a case of?
nuclear disaster
It is when a large number of people in a community get a disease at the same time
epidemic
Zika Virus is spread by?
mosquitos
Intensity of an earthquake is measured by
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
About 2/3 of the cyclones that occur in the Indian Ocean occur in the?
Bay of Bengal
The most calm part of tropical cyclone is?
eye
The word tsunami has been derived from
Japanese word
Wild fire in north america is called?
Bush fire
The two atom bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagashaki in Japan by USA during
World War II
The twin tower of world trade centre in USA was destroyed in the year
2001
In northern hemisphere, the wind of the tropical cyclone blows in
Anticlockwise direction
Where do tropical cyclones rarely develop because the coriolis effect is weakest there?
5 degrees of the equator
PAGASA calls a tropical cyclone SUPER TYPHOON when the wind blows
more than 220 kph
During volcanic eruption, the extreme risk zone is within a distance
up to 100 meters
What is lahars?
volcanic mud flow
Highest volcanic mountain in the world is
Cotopaxi
The terrorist attack in Mumbai took place in?
2008
In disaster management, mitigation measures involve
community action and administration
The cycle of disaster consists of the following components
mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
The National Disaster Management Authority is headed by?
The Prime Minister of India
Environmental condition found on equatorial calm over the sea
doldrums
In the Philippines, Cyclone is tracked through which satellite?
HIMAWARI-8
Tuberculosis generally affect
lungs
most landslide prone area in the Philippines
Cordillera Region
What is the abbreviation of PAGASA?
Philippine, Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
What is the deadliest typhoon in the Philippines?
Haiphong
What is the most destructive typhoon in the Philippines?
Yolanda
When did typhoon Rolly happen?
November 1, 2020
What is the abbreviation of PHIVOLCS?
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
a service institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that is principally mandated to mitigate disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and other related geotectonic phenomena.
PHIVOLCS
one of the attached agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under its Scientific and Technical Services Institutes, is mandated to “provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to insure the safety, well being and economic security of all the people, and for the promotion of national progress.”
PAGASA
Abbreviation of CDC
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
When did the WHO announce the official name of COVID-19?
February 11, 2020
Where was COVID-19 first identified?
Wuhan, China
What is the abbreviation of SARS?
severe acute respiratory syndrome
The deadliest pandemic in history
Bubonic plague
The deadliest volcanic eruption in the Philippines
Mount Pinatubo
is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirusthat was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
Mers-Cov
Who introduced the small pox vaccine?
Edward Jenner
A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.
Hazard
The potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur to a particular community or a society over some specified future time period.
disaster risk
The outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters prevention (i.e. disaster prevention) expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance.
disaster prevention
The lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters.
mitigation
Constitutes the knowledge and capacities developed by governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions.
preparedness
The fourth phase of disaster and is the restoration of all aspects of the disaster’s impact on a community and the return of the local economy to some sense of normalcy
recovery
shocks that happen before the earthquake
foreshocks
shocks that happen after the earthquake
after shocks
Waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. They are the energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs.
seismic waves
Where was the largest earthquake ever recorded?
Chile
What is the most seismically active state?
Alaska
This is the most dangerous part of the hurricane and where the highest speed winds are.
eye wall
These bands can drop huge amounts of rainfall causing flooding when the hurricane hits land.
rainbands
occur over the ocean in areas near the equator.
Tropical Cyclones
38 mph or less
Tropical depression
39 to 73 mph
Tropical storm
What is the direction of hurricanes in the southern hemisphere?
clockwise
These are volcanoes formed from particles and blobs of lava ejected from a single vent at the top. They generally don’t get taller than around 1,000 feet.
cinder cones
These volcanoes are also shaped like a cone, but are formed from layers of lava over many years. They can grow into huge mountains over 8,000 feet tall from their base.
composite volcanoes
They form from wide thin layers of lava that eventually are shaped like a shield.
shield volcanoes
These volcanoes are formed by thick lava that hardens right around the vent. They can sometimes form inside of other types of volcanoes.
lava domes
describes two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person. They can occur at the same time or one after the other. It also implies interactions between the illnesses that can worsen the course of both.
comoborbidity
the first seismic wave detected by seismographs; able to move through both liquid and solid rock.
P Waves
secondary body waves that oscillate the ground perpendicular to the direction of wave travel and produce vertical and horizontal motion in the ground surface.
S Waves
surface waves that move in an elliptical motion, producing both a vertical and horizontal component of motion in the direction of wave propagation.
Rayleigh waves
surface waves that move parallel to the Earth’s surface and perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.
Love waves
Where did the Ebola virus first occur?
Ebola river
is the region that circles the Earth, near the equator, where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come together.
Intertropical Convergence Zone
are rivers of incandescent of molten rock or lava moving downslope or away from an eruption vent.
lava flows
large circular or oval depressions more than 1 km (0.6 mile) in diameter—have been formed by inward collapse of landforms after large amounts of magma have been expelled from underground.
Caldera
What type of volcano is taal?
Caldera
When did taal volcano erupt?
January 12, 2020
is the premiere science and technology body in the Philippines charged with the twin mandate of providing central direction, leadership and coordination of all scientific and technological activities, and of formulating policies, programs and projects to support national development.
Department of Science and Technology
When did Philippines confirm its first case of COVID-19?
January 30, 2020
is a task force organized by the executive of the Philippine government to respond to affairs concerning emerging infectious diseases in the Philippines.
Inter-agency task force on emerging infectious diseases
When is Earth Day?
April 22
When did Mount Mayon last erupt?
January 13-May 18, 2018
What is the most active volcano in the Philippines?
Mount Mayon
