Online Shiksha provides MCQ on Class 5 SST Coping With Disasters from the chapter for the students
Q What is a disaster?
A) Planned event
B) Sudden event or accident
C) Regular occurrence
D) Everyday activity
Answer: B) Sudden event or accident
Q What are the two main types of disasters mentioned?
A) Earthquakes and floods
B) Natural and human-made
C) Cyclones and tsunamis
D) Fires and epidemics
Answer: B) Natural and human-made
Q What is the primary cause of natural disasters?
A) Human activities
B) Environmental changes
C) Wrath of nature
D) Global warming
Answer: C) Wrath of nature
Q Which device measures the intensity of an earthquake?
A) Thermometer
B) Barometer
C) Seismograph
D) Hydrometer
Answer: C) Seismograph
Q In earthquake-prone areas, what kind of houses is recommended?
A) Heavy and concrete
B) Light and made of wood
C) Tall and steel-framed
D) Underground shelters
Answer: B) Light and made of wood
Q What is the main cause of floods ?
A) Melting glaciers
B) Earthquake
C) Heavy rainfall
D) Volcanic eruption
Answer: C) Heavy rainfall
Q What should people do during a flood if they have time to evacuate?
A) Drive through moving water
B) Stay near outer walls
C) Reach higher ground
D) Ignore warnings
Answer: C) Reach higher ground
Q What is drought?
A) Excessive rainfall
B) Little or no rain for a long period
C) Frequent snowfall
D) Seasonal temperature rise
Answer: B) Little or no rain for a long period
Q How can drought be prevented?
A) Increase over-grazing
B) Build more factories
C) Practice rainwater harvesting
D) Cut down trees
Answer: C) Practice rainwater harvesting
Q What is a volcanic eruption?
– A) Underground earthquake
– B) Escape of magma to the surface
– C) Tsunami aftermath
– D) Heavy rainfall in a volcano
Answer: B) Escape of magma to the surface
Q Which is the largest volcano in the solar system?
– A) Mount Everest
– B) Mount Fuji
– C) Olympus Mons
– D) Eyjafjallajökull
Answer: C) Olympus Mons
Q What is a tsunami?
– A) Japanese earthquake
– B) Volcanic eruption aftermath
– C) Underwater movement waves
– D) Cyclone waves
Answer: C) Underwater movement waves
Q How fast can tsunami waves travel in the open sea?
– A) 100 miles per hour
– B) 250 miles per hour
– C) 450 miles per hour
– D) 600 miles per hour
Answer: C) 450 miles per hour
Q What precaution should be taken in tsunami danger zones?
– A) Ignore warnings
– B) Move closer to the coast
– C) Evacuate low-lying areas
– D) Venture into the sea
Answer: C) Evacuate low-lying areas
Q What is a cyclone?
– A) A type of volcano
– B) Violent storm with circular winds
– C) Underwater earthquake
– D) Tsunami aftermath
Answer: B) Violent storm with circular winds
Q Which coastal states in India are mentioned as prone to cyclones?
– A) Kerala and Karnataka
– B) Gujarat and Maharashtra
– C) Odisha and West Bengal
– D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: C) Odisha and West Bengal
Q What is a human-made disaster mentioned?
– A) Earthquake
– B) Tsunami
– C) Fire
– D) Drought
Answer: C) Fire
Q What is an epidemic?
– A) Sudden event
– B) Annual occurrence
– C) Large-scale disease outbreak
– D) Earthquake aftermath
Answer: C) Large-scale disease outbreak
Q What is the primary cause of epidemics mentioned?
– A) Lack of rain
– B) Infectious diseases
– C) Volcanic eruption
– D) Heavy rainfall
Answer: B) Infectious diseases
Q What are the three elements stressed in disaster management?
– A) Precaution, cure, prevent
– B) Preparedness, relief, recovery
– C) Fire, flood, drought
– D) Earthquake, tsunami, cyclone
Answer: B) Preparedness, relief, recovery
