Which of the following natural hazards is not hydro-meteorological?
Tsunami
The given question asks us to identify which of the listed natural hazards is not considered a hydro-meteorological hazard. Let's begin by understanding what hydro-meteorological hazards are:
Now, let's analyze each option:
Based on the above explanation, the correct answer is Tsunami because it is not primarily a result of atmospheric or hydrological phenomena but rather geological events.
Occurrence of natural hazards is affected by:
(a) Land use changes
(b) Drainage and construction
(c) Ozone depletion
(d) Climate change
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Which of the following belongs to the category of geophysical hazards?
A study was carried out on the drought resilience in India. Which of the following States show highest level of handling drought ?
Assertion “A”: Mapping of landslide prone areas and construction of houses, falling of trees and grazing in landslide prone areas should be prohibited.
Reason “R”: Afforestation in the vulnerable areas is an effective way of durable landslides control.
Choose the correct code:
Match the following environmental disasters with the words or phrases associated with them.
| List I | List II | ||
| (a) | Bhopal gas tragedy | (i) | Dumping of Hazardous substances |
| (b) | Chernobyl disaster | (ii) | Peroxyacetyl Nitrates (PAN) |
| (c) | Love Canal tragedy | (iii) | Nuclear accident |
| (d) | Los Angeles smog | (iv) | Methyl Isocyanide |
Choose the correct option from those given below :
The earthquake in Bhuj, Gujarat took place in
Which one of the following is a meteorological hazard?
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List-I (Emitter) | List-II (Emitted Products) |
A. Decaying plants | 1. Carbon monoxide |
B. Volcanoes | 2. Salt spray |
C. Ocean | 3. Hydrogen sulphide |
D. Forest fires | 4. Sulfur oxides |
Consider the following features related to a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF):
a. Involves sudden release of meltwater
b. Failure of moraine and ice dam
c. Large downstream discharge causing floods
d. Rapid event casting for few seconds
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?