1. What percentage of India’s total geographical area is prone to normal to high density earthquakes?
(a) 56.1 (b) 58.6
(c) 60.3 (d) 62.4
Ans: (b)
2. In India how many lakh hectares of land is affected each year by floods?
(a) 40 lakh (b) 38 lakh
(c) 36 lakh (d) 34 lakh
Ans: (a)
3. What percentage of India’s geographical area is affected each year by floods?
(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 14 (d) 16
Ans: (b)
4. What percentage of India’s geographical area is drought prone?
(a) 64 (b) 66
(c) 68 (d) 70
Ans: (c)
5. What is India’s coastal area in square kilometetres ?
(a) 7424 (b) 7516
(c) 7654 (d) 7740
Ans: (b)
6. What percentage of Bihar’s geographical area is drought prone?
(a) 26 (b) 28
(c) 30 (d) 32
Ans: (c)
7. What percentage of Bihar’s geographical area is affected by floods?
(a) 70 (b) 68
(c) 66 (d) 64
Ans: (a)
8. How many hectares of land is drought prone in the State?
(a) 20 lakh (b) 18 lakh
(c) 16 lakh (d) 14 lakh
Ans: (a)
9. When was the National Flood Commission constituted?
(a) 1980 (b) 1982
(c) 1984 (d) 1986
Ans: (d)
10. How many districts of the State are affected by floods at present?
(a) 28 (b) 26
(c) 24 (d) 22
Ans: (a)
11. According to the water report (1993-94) of Bihar Government, what percentage of area in North Bihar is affected by floods?
(a) 70 (b) 72
(c) 74 (d) 76
Ans: (d)
12. Bihar occupies _______ position in India in respect of areas most affected by floods?
(a) First (b) Second
(c) Third (d) Fourth
Ans: (b)
13. Which district is not highly affected district by floods?
(a) Sitamarhi (b) Madhubani
(c) Buxar (d) Vaishali
Ans: (c)
14. Due to which project, a lot of low lying land of Bihar has submerged in water?
(a) Sone (b) Kosi
(c) Gandak (d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans: (d)
15. Which State in India gets affected for the longest period each year by floods?
(a) Assam
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Odisha
Ans: (a)
16. Under which of the following five year plans, priority was accorded to the multipurpose river valley projects?
(a) First (b) Second
(c) Third (d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans: (d)
17. Which river is called ‘Bihar ka Shok’?
(a) Bagmati (b) Ganga
(c) Kosi (d) Mahananda
Ans: (c)
18. Under which five year plan, drainage system was arranged?
(a) Sixth (b) Fifth
(c) Fourth (d) Third
Ans: (a)
19. Under which of the following five year plans, coastal area construction was accorded priority?
(a) Fourth (b) Third
(c) Second (d) First
Ans: (a)
20. Where is flood information centre located in Bihar?
(a) Patna (b) Betia
(c) Motihari (d) Saharasa
Ans: (a)
21. How many flood information centres are established in India?
(a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 5
Ans: (b)
22. Badlaghat-Nagarpada embankment is situated in which district?
(a) Saharasa (b) Madhubani
(c) Khagariya (d) Supoul
Ans: (c)
23. In which district, Koilover embankment is built on the bank of Ganga river?
(a) Arrah (b) Buxar
(c) Kaimur (d) Patna
Ans: (b)
24. Teenmohani-Kursela embankment is built on which river?
(a) Bagmati (b) Kosi
(c) Gandak (d) Saryu
Ans: (b)
25. In which district Teenmohani- Kursela embankment is built?
(a) Khagariya (b) Darbhanga
(c) Jamui (d) Jehanabad
Ans: (a)
26. In which district Bajipur embankment is built?
(a) Saharasa (b) Supoul
(c) Vaishali (d) Gaya
Ans: (c)
27. In which district Bhutahi Balan embankment is built?
(a) Darbhanga (b) Madhubani
(c) Arrah (d) Siwan
Ans: (a)
28. Which of the following should be given priority in flood affected areas?
(a) Fishery
(b) Fox nut cultivation
(c) Water chestnut cultivation
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
29. Under which five year plan, drainage area development programme was launched?
(a) 8th (b) 7th
(c) 6th (d) 5th
Ans: (a)
30. In what percentage of land in Bihar possibility of drought remains according to the book authored by Prof Inayat Ahmad and D. K. Singh?
(a) 30 (b) 35
(c) 40 (d) 45
Ans: (d)
31. Definite drought prone areas are termed by geographers where less than __________ cm of rain occurs.
(a) 30 (b) 40
(c) 50 (d) 60
Ans: (c)
32. What is the area of forests in Bihar in square kilometres?
(a) 7 (b) 7.21
(c) 7.62 (d) 7.91
Ans: (b)
33. Who is the author of the book ‘Regional Planning in India’?
(a) Brij Kishore Prasad
(b) D K Singh
(c) Prof Inayat Ahmad
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans: (d)
34. Which of the following problems people face at the time of drought?
(a) Lack of fodder
(b) Lack of drinking water
(c) Food security
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
35. Which of the following is a drought affected district of the State?
(a) Jamui
(b) Lakhisarai
(c) Bhagalpur
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
36. Which of the following is the most ancient project of the State?
(a) Gandak Project
(b) Kosi Project
(c) Sone Project
(d) Ganga Project
Ans: (c)
37. When was Sone Command Area Project constructed?
(a) 1870 AD (b) 1874 AD
(c) 1878 AD (d) 1882 AD
Ans: (b)
38. Koel Karo Project is a joint project of Bihar and which other State?
(a) West Bengal (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand (d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans: (c)
39. Which district is not the beneficiary of the Sone Project?
(a) Gaya (b) Arwal
(c) Bhojpur (d) Kaimur
Ans: (a)
40. Which district will get the benefit of Chandan-Barua-Kiel Command Area Project?
(a) Munger
(b) Banka
(c) Sheikhpura
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
41. Which district of Bihar will get the maximum benefit under Koel Karo Project?
(a) Bhagalpur (b) Aurangabad
(c) Munger (d) Jehanabad
Ans: (b)
42. When was Small Irrigation Department constituted by the Government of Bihar?
(a) 1961 (b) 1963
(c) 1965 (d) 1967
Ans: (d)
43. The Irrigation projects with less than how many hectares of capacity are termed as Small Irrigation Projects?
(a) 2000 (b) 1500
(c) 1000 (d) 500
Ans: (a)
44. The water standing on the railway lines or in the pits along side roads can be used for protection of the standing crops – this was declared under which policy?
(a) National Flood Control Policy
(b) National Water Policy
(c) National Irrigation Policy
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b)
45. In which of the following years, National Water Policy was formulated?
(a) 1987 (b) 1984
(c) 1981 (d) 1978
Ans: (a)
46. With support of which International Institution, the Plateau Area Development Programme is being operated?
(a) World Environment Fund
(b) IMF
(c) World Bank
(d) Asian Development Bank
Ans: (c)
47. Since when is drough affected development programme being operated?
(a) 1973 (b) 1971
(c) 1969 (d) 1967
Ans: (a)
48. What percentage of the total geographical area of Bihar comes under earthquake zone -V?
(a) 8.2 (b) 11.4
(c) 15.2 (d) 19.6
Ans: (c)
49. Which of the following irrigation projects have been completed to eliminate the problem of droughts?
(a) Bachhraja Ware Yojana
(b) Kachnama Ware Yojana
(c) Sammat Bigha Ware Yojana
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
50. In which district of Bihar, effect of tropical tornado persists?
(a) North-East
(b) North-West
(c) South-East
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a)
51. Which district in Bihar comes under Earthquake Zone -V?
(a) Shivhar
(b) Sitamarhi
(c) Kishanganj
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
52. Which main crop gets developed in October-November?
(a) Paddy (b) Wheat
(c) Mustard (d) Masoor
Ans: (a)
53. Which of the following district is affected by tropical cyclone?
(a) Madhubani (b) Purnia
(c) Kishanganj (d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans: (d)
54. Which of the following phases is the main phase of disaster management?
(a) Pre-disaster phase
(b) Disaster Time phase
(c) Post disaster phase
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
55. Because of cold wave conditions in Bihar, which crop gets adversely affected?
(a) Kharif
(b) Jayad
(c) Rabi
(d) All of the above
Ans: (c)
56. How many chapters are there in National Disaster Management Act 2005?
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 11
Ans: (d)
57. When was the National Disaster Management Act implemented?
(a) 2001 (b) 2003
(c) 2005 (d) 2007
Ans: (c)
58. When was the National Disaster Management Authority constituted?
(a) 2004 (b) 2005
(c) 2006 (d) 2007
Ans: (c)
59. How many sections are there in National Disaster Management Act 2005?
(a) 79 (b) 77
(c) 75 (d) 73
Ans: (a)
60. How many members are there in the National Disaster Management Authority?
(a) 9 (b) 11
(c) 13 (d) 15
Ans: (a)
61. Under which Ministry, National Disaster Management Authority works?
(a) Agriculture Ministry
(b) Home Ministry
(c) Information and Technology Ministry
(d) Panchayati Raj Ministry
Ans: (b)
62. National Executive Committee was constituted under which section of the National Disaster Management Act 2005?
(a) Section – 4 (b) Section – 6
(c) Section – 8 (d) Section – 10
Ans: (c)
63. Who is the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Home Minister
(d) Defence Minister
Ans: (b)
64. Who is the Chairman of the State Disaster Management Authority?
(a) Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Home Minister
(d) Secretary to the Governor
Ans: (b)
65. Bihar State Disaster Management Authority has been established under section________of National Disaster Management Act-2005?
(a) 1 (1) (b) 12 (1)
(c) 13 (1) (d) 14 (1)
Ans: (d)
66. State Disaster Management Scheme is mentioned under which section of the National Disaster Management Act?
(a) 19 (2) (b) 21 (4)
(c) 23 (1) (d) 25 (2)
Ans: (c)
67. Which of the following has been constituted under Section 30 (2) (xvi) of Disaster Management Act -2005?
(a) State Disaster Management Authority
(b) Divisional Disaster Management Authority
(c) District Disaster Management Authority
(d) Block Disaster Management Authority
Ans: (c)
68. Upto which time periods, Bihar State Disaster Risk minimisation roadmap is there?
(a) 2015-35 (b) 2015-30
(c) 2015-25 (d) 2015-20
Ans: (b)
69. When was Bihar State Disaster Management Scheme was launched?
(a) 2008 (b) 2010
(c) 2012 (d) 2014
Ans: (d)
70. Where was the Third World Disaster Risk Minimisation Conference organised?
(a) Tokyo (b) Nicoya
(c) Nagasaki (d) Cedai
Ans: (d)
71. When was the Third World Disaster Risk Minimisation Conference organized?
(a) 2012 (b) 2013
(c) 2014 (d) 2015
Ans: (d)
72. Which State of India had first accepted the CEDAI framework?
(a) Bihar (b) Odisha
(c) Bengal (d) Gujarat
Ans: (a)
73. How many country had participated in the Third World Disaster Risk Minimization Conference?
(a) 190 (b) 185
(c) 180 (d) 175
Ans: (a)
74. How many targets have been set for the period 2015-30 under Bihar Disaster Risk Minimization roadmap?
(a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d) 3
Ans: (c)
75. When was the Bihar Disaster Risk Minimization structure adopted under the Patna Declaration?
(a) 2013
(b) 2014
(c) 2015
(d) 2016
Ans: (c)