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Disasters MCQs and revision practice

Study Disasters through multiple-choice questions in General Knowledge. This subtopic contains 67 practice questions. Read the wording carefully, compare the options and attempt an answer before checking the solution in learning mode.

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Disasters: questions and answer review

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21. Which country hit by a series of severe dust storms in May 2022?

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Answer: Iraq

Explanation In May 2022, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East have been hit by a series of severe dust storms.

22. Which country record highest-ever temperature in July 2022?

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Answer: United Kingdom

Explanation For the first time, United Kingdom recorded 40 degrees Celsius on 19 July 2022

23. The tropical cyclone that has made landfalls in Western Australia, Named?

اشنکٹبندیی طوفان جس نے مغربی آسٹریلیا میں لینڈ فال کیا ہے، نام؟

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Answer: Cyclone Seroja

Explanation Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja was a deadly tropical cyclone that brought historic flooding and landslides . Affected area: Western Australia Date: April 3, 2021 – April 12, 2021

24. Gansu is province of which country which has been hit by earthquake in December 2023?

گانسو کس ملک کا صوبہ ہے جہاں دسمبر 2023 میں زلزلہ آیا تھا؟

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Answer: China

Explanation Around 127 people have been killed in north-west China in the country's deadliest earthquake for years. Occurred in December 2023 Magnitude: 6.2 Affected province: Gansu

25. In which year, the Olympic Torch was lit by an arrow?

کس سال اولمپک مشعل کو تیر سے روشن کیا گیا؟

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Answer: 1992

Explanation Perhaps one of the most spectacular of Olympic cauldron lighting ceremonies took place at the 1992 Summer Olympics, when Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo lit the cauldron by shooting a burning arrow over it, which ignited gas rising from the cauldron.

26. What is 'Milton' seen in news recently?

'ملٹن' کیا ہے جو حال ہی میں خبروں میں دیکھا گیا؟

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Answer: A hurricane

Explanation Milton is a hurricane . It hit several states of United States of America in October 2024. This hurricane killed dozens of people in the USA . ***

27. Which cyclone disturbed Test Matches between Pakistan and Bangladesh?

کس طوفان نے پاکستان اور بنگلہ دیش کے درمیان ٹیسٹ میچز کو متاثر کیا؟

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Answer: Cyclone Jawad

Explanation Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan was washed out due to persistent rain in Dhaka due to the effects of cyclone Jawad in December 2021.

28. Which of the following continents is said to be the epicenter of Monkeypox?

مندرجہ ذیل میں سے کون سا براعظم منکی پوکس کا مرکز بتایا جاتا ہے؟

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Answer: Europe

Explanation World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergence on 23 July 2022. Europe is the epicenter of the outbreak. monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic disease that is caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. There are now more than 16 thousand reported cases from 75 countries and territories, and five deaths as of 23 July 2023. Monkeypox was first discovered in central Africa in the 1950s .

29. Cyclone Mocha affected Bangladesh and which country?

سائیکلون موچا نے بنگلہ دیش اور کس ملک کو متاثر کیا؟

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Answer: Myanmar

Explanation The name is inspired by the name of the Yemeni city of Mocha , located on the Red Sea coast. In May 2023, The Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Rakhine State bringing heavy rains, flooding, and strong winds across coastal and low-lying areas in Myanmar and Bangladesh .

30. Identify the man-made disaster from the following options?

درج ذیل میں سے انسانی پیدا کردہ آفت کون سی ہے؟

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Answer: Industrial accident

Explanation Man-made disasters are caused by human activities rather than natural events. Industrial accidents (e.g., chemical spills, factory explosions) are directly caused by humans . Additional information : Examples of industrial accidents : Bhopal gas tragedy, 1984 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 1986 Last verified on 09-02-2026

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