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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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31. In 2019-20 Australian Bush Fire Season is names as _____?

سن 2019-20 میں آسٹریلوی بش فائر سیزن کا نام _____ رکھا گیا ہے؟

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Answer: Black summer

Explanation The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season is named as Black Summer The fires reached their peak during the summer months, from December 2019 to February 2020. The extent of Damage: By early 2020, the bushfires had ravaged vast areas of Australia, burning an estimated 18 million hectares (44.5 million acres), destroying over 3,000 homes, and killing at least 33 people.

32. The maximum day temperature of 58 degrees centigrade was recorded in 1992 in the country of?

دن کا زیادہ سے زیادہ درجہ حرارت 58 ڈگری سینٹی گریڈ 1992 میں کس ملک میں ریکارڈ کیا گیا؟

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Answer: Libya

Explanation The highest recorded temperature is about 58 degrees centigrade at Al-Aziziyah which lies in Libya . World Meteorological Organization had recorded this temperature on 13 September 1922

33. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was an environmental disaster, the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry occurred in _____?

ڈیپ واٹر ہورائزن آئل سپل ایک ماحولیاتی آفت تھی، پیٹرولیم انڈسٹری کی تاریخ میں سمندری تیل کا سب سے بڑا اخراج _____ میں ہوا؟

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Answer: Gulf of Mexico

Explanation The Deepwater Horizon oil spill , the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry , occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. It resulted in extensive environmental damage and economic impacts.

34. Which province mostly hit by earthquake in Afghanistan in June 2022?

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Answer: Paktika

Explanation A powerful earthquake killed at least 1000 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan in early hours on 22 June 2022. Most of the casualties so far have been in the Gayan and Barmal districts of Paktika province. Updated: 23 06 2022 (03.00 PM)

35. Monkeypox was first discovered in ______________ in the 1950s.

مونکی پوکس پہلی بار 1950 کی دہائی میں کہاں دریافت ہوا۔

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Answer: Africa

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 .

36. An earthquake is a:

زلزلہ ایک ۔۔۔ ہے

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Answer: Natural Disaster

Explanation Earthquake means shaking of the earth. Earthquake is caused by movement of a part of the earth's surface on account of the faulting of rocks. Earthquake is a natural event.

37. Which organization declared monkeypox a global health emergence on in July 2022?

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Answer: WHO

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 .

38. According to United Nations, ____________ is causing more deaths than Covid.

اقوام متحدہ کے مطابق ___ کوویڈ سے زیادہ اموات کا سبب بن رہا ہے۔

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Answer: Pollution

Explanation Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than Covid-19. This report was on February 15, 2022. Pollution is causing widespread human rights violations and at least 9 million premature deaths a year.

39. Which country was hit hardest by Cyclone Mocha?

طوفان موچہ نے کس ملک کو سخت ترین نشانہ بنایا؟

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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 .

40. Cyclonic storm Nargis, a destructive cyclone caused the worst national disaster in the history of which country?

سمندری طوفان نرگس، ایک تباہ کن طوفان نے کس ملک کی تاریخ کی بدترین قومی تباہی مچائی؟

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Answer: Myanmar

Explanation Cyclonic storm Nargis caused the worst national disaster in Myanmar in 2008 . It resulted in widespread devastation, flooding , and significant loss of life approximately 140,000 deaths.

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