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What is the main factor that can help minimize landslides?
What is the main factor that can help minimize landslides?
- Providing slope supports by wired stone blocks
- Deforestation (correct)
- Draining the surface and sub-surface water
- Providing concrete support at the base of slope
Which of the following is not an environmental disaster?
Which of the following is not an environmental disaster?
- Droughts
- Afforestation (correct)
- Landslides
- Floods
Which of these is not the name of a tropical cyclone?
Which of these is not the name of a tropical cyclone?
- Tornado
- Hurricanes
- Whirlpool (correct)
- Typhoons
What is not a step involved in natural disaster management?
What is not a step involved in natural disaster management?
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Which type of disaster are sub-Himalayan areas and western ghats particularly prone to?
Which type of disaster are sub-Himalayan areas and western ghats particularly prone to?
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Which area is not listed as prone to cyclones?
Which area is not listed as prone to cyclones?
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Where are droughts not particularly prone according to the text?
Where are droughts not particularly prone according to the text?
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What percentage of the total area of the country falls in seismic zone IV and V?
What percentage of the total area of the country falls in seismic zone IV and V?
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In which year did the Bhopal gas tragedy occur?
In which year did the Bhopal gas tragedy occur?
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In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
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