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प्रश्न
What do you mean by disasters?
उत्तर
Disasters are incidents that cause significant physical damage or destruction to life and property or result in a drastic change in the environment.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Some disasters like ______ may begin slowly and later increase in extent and intensity.
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The ______ of the earth’s plates caused the earthquake in Nepal in April 2015.
Choose the correct answer
In 1986, an accidental explosion at a nuclear plant at ________ in the former USSR caused radiation to spread across Ukraine and other regions, killing over 12,000 people.
Choose the correct answer
Chemicals from ______ kill marine life and coral reefs and also affect birds and mammals.
State whether the following are true or false
Floods wash away the top layer of the soil, which is the most infertile.
What are the effects of a drought?
What are the conditions people face during a drought?
What is an earthquake?
Which disaster is considered to be one of the worst spills to have happened in recent times ? Elaborate.
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Proper _________can help in limiting and minimizing damages and losses caused by natural or man-made disasters.