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प्रश्न
What is disaster ?
उत्तर
A disaster can be generally defined as “A serious disruption in the society causing widespread material, economic, social or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected society to cope using its own resources”.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the table.
(Motor accident, land sliding, forest fire, theft, riot, war, epidemic, drought, locust attack, financial crisis, flood, famine)
| Disaster | Symptoms | Effects | Remedy |
Identify the type of disaster.
Theft
A sudden movement (or) trembling of the earth’s crust is called an ______.
Assertion (A): In the modern world we can’t live happing every day.
Reason (R): Due to pollution and environmental degradation we are undergoing natural hazard and Disaster
Assertion (A): Sudden movement (or) trembling of the earth’s crust is called an Earthquake
Reason (R): Movement of the tectonic plates, mass wasting, surface fault all leads to earthquake
Distinguish between
Flood and cyclone
Write about flood its effects and the mitigation
Which are natural disasters?
Match the following:
| Trembling | a. | Mental or emotional state of a person |
| Preventive | b. | to stop fire or light |
| Extinguish | c. | a serious, or dangerous situation |
| Emergency | d. | stop something before it happens |
| Psychological | e. | shaking or vibration |
On 2nd to 3rd May ______ high-velocity dust storms swept across the parts of North India and more than 125 people died and over 200 were injured.
