UNIT TEST IN DISASTER READINESS, RISK & REDUCTION

1. What is the degree to which a population, system. Service or geographic area is likely to
be affected or disrupted by the impact of a particular hazard?
A. Capacity B. Hazard C. Risk D. Vulnerability
2. Why it is that Japan is less vulnerable to COVID-19 pandemic than other Asian countries?
A. They have more population C. They have the capacity to do mass testing
B. They have less population density D. They can provide sufficient numbers of
PPE
3. It refers to the community’s ability to reduce vulnerability through prevention, mitigation,
response, and recovery.
A. Hazard B. Disaster C. Resiliency D. Risk
4. The following are examples of psychological effect of a disaster EXCEPT _________________.
A. Anxiety B. Bereavement C. Depression D. Hunger
5. What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
A. Congenital condition B. Neonatal condition C. Pre-existing condition D.
Psychological condition
6. Which groups belongs to the most vulnerable?
A. Professionals B. Indigenous people C. Government officials D. Small
entrepreneurs
7. A community with high level of vulnerability and hazard has _________________.
A. High disaster risk B. Low disaster risk C. Medium disaster risk D. None of
the above
8. Which can frequently be prevented and anticipated?
A. Disasters B. Natural hazard C. Socio-economical D. Human-
made hazard
9. Risk is a situation where in a community is being exposed to danger. What are the two
factors that affect the risk level of a community?
A. Alert and alarm B. Hazard and threat C. Hazard and vulnerability D.
Vulnerability and susceptibility
10.Which of the following factors does not help lessen the vulnerability of a community?
A. Preparedness of the community
B. Presence of Disaster Risk Reduction Management Team
C. Availability of health services and facilities in times of calamity
D. Provisions of housing on areas that have fault lines in the vicinity
11.What effect of disaster refers to the shortage of sustenance among people?
A. Displaced population B. Emotional aftershock C. Food scarcity D.
Health risk
12.What do you call the effect of a disaster that causes a group of people forced to leave their
homes?
A. Displaced population B. Emotional aftershock C. Food scarcity D.
Health risk
13.A strong typhoon hit an uninhabited area in the mountainous Sierra Madre region. What
are you going to name the damaging event?
A. Disaster B. Hazard C. Politicking D. Terrorism
14.What is it that disasters bring to human?
A. Devastation B. Excitement C. Fame
D. Power
15.Which should be the right attitude in dealing the effects of a disaster?
A. Let us be mindful of others. C. Show positivity in dealing with it.
B. Try to be a leader for others. D. Be grateful on what the government can
provide.
16.Which of the following is NOT an element which causes disaster?
A. Exposure B. Hazard C. Risk D.
Vulnerability
17.Which among the groups suffer more adverse effects when an earthquake causing disaster
occurs?
A. Men and women C. Old persons and women
B. Children and women D. Old persons and children
18.It refers to the changes that can be attributed “directly or indirectly to human activity
altering the composition of the global atmosphere and additionally to the natural climate
variability observed over comparable periods of time’’?
A. Deforestation B. Climate change C. Global warming D. Carbon footprint
19.Which of the following risk factors is the result in an increased polarization between the
rich and poor on a global scale?
A. Climate change C. Environmental degradation
B. Poverty and inequality D. Globalized economic development
20.Which of the following risk factors affect with inequality?
A. Poverty B. Climate change C. Weak governance D. Globalized
economic development
21. The spread of disease throughout a country or the whole world is called
_________________.
A. Academic B. Epidemic C. Pandemic D. Prolific
22. The best description of a disaster is _________________.
A. It is illogical. C. It is unchangeable.
B. It is irretrievable. D. It is unpredictable.
23. A situation such as an incident or natural disaster that causes significant damage to
the public is _________________.
A. Demonstration B. Disaster C. Pollution D. War
24. The following are examples of Physical effects of a disaster EXCEPT
__________________.
A. Injuries B. Physical disability C. Sanitation D.
Unemployment
25. Great damage from a disaster could be prevented through __________________.
A. Accurate assessment and preparations C. Rigid information campaign
B. Strong implementation of rules D. Sufficient funding
26. Increased human population can sometimes result to ________________.
A. Lowered risk B. Less exposure C. Decreased hazard D. Increased
vulnerability
27. Which of the following concepts DOES NOT fall under vulnerability?
A. Absence of adaptive capacities C. Lack of coping capacities
B. Exposure D. Susceptibility
28. What situation has the CAPACITY to bring damages to lives, properties, and the
environment?
A. Element at risk B. Hazard C. Risk D.
Vulnerability
29. Factors affecting vulnerability are the following EXCEPT ________________.
A. Population density C. Building codes and policies
B. Location of the community D. Occurrence of natural
hazards
30.On what situation will you consider a major earthquake as a non-disastrous one?
A. When it happens in a faraway country
B. When it happens to less than 1,000 people
C. When it happens to less than 10,000 people
D. When it happens in an area without any people
31.Which of the following is NOT an example of man-caused hazard?
A. Mutiny B. Genocide C. Earthquake D. Bombs or
explosion
32.Which of the following category is a man-made hazard?
A. Storm surges C. Landslide on Mining sites
B. Flooded coastal areas D. Oil Spills from shipping boat
33.A natural disaster can be a ________________.
A. Phenomenon C. Technological/industrial issues
B. Terrorism/Violence D. Complex humanitarian
emergencies
34.Disaster has a great impact on which of the following aspect?
A. Bacteria B. Human C. Invention D. Technology
35.Which of the following is a sudden, calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss,
destruction, and devastation to life and property?
A. Disaster B. Hazard C. Phenomenon D. Risk
36.What element is exposed to hazard during typhoon when the houses are destroyed?
A. Economical B. Environmental C. Physical D. Social
37.Why is it important to quantify vulnerability?
A. To identify the community that are risk
B. To determine the incoming hazardous events
C. To estimate how much mitigation and preparedness is applicable
D. To know the local government units to approach during hazardous event
38.All of the following choices can least likely cause physical vulnerability EXCEPT
_________________.
A. Pandemic B. Storm surge C. Tsunami D. Wild fire
39.Increased human population can sometimes result to __________________.
A. Lowered risk B. Less exposure C. Decreased hazard D. Increased
vulnerability
40.Which among the following is classified as social vulnerability?
A. Fatalism B. Soil quality C. Health facilities D. Leadership
qualities