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Class 11 Natural Hazards and Disasters worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Classifying disasters, floods, droughts, cyclones, tsunamis, landslide zones and disaster management. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Blizzards are classed as a hazard of type:
- aquatic
- biological
- terrestrial
- atmospheric
Answer
(d) atmospheric
- 2.
What is agricultural drought?
- low soil moisture causing crop failure
- a sudden shaking of the ground
- too much rain in a short time
- natural ecosystems lose productivity for want of water
Answer
(a) low soil moisture causing crop failure
- 3.
In a drought, what is short in “trinkal”?
- medicines
- fuel wood
- food grains
- fodder
Answer
(d) fodder
Section B · short answer
- 4.
When does a hazard become a disaster?
Answer
When it strikes suddenly and causes large-scale death, loss of property and disruption beyond people’s capacity to cope.
- 5.
Is each hazard atmospheric, terrestrial, aquatic or biological? (a) bird flu (b) insect infestation
Answer
(a) biological (b) biological
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Identify the landslide-prone regions of India and suggest mitigation measures.
Answer
Very high in the young Himalayas, Andaman and Nicobar, Western Ghats and Nilgiris and the north-east; restrict construction, farm only valleys and gentle slopes, plant trees, build bunds and use terrace farming.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Natural Hazards and Disasters sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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