World GK MCQs

Natural Disasters MCQs with Answers

Which natural disaster is characterized by a sudden shaking or trembling of the ground?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Earthquake

Which natural disaster is a violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: d) Tornado

Which natural disaster is a large-scale atmospheric disturbance characterized by strong winds and heavy rainfall?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: a) Hurricane

Which natural disaster is a series of ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: b) Tsunami

Which natural disaster is a rapid and intense burning of vegetation in a forest or wildland area?
a) Wildfire
b) Landslide
c) Avalanche
d) Drought
Answer: a) Wildfire

Which natural disaster is a sudden and rapid flow of snow, ice, and debris down a slope?
a) Wildfire
b) Landslide
c) Avalanche
d) Drought
Answer: c) Avalanche

Which natural disaster is the collapse or movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope?
a) Wildfire
b) Landslide
c) Avalanche
d) Drought
Answer: b) Landslide

Which natural disaster is an extended period of months or years with significantly below-average rainfall?
a) Wildfire
b) Landslide
c) Avalanche
d) Drought
Answer: d) Drought

Which natural disaster is a violent and destructive rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud, but forms over water?
a) Hurricane
b) Typhoon
c) Tornado
d) Cyclone
Answer: b) Typhoon

Which natural disaster is a sudden and rapid flow of mud and debris down a slope?
a) Flood
b) Landslide
c) Tsunami
d) Blizzard
Answer: b) Landslide

Which natural disaster is a rapid rise and overflow of water onto normally dry land?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tornado
d) Drought
Answer: a) Flood

Which natural disaster is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds and reduced visibility?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Blizzard
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Blizzard

Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent outpouring of molten rock, ash, and volcanic gases from a volcanic eruption?
a) Earthquake
b) Tsunami
c) Volcanic eruption
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Volcanic eruption

Which natural disaster is a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud with high winds that extends downward from a thunderstorm?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Tornado
d) Earthquake
Answer: c) Tornado

Which natural disaster is a massive release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in seismic waves?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Earthquake

Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally high temperatures and lack of precipitation?
a) Heatwave
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: a) Heatwave

Which natural disaster is a sudden, violent flow of fast-moving, destructive debris and water down a slope?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Flash flood
Answer: d) Flash flood

Which natural disaster is a powerful storm with rotating winds that forms over warm ocean waters?
a) Hurricane
b) Typhoon
c) Tornado
d) Cyclone
Answer: a) Hurricane

Which natural disaster is a sudden, widespread flood caused by heavy rainfall or a dam failure?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Avalanche
Answer: a) Flood

Which natural disaster is a large, destructive ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: b) Tsunami

Which natural disaster is a sudden, violent storm characterized by strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder?
a) Hurricane
b) Thunderstorm
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: b) Thunderstorm

Which natural disaster is a mass movement of ice, snow, and rock down a slope?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Avalanche
d) Tsunami
Answer: c) Avalanche

Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in shaking and tremors?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Avalanche
Answer: b) Earthquake

Which natural disaster is a sudden, powerful eruption of ash, rock fragments, and volcanic gases from a volcano?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Volcanic eruption
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Volcanic eruption

Which natural disaster is a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud with high winds that forms over water?
a) Hurricane
b) Typhoon
c) Tornado
d) Cyclone
Answer: b) Typhoon

Which natural disaster is a sudden, violent flow of mud and debris caused by heavy rainfall?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Mudslide
Answer: d) Mudslide

Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally low temperatures and frost?
a) Heatwave
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Cold wave
Answer: d) Cold wave

Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in the movement of rock and soil?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Avalanche
Answer: b) Earthquake

Which natural disaster is a sudden and rapid flow of hot gases, ash, and volcanic rock down the slope of a volcano?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Lava flow
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Lava flow

Which natural disaster is a sudden, violent storm characterized by strong winds, heavy rain, and lightning?
a) Hurricane
b) Thunderstorm
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: b) Thunderstorm

Which natural disaster is a large-scale movement of water caused by the combination of high tides, strong winds, and low atmospheric pressure?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Flood
d) Storm surge
Answer: d) Storm surge

Which natural disaster is a sudden and rapid flow of icy water and debris down a slope?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Avalanche
d) Tsunami
Answer: c) Avalanche

Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent flow of lava, ash, and volcanic gases down the slope of a volcano?
a) Hurricane
b) Tsunami
c) Volcanic eruption
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Volcanic eruption

Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally high temperatures and humidity?
a) Heatwave
b) Tsunami
c) Earthquake
d) Tornado
Answer: a) Heatwave

Which natural disaster is a sudden, violent flow of water in a normally dry area?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Flash flood
Answer: d) Flash flood

Which natural disaster is a powerful storm with rotating winds that forms over the warm ocean waters of the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Hurricane
b) Typhoon
c) Tornado
d) Cyclone
Answer: a) Hurricane

Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in the displacement of ocean water?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Avalanche
Answer: c) Tsunami

Which natural disaster is a sudden, violent release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in the shaking and trembling of the ground?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Avalanche
Answer: b) Earthquake

Which natural disaster is a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud with high winds that forms over warm ocean waters?
a) Hurricane
b) Typhoon
c) Tornado
d) Cyclone
Answer: b) Typhoon

Which natural disaster is a sudden and rapid flow of snow and ice down a slope?
a) Flood
b) Earthquake
c) Avalanche
d) Tsunami
Answer: c) Avalanche

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