This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Mitigation Strategies – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mitigation Strategies Quiz 3 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The most effective land-use planning tool is which of the following? A) Moving structures out of harm's way through property acquisition. B) Rerouting rivers away from high-risk populations. C) Raising the flood-levels of rivers by building taller, stronger levees. D) Implementing building codes that dictate the minimum hazard resistance of structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving structures out of harm's way through property acquisition. 2. Observing animal behaviour A) Prediction. B) Protection. C) Planning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prediction. 3. Which of the following is considered the most essential part of any mitigation strategy or plan? A) Adequate first response capabilities. B) The feasibility of multiple evacuation routes. C) Accurate hazard prediction mechanisms. D) An analysis of what the hazards are in a particular area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An analysis of what the hazards are in a particular area. 4. Which of the following is not supported by the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program A) Retrofitting of structures and lifelines. B) Clearance of debris following Presidentially-declared disasters. C) Vegetation management programs. D) Localized flood-control projects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clearance of debris following Presidentially-declared disasters. 5. Engineers and scientists got together after the Spencer Dam in northern Nebraska collapsed during the floods of 2019. They designed and created a new bridge that was built and completed in the fall of 2020. The cost was 22 million dollars. This is an example of: A) Preparation. B) Mitigation. C) Response. D) Recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recovery. 6. When is the best time to make an evacuation plan before rainfall-induced landslide? A) I don't need an evacuation plan. B) As soon as possible, if not done already. C) While your house is slipping down a hill. D) Whenever you have time; the chances of a landslide are very slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as possible, if not done already. 7. The purchase of federal flood insurance became mandatory for which of the following loans? A) Veterans Administration Loans. B) Federal Housing Administration Loans. C) Both a and b. D) Neither a nor b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 8. Using an instrument to detect movement in the earth's crust A) Prediction. B) Protection. C) Planning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prediction. 9. Having an evacuation strategy A) Prediction. B) Protection. C) Planning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planning. 10. Which of the following explains why insurance is not often considered mitigation? A) Insurance only provides a transfer of risk. B) Insurance ultimately increases peoples' risk in the long run. C) Insurance is a business incentive and therefore does not benefit the public sector. D) Insurance is not required, therefore it will never be effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insurance only provides a transfer of risk. 11. Which of the following was a provision of the 2014 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act? A) FEMA is required to consider the effects of non-structural flood control features. B) The NFIP is required to insure public parks and recreational zones. C) FEMA no longer covers communities that have previously been impacted by a disaster. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FEMA is required to consider the effects of non-structural flood control features. 12. Which of the following climate change mitigation measure was introduced by the Government of Australia in 2012 A) Building code changes. B) Carbon Tax. C) Carbon Cap and Trade. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Tax. 13. One impact that we can see in our daily life regarding climate change is A) Sea Salt production becomes rare. B) Extreme weather causing natural disaster. C) Difficulties to find fuel and gas. D) Frozen sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extreme weather causing natural disaster. 14. Fireproof buildings A) Prediction. B) Protection. C) Planning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 15. Why are carbon offset schemes often criticized? A) Because they are expensive. B) Because they do not allow individuals to invest in environmental projects. C) Because they do not encourage people to alter their polluting activities. D) Carbon offset schemes do not have any disadvantages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they do not encourage people to alter their polluting activities. 16. Which of the following federal agencies provides hazard maps? A) FEMA. B) USGS. C) DOT. D) A and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and b. 17. What is the common cause of earthquakes? A) Tsunami. B) A volcano erupting. C) A sudden shift at the boundary between two tectonic plates. D) Shock Waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sudden shift at the boundary between two tectonic plates. 18. The point where an earthquake originates. A) Epicenter. B) Focus or hypocenter. C) Focal point. D) Epic center. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focus or hypocenter. 19. Assuming that you are not in immediate danger, which of these is a sensible thing to do before evacuating your home due to a landslide? A) Run extremely fast. B) Get distracted by television or radio. C) Panic and scream, causing chaos and disorder. D) Turn off all electrical items and the main switch. 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