(ii) Name these calamities:
Ans: (a) Tsunami
(b) Drought
(c) Earthquake
(d) Cyclone
(e) Landslide
(f) Flood
(a) Which calamity occurred on 26 January 2001?
(i) cyclone
(ii) flood
(iii) Earthquake
(iv)Tsunami
Ans: Earthquake
(b) Shortage of food and water can result in a
(i) tsunami
(ii) flood
(iii) famine
(iv) drought
Ans: famine
(c) People who study about Earthquake are called
(i) seismologist
(ii) doctors
(iii) astrologers
(iv) all of these
Ans: seismologist
(d) Earthquakes are measured on
(i) ruler
(ii) barometer
(iii) Richter scale
(iv) all the above
Ans: Richter scale
(e) When there is no rain, crops can fail; then there can be
(i) cyclone
(ii) flood
(iii) famine
(iv) drought
Ans: Drought
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(ii) What will you do to save pet animals during a natural disaster?
Ans: We will quickly evacuate and move out the pet to a safer place during a natural disaster.
(iii) People in Jasma’s village rebuilt their houses with suggestions from the engineers. Will these houses be safer than before?
Ans: Yes, these houses are rebuilt with special designs that will minimize the damage in case of earthquake. Hence, these houses will be safer than before.
(iv) What can be done in case of famine and drought?
Ans: In case of famine or drought, food can be brought from other places so that there is no famine.
(v) Why do people live together in a neighborhood?
Ans: People live together in a neighborhood so that they can help each other in case of difficulties and share their joys and sorrows.
(ii) What kind of damage can an earthquake cause?
Ans: The following damage could happen:
(iii) What advice do engineers and architects give people while building houses in earthquake-affected areas?
Ans: Some of the advice is:
(iv) What type of difficulties (problems) are faced by people during floods?
Ans: The following difficulties are faced by people during floods:
(v) What does the government do to help the earthquake-affected people?
Ans: The government helped the affected people in the following ways:-
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