Ten MCQs on current International and national events - 130

PRERNA FOR IAS

(ASSOCIATE OF SAMKALP)

A-Category MCQs -130

1. With reference to extreme rainfall and disaster preparedness in Kerala, consider the following statements:

1. Weather forecasting alone is sufficient to prevent disaster losses.
2. Landslide susceptibility mapping can support anticipatory evacuation.
3. Land-use regulation in fragile slopes is part of climate adaptation.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (b)

Explanation: Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Extreme rainfall can develop rapidly and may be highly localised, so forecasts alone cannot eliminate risk. Disaster preparedness also needs landslide mapping, local sensors, resilient housing, controlled construction and evacuation planning. Statement 1 is therefore incorrect. Elimination clue: any option treating one tool, such as forecasting, as fully sufficient is usually too absolute. The broader lesson is that climate adaptation requires reducing vulnerability before a disaster, not depending only on warnings and post-event relief.

2. A scientifically designed distress-sharing formula in the Cauvery basin would primarily aim to:

(a) give complete priority to the upstream State during drought.
(b) distribute scarcity through agreed rules based on hydrological conditions.
(c) replace all tribunal and judicial decisions.
(d) make rainfall variability irrelevant.

Correct Answer: (b)