Industrial Disaster Management - Quiz-4

1) If 'Cash' is a hazard, theft is the consequence, then if 'electricity' is the hazard, what could be the consequence ?
(a) Damage
(b) Hearing loss
(c) loss of water
(d) shock
Answer: (d)


2) What is the purpose of hazard identification in Disaster preparedness?
(a) to identify the probable causes of disasters
(b) to identify the probable disaster scenarios
(c) to quatify the consequences
(d) to suggest mitigation measures
Answer: (b)


3) 'Pareto Analysis' is a:
(a) Risk quantification technique
(b) Risk analysis technique
(c) Risk mitigation technique
(d) Risk prioritization technique
Answer: (d)

4) 'HAZID' is done to carry out safety hazard identification, what is it known as which is used for identification of environmental issues?
(a) ENVID
(b) WBCSD
(c) ENVDI
(d) Sustainability
Answer: (a)

5) Atmospheric Stability Class D corresponds to which of the following weather conditions?
(a) Slightly Stable
(b) Stable
(c) Highly unstable
(d) Neutral
Answer: (d)

6) An estimated Risk of $2 \times 10^{-4}$ per year means:
(a) One chance in 100 years
(b) One chance in 10000 years
(c) Two chances in 10000 years
(d) Two chances in every 1000 years
Answer: (c)

7) When unacceptable risk is brought under the acceptability criteria through additional risk reduction measures, the identified risk is said to be within
(a) As low as Regularly Possible (ALARP) zone
(b) As low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) zone
(c) As low as Reasonably Possible (ALARP) zone
(d) As low as Rationally Probable (ALARP) zone
Answer: (b)

8) In Risk Analysis, Vulnerability Model represents:
(a) How many persons will be effected due to exposure
(b) How much area will be effected due to the event
(c) How long the effect will last in the community
(d) How probable that the community will be effected
Answer: (a)

9) Under damage criteria due to explosion pressure wave, 0.3 bar over pressure represents that:
(a) 10% houses will get damaged
(b) 90% houses will be seriously damaged
(c) Windows of houses will be smashed
(d) Glass of doors and windows will break
Answer: (b)

10) The catastrophic failure of a pressure vessel due to intense heating from a torch fire or a severe mechanical impact is commonly known as:
(a) UCVCE
(b) CE
(c) BLEVE
(d) Cascading effect
Answer: (c)

11) In Risk Assessment, 20/80 principle means:
(a) 80% of total risk comes from 20% of cases
(b) 20% of total risk originates from 80% of cases
Answer: (a)

12) Which one of the following has more damaging effect after a liquefied flammable gas release?
(a) Early Ignition
(b) Delayed Ignition
Answer: (b)

13) In Layer of Protection (LOP) Analysis, which of protection covers an 'onsite Emergency Plan'?
(a) 1st Layer
(b) 3rd Layer
(c) 5th Layer
(d) 4th Layer
Answer: (d)

14) Which of the following is a hazard quantification method?
(a) FMEA
(b) Fault-tree
(c) HAZOP
(d) What-if Analysis
Answer: (b)

15) Cause-Consequence Analysis (CCA) is a combination of:
(a) Fault-tree & Event tree Analyses
(b) Fault-tree & HAZOP Analyses
(c) MCA & Event tree Analyses
(d) MCA & HAZOP Analyses
Answer: (a)