Disaster Risk Reduction & HVRA Quiz

24 ready-made questions you can run live with any audience, starting with “The risk equation is most commonly expressed as:”.

  1. The risk equation is most commonly expressed as:

    • Hazard × Vulnerability × Exposure
    • Hazard + Vulnerability + Capacity
    • Risk = Hazard ÷ Exposure
    • Vulnerability × Capacity

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  3. Which of the following is NOT one of the four Sendai Framework priorities?

    • Understanding disaster risk
    • Reducing disaster losses
    • Strengthening early warning systems
    • Improving climate mitigation

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  5. In the risk equation, ‘capacity’ acts to:

    • Increase risk
    • Reduce risk
    • Multiply exposure
    • Replace vulnerability

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  7. Which step comes first in a Hazard‑Vulnerability‑Risk Assessment (HVRA)?

    • Identify exposure
    • Assess capacity
    • Characterise hazard
    • Analyse risk

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  9. A community that can quickly restore livelihoods after a flood is described as:

    • Vulnerable
    • Resilient
    • Exposed
    • At risk

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  11. The ‘last mile’ of an early‑warning system refers to:

    • The final sensor on a mountain
    • Delivery of warnings to end‑users
    • The last funding round
    • The final stage of evacuation drills

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  13. Which is a structural mitigation measure?

    • Building flood levees
    • Community risk awareness campaigns
    • School evacuation plans
    • Livelihood diversification

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  15. Which of the following best describes ‘preparedness’?

    • Rebuilding after a disaster
    • Reducing hazard occurrence
    • Planning and training before an event
    • Providing emergency relief

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  17. The 2030 target of the Sendai Framework is to reduce global disaster mortality by:

    • 10 % per decade
    • 50 % compared with 2000 levels
    • 75 % compared with 1990 levels
    • Zero deaths

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  19. Which factor distinguishes vulnerability from exposure?

    • Vulnerability is about sensitivity; exposure is about presence in hazard zone
    • Vulnerability is the physical hazard itself; exposure is the capacity to respond
    • Vulnerability measures death toll; exposure measures economic loss
    • Vulnerability is a legal term; exposure is a technical term

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  21. Non‑structural mitigation includes all EXCEPT:

    • Land‑use zoning
    • Seismic retrofitting of buildings
    • Public education campaigns
    • Insurance schemes

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  23. Which Sendai priority focuses on ‘building the capacities of local communities and governments’?

    • Priority 1: Understanding risk
    • Priority 2: Strengthening governance
    • Priority 3: Investing in DRR
    • Priority 4: Enhancing preparedness and “building back better”

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