alleryCholera, malaria, hepatitis and plague are listed as examples under which disaster category?
AGeological disaster
BBiological disaster
CAtmospheric disaster
DInternational disaster
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Biological disaster
1. The animal/biological category lists infectious viruses and bacteria such as cholera, malaria, hepatitis and plague.
2. These are spread by living agents, so they fall under the biological (animal) type.
3. Geological and atmospheric types cover physical and weather events, not infections.
4. So the answer is the biological disaster category.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 10 "Disaster Management", p.119_
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