EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED
A+ STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNIVERSITY
1. Emergency management refers to:
A. Police patrol only
B. Coordinated handling of disasters and emergencies
C. Court sentencing
D. Criminal investigation
Answer: B
Rationale: Emergency management involves planning and response to disasters and
crises.
2. The main goal of emergency management is to:
A. Increase arrests
B. Save lives and reduce damage
C. Increase fines
D. Delay response
Answer: B
Rationale: The priority is life safety and damage reduction.
3. The four phases of emergency management include:
A. Arrest, trial, sentence, release
B. Mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
C. Detect, arrest, charge, convict
D. Patrol, arrest, jail, court
Answer: B
Rationale: Standard disaster management cycle.
4. Mitigation refers to:
A. Responding to disasters
B. Reducing disaster impact before it happens
C. Arresting suspects
D. Recovery after disaster
Answer: B
Rationale: Measures that reduce risk or severity.
,5. Preparedness means:
A. Ignoring disasters
B. Planning and training for emergencies
C. Arresting criminals
D. Court procedures
Answer: B
Rationale: Readiness before disaster strikes.
6. Response phase occurs:
A. Before disaster
B. During and immediately after disaster
C. Years later
D. Only in courts
Answer: B
Rationale: Immediate action during emergencies.
7. Recovery involves:
A. Arresting suspects
B. Restoring normal conditions
C. Ignoring damage
D. Preventing law
Answer: B
Rationale: Returning community to normal.
8. A disaster is:
A. Routine event
B. Severe disruption exceeding community capacity
C. Minor accident
D. Court ruling
Answer: B
Rationale: Overwhelms local response systems.
9. Natural disasters include:
A. Fraud
B. Earthquakes and floods
C. Theft
D. Cybercrime
Answer: B
Rationale: Caused by natural forces.
, 10. Man-made disasters include:
A. Rainfall
B. Industrial accidents
C. Earthquake
D. Volcano
Answer: B
Rationale: Caused by human activity.
11. Emergency management coordination involves:
A. Courts only
B. Multiple agencies working together
C. Police only
D. Media only
Answer: B
Rationale: Multi-agency response is required.
12. Incident Command System (ICS) is used for:
A. Court trials
B. Managing emergency response
C. Arrest procedures
D. Jail management
Answer: B
Rationale: Structured emergency coordination system.
13. The first priority in disaster response is:
A. Property
B. Life safety
C. Evidence
D. Money
Answer: B
Rationale: Human life comes first.
14. Emergency operations center (EOC) is used for:
A. Jail management
B. Coordinating disaster response
C. Court hearings
D. Police patrol
Answer: B
Rationale: Central command center.
AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED
A+ STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNIVERSITY
1. Emergency management refers to:
A. Police patrol only
B. Coordinated handling of disasters and emergencies
C. Court sentencing
D. Criminal investigation
Answer: B
Rationale: Emergency management involves planning and response to disasters and
crises.
2. The main goal of emergency management is to:
A. Increase arrests
B. Save lives and reduce damage
C. Increase fines
D. Delay response
Answer: B
Rationale: The priority is life safety and damage reduction.
3. The four phases of emergency management include:
A. Arrest, trial, sentence, release
B. Mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
C. Detect, arrest, charge, convict
D. Patrol, arrest, jail, court
Answer: B
Rationale: Standard disaster management cycle.
4. Mitigation refers to:
A. Responding to disasters
B. Reducing disaster impact before it happens
C. Arresting suspects
D. Recovery after disaster
Answer: B
Rationale: Measures that reduce risk or severity.
,5. Preparedness means:
A. Ignoring disasters
B. Planning and training for emergencies
C. Arresting criminals
D. Court procedures
Answer: B
Rationale: Readiness before disaster strikes.
6. Response phase occurs:
A. Before disaster
B. During and immediately after disaster
C. Years later
D. Only in courts
Answer: B
Rationale: Immediate action during emergencies.
7. Recovery involves:
A. Arresting suspects
B. Restoring normal conditions
C. Ignoring damage
D. Preventing law
Answer: B
Rationale: Returning community to normal.
8. A disaster is:
A. Routine event
B. Severe disruption exceeding community capacity
C. Minor accident
D. Court ruling
Answer: B
Rationale: Overwhelms local response systems.
9. Natural disasters include:
A. Fraud
B. Earthquakes and floods
C. Theft
D. Cybercrime
Answer: B
Rationale: Caused by natural forces.
, 10. Man-made disasters include:
A. Rainfall
B. Industrial accidents
C. Earthquake
D. Volcano
Answer: B
Rationale: Caused by human activity.
11. Emergency management coordination involves:
A. Courts only
B. Multiple agencies working together
C. Police only
D. Media only
Answer: B
Rationale: Multi-agency response is required.
12. Incident Command System (ICS) is used for:
A. Court trials
B. Managing emergency response
C. Arrest procedures
D. Jail management
Answer: B
Rationale: Structured emergency coordination system.
13. The first priority in disaster response is:
A. Property
B. Life safety
C. Evidence
D. Money
Answer: B
Rationale: Human life comes first.
14. Emergency operations center (EOC) is used for:
A. Jail management
B. Coordinating disaster response
C. Court hearings
D. Police patrol
Answer: B
Rationale: Central command center.
