Question

Match List I with List II : (Major Flood Disasters)

List I	List II
a. China	i. St. Francis
b. Pennsylvania	ii. Assam
c. Los Angeles	iii. Hwang Ho
d. India	iv. Johnstown

 

1. a - iv, b - i, c - ii, d - iii
2. a - iii, b - iv, c - i, d - ii
3. a - ii, b - i, c - iii, d - iv
4. a - iii, b - i, c - ii, d - iv

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : a - iii, b - iv, c - i, d - ii

The correct answer is a - iii, b - iv, c - i, d - ii.

• List I	List II
  a. China	iii. Hwang Ho
  b. Pennsylvania	iv. Johnstown
  c. Los Angeles	i. St. Francis
  d. India	ii. Assam

• 2020 Assam floods :
  • 2020 Assam floods refer to the significant flood event of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian north-eastern state of Assam and coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Due to heavy rainfall affecting 30,000 and destroying crops across 5 districts. 
• St. Francis Dam
  • The St. Francis Dam was a concrete gravity dam built from 1924 to 1926 to serve Los Angeles' growing water needs, that catastrophically failed in 1928 due to a defective soil foundation, claiming the lives of at least 431 people.