Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Question 43

Practice objective / multiple choice question 43 from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 43 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

In a region three hazards can occur annually: flood (probability 0.12, impact 7), landslide (probability 0.08, impact 9) and drought (probability 0.15, impact 5). If a flood occurs in a given year, the probability of landslide that year increases by 50 % of its original probability, and the probability of drought decreases by 20 % of its original probability. The expected annual hazard risk index is defined as the sum over hazards of (probability × impact). Compute the expected annual hazard risk index taking the conditional effect of flood into account.

Answer Options

A. 2.13
Correct Answer B. 2.34
C. 2.24
D. 2.44
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
2.34

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Question 43. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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