foreign service officer interview questions with answers Crisis Management

Section 6: Crisis Management (40 MCQs)

1. In a hostage situation, an FSO must FIRST:
A) Contact host country authorities
B) Pay ransom demands
C) Evacuate other staff
D) Brief media
✅ A

2. Medical evacuation decisions require approval from:
A) Ambassador
B) President’s Office
C) UN WHO
D) Host country hospital
✅ A

3. Travel advisories are issued based on:
A) Verified security threats
B) Hotel availability
C) Airline requests
D) Tourist complaints
✅ A

4. A Crisis Management Plan (CMP) must be:
A) Outdated
B) Optional
C) Regularly updated and practiced
D) Shared with the public
✅ C

5. During a coup in the host country, the embassy must:
A) Issue visas faster
B) Coordinate with MFA and ensure safety of Tanzanians
C) Organize local elections
D) Distribute arms
✅ B

6. The first step during a natural disaster affecting Tanzanians abroad is to:
A) Ignore local news
B) Report and assist affected citizens
C) Evacuate the host nationals
D) Wait for media coverage
✅ B

7. Emergency evacuation drills in missions are:
A) Unnecessary
B) Mandatory and routine
C) Done only by host government
D) Held after disasters
✅ B

8. A warden system is used for:
A) Cooking abroad
B) Coordinating Tanzanians in emergencies
C) Paying school fees
D) Tourism promotions
✅ B

9. In case of embassy fire, the top priority is to:
A) Save all computers
B) Evacuate staff and visitors
C) Call the President
D) Wait for the Ministry
✅ B

10. A mission’s Emergency Contact List must be:
A) Kept secret from all
B) Regularly updated
C) Ignored unless needed
D) Stored in paper only
✅ B

11. Host government cooperation in crises is governed by:
A) Geneva Conventions
B) Local traffic laws
C) Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
D) UN Security Council mandates
✅ C

12. During an international pandemic, missions must:
A) Close indefinitely
B) Flee the host country
C) Coordinate health advisories and consular support
D) Suspend all online communication
✅ C

13. If a Tanzanian is wrongly detained abroad, the FSO must:
A) Ignore it
B) Demand immediate release without process
C) Visit and assist according to consular law
D) Defer to media
✅ C

14. Evacuation plans include:
A) Media reports
B) Routes, contacts, and shelter locations
C) Music events
D) Civil marriage ceremonies
✅ B

15. Embassies must submit situation reports during crises to:
A) Ministry of Culture
B) Parliament
C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
D) Local business chambers
✅ C

16. A Tanzanian caught in a war zone should:
A) Be left alone
B) Receive immediate guidance and evacuation support
C) Apply for asylum
D) Join the conflict
✅ B

17. An alert status "RED" in a mission indicates:
A) Normal operations
B) High-level security threat
C) Weather forecast
D) Travel discounts
✅ B

18. Emergency Consular Services include:
A) Party invitations
B) Crisis counseling and document replacement
C) Hosting foreign dignitaries
D) Passport design
✅ B

19. A hotline service is:
A) Internet chat room
B) 24/7 emergency contact for nationals
C) Police scanner
D) Wi-Fi password
✅ B

20. The crisis communication spokesperson is usually:
A) Local guard
B) Ambassador or designated officer
C) Consular client
D) UN peacekeeper
✅ B

21. Risk mapping is essential for:
A) Passport design
B) Identifying potential threats
C) Fashion coordination
D) Transportation logistics
✅ B

22. A Tanzanian student stranded abroad due to conflict should:
A) Call a journalist
B) Contact nearest mission or Ministry
C) Post on TikTok
D) Remain silent
✅ B

23. Communication during a crisis should be:
A) Confusing and irregular
B) Clear, timely, and coordinated
C) Hidden from everyone
D) Loud and spontaneous
✅ B

24. The crisis management team in a mission must include:
A) Media influencers
B) All embassy units including security, admin, consular
C) Tourists
D) NGOs only
✅ B

25. The decision to close a mission temporarily is made by:
A) Mission cook
B) MFA headquarters
C) Host country
D) Local police
✅ B

26. In case of cyberattack on embassy systems, the FSO must:
A) Panic
B) Inform ICT and MFA
C) Delete all data
D) Post on social media
✅ B

27. Contingency planning is:
A) Optional
B) Core function of mission operations
C) For private business only
D) An academic exercise
✅ B

28. Hostage negotiation is handled by:
A) Consular clerks
B) Professional host government negotiators and MFA
C) Mission chefs
D) Students
✅ B

29. During environmental disasters, missions support Tanzanians by:
A) Relocating them and offering consular assistance
B) Watching the news
C) Posting safety jokes
D) Playing national anthem
✅ A

30. Coordination with other missions (e.g., Kenya, Uganda) during regional crises is:
A) Discouraged
B) Required for joint response
C) Illegal
D) Outsourced to UN
✅ B

31. An embassy attacked during unrest must:
A) Host a reception
B) Activate security protocol and inform MFA
C) Call journalists
D) Flee the country instantly
✅ B

32. Mass SMS alerts from missions are used for:
A) Selling products
B) Rapid communication during emergencies
C) Announcing weddings
D) Broadcasting music
✅ B

33. The Emergency Response Framework (ERF) ensures:
A) Festival planning
B) Structured crisis response
C) Payment processing
D) Passport issuance
✅ B

34. Consular contingency funds are used to:
A) Buy staff lunches
B) Cover emergency citizen support abroad
C) Sponsor trips
D) Rent embassy halls
✅ B

35. When local staff are affected in crisis, the mission must:
A) Fire them
B) Offer support and include them in safety measures
C) Deny responsibility
D) Evacuate all Tanzanians only
✅ B

36. Regional conflict affecting Tanzanian border areas is reported by:
A) Local mayor
B) Border mission and security units to MFA
C) UN only
D) Tour guides
✅ B

37. A Tanzanian ship hijacked by pirates should be handled through:
A) UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
B) AU military
C) Local fishermen
D) EAC budget
✅ A

38. When protests erupt near the embassy:
A) Stay silent
B) Reinforce security and issue alerts to nationals
C) Join the protests
D) Host dinner
✅ B

39. During terrorist incidents abroad, embassies must:
A) Wait for media
B) Confirm safety of Tanzanians and report to HQ
C) Close indefinitely
D) Remove flag
✅ B

40. Coordination with host authorities during emergencies must be:
A) Minimal
B) Avoided
C) Immediate and based on diplomacy
D) Delayed
✅ C