IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT & MANAGEMENT

Discuss Sustainable management of natural resources is essential to provide livelihood and environmental security'.
Define Total Disaster Risk Management Approach and refer to its pertinence for Disaster Management Cycle.
Highlight development perspective to disaster management with focus on disaster management in riverine regions.
Discuss major issues involved in disaster preparedness,
Discuss the role of Information Technology in disaster prevention.
Discuss the importance of Rescue and highlight various rescue methods.
Shelter rehabilitation is concerned with various aspects'. Discuss.
What are the major features of Emergency Operations Centre
Discuss.the various types of damages required to be considered for undertaking effective damage assessment.
Highlight guiding principles of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Define the term 'disaster' and describe its classification.
Write a note on disaster cycle.
Describe the trends in disaster management.
Explain the different methods of risk mapping.
Describe structural and non-structural mitigation measures in disaster management.
Describe the different steps in relief distribution in disaster management
Discuss the essential features of damage assessment.
Examine the problems in relief administration.
Bring out the importance of people as the first responders in disaster management.
Elucidate different skills and techniques adopted by a disaster manager.
Highlight key environmental concerns pertaining to disasters,
Analyse the important facets of disaster management in mountainous regions.
Define vulnerability and discuss the process of vulnerability analysis.
Examine the role of corporate social responsibility as an emerging avenue in managing disasters.
Define disaster mitigation and discuss the contribution of United Nations agencies in it.
Warehousing and stockpiling form a very important component during disaster relief phase-Analyse
Discuss the important steps in relief distribution. Examine the problem areas during recovery phase of disaster management,
Explain the concept of first responder with special reference to the role of the government in first response..
Write a note in brief on important disaster management strategies
Define vulnerability and discuss the vulnerability profile of India,
Describe in brief the major facets of disaster management in riverine regions.
Highlight the significance of planning for ensuring disaster prevention.
Write a note on key community based disaster management strategies.
Discuss in brief - Corporate Social Responsibility
Discuss in detail Search and Rescue (SAR)
Discuss the important steps in relief distribution,Explain the different types of damages that occur due to disasters.
'The relationship between disaster and development depends on the development choices made by the individual, community and the nation'. Discuss.
Discuss the leadership theories and styles.
Discuss Emergency Operations Centre and Stockpiling practices in disaster  Management.
Define disaster and refer to major environmental concerns. Discuss recent trends in disaster management with special reference to India.
Discuss the significance of disaster prevention and highlight issues involved.
Describe the methods for conducting risk assessment.
What do you understand by disaster mitigation ? Discuss the guiding principles underlying it
Discuss the significance and phases of Search and Rescue in disaster management.
Briefly highlight the steps involved,in relief distribution
Describe the objectives and features of damage assessment in case of natural disasters.
"Disasters can provide development opportunities," Discuss.
Explain the role and functions of a disaster manager
Define Total Disaster Risk Management Approach and examine its pertinence to Disaster Management cycle
Throw light on the development perspective to Disaster management.
Discuss the guidelines for Flood Prevention,  "There is emerging focus on building resilience through risk skating and transfer."
Briefly examine. Define Disaster Mitigation: and discuss the major mitigation measures.
Highlight the general precautions observed in Search and Rescue operations,.
Discuss, the major problems encountered in Relief Administration.
Write a note on interlinkages between Recovery and Development.
Discuss Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Process.
Examine the changing complexion of disaster management in the contemporary context.
Describe the important phases of disaster cycle
Discuss the importance of disaster preparedness with special reference to issues and problems in it
Define Risk Assessment and underline the methodologies for conducting risk assessment.
Discuss the guiding principles of disaster mitigation and elaborate the problem areas in disaster mitigation.
Discuss the concept of community based Disaster Management and highlight its principles and Challenges.
What is Emergency Operations Centre ? Describe its organizational set-up,
Define damage assessment and highlight major types of damages.
Discuss the important guiding principles of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Discuss the role and functions of disaster manager.
Disaster management has undergone an enormous change in the recent times', Discuss.
Define 'Disaster and write an overview of natural disasters in India.
India has witnessed a shift from relief to mitigation and preparedness planning'. Discuss.
Discuss the major facets of disaster management in coastal regions.
Write a note on capacity building for Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction.
Discuss the significance of disaster prevention and highlight major issues involved in it.
Define Search and Rescue and discuss its significance and phases,
Discuss guidelines for provision of shelter management.
Write a note on Incident Command System.
Describe damage reports on disaster assessment.
Examine the interlinkages between disaster and recovery.
Discuss the relationship between disaster and development with the help of examples from developed and developing countries.
Describe issues and responses to disaster Management in mountainous regions.
Define vulnerability and describe its relationship with capacity.
Examine the types and characteristics of corporate social responsibility with respect to disaster Management.
Discuss the principles of community based disaster management.
Describe the various management guidelines for temporary shelter provision during disasters.
Explain the different types of damage reports. Identify the different types of rehabilitation.
Examine the role of sustainable development in disaster management.
Discuss the role of disaster management authorities in disaster management.
Discuss key stages of Disaster Cycle.
Make an overview of Recent Trends in Disaster Management.
Bring to light major initiatives on Disaster Preparedness in India.
Discuss the process of Risk Assessment.
Write a note on Community Based Disaster Management.
Discuss various methods for rescuing affected persons in a disaster situation.
Discuss the guiding principles for Shelter provision.
Bring to light major problems in Relief distribution.
Write a note on Disasters and Development.
Discuss the role and functions of a Disaster Manager.
What is disaster?
What is natural disaster?
What is man made disaster?
What is flood?
What are tropical cyclones?
What is hazard?
Define Vulnerability?
What is an avalanche?
Define land use planning.
Define emergency.
What are the effects of disaster?
Define mangroves.
Define landslides.
What are the typical adverse effects of floods?
What are the typical effects of deforestation?
Define disaster.
Define SOP.
What is biological weapon?
Mention the types of avalanches.
What is chemical weapon?
What are the types of drought?
What is drought?
Explain oil fires-well fires.
Explain terrorism.
Types of terrorism.
What is mitigation?
Mention the steps involved in disaster management cycle.
What is the meaning of warning?
What is Risk assessment?
What is risk assessment?
What is disaster preparedness?
What is recovery?
What is response?
What is rehabilitation?
What is risk sharing?
What is risk identification?
Explain the types of disasters?
Describe the disaster management cycle?
Explain various disaster management schemes offered by government of India?
Explain basic types of hazards?
Discuss about present status of mangroves in India?
Discuss the role of India in disaster management?
Discuss the role of armed forces and other agencies in disaster management?
Explain the various facilities required to tackle any disasters?
Describes the features and factors involved in disasters?
Write about state and national level disaster management programmers?
Write about state and International level disaster management programmers?
Write about risk analysis & assessment?
Explain the key activities in response phase?
Explain the principle of risk partnership?
Explain in detail about ISDR?
Describe the management plan for various disasters?
What is database? Give examples?
What is RDBMS? Give examples?
Define MIS?
Define decision support system?
What is Intranets?
What is extranets?
What is video teleconferencing?
What is Trigger mechanism?
Define remote sensing?
Define GIS?
What is GPS?
What is knowledge base?
What is expert system?
What is scenario analysis?
What are all the software parts in GIS system?
What are all the basic components of remote sensing?
Write are types of satellites used in remote sensing? Give examples/
Explain data processing in Remote Sensing?
Draw the processing steps in GIS operation?
What is Video-conferencing?
Differentiate between remote sensing & GIS?
Write the software involved in DM?
What is the role of space technology in DM?
How GIS Works?
What is GIS Technology?
Explain the Application of various technologies in Disaster management?
Write the contribution of remote sensing and GIS to disaster risk reduction?
Explain in detail about the application of MIS and databases in disaster management?
Explain in detail about GIS?
Explain in detail about remote sensing?
Describes the systems that involved in disaster management?
Describe the operation in GIS?
Write about the disaster databases?
Explain in detail about ICST & sits roles?
Explain the application of Intranets & Extranets in disaster management?
Write about the GIS technologies?
Explain different types of software tools used in Disaster Management?
What is Trigger Mechanism?
Write the objectives of Trigger mechanism?
Draw the flow chart for trigger mechanism?
Draw the trigger mechanism network?
Write about disaster risk management programmes.
What is disaster information network?
What is disaster awareness?
What is NGO?
What is disaster response?
What is rain fall insurance?
Where international assistance required in disasters?
Write the role of education in risk reduction.
Write the role of public awareness reduction
Write the various awareness programmes in India.
Draw the disaster information network.
Explain various programmes of disaster risk management.
Explain in detail about Trigger Mechanism.
Explain in detail about the constitution of Trigger Mechanism.
Describe the disaster information network.
How education helps to reduce the risk in Disaster Management?
Explain the public awareness in risk reduction.
Explain the various Awareness programmes in Disaster Management.
Define statistical seismology.
What is media?
Define epidemics.
Define bio-terrorism.
What do you mean epidemics?
What do you mean casualties?
What you mean statistical seismology?
What do you mean quick reconstruction technologies?
Illustrate the role of media in disasters.
How do you manage epidemics?
Draw the strategies for managing the bio-terrorism.
List out the benefits of statistical seismology.
How do you mitigate the bio-terrorism?
List out the use quick reconstruction technologies?
Depict the uses of media in disaster.
Critically examine the use of the media in information dissemination.
Explain the types of media and their information needs.
Analyse the statistical seismology in disaster management.
Critically examine the need of quick reconstruction technologies in disaster management.
Enumerate the role of media in disasters.
Identify the strategies for management of epidemics.
Determine the methods for mitigate the bio-terrorism.
How do you forecasting of casualties? Explain it.
Portray the key to sustainable measures in disaster management.

1.What is Seismology?
2.What is Applied Seismology?
3.What are the instruments of Seismology?
4.What is seismic graph?
5.What is Seism city?
6.What is Epicenter?
7.What are Tectonic plates?What are the faults of Earthquake?
Define Magnitude.
Define Intensity.
What are the damages caused by Earthquake?
How Earthquake is measure?
What is a seismic wave?
Why do earthquake happen?
What is Tsunami?
What are causes of tsunamis?
What are the reasons for disastrous effects of Tsunamis?
Explain in detail about the Tsunami.
Explain in detail about the Earthquakes.
How Earthquake is measured and what are all the damages caused by Tsunami.
Discuss possible way to mitigate the impact of Earthquakes.
Differentiate between Natural Disasters and Manmade Disasters.
Mention some objectives of ISDR programme.
What is meant by video teleconferencing?
Define RDBMS.
What is trigger mechanism?
Define hazard assessment.
What is meant by emergency response?
What is “financial arrangements”?
What is underground mining?
What are the necessary steps to be avoid dangerous epidemics after a flood disaster?
“Steps in the process of disaster preparedness”. Elucidate.
Discuss the various types of natural disasters and highlight the specific efforts to mitigate disasters in India.
What is GIS? Explain its techniques.
Explain i) Types of remote sensing. & Data acquisition techniques
Explain how the public awareness in helpful in risk reduction.
Discuss about the disaster information network.
Explain the legal / financial problems the management has to face if safely measures taken
by them are found to be in-adequate.
Explain various community based disaster management.
What are the factors to be considered while planning the rebuilding works after a major
disaster due to earthquake?
What the cause for the Tsunami 2004 which inflicted heavy loss to life and property along
the coast Tamilnadu? Specify its epicentre and magnitude.
What is hydrometeorology .
What is a flood.
What is a cyclone. What are the different names given to cyclones in different parts of the world.
What is a drought. How is it different from a famine. What are the consequences of a drought.
What is desertification ?
Define Hazard, Risk, Exposure, Vulnerability and Response and relate them mathematically.
What are landslides and landslips ?
What is a tsunami ?
What are the implications of a disaster.
List a few major natural disasters that occurred in India.
Draw a sketch indicating the characteristics of Natural Disasters
List the different types of disaster trauma with suitable examples
List the approaches to disaster management
List the key issues in disaster management
Differentiate between Hazard and Disaster
List the major factors contributing to increase of disaster risk.
List the activities that trigger human-induced disasters.
How is weather related to climate
Define and classify disasters
What is an earthquake ?
What is an epicenter ?
How are earthquakes measured ?
List a few examples of man-made and human-induced disasters ?
Draw and explain the disaster management cycle ?
List the impacts of disasters on the socioeconomic aspects of a country ?
Explain the seismic zonation map of India and the steps taken by the government to manage severe seismic zones in the country.
Describe major chemical industrial hazards in India
Write short notes on avalanches and environmental disasters
List the causes for cyclones, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis and earthquakes in India and the losses due to industrial hazards.
List the earthquakes in India & losses due to industrial hazards
List the causes and consequence of heavy floods and the control measures to manage heavy floods
Describe the causes and effects of Tsunamis
Describe the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
What are landslides and junglefires
What are the steps taken by national, state and other agencies for prevention and mitigation of natural disasters
Differentiate between disaster and hazard on any three aspects
Elaborate disaster reduction
What are the causes of landslides
List three examples of human induced disasters
Describe the PDCA cycle
Explain the KIDA and AIDMA models
Expand the abbreviations: UNISDR, IDNDR, HFA, IDRC, IRDC, UNDRO, DRR, DRM, ISDR, GDRC, WCDR, TIEMS,
List the impacts of human-induced disasters
List the various mitigation strategies that can be adopted to prevent, mitigate or respond to human-induced disasters.
India is prone to disasters. Elaborate.

Disaster Management Questions

What is meant by Disaster Management? What are the different stages of Disaster management?
Differentiate Natural Disasters and Man made Disasters with examples.
Describe the necessity of Risk identification and Assessment Surveys while planning a project.
What is Disasters recovery and what does it mean to an Industry?
What are the factors to be considered while planning the rebuilding works after a major disaster due to flood / cyclone / earthquake? (Any one may be asked)
List out the public emergency services available in the state, which could be approached for help during a natural disaster.
Specify the role played by an Engineer in the process of Disaster management.
What is the cause for Earthquakes? How they are measured? Which parts of India are more vulnerable for frequent earthquakes?
What was the cause for the Tsunami 2004 which inflicted heavy loss to life and property along the coast of Tamilnadu ? Specify its epicenter and magnitude.
Specify the Earthquake Hazard Zones in which the following towns of Tamilnadu lie: (a) Chennai (b)Nagapattinum (c) Coimbatore (d) Madurai (e) Salem.
Which parts of India are experiencing frequent natural calamities such as (a) heavy rain fall (b) huge losses due to floods (c) severe cyclones
Define basic wind speed. What will be the peak wind speed in (a) Very high damage risk zone – A, (b) High damage risk zone, (c) Low damage risk zone.
Specify the minimum distance from the Sea shore and minimum height above the mean sea level, desirable for the location of buildings.
Explain how the topography of the site plays a role in the disasters caused by floods and cyclones.
Explain how the shape and orientation of buildings could reduce the damages due to cyclones.
What is a cyclone shelter? When and where it is provided? What are its requirements?
What Precautionary measures have to be taken by the authorities before opening a dam for discharging the excess water into a canal/river?
What are the causes for fire accidents? Specify the remedial measures to be taken in buildings to avoid fire accidents.
What is a fire escape in multistoried buildings? What are its requirements?
How the imamates of a multistory building are to be evacuted in the event of a fire/Chemical spill/Toxic Air Situation/ Terrorist attack, (any one may be asked).
Describe different fire fighting arrangements to be provided in an Industry.
Explain the necessity of disaster warning systems in Industries.
Explain how rescue operations have to be carried out in the case of collapse of buildings due to earthquake / blast / Cyclone / flood.
What are the necessary steps to be taken to avoid dangerous epidemics after a flood disaster?
What relief works that have to be carried out to save the lives of workers when the factory area is suddenly affected by a dangerous gas leak / sudden flooding?
What are the difficulties faced by an Industry when there is a sudden power failure? How such a situation could be managed?
What are the difficulties faced by the Management when there is a group clash between the workers? How such a situation could be managed?
What will be the problems faced by the management of an Industry when a worker dies because of the failure of a mechanical device due to poor maintenance? How to manage such a situation?
What precautionary measures have to be taken to avoid accidents to labourers in the Industry in a workshop / during handling of dangerous Chemicals / during construction of buildings / during the building maintenance works.
Explain the necessity of medical care facilities in an Industry / Project site.
Explain the necessity of proper training to the employees of Industries dealing with hazardous products, to act during disasters.
What type of disaster is expected in coal mines, cotton mills, Oil refineries, ship yards and gas plants?
What is meant by Emergency Plan Rehearsal? What are the advantages of such Rehearsals?
What action you will take when your employees could not reach the factory site because of continuous strike by Public Transport workers?
What immediate actions you will initiate when the quarters of your factory workers are suddenly flooded due to the breach in a nearly lake / dam, during heavy rain?
What steps you will take to avoid a break down when the workers union of your Industry have given a strike notice?
List out few possible crisis in an organization caused by its workers? What could be the part of the middle level officials in managing such crisis?
What types of warning systems are available to alert the people in the case of predicted disasters, such as floods, cyclone etc.
Explain the necessity of Team work in the crisis management in an Industry / Local body.
What factors are to be considered while fixing compensation to the workers in the case of severe accidents causing disability / death to them?
Explain the legal / financial problems the management has to face if safely measures taken by them are found to be inadequate.
Describe the importance of insurance to men and machinery of an Industry dealing with dangerous jobs.
What precautions have to be taken while storing explosives in a match/ fire crackers factory?
What are the arrangements required for emergency rescue works in the case of Atomic Power Plants?
Why residential quarters are not constructed nearer to Atomic Power Plants?