MODULE 1 (University questions from December 2021-2023)
1. What is the mechanism by which stratospheric ozone protectsearth from harmful UV
rays?
2. Explain greenhouse effect and global warming?
3. Briefly explain Indian Monsoon and factors affecting IndianMonsoon?
4. What are disasters? What are their causes?
5. Explain the different types of cyclones and the mechanism oftheir formation
6. What are Tsunamis? How are they caused?
7. Explain the earthquake zonation of India
8. Explain with examples, the difference between hazard and risk inthe context of disaster
management
9. Explain the following terms in the context of disaster management (a) exposure
(b)resilience (c) disaster risk management (d) early warning systems, (e) damage
assessment (f) crisis counseling (g) needs assessment (h) exposure (i) resilience
10. Explain the relevance and adverse effects of greenhouse gases.
11. Discuss the two types of monsoon in Indian subcontinent.
12. Categorize the various layers of atmosphere based on their distance from earth and explain
the features of each layer with a neat diagram.
13. Define the following terms: a) Disaster b) Hazard c)Risk
14. State and explain crisis counselling. Identify the necessity of crisis counselling.
15. Identify the reasons for the depletion of Ozone layer . Suggest two initiatives which can be
implemented at home to prevent this.
16. Define the term "biosphere" and describe the three main components that constitute it.
17. Differentiate between acceptable risk and residual risk. (Acceptable risk - level of loss a
society or community considers acceptable given existing social, economic, political,
cultural and technical conditions Residual risk - fraction of risk that remains unmanaged
even after installing effective disaster risk reduction measures and for which emergency
response and recovery capacities should be maintained)
18. State the composition of lithosphere?
MODULE 2
1. What is hazard mapping? What are its objectives?
2. What is participatory hazard mapping? How is it conducted? What are its
advantages?
3. Explain the applications of hazard maps
4. Explain the types of vulnerabilities and the approaches to assessthem
5. What is disaster preparedness? Explain the components of acomprehensive disaster
preparedness strategy
6. Explain the different disaster response actions
MODULE 3
1. Explain briefly the concept of ‘disaster risk’
2. Explain the core elements of disaster risk management
3. List the strategies for disaster risk management ‘before’, ‘during’and ‘after’ a disaster.
4. What is disaster prevention? Distinguish it from disastermitigation giving examples
5. Explain the factors that decide the nature of disaster response.
6. Explain disaster relief and international relief organizations.
7. Define 'relief in the context of disaster management
8. Explain the factors that decide the nature of disaster response.
9. Explain disaster relief and international relief organizations.
10. Explain the different disaster response actions.
11. State the different types of disaster response.
12. List six international relief organizations
13. State the requirements for effective disaster response.
14. Define the term ‘disaster risk reduction’. Explain the measures for disaster risk reduction.
15. Define ‘relief’ in the context of disaster management. Identify the principles guiding relief.
16. Explain psychosocial support related with disaster response.
17. List any six public health services required in responding to disasters.
18. State and explain the types of disaster mitigation measures.
19. Identify the factors that determine the nature of disaster response and explain.
20. State and explain the types of disaster preparedness.
21. Identify the standard operating procedures to be followed during a disaster stage and explain.
MODULE 4
1. Briefly explain the levels of stakeholder participation in the context of disaster risk
reduction
2. Explain the benefits and costs of stakeholder participation indisaster management
3. How are stakeholders in disaster management identified?
4. What are the steps to effective disaster communication? What are the barriers to
communication?
5. Explain the importance of communication in disastermanagement
6. Explain capacity building in the context of disaster management
7. Explain capacity assessment, strengthening and capacity forreducing risk
8. Explain crisis counseling
MODULE 5
1. Explain the salient features of the National Policy on DisasterManagement in India
2. Explain the guiding principles and priorities of action according to the Sendai Framework
for Disaster Risk Reduction
3. Common disaster types in India
4. Institutional arrangements for disaster management in India
