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The decision to offer humanitarian aid is determined by __________.

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  1. Theories of social justice

  2. Deontological reasoning

  3. Teleological reasoning

  4. Socio-political factors

  5. All above

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Humanitarian aid is something which is closely related to certain ideals of human society. Its implementation guards interests of society. Social justice is achieved by adopting necessary and reasonable measures. 

The theories of social justice in the context of social work generally address the differing philosophical approaches used to inform societal decisions about the distribution or allocation of resources. Humanitarian aid is one such thing determined by social justice. 
Deontological reasoning is something that differentiates the actions right from wrong. This theory is often associated with Immanuel Kant. Kant believed that ethical actions follow universal moral laws, such as “Don’t lie. 
 Don’t steal. Deontological reasoning also talks about humanitarian aid. Teleological ethics is a theory of morality that derives duty or moral obligation from what is good or desirable as an end to be achieved. To aid society is one such goal. There are socio-political factors which include human rights in it. These factors and theories aid in determination to provide humanitarian aid.

Conditions for the delivery of concrete goods and services at a disaster site include all of the following except _________.

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  1. Extreme climate; hot, cold, wet, etc.

  2. Crowded and cramped conditions for living and working

  3. Lack of privacy, threat to safety

  4. A clear demarcation of being on or off duty

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Conditions for the delivery of concrete goods and services at a disaster site include all of the following except a clear demarcation of being on or off duty.

Social workers skilled in crisis management work for the cause ___________.

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  1. Tornado or flood

  2. Violent events such as child abuse, domestic abuse, crime

  3. Car accident, life-threatening illness

  4. With all above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social workers are those people who work for the betterment of society. Their role in disaster management has changed a lot around the 1870s. Today, they are found in a range of positions including community development, planning, policy-making and management of the society. 

They are committed to serving society. In context with the disaster, they deal with physical, psychological impacts on the victim and emotional health. They aim to reduce possible losses from hazards, achieve rapid recovery, assistance to the victims. They also try to mitigate and prevent the impacts of the disaster. 
They also carry anticipatory action in context with the disasters. Social workers are skilled in crisis management work relating to tornado or flood, violent events such as child abuse, domestic abuse, crime, car accident, life-threatening illness etc.

The play all of the following roles in covering a disaster except __________.

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  1. Shapes public sympathy by the amount and type of coverage

  2. Problem solves obstacle encountered in the delivery of relief

  3. Identifies heroes

  4. Attempts to assign blame related to the cause of the disaster or for failures in response

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
At the time of covering disaster caused by either natural or human forces, there are one or more heroes who help to de-escalate the impact and loss of the disaster. Sometimes these heroes end up giving their lives to save other persons. 
The Government authorities also identify the root cause of the disaster. The media coverage of the disaster gathers public sympathy for the victims of the disasters. 
Moreover, making up for the disaster is not always easy but is accompanied by many obstacles while providing relief.
The person or group of persons, organization etc are made responsible if they are found to have done any act which caused the disastrous event and liability is imposed upon them 
These are the roles that emerge while making good the loss caused by disasters.

Petitions in the US and UK have declared which state as a state sponsor of terrorism?

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  1. Iran

  2. Iraq

  3. Afghanistan

  4. Pakistan

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An online White House petition seeking to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism has gained a record half a million signatures, five times the number needed to get a response from the Obama Administration.
Petition was created on Sept 21 by a person with the initials RG and needs 100000 signatures in 30 days to get a response form the White House.

US has added which militant outfit to its list of global terrorists?

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  1. Jamaat-ur-Ahrar

  2. Jaish-e-Mohammad

  3. Hizbul Mujahideen

  4. Students Islamic Movement of India

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

US has added the Pakistani militant outfit Jamaat-ur-Ahrar to its global terrorists list, stepping up sanctions against a group which has attacked people many times. It is a splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban movement which declared loyalty to Islamic States leadership in Middle East.

  • Designation announced by the US State department means those who support the terrorist group could have their assets frozen by the US government
  • Pakistan has also cracked down on movements targeting its own citizens and institutions including the Pakistani Taliban who are fighting to topple the Nawaz Sharif government.

Disasters frequently result in all of the following except __________.

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  1. Damage to the ecological environment

  2. Displacement of populations

  3. Destruction of a population's homeland

  4. Sustained public attention during the recovery phase

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The natural and man-made disasters have adversely affected the flora(plants) and fauna(animals) of the Earth. These disasters have resulted in a massive loss of life and the environment.  The time and cost overrun in some cases have been enormous but their indirect impact on our economy is far-reaching. Disasters can be defined as a sudden, accidental event of great magnitude that causes considerable damage to life and property. 

For example leakage of toxic chemicals from the industries or nuclear attack or leakage from the nuclear reactors have resulted in both short-term and long-term effects on the environment and human health. 
The environmental effect being damage to the natural cycle, water and soil also remain polluted for a long time. Impact on human being health includes genetic imbalances in humans and its impact on a future generation. Moreover, the man-made disaster results in the destruction of property of the population and also displacement of population, as the affected population is compelled to leave their inhabited place.

Embankments or strengthening of the embankments is a ____________.

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  1. Structural measure of mitigation

  2. Non-structural measure of mitigation

  3. Early warning system

  4. Recovery

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life and property is called a disaster. It can be natural like earth quakes, tsunami, floods etc and artificial disasters like terrorist attack etc. Structural measures are any physical construction to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards by the application of engineering techniques or technology. For example construction of dams and embankments to control floods.

The structural measures of mitigation includes ______________.

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  1. Designing electrical power systems to withstand weather and earthquake

  2. Enforcing strict building codes

  3. Seismic resistant designs of buildings

  4. Retrofitting public buildings to withstand

  5. All of these

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life and property is called a disaster. It can be natural like earth quakes, tsunami, floods etc and artificial disasters like terrorist attack etc. Structural measures are any physical construction to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards by the application of engineering techniques or technology. For example construction of dams and embankments to control floods, designing electrical power systems to withstand weather and earthquake, enforcing strict building codes to maintain minimum loss in case of collapse during earthquake, seismic resistant designs of buildings, retrofitting public buildings to withstand which is renovation to resist disaster etc.

Which are the important aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction?

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  1. Mitigation

  2. Early warning system

  3. Disaster preparedness

  4. Recovery

  5. All of these

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life and property is called a disaster. It can be natural like earth quakes, tsunami, floods etc and artificial disasters like terrorist attack etc. The impact of disaster depends on the precautions we take to save our lives and our environment. The important aspects of disaster risk reduction are mitigation which is to reduce the effect of disaster for example, construction of wooden houses instead of concrete in disaster prone countries like Japan, early warning system establishment, disaster preparedness and recovery by providing proper health and rehabilitation facilities.