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Where is the headquarter of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre?

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  1. Dhaka

  2. Bangkok

  3. Kathmandu

  4. New Delhi

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Correct Option: B

The vehicle which government is providing to render immediate medical help is _________.

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  1. bus

  2. ambulance

  3. aeroplane

  4. car

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Correct Option: B

The activity that involves immediate assistance, continuing assistance and restoration of infrastructure.

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  1. Preparedness

  2. Response

  3. Recovery

  4. Mitigation

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Correct Option: A

Only thing we can do about disasters which are inevitable is ___________.

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  1. Avoidance

  2. Preparedness

  3. Obstructing

  4. Facing as it is

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Disaster is a sudden, calamitous and unfortunate event that brings with it great damage, loss, destruction and devastation to human life as well as property. Disasters are inevitable, we cannot do anything to prevent these but disaster preparedness is only in our hand. Disaster preparedness or disaster management activities are aimed to minimize loss of life and property in the event of disaster.

Which of the given statements are true?

Disaster management is essential because:

A. They have huge effects on humans and environment.

B. Disasters are inevitable.

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  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Disaster management is very important to survive in case of the natural or man-made disaster as it has huge impact on humans and environment. Disasters are inevitable, we cannot do anything to prevent these but disaster preparedness is only in our hand. Disaster preparedness or disaster management activities are aimed to minimize loss of life and property in the event of disaster.

Prevention, mitigation, transfer, and financing are included under which of the following aspects of risk management?

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  1. Risk identification

  2. Risk reduction

  3. Adverse event management

  4. Recovery

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Disaster risk management involves activities related to prevention i.e relocating exposed people and assets away from a hazard area, mitigation i.e. preventing future emergencies or minimizing their effects for instance constructing flood defences, planting trees to stabilize slopes and implementing strict land use and building construction codes, transfer i.e. it is the process of formally or informally shifting the financial consequences of particular risks from one party to another whereby a household, community, enterprise or state authority will obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, financing i.e. Disaster risk analysis was born out of the financial and insurance sector's need to quantify the risk of comparatively rare high-impact natural hazard events.

Which of the following is the best way to reduce the effect of disaster?

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  1. Preparedness

  2. Avoiding

  3. Escaping

  4. Predicting

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Correct Option: A

Disaster management requires which of the following? 

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  1. Mitigation

  2. Rescue

  3. Relief

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Disaster management requires mitigation i.e preventing future emergencies or minimizing their effects and it includes any activities that prevent an emergency, reduce the chance of an emergency happening, or reducing the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies. Mitigation activities take place before and after emergencies. Disaster management requires rescue, relief activities, which includes protecting people from threatened situations, relocation, providing food and water, providing temporary shelter and emergency health care.

Why do we need disaster management?

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  1. To reduce loss of property

  2. To protect people

  3. To reduce trauma among people

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Disaster is a sudden, calamitous and unfortunate event that brings with it great damage, loss, destruction and devastation to human life as well as property. Disaster management is very important to survive in case of natural or man-made disaster. Disaster management activities are aimed to minimize loss of life and damage in the event of disaster. Disaster management measures can help removing people and property from a threatened location by facilitating timely and effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation at the place of disaster thereby reducing loss of property, protecting people and reducing trauma among people.

Which of the following does not include the task of disaster management?

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  1. Assess secondary social problems such as health epidemics, displaced persons

  2. Counsel those who have suffered trauma and bereavement

  3. Control rumors, provide accurate information

  4. Provide security; prevent looting, protect person and property

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Disaster management is very important to survive in case of natural or man-made disaster. Disaster management activities are aimed to minimize loss of life and damage in the event of disaster. Disaster management forces can help by removing people and property from a threatened location and by facilitating timely and effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation at the place of disaster thereby reducing loss of property, protecting people, but it does not provide further counselling to the people who have suffered trauma and bereavement.