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Hazard and vulnerability studies are included under which of the following aspects of risk management?

  1. Risk identification

  2. Risk reduction

  3. Adverse event management

  4. Recovery


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Risk identification process involves activities related to hazard identification i.e to identify location, nature, intensity and likelihood (probability or frequency) of a threat and vulnerability analysis  to determine the existence and degree of vulnerabilities and exposure to a threat. Vulnerability is a set of prevailing or consequential conditions arising from various physical, social, economic and environmental factors which increase the susceptibility of a community to the  impact of hazards.

The response to the disaster management includes ______, 

  1. Alert people

  2. Respond to the grave situation

  3. Arrange the essential items for people

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The main aim of disaster management is to reduce or avoid the potential losses from hazards. It assures prompt and appropriate assistance to victims of disaster, and achieves rapid and effective recovery. The response to the disaster management includes efforts to minimize the hazards created by a disaster. It includes to alert people, to respond to grave situation, search and rescue, emergency relief, arrange the essential items for people.