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Which of the following is the correct order of the aspects of disaster management ?

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  1. Management, response, recovery, preparedness

  2. Response, recovery, preparedness, management

  3. Preparation, response, recovery, management

  4. Recovery, response, preparedness, management

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The  phases of disaster management planning are Preparation, Response and Recovery, Management.  The preparation phase is centred around arranging or developing a plan to approach events after the incident crops up. Activities are tailored to minimize the damage disaster causes, improving response operations on institutional and individual levels. Unlike prevention and preparation phase, response is undertaken during a disaster situation. The aim of the response procedures is to save lives, reduce victim's suffering and alleviate economical losses. Crucial for this phase is the implementation of the plans formulated and prepared prior to the event in the preparation phase. During a recovery phase, which takes place after an incident had occurred, affected community is assisted in restoration of concerned area. 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 and reducing trauma among people.

Which of the given statements are true?

A. The transition period that begins during response to re-establish temporary critical basic services in the short-term is called reconstruction.

B. The process of infrastructure repair, restoration of the production system, and resumption of the population's normal life pattern is called rehabilitation.

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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: D
Explanation:
  • Reconstruction refers to the full restoration of all services, and local infrastructure, replacement of damaged physical structures, the revitalization of economy and the restoration of social and cultural life. 
  • Rehabilitation refers to the actions taken in the aftermath of a disaster to enable basic services to resume functioning, assist victims’, self-help efforts to repair physical damage and community facilities, revive economic activities and provide support for the psychological and social well being of the survivors. It focuses on enabling the affected population to resume more-or-less normal patterns of life. 

The International Day for Disaster Reduction (DDR) is celebrated every year on _____.

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  1. 13th August

  2. 13th September

  3. 13th October

  4. 13th November

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The International Day for Disaster Reduction began in 1989, by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. Held every 13 October, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.

What is the full form of DRR?

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  1. Disaster Risk Reduction

  2. Deficit Risk Reduction

  3. Disaster Reduced Risk

  4. Drug Rehabilitation Risk

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Correct Option: A

All activities that reduce the impact of the disaster are called ______ activities.

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  1. preparation

  2. mitigation

  3. agitation

  4. creation

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Correct Option: B

The method of collection of rainwater helps in which of the following process?

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  1. Rainwater harvesting

  2. Irrigation

  3. Seed dispersal

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

1. Creation of plans through which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters is called disaster management.

2. Measures that eliminate or reduce the impacts and risks of hazards is called disaster mitigation.

    Which of the above statements are true?

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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:

Among the given statements, both A and B are true. Disaster management is to survive through disaster with various measures like making use of technology to save causalities, making use of proper medical facility etc. Disaster mitigation is nothing but reducing the effect of disaster. It is more of a preplanning. It involves shifting of people to safe areas etc.

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in _______.

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  1. Mysore

  2. Bangalore

  3. Trivandrum

  4. Hyderabad

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Correct Option: D

Warning systems is included in which of the following steps of disaster management?

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  1. Recovery

  2. Rehabilitation

  3. Preparedness

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The goal of emergency preparedness programs is to achieve a satisfactory level of readiness to respond to any emergency situation through programs that strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of governments, organizations, and communities. Preparedness measures include preparedness plans; emergency exercises/training; warning systems; emergency communications systems; evacuations plans and training; and public information/education.

Official date of International Day for Disaster Reduction is ____________.

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  1. May 14th

  2. June 6th

  3. September 4th

  4. October 13th

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The United Nations General Assembly designated October 13 as the International Day for Disaster Reduction. The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster resilient communities and nations.