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Disaster Management

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question — in the order the textbook teaches them. · 24 questions

Exercise

24 q
  1. Ex Q1
    Complete the table. (Motor accident, land sliding, forest fire, theft, riot, war, epidemic, drought, locust attack, financial crisis, flood, famine)
    DisasterSymptomsEffectsRemedy
  2. Write notes.
    Ex Q2(a)
    Disaster management Authority
  3. Ex Q2(b)
    Nature of disaster management
  4. Ex Q2(c)
    Mock drill
  5. Ex Q2(d)
    Disaster Management Act, 2005
  6. Answer the following questions.
    Ex Q3(a)
    Explain the role of district disaster control unit after occurrence of any disaster.
  7. Ex Q3(b)
    Give the reasons for increase in human disasters after the World War-II.
  8. Ex Q3(c)
    Which are the objectives of disaster management?
  9. Ex Q3(d)
    Why is it essential to get the training of first aid?
  10. Ex Q3(e)
    Which different methods are used for transportation of patients? Why?
  11. Ex Q4
    On the basis of the structure of disaster-management authority, form the same for your school.
  12. Ex Q5
    Write down the reasons, effects and remedial measures taken for any two disasters experienced by you.
  13. Ex Q6
    Which different aspects of disaster management would you check for your school? Why?
  14. Identify the type of disaster.
    Ex Q7(a)
    Terrorism
  15. Ex Q7(b)
    Soil erosion
  16. Ex Q7(c)
    Hepatitis
  17. Ex Q7(d)
    Forest fire
  18. Ex Q7(e)
    Famine
  19. Ex Q7(f)
    Theft
  20. Ex Q8
    Some symbols are given below. Explain those symbols. Which disasters may occur if those symbols are ignored?
  21. Explain that why is it said like that?
    Ex Q9(A)
    Mock drill is useful
  22. Ex Q9(B)
    Effective disaster management makes us well prepared for future.
  23. Ex Q10
    Complete the following chart. A box labelled Properties of Predisaster management has a line running from it to each of four boxes below it. All four boxes are blank.
  24. Ex Q11
    Following are the pictures of some disasters. How will be your pre- and post-disaster management in case you face any of those disasters?