Exam Details
| Subject | Understanding Natural Disasters | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Discuss the nature of floods in India.
2. Explain the types of droughts and their causes.
3. Write a note on the adverse effects of cyclones.
4. Describe earthquakes' occurrences and measurement.
5. Discuss the various causes of landslides and their impacts.
6. Briefly explain the formation and classification of avalanches.
7. Examine the monitoring and mitigation aspects pertaining to volcanic disasters.
8. Discuss the causes and impacts of heat and cold waves.
9. 'Effective coastal zone management and response strategies can lessen the adverse impacts of sea level rise'. Comment.
10. Write short notes in about 200 words on each of the following
Components of earth's climate system
Thermal and chemical structure of Earth's Atmosphere
2. Explain the types of droughts and their causes.
3. Write a note on the adverse effects of cyclones.
4. Describe earthquakes' occurrences and measurement.
5. Discuss the various causes of landslides and their impacts.
6. Briefly explain the formation and classification of avalanches.
7. Examine the monitoring and mitigation aspects pertaining to volcanic disasters.
8. Discuss the causes and impacts of heat and cold waves.
9. 'Effective coastal zone management and response strategies can lessen the adverse impacts of sea level rise'. Comment.
10. Write short notes in about 200 words on each of the following
Components of earth's climate system
Thermal and chemical structure of Earth's Atmosphere
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Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Disaster Medicine
- Disaster Preparedness
- Disaster Response
- Rehab, Reconstruction, Recovery
- Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis
- Understanding Man-Made Disasters
- Understanding Natural Disasters