Exam Details

Subject Understanding Man-Made 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. Explain the nature and causes of man-made disasters and distinguish them from natural disasters.

2. Bring out the lessons learnt from the Bhopal gas tragedy.

3. Discuss the government policy relating to fire safety and prevention.

4. Describe the causes and impacts of coal fires in India.

5. Write short notes in about 200 words on each of the following

Nuclear power plant disaster Three Mile Island

Impacts of forest fire

6. 'Deforestation presents multiple societal and environmental problems'. Examine.

7. Discuss the pollutant characteristics of industrial waste.

8. Discuss the management of rail accidents in India.

9. Describe the risk reduction measures with regard to air accidents.

10. Write short notes in about 200 words on each of the following

Acid rain

Statutory provisions pertaining to road accidents


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