Exam Details

Subject Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis
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. Disaster Risk and Vulnerability are co-related'. Discuss.

2. Define risk and highlight its historical progression.

3. Examine the major strategies for Risk Reduction.

4. "Risk gets substantially reduced through community action'. Explain.

5. Explain the concept of vulnerability and various approaches to vulnerability analysis.

6. 'Vulnerability and poverty are co-related'. Analyse.

7. Discuss the vulnerability to disasters of the third world countries with suggestions for improvement.

8. Explain major forces that increase vulnerability of cities.

9. Highlight key considerations in development planning for vulnerability reduction.

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

Factors impinging functions of Resource Organisations.

Hazard Resistant Design and construction.


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