Exam Details

Subject Disaster Preparedness
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Highlight the principles of disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation.

2. Write a note on the important schemes operational in India which aim at strengthening the employment and livelihood options of vulnerable groups.

3. Discuss the various dimensions of disaster preparedness with relevance to housing and infrastructure.

4. Examine the role of Central Government specialised agencies in disaster preparedness.

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

Community Awareness

UNDP's Disaster Risk Management Programme

6. Throw light on the role of international agencies in disaster preparedness.

7. Discuss the role of Information Technology in disaster preparedness.

8. "Mitigation tools include certain broad measures taken to address the prevention goals:" Elaborate.

9. Write a note in brief on Environment Impact Assessment.

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

Aerial photography

Sustainable land-use planning


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