Anna University Disaster Management

Important Questions

UNIT - 1
PART-A
1. Define disaster
2. Define disaster management
3. Describe mangrove.
4. Describe conservation benefits of mangroves
5. List out the mangrove products.
6. What is cyclone?
7. What is mean by blizzards?
8. Define famine.
9. Describe epidemics
10. Define tornadoes
11. Describe hurricanes
12. Describe storms
13. Describe tsunami
14. Describe earthquake
15. What is a limnic eruption?
16. Describe wild fire
17. Describe flood
18. Define drought
19. Define cold wave
20. Define mudslide
21. Describe global warming
22. Describe civil disorder
23. Define terrorism
24. Who is a perpetrator of terrorism?
25. Define avalanche
26. List out three parts of avalanches
27. How to determine snow pack is safe
28. Describe oil fire.
29. Describe mining.
30. Describe underground mining
31. What is mean by flash flood?
32. What is IED?
33. List out the uses of IED.
34. Define bomb threat
PART-B

1. Explain the phases of disaster management.

2. Describe natural disaster and list out the natural disaster
3. Describe manmade (anthropogenic disaster) disaster and list out the natural disaster
4. Describe terrorism and write down the typology of terrorism.
5. Describe avalanche. and its three parts.
6. Explain techniques for reducing oil fire.
7. Explain crisis in power sector.
8. Explain natural disasters and its mitigation strategies.
9. Define mining and explain methods of extraction.
10. Explain a) types of threat
b) Drought preparedness and mitigation
11. Describe flood and explain causes of flood.
12. Explain a) causes of forest fire.
b) Classification forest fire
c) Types of forest fire.

UNIT-II
PART-A

1. Define operations management in disaster.

2. Define risk assessment.
3. Define NGO
4. Describe SWOT analysis of disaster
5. HPC
6 .Write any four NGO’s
7. Describe safety programmes for disaster
8. Define hazard assessment
9. INGO
10. GSO
11. What is mean by institution awareness?

PART-B

1. Explain operations management

2. Differentiate disaster risk assessment and hazard assessment.
3. Explain SWOT analysis of disaster
4. Describe NGO management and explain role of NGO in disaster risk reduction activities
5. Explain institution awareness and safety programmes.
6. Explain insurance and risk management.

UNIT III
PART-A

1. Define stress
2. List out the components of stress
3. What is trauma?
4. List out the kinds of trauma
5. Define emotional intelligence
6. List out the effects of trauma
7. Describe electric warning system
8. Describe geo informatics.
9. Define cyber terrorism
10. Describe remote sensing
11. Describe GIS technologies
12. What is laser scanning?
13. Who are cyber terrorist? Explain with eg
14. Describe passive sensor
15. Describe active sensor
 PART-B

1. Define cyber terrorism and explain forms and impacts

2. Explain a) effects of cyber terrorism
b) Drawbacks of cyber terrorism
3. Write a brief note on psychological and social dimensions of disaster
4. What are the three models of emotional intelligence?
5. Explain nine stratergies of emotional intelligence
6. Describe the major phases of electronic warning system
7. What are the four elements of EWS and explain
8. Explain the recent trends in disaster information provider
9. What is GIS and explains its techniques
10. Explain a) types of remote sensing
b) Data acquisition techniques
11. Explain uses of laser scanning.

UNIT IV
PART-A

1.What is statistical seismology.

2.How does it work.
3.what are the challenges involved in Quick Reconstruction.
4.what is epidemics
5.what are the major factors which cause epidemics.
6.list out the steps involved in investigating and epidemics.
7.what is Bioterrorism
8. List out the evacuation techniques of casualties from disaster area.

PART-B

1. Explain the role of media in disaster Management.

2. What are the major challenge in disaster management for quick reconstruction technology.
3. Write a brief note on Bioterrorism attack.
4. What are the ten critical steps for handling possible Bioterrorism event.
5. Write a brief note on management of casualities.

UNIT V
PART-A

1. Describe disaster mitigation

2. Describe disaster preparedness
3. Describe vulnerability
4. List out the role of media in disaster
5. Describe risk assessment
6. Describe risk evaluation
7. What are the types of losses in disaster

PART-B
1. Explain disaster contingency plans
2. Explain disaster migration
3. Describe warning and explain its steps
4. What are steps involved in risk communication?
5. Explain assessing risk and vulnerability
6. Explain role of media in disaster management
7. Explain a) scope of rehabilitation
b) Stages of reconstruction
c) Dilemmas and alternatives
8. Explain a) media influence
b) Media relations