DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

PROGRAM/ BRANCH : B.E- ECE (PT)

YEAR/ SEMESTER : III/ VI
SUBJECT : DISASTER MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT

UNIT: I

PART -A
1. What is a Disaster?
2. Define the term Risk.
3. Define Hazard.
4. What are the two types of Hazard?
5. Write the types of geological hazard.
6. Define man made hazard.
7. What is Vulnerability?
8. Define Capacity.
9. What is meant by Mitigation?
10. Write Short notes about Disaster management cycle.
11. What are the three key stages of Disaster management cycle?
12. Define flood.
13. What is cyclone?
14. Write Short about Wild fire.
15. Define Mining.
16. What are the types of hazard?
17. Define Tsunami.
18. Write two types of environmental Hazards.
19. Write short notes about Predisaster.
20. Define Body waves.

PART-B
1. Explain the phases of disaster management cycle.
2. Describe natural disaster and list out the types of natural disaster.
3. Explain techniques for reducing oil fire.
4. Describe flood and explain causes of flood.
5. Explain
a) Causes of forest fire
b) Classification of forest fire
c) Types of Hazard
6. Explain natural disasters and its mitigation strategies.
7. Describe manmade disaster and list out the types of manmade disaster.
8. Briefly explain Tsunami and causes of Tsunami.
9. Describe cyclone and explain causes of cyclone.
10. Explain earthquake and its causes.
 UNIT: II

PART -A
1. What are the three factors of Risk?
2. Define Physical Capacity.
3. Write short notes about Socio Economic Capacity.
4. What are the two types of Vulnerabities?
5. Write Short notes about Physical Vulnerability.
6. Define Vulnerability?
7. Write Short notes about Socio Economic Vulnerabiity.
8. Write Four Points about Mitigation Measures for People.
9. Define Response.
10. What is NDRF, SDRF ?
11. Write Four Points Major Task during response time.
12. What are the Factors to be considered during Recovery process?
13. Define Disaster Risk.
14. Write Short Notes about Risk Management.
15. Define Retrofitting.
16. What is Geological Hazard?
17. Define Recovery.
18. What are factors to be considered during drought?
19. Define Fire Risk.
20. Expand NRE.

PART-B
1. Explain the mitigation measures for people.
2. Briefly explain Human Induced Disaster.
3. Briefly explain Disaster Risk Reduction.
4. Describe drought and explain causes of drought
5. Explain
a) Chemical Disaster
b) Nuclear and Radiological Emergency
6. Explain the Major tasks during the disaster.
7. Describe the Major steps of recovery process.
8. Briefly explain general characteristics of earthquake.
9. Describe cyclone and explain causes of cyclone.
10. Explain the activities during the recovery process.
 UNIT: III

PART -A
1. Define coping capacity?
2. Write Short notes about Preparedness.
3. Define electric Warning System.
4. What is mean by Flash Flood?
5. How Private sector can help during disaster?
6. What are the classification of Rehabilitation?
7. Draw the Disaster management cycle.
8. Expand NDMP.
9. Define Landslide hazard.
10. What on earth do you know about water?
11. Write three general charcteristics of cyclone.
12. Define Prevention.
13. Write Short notes about Sustaniable Development.
14. Define Hydro-Metrological Hazard.
15. Write Short notes about Emergency Services.
16. What is meant by Critical Facilities?
17. Define Mitigation.
18. Write Short Notes about Landslide Risk Evalution.
19. Define Risk.
20. Write Short notes about After a disaster or Post disaster.

PART-B
1. Briefly explain objectives of NDMP.
2. Identify Risk Reduction measures for cyclone
3. Briefly explain characteristics of cyclone.
4. Describe the factors to considered during good construction
5. Explain
a) Metrological drought
b) Hydrological drought
c) Agricultural drought
6. Explain in detail the vulnerablility profile of our country
7. Briefly explain disaster management cycle with suitable example
8. Identify three major mitigation measures to reduce earthquake risk
9. Briefly explain predictability of Tsunami
10. Explain Risk and suggest two ways of reducing risk with appropriate
examples

UNIT: IV
 PART -A
1. Write short notes about National Disaster Response Fund.
2. Define State Disaster Response Fund.
3. What are the challenges involved in quick reconstruction
4. What are the causes of flood?
5. Expand DRR, UNISDR.
6. How Private sector can help during disaster?
7. What are the classification of Rehabilitation?
8. What are the three methods of disaster management cycle?
9. Expand NDMP.
10. Define Landslide hazard.
11. What on earth do you know about water?
12. Write three general charcteristics of cyclone.
13. Define Prevention.
14. Write Short notes about Sustaniable Development.
15. Define Hydro-Metrological Hazard.
16. Write Short notes about Emergency Services.
17. What is meant by Critical Facilities?
18. Define Mitigation.
19. Write Short Notes about Landslide Risk Evalution.
20. Write Short notes about After a disaster.

PART-B
1. Explain the role of media in disaster management.
2. Describe warning and explain its steps.
3. Explain disaster contingency plans.
4. Explain briefly State Disaster Response Fund.
5. Explain
a) National Disaster Mitigation Fund
b) Disaster Response Plan
6. Explain briefly Financing prevention, mitigation and preparedness.
7. Explain briefly provisions in the Act for Disaster Risk Reduction.
8. Explain Implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction Financial aspects.
9. Briefly explain Maintaining and updating the plan.
10. Explain briefly Rehabilitation.

UNIT: V

PART -A
1. Define Disaster Risk Reduction.
2. Write Short notes about Risk Assessment.
3. List out the causes of environmental Pollution.
4. Differciate rescue and Preparedness.
5. What are the types of Volcano?
6. What is a Necular hazard?
7. What are the hazardous effects of volcanoes?
8. Give Examples of natural disaster.
9. List worst drought affected states of India.
10. Write two types of tsunami Warning?
11. Write four different names of cyclones.
12. Give two Characteristics of Cyclone.
13. Define Drought.
14. Mention two Risk reduction measures of Landslide.
15. Define Land slide.
16. Write Short notes about Surface waves.
17. What is the use of seismograph?
18. How can we Predict Tsunami?
19. What are the types Droughts?
20. Write short notes about Hydrological drought.

PART-B
1. Explain briefy How the manmade hazards controlled and regulated.
2. Explain causes of drought and the mitiagation measures.
3. Explain in what zones earthquakes occur in india, explain the reason why
it occurs in those zones?
4. Explain Volcanism and discuss the causes and effects .
5. Under what category will you put Bhopal gas tragedy in India? What are
toxic chemicals and describe a few measures that can be taken to reduce
the impact of such events?
6. Explain briefly capacity development themes.
7. Explain briefly Financial arrangements.
8. Explain briefly Disaster management Act Policy in India.
9. Describe the areas of flood hazard in India.What are the causes of flood?
Describe at least three flood control measures to reduce the impact of
flood disaster.
10. Explain briefly region/areas involving multiple states requiring special
attention.