NEW HORIZON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

7TH SEM
DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIDATION MEASURES
Question Bank: Module 6.
PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

1. Enlist various pre-disaster activities to reduce human and property losses.

2. Discuss important guiding principles of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
3. Discuss major issues involved in disaster preparedness.
4. Suppose you are appointed as an in-charge of disaster management cell of a
village which is categorized under Zone V for Earthquake. Write in brief
your plan of action towards
• Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters,
• Early Warning System, Preparedness and Capacity Development;
• Awareness During Disaster, Evacuation and Disaster Communication;
• Search and Rescue, Relief and Rehabilitation;
• Post-disaster Damage and Needs Assessment;
• Restoration of Critical Infrastructure;
• Early Recovery, Reconstruction and Redevelopment
5. Explain the role and functions of a disaster communication system.
6. Describe various Disaster Communication Systems.
7. Discuss the essential features of damage assessment.
Discuss the objective of diaster damage assessment.
8. Explain about disaster resistant designs and constructions.
9. Discuss the process of risk assessment.
10. Discuss the prevention and mitigation of disasters.
11. Describe the adverse impacts and mitigation measures for any one Hydro-
Meteorological Disaster.
12. Explain the following terms: Preparedness, Mitigation and Risk Mapping.
13. What do you mean by Early warning system? Explain about the existing
Hazard Forecasting and early Warning Network in India for Tsunami.
14. Describe about Early warning system. Also discuss about elements of Early
warning system.
15. Describe the disaster safe construction for earthquake in detail.
16. Explain in detail structural and non-structural mitigation measures for
various types of disaster.
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIDATION MEASURES
Question Bank: Module 6.
PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

17. Discuss the safety measures to avoid the train accidents.

18. Discuss the safety measures to avoid road accidents.
19. Describe any one technical disaster and suggest the steps to prevent such a
disaster.
20. List the points which are to be observed for earthquake resistant design of
the building.
21. List the points which are to be observed for flood safe design and
construction.
22. Write a note on Capacity Development.
23. Classify various types of capacity under capacity development
24. Enlist and explain various types of capacity in brief.
25. Differentiate between disaster management and disaster assessment.
26. What are the points kept in mind for maintaining calm during an earthquake.
27. What is to be done during and after an earthquake.
28. Enlist and explain briefly the governing elements of emergency
communication.
29. Explain about Disaster Communication System.
30. Discuss DCWDS, MSS and AES-SNG
31. Explain about pre-disaster risk assessment, analysis, risk mapping, zonation
and micro-zonation.
32. Write a short note on Seismic Micro-zonation.
33. Differentiate between preparedness and mitigation.
34. List out various relief and rehabilitation activities during natural disaster .
35. Describe the terms Risk mapping and Evacuation .
36. What do you mean by community based approach in disaster management?
37. How do you carry out Mapping of prominent disaster prone area? Also
discuss the factors affecting such mapping.
38. How are cyclone prevention and mitigation taken in India?
What are the pre-disaster measures taken for cyclone?
39. Enlist various actions to reduce the effect of flood.
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7TH SEM
DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIDATION MEASURES
Question Bank: Module 6.
PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

OR
Enumerate the possible Risk Reduction Measure for Flooding?
OR
Describe at least three flood control measures to reduce the impact of flood
disaster.
40. Explain ecological and sustainable development models for disaster
management.
41. What kind of Emergency medical and essential public health services can be
suggested for an earthquake affected area?
42. What are the factors to be considered while planning the rebuilding works
after a major disaster due to earthquake?
43. Discuss briefly the disaster management of various Technological disasters
44. Explain the prevention of Biological Disaster.
45. Explain various community based disaster management.
46. What kind of Emergency medical and essential public health services can be
suggested for an earthquake affected area?
47. Under what category of disaster will you put Bhopal Gas tragedy in India?
Considering Bhopal Gas Plant Disaster as a Case Study. Explain applicable
principles of disaster management to mitigate the effect of such disaster in
the future.
48. Explain Mitigation Measures for your home to reduce the effect of a disaster.
49. How will you assess loss and damage to human life in disasters?
50. Describe any flooding disaster that occurred in India and the lessons that you
have learnt from it.
51. What do you understand by rehabilitation?
52. How to prevent a Hazard from changing into a disaster?
53. What are toxic chemicals and describe a few measures that can be taken to
reduce the impact of such events?
54. Describe the measures taken during a land slide disaster. What pre disaster
measures would have reduced the impact of land slide disaster? Explain.
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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
7TH SEM
DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIDATION MEASURES
Question Bank: Module 6.
PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

55. Explain briefly about pre-disaster stages. Define post-disaster stages.

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