ABDUL WALI KHAN

UNIVERSITY, MARDAN

Paper : Disaster Management Examination: SPRING - 2020

Time Allowed: 2 & Half hours Total Marks: 50
NOTE: Q1 is compulsory, Mobile phones and other electronic gadgets are not allowed in the examination hall.

Q. 1: Fill in the Blanks

a. ________________ is a catastrophic situation in which the day to day patterns of life are suddenly
disrupted on such a large scale and as a result, people need protection, food, clothing, shelter, medical
and social care and other necessities of life.
b. ______________ suggests Effective disaster risk management requires an active partnership between
all relevant agencies and authorities.
c. Evacuation is a Core _____________ Response.

Encircle the right choice among the given set of choices

1. ______________ is the point in the disaster cycle at which a disaster event occurs:
a. Disaster Impact b. Biotic c. Endogenic d. Exogenic
2. Natural phenomena which occur in proximity and pose a threat to people, structures or economic
assets and may cause:
a. disaster b. Exogenic hazard
c. Terrestrial Hazards d. Endogenic hazard
3. Natural hazards are:
a. Terrestrial Hazards b. Extra-terrestrial Hazards
c. both a & b d. none of them
Q.2: Write short notes:

a) HAZARDS verses DISASTERS

b) DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
c) Community based disaster risk management (CBDRM) approach
d) Evacuation Guidelines
e) Strategic Preparedness Goals to ensure Health Security
f) How Hospitals Play Public Health Roles in community Resilience

Q. 3: Define Disaster. Classify Disasters as per Cunny (1983) classification in detail

Q. 4: Define Flood. Describe the necessary arrangements before flood, during flood and after flood?

Q.5: Define LANDSLIDE. How to recognize Landslide Warning Signs before Landslide? How to manage
disaster situation during and after Landslide?

Q.6: Discuss Basic Disaster Supplies as a plan for emergencies. How to locate disaster supplies kit?