Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s

SARDAR PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

(Government Aided Autonomous Institute)
Munshi Nagar, Andheri (W) Mumbai – 400058
End Semester November 2021 Examinations

Program: B. Tech. Civil Engineering Duration: 2hrs.

Course Code: PE-BTC713 Maximum Points: 60

Course Name: Disaster Management & Preparedness Semester: VII

Notes:

1. There are TOTAL FIVE MAIN questions, each of 12 points.

2. ALL MAIN QUESTIONS are compulsory.
3. Write answer to each question on a new page.
4. Answers to be accompanied with appropriate sketches/facts & figures/table or
chart/graph/diagram/flowchart wherever necessary or required.
5. Number each page of your answer sheet. Provide your Name, Registration No., and Course code at the
top of each page of your answer sheet.
6. Camera should be ON throughout the exam duration.
7. SCAN all the pages of the answer sheet in ONE SET and upload it on Google Classroom in PDF format
within the stipulated time.

Q.No. Questions Points CO BL PI

1. Answer the following: (Any 4 – 3 marks each)
1. Define disaster risk management and show the disaster
management cycle with a proper diagram.
2. What do you understand by disaster preparedness plan? Explain
the importance of this kind of plan.
3. Distinguish between tropical cyclones and storms. 12 1,2 1, 2
4. Discuss the impact of flood as a disaster. Identify some major
problems arising due to floods.
5. Define heat wave and its causes.
6. Mention goals and objectives of ISDR programme.

Discuss India’s earlier reactive approach towards disaster

management and how it has changed over the years from the reactive
2. 12 2 2
to proactive approach. Explain with the help of recent measures
initiated in disaster management by the Government of India.

Discuss the factors responsible for the occurrence of Tsunami and its
effects on life and economy. In the light of guidelines of NDMA
(2010) describe the mechanisms for preparedness to reduce the risk
3. during such events. (6) 12 2, 3 2, 3
The frequency of earthquakes appears to have increased in the Indian
subcontinent. Discuss India’s preparedness for mitigating their
impact. Discuss various aspects. (6)

Explain Yokohama declaration. (3) Describe various measures taken

4. in India for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) before and after signing 12 3 2, 4
‘Sendai Framework for DRR (2015-2030)’. (6) How is this

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 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s
SARDAR PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
(Government Aided Autonomous Institute)
Munshi Nagar, Andheri (W) Mumbai – 400058
End Semester November 2021 Examinations

framework different from ‘Hyogo Framework for Action, 2005’? (3)

Vulnerability is an essential element for defining disaster impacts and

its threat to people. How and in what ways can vulnerability to
disasters be characterized? Discuss different types of vulnerability
5. with reference to disasters. (6) 12 4, 5 3, 4
Disaster preparedness is the first step in any disaster management
process. Explain how hazard zonation mapping will help disaster
mitigation in the case of landslides. (6)

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