JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD B.Tech III Year DISASTER MANAGEMENT Previous Question Paper (November/December - 2017 - R13)
Note: This question paper contains two parts A and B. Part A is compulsory which carries 25 marks. Answer all questions in Part A. Part B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
Part A
Define Environmental stress.
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Environmental stress refers to the physical, chemical, or biological pressures exerted on an ecosystem or organism that exceed its normal range of tolerance, often leading to degradation, loss of biodiversity, or failure of ecological functions.
Define Vulnerability?
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Vulnerability is the degree to which a community, structure, or geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of a particular hazard, determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors.
What are the characteristics of earth’s environments?
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List various types of environmental hazards.
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How are volcanos and earthquakes distributed?
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Discuss possible way to mitigate the impact of Earthquakes.
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What is a Cyclone and list its general characteristics?
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Explain the four different types of drought.
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What is disaster preparedness mean?
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Explain the action involved in post disaster phase.
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Part B
What are the stressors of the environment?
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What is meant by human ecology and how is it related to disasters?
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Discuss in brief about landscape, ecosystem and perception approaches in relation with human ecology.
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Prepare a list of significant causes of different man-made disaster.
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Discuss in brief the types of environmental hazards and disasters.
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List natural disasters occurring in your area explain two of them.
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Discuss how exogenous and endogenous hazards impact legal, political, health and other societal systems.
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Write brief note on planetary and extra-planetary hazards.
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What are landslides? List out five major causes of landslides in India.
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What are the effects of the volcanoes on the environment?
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What are the harmful effects of earthquakes on the environment?
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Suggest risk reduction measures for landslide mitigation.
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Explain in detail the conditions necessary for the development of a cyclone.
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Identify the elements that are at risk in areas that are prone to drought and identify five risk reduction measures to combat drought.
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Identify risk reduction measures for cyclones.
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List out some of the causes and adverse effects of floods.
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Briefly discuss the Disaster Management Cycle with suitable examples.
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Discuss the present and emerging approaches in Disaster management.
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Write in detail the emergency stage of a disaster management.
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Explain in brief the rehabilitation, reconstruction and recovery of post disaster stage.
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