Exam Details

Subject Foundation Course in Disaster Management
Paper
Exam / Course Certificate Programme in Disaster Management
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Examine the factors that aggravate disasters.

2. Describe the causes and effects of disasters.

3. 'Information dissemination depends on its nature, types and relevance to disaster management'. Discuss.

4. Explain the phenomena of landslides and snow avalanches, bringing out their characteristics and causes.

5. Highlight disaster mitigation with special reference to flood plain zoning.

6. Write a note on different types of forest fires.

7. Elucidate short term and long term planning in disaster preparedness.

8. Examine the significance of communication in disaster preparedness and mitigation.

9. Highlight the concept of human behaviour and response and also factors inhibiting it.

10. Discuss the role of non-governmental organisations with regard to disaster.

11. Write a note on community participation in specific hazard mitigation.

12. What are the techniques of communication

13. Discuss the types of chemical disasters.

14. Describe the seasonal profile of disasters.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Disaster Management: Methods and Techniques
  • Foundation Course in Disaster Management