Exam Details

Subject Disaster Management (Elective - 2)
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor Of Architecture (B.ARCH)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

How can one make the buildings safer against floods Elaborate some techniques and strategies with illustrations.

Briefly explain the various types of hazards that can result from earthquakes.

Explain the terms, hazards, preparedness and recovery. Explain your answer through various examples.

Elaborate the essential features of a disaster . management plan for a building.

What are the various causes of fires and how can these De prevented?

Explain the concept of community based disaster risk reduction and elaborate the various tools for the same.

Elaborate the link between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

Which areas in India are vulnerable to Tsunamis and why?

Briefly elaborate on the existing institutional system for disaster management in India.

Explain the reasons for various types of chemical and industrial accidents. What are the key considerations for preventing them?

Explain the initiatives undertaken by various international organizations such as UNDP and World ·Bank for reducing disaster risks.

Explain the various causes and impacts of forest fires.

What are the important policy considerations for sustainable post disaster recovery?

What are the reasons for increasing disaster vulnerability of cities in the Indian context Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.

8. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Types of Vulnerability

Forest Fire Hazards

Landslide Hazard

Risk Assessment

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

Earthquake


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

  • (Urban Designing) (Elective - 2)
  • Advanced Building Services (Elective 1)
  • Architectural Sciences & Services - Iv (Energy Systems And Hvac)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - I (Climatology)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - Ii (Illumination And Acoustics)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - Iii (Water Supply And Sanitation)
  • Culture And Built Forms - Iii
  • Culture And Built Forms-I
  • Culture And Built Forms-Ii
  • Culture And Built Forms-Iv
  • CULTURE AND BUILT FORMS-V
  • Culture And Built Forms-Vi
  • Disaster Management (Elective - 2)
  • Earthquake Resistant Structures (Elective 1)
  • Estimating And Costing
  • Green Architecture And Environmental Planning (Elective - 2)
  • Intelligent Building Systems (Elective - 2)
  • Interior Design (Elective - 1)
  • Professional Practice And Building Bye Laws
  • Project Management
  • Site Planning (Elective 1)
  • Theory Of Structures - I
  • Theory Of Structures - Ii
  • Theory Of Structures - Iii
  • Theory Of Structures-Iv
  • Theory Of Structures-V
  • Topographic Systems
  • Town Planning