chapter 10 Disaster Management
- Following are the pictures of some disasters. How will be your pre- and post-disaster management in case you face any of those disasters?
- Complete the following chart. Properties of Predisaster management Properties (features) of pre-disaster management: Planning: studying the disasters likely in an area and preparing a disaster management pla... 1
- Explain that why is it said like that? A] Mock drill is useful B] Effective disaster management makes us well prepared for future. A] Mock drill is useful because it trains people to act correctly in a real disaster. B] Effective disaster management makes us well prepare... 1
- Some symbols are given below. Explain those symbols. Which disasters may occur if those symbols are ignored?
- Identify the type of disaster. a. Terrorism b. Soil erosion c. Hepatitis d. Forest fire e. Famine f. Theft a. Terrorism: man-made; b. Soil erosion: natural; c. Hepatitis: natural (epidemic); d. Forest fire: natural; e. Famine: natural; f. Theft: m... 1
- Which different aspects of disaster management would you check for your school? Why? I would check the safety of the school building, the exits, fire safety, first aid and the preparedness of people, because these decide how... 1
- Write down the reasons, effects and remedial measures taken for any two disasters experienced by you. Two disasters commonly experienced in Maharashtra are floods and fire. Their causes, effects and remedial measures are: 1. Flood Reasons: he... 1
- On the basis of the structure of disastermanagement authority, form the same for your school. A school disaster management committee can be formed on the same pattern as the district authority, with the principal as its head and separ... 1
- Which different methods are used for transportation of patients? Why? Injured people are moved by one-person methods, two-person methods or a stretcher, chosen according to the injury and the number of helpers,... 1
- Why is it essential to get the training of first aid? Training in first aid is essential because the right help given in the first few minutes after an accident or disaster can save a life. In a... 1
- Which are the objectives of disaster management? The main objectives of disaster management are to reduce the loss of life and property and to help people return to normal life quickly. To... 1
- Give the reasons for increase in human disasters after the World War-II. Man-made (human) disasters increased after World War II mainly because of rapid growth in population, industry and technology. Population gr... 1
- Explain the role of district disaster control unit after occurrence of any disaster. After a disaster, the district disaster control unit (district control room) coordinates all rescue, relief and rehabilitation work in the d... 1
- Write notes on Disaster Management Act, 2005 The Disaster Management Act, 2005 is the law passed by the Parliament of India to provide a proper system for managing disasters at all leve... 1
- Write notes on Mock drill A mock drill is a practice exercise in which a disaster situation is created artificially and people practise how to respond to it. It is co... 1
- Write notes on b. Nature of disaster management Disaster management is a continuous process that works before, during and after a disaster to reduce loss of life and property. Pre-disaster... 1
- Write notes. a. Disaster management Authority Under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, India has disaster management authorities at the national, state and district levels to plan for an... 1
- Complete the table. (Motor accident, land sliding, forest fire, theft, riot, war, epidemic, drought, locust attack, financial crisis, flood, famine)