NEW HORIZON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

7TH SEM
DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Question Bank: Module 2.
NATURAL DISASTERS AND MAN MADE DISASTERS

GTU
1. Classify different types of disasters.
2. Describe natural disasters and man-made disasters
3. Discuss manmade disaster with suitable example.
4. Differentiate: Natural Disaster & Man-made Disaster.
5. What precaution can be taken for Fire Hazard in residential and industrial area.
6. Enlist various work place fire hazards.
7. How climate change can affect disaster ?
8. State various consequences of earth quake and also write about the preventive/mitigation
measures that can be taken.
9. What is epicenter? How is the magnitude of earthquake measured?
10. Discuss about
(1) Predicting Earthquake (2) Consequences of Volcano/ What is a volcano?.
11. Enlist various losses due to Flood and Earthquake.
12. Explain the term Urban Flooding and its impacts. Describe the areas of flood hazard in
India. What causes floods?
13. Enlist various indications of possible flooding.
14. Describe the following natural disasters:
a) Flash Floods
b) Cloud Burst
c) Avalanches
d) Mudflow
e) Storm Surge
f) Sea Level Rise
15. Describe various hydro-meteorological disasters.
16. Give adverse effects of tsunami. Also discuss the tsunami mitigation measures.
17. Enlist various causes of Tsunami.
18. Enlist and categorized various categories of cyclone as per IMD.
19. Describe initial development stage of Cyclone and mature tropical Cyclone. Explain the
characteristics of a cyclone. What monitoring systems are used for tracing the path of
cyclones?
20. Distinguish between environmental stress, hazard and disaster giving examples.
21. What is Drought ? Explain various types of Droughts in brief.
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7TH SEM
DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Question Bank: Module 2.
NATURAL DISASTERS AND MAN MADE DISASTERS

22. Write a brief note on effects of cold waves and heat waves.
23. What are geological hazards and explain them in brief.
24. Name the technological disasters. Discuss any one such disaster.
25. Discuss the causes of forest fire.
26. Describe the Kerala Floods, 2018 Disaster.
OR
Describe any flooding disaster that occurred in India and write the various lessons that
you have learnt from it.
27. Enlist various mega disasters of India and explain any one in brief.
28. How disaster can influence the development ?
29. How Economic and Social development increases disaster risk ?
30. Justify the statement “ Development process modify natural hazard “.
31. Justify the statement “Disaster can effect various developments at considerable extent”
with suitable examples. Support your answer with various risks associated with
disaster
32. In what Zones earthquakes are prone to occur in India? Explain the reason the reason for
the same?
33. State the contribution of development planning in incorporating disaster risk
with suitable example.
34. Write a note on Disaster and development.
HYDRERABAD
35. What is smog? What are the various reasons for the presence of smog in the northern
region of lndia during the month of November?
36. What are the typical effects of deforestation?
37. What are the causes for the Tsunami 2004 which inflicted heavy loss to life and property
along the coast of Tamil Nadu? Specify its epicenter and magnitude.
38. Define landslides.
39. Explain about natural human induced and human made disaster.
40. What do you understand by slow onset natural disaster?
41. Explain in detail the conditions necessary for the development of a cyclone.
42. What are flash floods? Name one recent flash flood that affected large population of a region
in India.
43. Give examples of Planetary Hazards.
44. What are various types of environmental Hazards?
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7TH SEM
DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Question Bank: Module 2.
NATURAL DISASTERS AND MAN MADE DISASTERS

45. Distinguish between tropical cyclones and local storms.

46. Differentiate between endogenous hazards and exogenous hazards.
47. Define soil erosion. What are the factors of soil erosion? Explain in brief about conservation
measures of
soil erosion.
48. Define heat wave floods.
49. List worst draught affected states of India. Mention causes of draught and the mitigation
measures. What are the different types of drought? Suggest relief and rehabilitation
measures for any two types of drought.
50. What is a nuclear hazard?
51. What is Seismograph and Seismogram?
52. Discuss the proposed plan of linking the rivers in the context of its usefulness to combat
the flood menace in India.

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