UPSC Disaster Management – Chapter 2: Global Frameworks – Hyogo, Sendai and Beyond (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Disaster Management – Chapter 2: Global Frameworks – Hyogo, Sendai and Beyond (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: Disaster Management. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

How many guiding principles does the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction set out?

Correct Answer: D [Thirteen]

Explanation:

the Framework lists 13 guiding principles, including primary responsibility of States and all-of-society engagement.

2.  

How many global targets does the Sendai Framework have?

Correct Answer: B [Seven]

Explanation:

The Sendai Framework sets seven global targets, (a) to (g): four to reduce losses and three to increase action.

3.  

The Hyogo Framework for Action was adopted at:

Correct Answer: D [Kobe]

Explanation:

Kobe, Hyogo, 2005.

4.  

UNDRR was earlier known as:

Correct Answer: B [UNISDR]

Explanation:

The office used the acronym UNISDR until 1 May 2019, when it switched to UNDRR.

5.  

The secretariat of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is located in:

Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]

Explanation:

CDRI, launched by India in 2019, has its secretariat in New Delhi.

6.  

The UN political declaration on the mid-term review of the Sendai Framework was adopted in:

Correct Answer: C [2023]

Explanation:

The mid-term review ended with a UN General Assembly political declaration (resolution 77/289) adopted on 18 May 2023.

7.  

Which of the following is NOT a priority for action of the Sendai Framework?

Correct Answer: D [Creating a binding global disaster fund]

Explanation:

Sendai's four priorities are understanding risk, governance, investment and preparedness; a binding global fund is not among them.

8.  

The Prime Minister's ten-point agenda on disaster risk reduction was announced at:

Correct Answer: C [the Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR, New Delhi, 2016]

Explanation:

The Prime Minister announced the ten-point agenda at the Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR in New Delhi in November 2016.

9.  

The UN "Early Warnings for All" initiative aims at universal early-warning coverage by:

Correct Answer: C [the end of 2027]

Explanation:

The UN Secretary-General's 2022 initiative aims to protect everyone with early warning systems by the end of 2027.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Sendai Framework is voluntary and non-binding.
2. The Sendai Framework covers biological hazards such as epidemics.
3. The Hyogo Framework had seven global targets.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Sendai is voluntary and covers biological hazards, so 1 and 2 are true; Hyogo had no global targets.

11.  

Assertion (A): Climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction are increasingly planned together.

Reason (R): Climate change is raising the frequency and intensity of many hazards.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Because climate change intensifies hazards, adaptation and risk reduction overlap; R therefore explains A.

12.  

SDG target 11.5 relates to:

Correct Answer: D [reducing deaths and losses from disasters]

Explanation:

SDG target 11.5 aims to significantly reduce deaths, affected people and economic losses caused by disasters.

13.  

The Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group of the G20 was created under the presidency of:

Correct Answer: D [India]

Explanation:

2023.

14.  

The Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund (IRAF), launched in 2022, is associated with:

Correct Answer: A [Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure]

Explanation:

IRAF is the CDRI's fund for resilient-infrastructure work, launched in 2022.

15.  

The Yokohama Strategy (1994) was the outcome of the:

Correct Answer: B [first World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction]

Explanation:

The Yokohama Strategy came out of the first World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, the IDNDR mid-term review, in 1994.

16.  

Which body coordinates international humanitarian response within the UN?

Correct Answer: C [OCHA]

Explanation:

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) coordinates international humanitarian response.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Yokohama Strategy
2. Hyogo Framework for Action
3. Start of the IDNDR
4. Launch of CDRI

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [3-1-2-4]

Explanation:

1990, 1994, 2005, 2019.

18.  

Target (g) of the Sendai Framework concerns:

Correct Answer: D [multi-hazard early warning]

Explanation:

Target (g) seeks greater availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information by 2030.

19.  

The Global Assessment Report on disaster risk is published by:

Correct Answer: A [UNDRR]

Explanation:

The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction is UNDRR's flagship publication.

20.  

Loss and damage from climate change is addressed in which article of the Paris Agreement?

Correct Answer: D [Article 8]

Explanation:

Article 8 of the Paris Agreement deals with loss and damage and the Warsaw International Mechanism.

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