UPSC Disaster Management – Chapter 15: Community, Response Forces and the Role of Media (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Disaster Management – Chapter 15: Community, Response Forces and the Role of Media (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.  

The Aapda Mitra scheme trains community volunteers and is run by the:

Correct Answer: A [National Disaster Management Authority]

Explanation:

Aapda Mitra is an NDMA scheme, piloted in 2016 and scaled up in 2021, that trains community volunteers in response.

2.  

The Civil Defence Act was enacted in:

Correct Answer: B [1968]

Explanation:

Parliament enacted the Civil Defence Act in 1968; an amendment in 2009 added disaster management to civil defence's role.

3.  

The Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar is announced every year on:

Correct Answer: C [23 January]

Explanation:

The award is announced every year on 23 January, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary; the first awards came in 2019.

4.  

In India's Incident Response System, overall objectives for the response are set by the:

Correct Answer: D [Responsible Officer]

Explanation:

Chief Secretary or Collector.

5.  

Which section of the DM Act punishes false warnings that cause panic?

Correct Answer: D [Section 54]

Explanation:

Section 54 of the DM Act, 2005 punishes making or circulating a false alarm or warning about a disaster that causes panic.

6.  

The three main sections of the Incident Response Team are:

Correct Answer: C [Operations, Planning and Logistics]

Explanation:

Under the Incident Commander, the Incident Response Team has three main sections: Operations, Planning and Logistics.

7.  

The Indian Red Cross Society was constituted under an Act of:

Correct Answer: C [1920]

Explanation:

The Indian Red Cross Society was constituted under the Indian Red Cross Society Act, 1920.

8.  

The Navy's relief operation during the Kerala floods of 2018 was called:

Correct Answer: B [Operation Madad]

Explanation:

The Indian Navy named its 2018 Kerala flood rescue and relief operation Operation Madad.

9.  

The NDMA's Aapda Mitra pilot of 2016 covered:

Correct Answer: A [30 flood-prone districts]

Explanation:

The 2016 pilot trained community volunteers in 30 of the most flood-prone districts before the 2021 scale-up to 350 districts.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Civil Defence Act was amended in 2009 to include disaster management.
2. NCC and NSS volunteers can be trained under the youth volunteer scheme.
3. The armed forces are the first responders in all disasters.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The 2009 amendment added disaster management to civil defence, and Yuva Aapda Mitra trains NCC and NSS youth; statement 3 is false.

11.  

Assertion (A): Community-based disaster management saves many lives in the first hours of a disaster.

Reason (R): People on the spot can act before outside response teams arrive.

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

Explanation:

Both are true, and R explains A: people on the spot act before outside teams arrive, saving lives in the first hours.

12.  

India's Incident Response System is modelled on the:

Correct Answer: C [US Incident Command System]

Explanation:

NDMA's 2010 IRS guidelines adapted the US Incident Command System to India's administrative structure and the DM Act.

13.  

NDMA's guidelines on disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction were issued in:

Correct Answer: D [2019]

Explanation:

NDMA released its guidelines on disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction in September 2019.

14.  

The minimum humanitarian standards for water, food, shelter and health in relief are known as the:

Correct Answer: D [Sphere standards]

Explanation:

The Sphere Handbook sets minimum humanitarian standards for water, sanitation, food, shelter and health in disaster response.

15.  

NDMA's guidelines on psychosocial support and mental health services were issued in:

Correct Answer: C [2009]

Explanation:

NDMA issued its guidelines on psychosocial support and mental health services in disasters in 2009 (revised in 2023).

16.  

In the response pyramid, the armed forces are usually:

Correct Answer: B [the last resort, called in aid of civil authority]

Explanation:

The armed forces enter in aid of civil authority on request, for defined tasks, after community and civil responders.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Civil Defence Act
2. Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar
3. NDMA Incident Response System guidelines
4. Aapda Mitra pilot

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Explanation:

1968, 2010, 2016, 2019.

18.  

Which of the following is a harmful role of media in disasters?

Correct Answer: B [Spreading unverified rumours]

Explanation:

Unverified rumours spread panic and misdirect relief; the other options are positive roles of the media.

19.  

Inter-Agency Groups at State and district levels are meant to coordinate:

Correct Answer: A [NGOs and humanitarian agencies]

Explanation:

NDMA's 2010 NGO guidelines call for State and district Inter-Agency Groups to coordinate NGOs and humanitarian agencies.

20.  

In the Incident Response System, finance and supplies come under the:

Correct Answer: D [Logistics Section]

Explanation:

In India's IRS, the Finance Branch sits within the Logistics Section, along with the Service and Support branches.

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