CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2014 · Q14Disaster Management · Disaster Management · 12.5 marks · 200 words
English
Drought has been recognized as a disaster in view of its spatial expanse, temporal duration, slow onset and lasting effects on vulnerable sections. With a focus on the September 2010 guidelines from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), discuss the mechanisms for preparedness to deal with likely El Niño and La Niña fallouts in India.
हिन्दी
सूखे को उसके स्थानिक विस्तार, कालिक अवधि, मंथर प्रारम्भ और कमज़ोर वर्गों पर स्थायी प्रभावों की दृष्टि से आपदा के रूप में मान्यता दी गई है। राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबन्धन प्राधिकरण (एन० डी० एम० ए०) के सितम्बर 2010 मार्गदर्शी सिद्धान्तों पर ध्यान केन्द्रित करते हुए भारत में एल नीनो और ला नीना के सम्भावित दुष्प्रभावों से निपटने के लिए तैयारी की कार्यविधियों पर चर्चा कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2014 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Disaster Management · Disaster Management
Disaster and disaster management.
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