1. Distinguish disaster and hazard.2. Define Flood. List out some of the causes and adverse effects of floods.3. To what extent is it possible to protect lives and property from the hazards? 4. What are the Various Components of Mitigation Project.5. What do you understand by monitoring? How does it help in taking appropriate administrative decisions?6. Discuss the impact of earthquake on buildings and suggest important steps for earthquake-Resistant house construction.7. Explain any four points regarding the role of satellite based communication system for Disaster Management.8. Highlight any three types of shelter strategies.9. What is a food web ?10. Name the Various agents that causes natural disasters.11. Give the different sources of energy ?12. What is Estuaries?13. List of sources of thermal pollution ?14. What is Flood mitigation.15. List the characteristics of a forest ecosystem.16. Identify three major mitigation measures to reduce earthquake risk.17. Distinguish between environmental hazard an emd disaster18. List the different factors that effect the soil erosion.19. What is global Warming ?20. Name the Various agents that causes water Pollution.

PART B (4 x 12 = 48)Answer All the Questions1. Name two basins in India that are frequently affected by flood and explain the warning system of India in the flood affected areas.2. Explain various types of Disasters and discuss their causes and effects in India. 3. Describe the forecasting and warning systems for cyclone and briefly mention the preparedness measures.4. Critically evaluate the role played by NGOs in disaster management plan.5. Monitoring has an important role in all the three phases of disaster management." Discuss6. "Reconstruction and rehabilitation should be viewed as means of achieving development." Discuss.7. Highlight the important ways of preparing the community through Information, Education and Communication (IEC).

8. Give the impact of mining on environment and human being.9. Explain the different types of ecological pyramid.10. List the effect of radioactive pollution on environment.11. Write short notes on ozone layer depletion.12. Explain the role of an individual in conservation of natural resources.13. Give the effects of deforestation on environment.14. Explain the effect of modern agriculture technology on environment and List the advantages of dams.15. Explain the structure and of an ecosystem and Give the characteristics of desert ecosystem.16. Explain the effects and control measures of water pollution17. Explain the Various methods of solid waste management.18. Explain the three stages of disaster management?19. Write down the causes of the disaster due to nuclear explotion20. Write short notes on the followinga) Bhopal Gas Tragedy. b) Hazard zonation maps. c) Effects of land slide