Assignment Questions –
Unit 1: Introduction to Disasters
Submission Deadline:- 22/09/2025
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1. Define the terms Disaster, Hazard, Vulnerability, Resilience, and CO1 PO1, PO2, PO6
Risk. How are they interrelated in the context of disaster
management? Give examples to illustrate.
2. Classify disasters into natural and man-made categories. Select CO1 PO2,PO3,PO7
any one type of disaster (e.g., Earthquake, Landslide, Flood,
Drought, Fire) and analyze its causes, impacts, and mitigation
strategies.
3. Discuss the social, economic, political, environmental, health, and CO1 PO6,PO7,PO12
psychosocial impacts of disasters. How do these impacts vary in
developing countries like India? Support your answer with
examples.
4. Disasters affect people differently. Explain the differential CO1 PO6, PO8, PO9
impacts of disasters in terms of caste, class, gender, age, location,
and disability. Suggest measures to reduce such inequalities
during disaster response.
5. Examine the global trends in disasters with special reference to CO1 PO2, PO7, PO12
urban disasters, pandemics, complex emergencies, and climate
change. Discuss how urbanization and climate change are
increasing disaster risks worldwide.