Test: Disaster Management Based Decision Making - UPSC MCQ

reject the proposal and call for a fresh price

accept the lowest price

refer the matter to the Government and wait

threaten the boat owners about a possible cancellation of the licence

let an enquiry be set up to look into the matter

ask your senior to appoint some other person in your place

not pay attention to allegations

stop undertaking any initiative till the matter is resolved

Order all the district fire officers to probe how many cold storage buildings have obtained the NOCs from the fire department and order the owners to mandatorily obtain the same

Make a team of fire officers to visit all the cold storages in the district and check the fire safety measures that building is equipped with

Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

Cancel the licenses to run the cold storage, if the building owners do not possess the NOC

Review of existing seismic zoning maps and risk maps, review of seismic codes and norms of constructions

Training of personnel, engineers, architects, builders and masons

Inculcate knowledge amongst the school children on do’s and don’ts during the earthquake along with mock drills on safety measures

All of the above

You will not make any contribution to the relief fund that was raised by the government

You will ask your employees to make some contribution

You will contribute your own one day salary to the relief fund and also infrom the employees that their one day salary will be given to the relief fund

Leave it to the employees whether to contribute or not to the fund

Evacuation of people, recovery of dead bodies and their proper disposal

Making temporary shelters like tents, tin sheds, etc. and supplying food and drinking water

Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

Train volunteers and NGOs to strengthen their capabilities

initiate the procedure to expedite the next supply without issuing the vaccine to either

arrange vaccine for the poor villager from the distributor of another area

ask both to approach a doctor and get an input about the urgency

arrange vaccine for the Gram Pradhan from the distributor of another area

You will arrange a meeting with the police officers of the district and make a plan to search the tourists.

Try to talk to naxalites and request them to free the tourists as it is related to your job and it is a question of national prestige.

Try for patch-up between government and naxalites.

You will recommend the government to go for commando assault in order to free the tourists.

Select the villages to campaign against forest fires, campaign to enlighten the villagers through pamphlets and posters, marches with loudspeakers, placards and local cable TV network

Arrange for public meetings in the centre of the village and encourage villagers to speak extempore about forest fires and at the same time announce about the stiff penalties to be imposed on those, who deliberately cause forest fires

Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

Fulfill all the demands of the villagers, so that they may stop setting the forests on fire

ask the people to stop setting forest on fire and tell them that it destroys flora and fauna

take the help of NGO, which works for nature and ecology to make the people aware of the effects of destroying plants and animals

you know that people do not listen to you as you are not in an authoritative position, so do not tell the people anything

you alone start spreading awareness among the people