Disaster Management Questions (2013–2024)

This document organises Disaster Management questions from the sources by year, identifies the relevant UPSC syllabus point, and highlights key terms essential for examination focus.

Year	Thematic Topic	Questions
2024	Disaster Resilience & Urban Flooding	1. Definition and determination of disaster resilience, resilience framework elements, and global targets of the Sendai Framework (2015-2030). 2. Causes of climate-induced urban flooding, features of major Indian floods in the last two decades, and relevant policies/frameworks.
2023	Dam Failures	Analysis of causes behind catastrophic dam failures and examples of large-scale failures.
2022	Cloudbursts	Mechanism and occurrence of cloudbursts in the Indian subcontinent with recent examples.
2021	Landslides & Earthquakes	1. Causes/effects of landslides and components of the National Landslide Risk Management strategy. 2. Earthquake vulnerability in India and salient features of major earthquake disasters over the last three decades.
2020	Policy Shifts	Recent proactive measures in disaster management by the Government of India, departing from a reactive approach.
2019	Vulnerability & Hazard Mapping	1. Characterisation and types of vulnerability in relation to disaster impact. 2. The role of hazard zonation mapping in landslide disaster preparedness and mitigation.
2018	International Frameworks	Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) measures in India relative to the Sendai Framework and its differences from the Hyogo Framework (2005).
2017	Tsunami Preparedness	Factors/effects of the 2004 Tsunami and NDMA (2010) preparedness mechanisms for such events.
2016	Urban Floods & Cloudbursts	1. Reasons for increased urban flooding and preparedness mechanisms. 2. NDMA guidelines for mitigating the impact of cloudbursts (e.g., Uttarakhand).
2015	Earthquake Preparedness	Increased frequency of earthquakes in the subcontinent and gaps in India's mitigation preparedness.
2014	Drought & Climate Phenomena	NDMA (2010) guidelines for drought preparedness and dealing with El Niño/La Niña fallouts.
2013	Risk Assessment & Administration	Importance of vulnerability and risk assessment in pre-disaster management and administrative focus areas.