UPMSP High School Disaster Mgmt study guide
UPMSP High School Disaster Mgmt · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Disaster Management is a subject in the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) high school curriculum, assessed as part of the Class 10 examination for students following the UP Board syllabus. It introduces students to why disasters happen, how hazards become disasters, and what individuals, schools and communities can do before, during and after an emergency. The UPMSP High School Disaster Mgmt study guide has 8 sections and about 3,185 words.
01Understanding Disasters: Concepts and Terminology
This domain tests whether you can separate four words that ordinary speech uses interchangeably but disaster management does not. Hazard : a natural or human-made event that may cause harm - an earthquake fault, a river in spate, a chemical tanker.
404 words, about 2 min02Natural Hazards and Disasters in India
India's profile is taught as national statistics plus regional patterns: Earthquakes : roughly 59% of the landmass is at moderate to severe seismic risk. The zoning map (IS 1893) runs from Zone II to Zone V.
378 words, about 2 min03Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness
The Disaster Management Act 2005 answers most institutional questions: NDMA - National Disaster Management Authority, chaired by the Prime Minister; lays down policy, guidelines and the national plan. SDMA - state level, chaired by the Chief Minister; DDMA - district level, chaired by the District Magistrate or Collector.
385 words, about 2 min04Disaster Response and Relief
Response begins with warning and evacuation, and continues through search and rescue, triage and first aid, temporary shelter, food, water, sanitation and psychosocial support. Relief is one component of response, not a synonym for it.
393 words, about 2 min05Disaster Management in Uttar Pradesh
Floods : the dominant hazard. The Ganga, Ghaghara, Rapti, Sharda, Gandak, Saryu and Yamuna spill almost every monsoon.
375 words, about 2 min06Role of Community and Schools in Disaster Management
The community is the first responder - before any force arrives, neighbours pull people out of rubble and flood water. Community-based disaster management organises that instinct: A village or panchayat disaster management plan prepared with the community, not for it.
405 words, about 2 min07First Aid and Basic Life Support
Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation. The golden hour is the first 60 minutes after injury, when simple correct action saves lives.
449 words, about 2 min08Climate Change and Disaster Management
Greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases - trap outgoing long-wave radiation, and concentrations have risen sharply since industrialisation. IPCC assessments link this to warming, a shifting monsoon, glacier retreat, sea-level rise and more frequent extremes.
396 words, about 2 min