Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2023 Re-Exam (14.12.2023) Shift-II
Match List I (Hazard related term) with List II (Description) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.
List I
- Risk
- Exposure
- Vulnerability
- Response
List II
- Actions to mitigate losses
- Frequency of events causing losses
- Magnitude of population and structure at risk
- Degree of preparedness
AI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a ✓ Correct
BI-c, II-b, III-d, IV-a
CI-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d
DI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d
Correct answer: (A) I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a — The correct match is risk with frequency, exposure with magnitude, vulnerability with preparedness and response with mitigation actions, that is I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a.
Explanation
★The correct match is risk with frequency, exposure with magnitude, vulnerability with preparedness and response with mitigation actions, that is I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a.
★Risk relates to the frequency of events that cause losses.
★Exposure is the magnitude of population and structures that lie in the path of a hazard.
★Vulnerability reflects the degree of preparedness, or how well one can cope with the hazard.
★Response is the set of actions taken to mitigate or reduce losses.
★Matching disaster management terms to their descriptions is a common environment theme.
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