Theme T160 · Disaster Management

Disaster management frameworks: DM Act, Sendai, resilience, community, dam safety

6PYQs

6GS3

2013–20266 distinct years

2asked 2024–26

Roadmap · step 64 of 171 · Stage 2: Building blocks

What UPSC asks

A repeated GS3 theme: community participation, resilience and Sendai targets, the shift from reactive to proactive DM, Sendai vs Hyogo, vulnerability and risk assessment, and dam failures.

Prepare these

DM Act 2005, NDMA, SDMA
Sendai's 7 targets and 4 priorities
Hyogo vs Sendai
Community-based DM
Dam Safety Act 2021

Answer writing

Framework + Indian examples

Directive words in these PYQs: Discuss (2), Analyse (2), Describe (2), Mention (1), Assess (1).

Linked themes

Comes back later in

Later themes that take this one further.

Step 66: Earthquakes, tsunamis & volcanoes: science to preparedness Step 134: Urban floods

On the map

Map module 2: Drainage & water bodies Map module 4: World physical framework Map module 5: Hazard zones Map module 12: Environment overlays

Syllabus lines covered

GS3-L15 — Disaster and disaster management.

All 6 PYQs, newest first

GS3202615 marks · 250 wordsGS3-DM-01-M2026-S02
“Community participation is the cornerstone of effective disaster management”. Analyse this statement with suitable examples from India. Also discuss the challenges to community participation and measures to strengthen it.
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GS3202415 marks · 250 wordsGS3-DM-01-M2024-Q17
What is disaster resilience? How is it determined? Describe various elements of a resilience framework. Also mention the global targets of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030).
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GS3202310 marks · 150 wordsGS3-DM-01-M2023-Q07
Dam failures are always catastrophic, especially on the downstream side, resulting in a colossal loss of life and property. Analyse the various causes of dam failures. Give two examples of large dam failures.
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GS32020GS3-DM-01-M2020-S01
Discuss the recent measures initiated in disaster management by the Government of India departing from the earlier reactive approach.
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GS32018GS3-DM-01-M2018-S01
Describe various measures taken in India for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) before and after signing ‘Sendai Framework for DRR (2015-30)’. How is this framework different from ‘Hyogo Framework for Action, 2005’?
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GS32013GS3-DM-01-M2013-S01
How important are vulnerability and risk assessment for pre-disaster management? As an administrator, what are key areas that you would focus on in a Disaster Management System.
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