CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2021 · Q8Disaster Management · Disaster Management · 10 marks · 150 words
English
Discuss about the vulnerability of India to earthquake related hazards. Give examples including the salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades.
हिन्दी
भूकम्प संबंधित संकटों के लिए भारत की भेद्यता की विवेचना कीजिए। पिछले तीन दशकों में, भारत के विभिन्न भागों में भूकम्प द्वारा उत्पन्न बड़ी आपदाओं के उदाहरण प्रमुख विशेषताओं के साथ दीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2021 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Disaster Management · Disaster Management
Disaster and disaster management.
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