CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2024 · Q18Disaster Management · Disaster Management · 15 marks · 250 words
English
Flooding in urban areas is an emerging climate-induced disaster. Discuss the causes of this disaster. Mention the features of two such major floods in the last two decades in India. Describe the policies and frameworks in India that aim at tackling such floods.
हिन्दी
शहरी क्षेत्रों में बाढ़ एक उभरती हुई जलवायु-प्रेरित आपदा है। इस आपदा के कारणों की चर्चा कीजिए। पिछले दो दशकों में, भारत में आयी ऐसी दो प्रमुख बाढ़ों की विशेषताओं का उल्लेख कीजिए। भारत की उन नीतियों और ढाँचों का वर्णन कीजिए जिनका उद्देश्य ऐसी बाढ़ों से निपटना है।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2024 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Disaster Management · Disaster Management
Disaster and disaster management.
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