Tuesday 31 July 2012

Important Disaster Management Bits


*   The national Policy on Disaster Management was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2009.

* The chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority is Prime Minister.

*    National Institute of Disaster Management is located at New Delhi.

*   1st Indian Disaster Management Congress was inaugurated on 29.11.2006.

*  National Institute of Disaster Management publishes a biannual journal titled “Disaster and Development”.

*       By the following measures we can significantly reduce the impact of disasters on our people.  

a)    Better Planning
b)    Preparedness awareness
c)     Mitigation measures

* According to the World Bank, during the period 1996 to 2000, the approximate percentage loss of gross domestic produce due to disasters was 2.25%.

* National Disaster Response Fund is the result of the 13th Finance Commission.

*       Of the total 35 States/Union Territories in India, 25 are Disaster Prone

Monday 30 July 2012

Disaster Management Bits


Disaster Management Bits
*       An earthquake under the Sea is called Tsunami.

*       Main objective of First Aid is to prevent life.

*       Richter scale is used for measuring intensity of earthquakes.

*       Tsunami waves may be generated because of undersea earthquakes.

*       Earthquake, Cyclone and Landslides are Natural Hazards.

*       The Ministry at the central Government which coordinates all Disaster Management activities in the country is Home Affairs.

*       Number of people killed by Natural Disasters in India from 1980 to 2010 were 1,43,039.

*       National Institute of Disaster Management is at New Delhi.

*       UN Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) is responsible for solving the problems resulting from disasters occurring in all countries in the World.

*       A disaster is an event which results in Loss of human life, loss of property and loss of livelihood.

*       Disaster Management Act was made in India in 2005.

*       United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.

*       During 1980-2010, number of people affected by natural disasters in India were 1,521,726,127.

*       Natural Disasters from 1980 - 2010

Overview
No of events
431
No of people killed
143,039
Average killed per year
4,614
No of people affected
1,521,726,127
Average affected per year
49,087,940
Economic Damage (US$ X 1,000)
48,063,830
Economic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000):
1,550,446

General Studies Bits for all Competitive Exams


*    The oldest type of energy known to man is geothermal energy.
*    Rusting of iron takes place due to oxidation.
*    The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is Brahmaputra.
*    Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practiced in Nagaland.
*    We always see the same face of the moon, because it takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis.
*    The largest producer of gold in the world is South Africa.
*    The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is North Atlantic Sea Route
*    In terms of area, India is the7th largest country of the world.
*    The word 'Veda' means knowledge.
*    Ain-i-Akbari was written by Abul Fazl.
*    Taj Mahal is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth.
*    The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
*    The Revolt of 1857 was started by the Sepoys.
*    After leaving the congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named Forward Block .
*    Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during Home Rule Movement.
*    'Do or Die' (Karenge ya Marenge) – Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of Quit India Movement.
*    Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India.
*    'Directive Principle'' in our Constitution are non-enforceable in the courts of law.
*    CTBT denotes arms control measure.
*    The State carved out of Madhya Pradesh after the Parliament passed the legislation in the year 2000 was Chhattisgarh.
*    Dialectial Materialism is associated with the theory of Communism.
*    A motion moved by a member in a legislature when it is desired to have a discussion on a matter of urgent public importance is called Adjournment motion.
*    The Independent Labour Party was established by B R Ambedkar.
*    No Government Expenditure can be incurred in India except with the sanction of the Parliament.
*    Lok Sabha or a Vidhan Sabha election candidate forfeit his security deposit When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled.
*    The term of office of the members of the UPSC is 6 years, or till they attain 65 years of age.
*    Jai Prakash Narain was in favour of a party less democracy.
*    The majority of the provisions of the Indian Constitution can be amended only on ratification by half of the States.
*    Economics of Scales means reduction in unit cost of production.
*    RBI does not transact the business of Jammu & Kashmir.
*    The famous book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is written by J M Keynes.
*    The definition of 'small-scale industry' in India is based on investment in machines and equipments.
*    Water pipes in hilly areas often burst on a cold frosty night, because water in the pipes freezes and on freezing water expands, so pipes.
*    The term 'Laissez-faire' associated with Capitalist economy.
*    In the budget figures of the Government of India, interest payments, subsidies, pensions, social services and the like are parts of the Non-plan Expenditure.
*    'Green Accounting' means measuring the National Income of the country taking into account estimation of pollution and environmental damage.
*    The supply of agricultural products is generally inelastic.
*    The countries separated by the Mac-Mahon Line are China and India.
*    The permission given to a bank customer to draw cheques in excess of his current account balance is called an overdraft.
*    A proclamation of emergency, under Article 352, on account of war or aggression requires approval of the Parliament within one month.
*    The first Defence Minister of India was Baldev Singh.
*    Provincial Autonomy was introduced in India by the Government of India Act, 1935.
*    The author of the classic book Life Divine is Aurobindo Ghosh.
*    The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was Sucheta Kripalani.
*    A parachute descends slowly whereas a stone dropped from the same height falls rapidly, because a parachute has a larger surface area and air resistance is more.
*    Jaduguda is associated with the mining of uranium.
*    Salim Ali was an eminent Ornithologist.
*    'Survey of India' is under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
*    The President of India who was elected unopposed was Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.
*    Ryder Cup is related with Golf.
*    In our Constitution, Economic Planning is included in Concurrent list.
*    'NABARD' is associated with the development of agricultural sector and rural area.
*    There are 19 strings on a Sarod.
*    The tallest bird is Ostrich.
*    Earthworm is called farmer's friend.
*    The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter.
*    The term 'gene' was coined by W.L.Johanssen
*    Protein is most important for the growth of children up to the age of 14.
*    Study of newly born up to the age of 3 months is called Neonatology.
*    Liver does not secrete any digestive enzyme.
*    In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of brotherhood and peace, the UN General Assembly declared his birth anniversary, October 2, as the International Day of Non-Violence.
*    The term 'GM food' refers to the food that is genetically modified.
*    The only ape of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is Gibbon.
*    Free Trade refers to unrestricted exchange of goods and service.
*    Carbon dioxide gas is used as fire extinguisher.
*    Bleaching powder is extensively used for sterilizing water.
*    The mixtures of gases that are mainly stored as a liquid under pressure in LPG cylinder are Propane and Butane.
*    The energy stored in a watch spring is potential energy.
*    The sensation of weightlessness in a spacecraft in an orbit is due to the acceleration in the orbit which is equal to the acceleration due to gravity outside.
*    The major constituent of air is nitrogen.
*    Bacteria are most likely to produce greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide and methane.
*    The largest reflecting telescope of Asia is in Kavalur.
*    'Therm' is the unit of heat.
*    Cream gets separated out of milk when it is churned. This is due to centripetal force.
*    Newton's 1st law of motion gives the concept of inertia.
*    The process by which sun's rays reach the earth is radiation.
*    A pond of water appears less deep due to refraction.