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Which of the following is correctly associated with Anticipatory action means?
A. Waiting until recovery is complete
B. Ignoring forecasts
C. Only post-disaster compensation
D. Acting before forecast hazards escalate into disasters
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan's National Anticipatory Action Strategy uses forecasts and triggers for pre-agreed early action.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Early warning systems are primarily intended to?
A. Replace all infrastructure
B. Enable timely action before or during hazards
C. Prevent every hazard from occurring
D. Measure tax revenue
Correct Answer: B
Early warning combines risk knowledge, monitoring, communication and preparedness to enable protective action.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Rising temperatures can increase GLOF risk by?
A. Accelerating glacial melt
B. Stopping all precipitation
C. Reducing all river flow permanently
D. Eliminating glaciers instantly
Correct Answer: A
Higher temperatures can accelerate glacial melt and increase glacial-lake instability.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with NDMA Summer Contingency Plan 2026 notes summer broadly from?
A. January to March
B. June to July only
C. November to February
D. April to October
Correct Answer: D
The plan describes Pakistan's summer season broadly as April to October.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Pakistan's summer season hazards highlighted by NDMA include?
A. Heatwaves, GLOFs, flash floods and drought
B. Only snowfall
C. Only tsunamis
D. Only earthquakes
Correct Answer: A
NDMA's Summer Contingency Plan highlights multiple climate-induced summer hazards.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with GLOF stands for?
A. Glacier Level Observation Framework
B. Glacial Lake Outburst Flood
C. Global Land Ocean Flow
D. General Local Overflow Flood
Correct Answer: B
GLOFs are sudden releases of water from glacial lakes.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with CCA stands for?
A. Climate Carbon Accounting
B. Central Climate Authority
C. Crisis Control Assessment
D. Climate Change Adaptation
Correct Answer: D
CCA refers to adjustment to actual or expected climate impacts to reduce harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with DRR stands for?
A. Disaster Risk Reduction
B. Disaster Revenue Ratio
C. Development Reserve Requirement
D. District Relief Revenue
Correct Answer: A
DRR aims to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with BBB in disaster recovery means?
A. Basic Border Barrier
B. Bank-Based Budgeting
C. Budget Before Borrowing
D. Build Back Better
Correct Answer: D
NDRP 2026 places Build Back Better at the heart of resilient recovery.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with NDMP 2026-2030 stands for?
A. National Disaster Medical Programme
B. National Development Monetary Plan
C. National Drought Monitoring Policy
D. National Disaster Management Plan 2026-2030
Correct Answer: D
NDMA identifies the National Disaster Management Plan 2026-2030 as a comprehensive planning framework.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with NDRP 2026 stands for?
A. National Drought Recovery Programme only
B. New Disaster Regulation Policy
C. National Disaster Response Plan 2026
D. National Development Revenue Plan
Correct Answer: C
NDRP 2026 provides national guidelines for disaster response activities.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with District-level disaster management body is commonly abbreviated as?
A. DISCO
B. DCO only
C. DDMA
D. DRAP
Correct Answer: C
District Disaster Management Authorities are part of the multi-tier framework.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Provincial disaster management body is commonly abbreviated as?
A. PDMA
B. PTA
C. PIDE
D. PBS
Correct Answer: A
Provincial Disaster Management Authorities operate at the provincial level.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Legal foundation of Pakistan's multi-tier disaster management system?
A. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
B. Finance Act, 2026
C. Companies Act only
D. NEPRA Act
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan's disaster management institutional framework is established under the National Disaster Management Act, 2010.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Federal lead agency for disaster management in Pakistan?
A. NEPRA
B. State Bank of Pakistan
C. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: D
NDMA is the lead federal agency for the spectrum of disaster management activities.
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What is the correct value/answer for Risk is commonly understood as a function of?
A. Only government spending
B. Only population size
C. Only rainfall
D. Hazard, exposure and vulnerability
Correct Answer: D
Disaster risk arises from the interaction of hazards with exposed and vulnerable people/assets.
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What is the correct value/answer for Vulnerability refers to?
A. Conditions that increase susceptibility to harm
B. Export earnings
C. The hazard itself only
D. Foreign reserves
Correct Answer: A
Vulnerability includes physical, social, economic and environmental factors that increase susceptibility.
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What is the correct value/answer for Hazard is best defined as?
A. A budget deficit
B. The same thing as vulnerability
C. A potentially damaging event or process
D. A tax receipt
Correct Answer: C
A hazard is a potentially harmful physical event, phenomenon or human activity.
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What is the correct value/answer for Resilience in disaster management refers to?
A. A trade surplus
B. Only insurance premiums
C. Ability to withstand, adapt to and recover from shocks
D. Absence of all hazards
Correct Answer: C
Resilience concerns the capacity of systems and communities to resist, absorb, adapt and recover.
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What is the correct value/answer for Adaptation in climate policy primarily aims to?
A. Set customs duties
B. Increase fossil-fuel dependence
C. Manage foreign reserves
D. Reduce vulnerability to climate impacts
Correct Answer: D
Adaptation reduces exposure and vulnerability and builds resilience to climate impacts.