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