Contemporary Issues- India-Environmental Hazards [IAS (Admin.) Mains Geography]: Questions 1 - 8 of 10

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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2016

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Explain the hydro-meteorological hazards in the Himalayas.

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Explanation

Hydro-Meteorological Hazards

  • Hydro-meteorological hazards are the results of natural processes or phenomena of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature such as floods, tropical cyclones, drought, desertification, cloudbursts.
  • Major hydro-meteorological hazards in Himalayan region are flood, cloudbursts, droughts, avalanche and cold waves.

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Question 2

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Examine the cause, effects and solution for landfills mainly in urban areas.

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Landfills

  • Landfills is the area where waste is disposed of.
  • In urban area, rural urban fringe is the preferred location where it is easy to transport and pollution of cities is avoided.

Cause

  1. Large amount of urban waste - Indian urban waste is about 60 billion tons/annum.
  2. Lack of alternative options of waste management like waste- to energy conversion, …

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Question 3

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Frequent landslides hinder development activities in hilly areas. Justify with suitable examples.

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Landslides and Hinder Development

Landslides (mass movement) is a geomorphic process in which soil, regolith or rock mores down the slope due to gravity. Thus depending on

The Movement Type
The Stability

The nature of material, slope angle they can be categorized into different types shown in Fig 1, and stability quotient (Fig 2)

The Causes

Hindering Dev…

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2020

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Demarcating the seismic zones of india, suggest suitable interventions required in most sensitive seismic zones for sustainable human settlements.

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Explanation

The varying geology at different locations in the country implies that the likelihood of damaging earthquakes taking place at different locations is different. Thus, a seismic zone map is required to identify these regions.

Based on the past seismic history, Bureau of Indian Standards grouped the country into four seismic zones namely Zone-II, Zone-…

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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2018

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“Geomorphological changes are largely responsible for environmental hazards in the Himalayan Region” . Comment with relevant examples.

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Explanation

Mountain environments are very sensitive to climate change. They appear among the most severely and rapidly impacted ecosystems and can be affected by any change in temperature and precipitation patterns at all scales. Snow and ice are the main control parameters of the hydrological cycle, particularly of the seasonal runoff, and may impact the ent…

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Question 6

Appeared in Year: 2020

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Answer the following in about 150 words each:

Discuss the human response to and management of hazards and disasters in India.

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Explanation

Components (Elements) of Disaster Reduction and Management

Hazard Analysis

The analysis of different types of hazards with the previous history of occurrences and predicted near future occurrences in a region or locality is a first condition for any purposeful management plan for natural disaster reduction.

Vulnerability Analysis

In environmental scien…

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Question 7

Appeared in Year: 2021

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Discuss the hazards associated with rise of sea-surface temperature.

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Sea-Surface Temperature

  • The sea-surface temperature of the ocean varies with latitudes. In general, the warmest water is found near the equator and the coldest waters are found in higher latitudes near Arctic and Antarctic regions.
  • Due to global warming, sea-surface temperatures are rising steadily in the last 5 decades.

Hazards Associated with Rising…

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Question 8

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Discuss the methods of measuring the intensity and magnitude of earthquakes. How are seismic zones demarcated? (Marks 20)

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Explanation

  • Earthquakes can be measured in two ways.
    • Based on magnitude — the amount of energy released at the earthquake source.
    • Based on intensity — how much the ground shakes at a specific location.
  • Although several scales have been developed over the years, the two commonly used today in the United States are the moment magnitude scale, which measures magnitu…

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