HPPSC Emergency Operation Centre Incharge-Cum-Documentation Coordinators, (Class-II) and Training Capacity Building Coordinator, Class-II in the Department of Revenue (Disaster management Cell, H.P.
Post Name:
HPPSC Emergency Operation Centre Incharge-Cum-Documentation Coordinators, (Class-II) and Training Capacity Building Coordinator, Class-II in the Department of Revenue (Disaster management Cell, H.P.
Examination Pattern:
The Screening Test shall be of 02 hours duration of maximum 100 marks i.e. 70 questions from the subject specific syllabus mentioned below, 20 questions of General Knowledge of Himachal Pradesh and 10 questions consisting of National and International affairs.
Syllabus:
THE OBJECTIVE TYPE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS SHALL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS OF MASTER DEGREE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT LEVEL.
1. FOUNDATION OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT:- Basic concept of Disaster Management: Hazard and Disaster: Definition; Classification; Levels; Models (PAR and Access), Risk: Definition; Factors of disaster risk; Disaster Risk analysis, Vulnerability: Definition; Types (physical vulnerability, socioeconomic vulnerability, vulnerability related to gender and age, rural & urban vulnerability); Vulnerability analysis. Inter-relationship between Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk, Capacity: Coping capacity; Capacity assessment and Capacity development, Disaster Management: Definition; Elements; Scope, Significance; DM Cycle, Disaster Risk Management: Minimizing Disaster Risk: Preparedness, Mitigation and Prevention – definition, specific interventions (required for each); procedure and role of various stakeholders, Preparedness: Awareness generation; Information management; Early warning dissemination system; Community participation – Task force formation; Training and Capacity building; Preparedness plan preparation, Mitigation: Knowledge of disaster specific risk; Analyzing disaster damages and possible interventions for minimizing the impact of disaster; Preparation of Mitigation plan, Prevention: Analyzing the nature of a hazard and ways of minimizing its intensity; Preparation of disaster prevention plan, Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Plan: Preparing Hazard-Vulnerability profile; Stakeholder analysis; Disaster risk assessment; Incorporation of Preparedness, Mitigation and Prevention plans. Implementation of DRM plan, Emergency Response and Crisis Management: crisis Management: Rescue, relief, rehabilitation & reconstruction; Crisis Management plan, Emergency Response: Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for disaster response; Information Management System; Warning Dissemination; Evacuation; Search and Rescue operations; Relief operations; Emergency Operation Center (EOC); Resource Management & Networking: Role of Disaster Response Forces and Community Based Organizations (CBO) in emergency response mechanism, Relief Operations: Arranging for Shelter, Food, Safe drinking water, Sanitation and Medical aids; Role of NGOs and Health workers in relief operations; Maintaining law and order, Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction: Recovery: Decisions and actions related to rehabilitation and reconstruction taken after a disaster with a view to restoring or improving the pre- disaster living conditions of the affected community; Encouraging and facilitating necessary adjustments to reduce disaster risk, Rehabilitation: Damage Assessment; Need analysis of disaster affected people; Resource mobilization for rehabilitation; Restoration of basic amenities–housing drinking water, sanitation, medical facilities, power supply etc.; Creating Livelihood options, Reconstruction: Repair and reconstruction of roads, bridges, crossways, buildings, structures and establishments damaged in the disaster; Restoration of operations of the service sector, Documenting disaster; Lessons learnt; Updating DRM Plan for risk mitigation. 2. NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS:- Concept of Natural Hazards and Disasters, Catastrophes in Nature: Types of Natural Hazards and Disasters, Predicting Catastrophe and Interconnections Among Natural Hazards, Earthquake and Tsunami, Landslide and Avalanche, Volcanic Eruption, Floods and Cloudburst, Cyclone and Associated Hazards, Drought and Desertification, Regional Dimensions of Hazards/Disasters in India, Geo-tectonic Hazards in India: Earthquakes and Landslides, Hydro-meteorological Hazards in India: Floods and Drought, Concept of Natural Hazards and Disasters, Catastrophes in Nature: Types of Natural Hazards and Disasters, Predicting Catastrophe and Interconnections Among Natural Hazards, Earthquake and Tsunami, Landslide and Avalanche, Volcanic Eruption, Floods and Cloudburst, Cyclone and Associated Hazards, Drought and Desertification, Regional Dimensions of Hazards/Disasters in India, Geo-tectonic Hazards in India: Earthquakes and Landslides, Hydro-meteorological Hazards in India: Floods and Drought. 3. HUMAN MADE HAZARDS AND DISASTERS:- Understanding Human-made Hazards and Disasters, Linking Development, Environment and Disasters, Disasters and Impact on the Environment, Public Health Emergency and Disaster Management, Biological Disasters, Epidemics and Health Hazards, Linking Development and Extremism; Terrorism and Security Issues, Industrial & Technological Disasters, Chemical, Biological Hazards Disasters and Management, Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies, Air, Water and Soil Pollution, Fire; Coal Fire, Forest Fire, Oil Fire, Local Disasters (Road, Rail, Air and Sea Accidents). 4. FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOINFORMATICS:- Fundamental concepts of Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing: Concept, Types and Applications, Remote Sensing Platforms, Sensors and Scanning Systems, Major Satellite Systems and their Sensors, EMR Principles and Interaction Mechanisms: Electromagnetic Spectrum; Energy-Atmosphere Interaction, Energy-Earth Interaction; Spectral Signatures of Surface Features, Image: Meaning and Types and Characteristics, Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems: Definition, Concept, Significance, Component and Applications of GIS, Spatial data base: Types and Representations, GIS Analysis: Buffer, Overlay and Query, Fundamentals of Global Navigational Satellite System: Global Navigational Satellite System and its Application, GPS Concept and Principles of Operation, GPS Segment, GPS Positioning, GPS Accuracy and Errors, Major GPS Systems. 5. GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT:- Global Disaster Scenario: Emergence and evolution of disaster research and management, Global Disasters: Continental disaster profiling, Country-wise disaster profiling with special focus on Asian countries, Global Initiatives for Disaster Management: IDNDR: Formulation, Priorities and Outcomes, ISDR: Formulation, Priorities and Outcomes, Hyogo Framework (HFA): Framework, Priorities for Action and outcomes, Contemporary Disaster Management Framework and Future Agenda: Sendai Framework: Goals, objectives and Guiding Principles, Priorities for Action in Sendai Framework, Sendai Framework: Role of Stakeholders; International Cooperation and Partnership, International Agencies for Disaster Management: United Nations: UNDRR (UNISDR), FAO, IOM, UNDP, OHCHR, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, IFRC and ICRC, International Non-governmental agencies. 6. DISASTER MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS IN INDIA:- Disaster-scope of India, Role of Planning Commission in Disaster Management, disaster Management Act – 2005, DM Rules -2009, AMCDRR-2016 (PM-10 point agenda), Disaster Management Plan and Policy, Institutional Framework for Disaster Management, Financial Framework for Disaster Management, Legal Framework for Disaster Management, Role and Responsibilities of NDMA, SDMA, DDMA, Role of NIDM, SIDM, NDRF, SDRF, Role of Municipalities and Panchayati Raj Institutions in Disaster Management, Community Participation in Disaster Management and Risk Reduction. 7. INCIDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:- Incident Response System: Concept, Context and Relevance of IRS, IRS Organization and Features of IRS, incident Response Teams (IRTs) at State and District Level, Disaster Response Management: Response and Coordinating Arrangements at National, State and District Level, Incident Response System Facilities, Community Participation in Disaster Response, Organization of Incident Response System: Incident Commander (IC) and Command Staff, Role and Responsibilities of IC, IMO, LO and SO, General Staff, Functions of Incident Response System: Operation Section: Role, duties and responsibilities, Planning Section: Role, duties and responsibilities, Logistics Section: Role, duties and responsibilities. 8. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PLANNING:- Disaster Risk Reduction: Disaster Risk: Concept and Components, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Concept and Relevance, DRR Activities and Initiatives; Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM): Resilience, Community, Characteristics Disaster Resilient Communities, Concept, Need, Relevance and Approaches of CBDRM, Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction with Rural Development, Public Preparedness and Management for Risk Reduction: Public Awareness and Preparedness for Risk Reduction, Mock Drills, School and Hospital Safety, Crowd Management, Developing Disaster Risk Resilience for Urban Cities: Media in Public Preparedness, Awareness and Risk Reduction, Role of NGOs and Corporate Sector in Disaster Risk Management, Gender-Sensitive Disaster Risk Reduction. 9. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:- Scientific Investigation: Definition, scope and objective, types, approaches and significance, The research process: the broad problem area; preliminary data collection; problem selection and definition; theoretical framework; hypothesis development and research design, Experimental Design: laboratory experiment; variables; validity; experimental designs, Data collection: measurement, processing and analysis; measurement in research, operational definition, measurement scales, scaling; scaling techniques, reliability and validity; sources of data; data collection methods: interviewing, questionnaires, other methods of data collection; review of statistical data analysis, Sampling: Need and purpose of sampling, population and sample, population frame, sampling with and without replacement, population parameters, Sampling theory–sampling distributions, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing. Sampling designs – probability and nonprobability sampling, Report writing: the research proposal, the report, integral parts of the report, steps involved in report writing, types of reports, oral presentation, conclusions. 10. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT:- Introduction to Industrial Safety: History and Development of Safety Standards and Codes; Safety Organisations, Accident and their Causes; Accident Prevention and Control Techniques, Work Place Hazards: Identification of Hazards- Physical, Chemical, Electrical and Fire, Industrial Safety Legislations, Industrial Safety Management: Concept and Definition, Management Principles, Safety Management Principles and Practices, Safety Awareness and Training: In-Plant Training Programmes; Out of Plant Training Programme, Role of Trade Unions in Industrial Safety; Safety Promotion and Publicity, Human Behaviour and Safety. 11. URBAN DISASTERS AND RISK MANAGEMENT:- Basic Concepts: Urban Hazards and Disasters: Nature and Classification, Urban Hazard and Disasters: Global trends, Urban Hazard and Disasters: Vulnerable Spaces and Sections, Hazard Risk & Vulnerability in Urban Areas: Understanding Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Analysis (HRVA), Preparing Database for HRVA, Conducting /Preparing Hazard Risk Vulnerability Analysis, Disaster Risk Reduction: Risk Sensitive Urban Planning, Resilient Cities and Hazard Proofing of Built Spaces, Implementing Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban Disaster Management: Institutional Arrangements for Disaster Management, Community Based Urban Disaster Management, City Disaster Management Plan. 12. GEOINFORMATICS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT:- Geoinformatics Perspective for Disaster Management: Significance of Geoinformatics in Disaster Management, Contribution of Geoinformatics to Disaster Management, Satellite Sensors and Data for Disaster Management, Geoinformatics for Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness: Hazard Evaluation: Analysis, Zonation and Modelling, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, Monitoring and Forecasting; Warning and Evacuation, Geoinformatics for Geotectonic Hazards and Disasters: Landslide Hazard Assessment and Monitoring, Seismic Hazard Assessment and Monitoring, Volcanic Hazard Assessment and Monitoring, Geoinformatics for Hydro- meteorological Hazards and Disasters: Flood Hazard Assessment and Monitoring, Cyclone Hazard Assessment and Monitoring, Drought Hazard Assessment and Monitoring.