MPPSC 2020 Prelims Paper-I · Question 89 of 100

Correct — C, 2005. The Disaster Management Act was enacted in 2005. It created the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), chaired by the Prime Minister, along with State and District Disaster Management Authorities.

• (a)2006 — The NDMA was constituted in 2006, but the Act itself was passed in 2005.
• (b)2003 — No Disaster Management Act was enacted in 2003.
• (d)2009 — 2009 saw the National Policy on Disaster Management, not the Act, which was 2005.

The Disaster Management Act, 2005 provides India's institutional framework for disaster management, establishing the NDMA (Prime Minister as chair), SDMAs, DDMAs and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

Separate the dates: Act = 2005; NDMA constituted = 2006; National Policy = 2009. The Act's year is 2005.

• The Disaster Management Act was passed in 2005.
• It set up the NDMA, chaired by the Prime Minister.
• It also provides for SDMAs, DDMAs and the NDRF.
• The National Policy on Disaster Management came in 2009.

• Confusing the Act's year (2005) with the NDMA's constitution (2006)
• Mixing up the Act with the 2009 Policy

Year-fact recall — Disaster Management Act = 2005.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Who chairs the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)?

  • (a)The Prime Minister
  • (b)The Home Minister
  • (c)The President
  • (d)The Cabinet Secretary

  Answer(a) The Prime Minister.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The specialised force for disaster response set up under the 2005 Act is the:

  • (a)NDRF
  • (b)CRPF
  • (c)BSF
  • (d)CISF

  Answer(a) NDRF (National Disaster Response Force).