Management Question Bank Ugc Nta Net Assistant Professors
Download Management Question Bank Ugc Nta Net Assistant Professors PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Management Question Bank Ugc Nta Net Assistant Professors book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages.
Management Question Bank UGC NTA NET Assistant Professors
Author: Mocktime Publication
language: en
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
Release Date: 101-01-01
Chpater 1. Management Core Concepts & Functions: Management – Concept, Process, Theories and Approaches, Management Roles and Skills; Functions – Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Coordinating and Controlling. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 2. Communication, Decision Making & Organizational Design: Communication – Types, Process and Barriers; Decision Making – Concept, Process, Techniques and Tools; Organisation Structure and Design – Types, Authority, Responsibility, Centralisation, Decentralisation and Span of Control. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 3. Managerial Economics & Market Analysis: Managerial Economics – Concept & Importance; Demand analysis – Utility Analysis, Indifference Curve, Elasticity & Forecasting; Market Structures – Market Classification & Price Determination. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 4. Macroeconomic Indicators & Business Ethics: National Income – Concept, Types and Measurement; Inflation – Concept, Types and Measurement; Business Ethics & CSR, Ethical Issues & Dilemma; Corporate Governance, Value Based Organisation. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 5. Organisational Behaviour & Individual Dynamics: Organisational Behaviour – Significance & Theories; Individual Behaviour – Personality, Perception, Values, Attitude, Learning and Motivation. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 6. Group Behaviour, Interpersonal Skills & Organizational Culture: Group Behaviour – Team Building, Leadership, Group Dynamics; Interpersonal Behaviour & Transactional Analysis; Organizational Culture & Climate. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 7. Workforce Diversity, Stress Management & HRM Introduction: Work Force Diversity & Cross Culture Organisational Behaviour; Emotions and Stress Management; Organisational Justice and Whistle Blowing; Human Resource Management – Concept, Perspectives, Influences and Recent Trends. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 8. HR Planning, Talent Acquisition & Development: Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Induction, Training and Development; Job Analysis, Job Evaluation and Compensation Management. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 9. Strategic HRM, Performance & Career Development: Strategic Role of Human Resource Management; Competency Mapping & Balanced Scoreboard; Career Planning and Development; Performance Management and Appraisal. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 10. Organization Development, Talent Management & Employee Engagement: Organization Development, Change & OD Interventions; Talent Management & Skill Development; Employee Engagement & Work Life Balance. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 11. Industrial Relations, Labour Welfare & Global HRM: Industrial Relations: Disputes & Grievance Management, Labour Welfare and Social Security; Trade Union & Collective Bargaining; International Human Resource Management – HR Challenge of International Business; Green HRM. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 12. Accounting Fundamentals & Financial Statement Preparation: Accounting Principles and Standards, Preparation of Financial Statements. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 13. Financial Statement Analysis & Costing Techniques: Financial Statement Analysis – Ratio Analysis, Funds Flow and Cash Flow Analysis, DuPont Analysis; Preparation of Cost Sheet, Marginal Costing, Cost Volume Profit Analysis. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 14. Advanced Costing & Financial Management Introduction: Standard Costing & Variance Analysis; Financial Management, Concept & Functions. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 15. Capital Structure, Cost of Capital & Budgeting: Capital Structure – Theories, Cost of Capital, Sources and Finance; Budgeting and Budgetary Control, Types and Process, Zero base Budgeting. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 16. Leverage Analysis & Investment Valuation: Leverages – Operating, Financial and Combined Leverages, EBIT–EPS Analysis, Financial Breakeven Point & Indifference Level; Value & Returns – Time Preference for Money, Valuation of Bonds and Shares, Risk and Returns. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 17. Capital Budgeting & Dividend Decisions: Capital Budgeting – Nature of Investment, Evaluation, Comparison of Methods; Risk and Uncertainly Analysis; Dividend – Theories and Determination. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 18. Mergers, Acquisitions & Portfolio Management: Mergers and Acquisition – Corporate Restructuring, Value Creation, Merger Negotiations, Leveraged Buyouts, Takeover; Portfolio Management – CAPM, APT. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 19. Derivatives & Working Capital Management: Derivatives – Options, Option Payoffs, Option Pricing, Forward Contracts & Future Contracts; Working Capital Management – Determinants, Cash, Inventory, Receivables and Payables Management, Factoring. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 20. International Finance & Strategic Management Introduction: International Financial Management, Foreign exchange market; Strategic Management – Concept, Process, Decision & Types. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 21. Strategic Analysis (External & Internal): Strategic Analysis – External Analysis, PEST, Porter’s Approach to industry analysis, Internal Analysis – Resource Based Approach, Value Chain Analysis. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 22. Strategy Formulation & Business Portfolio Models: Strategy Formulation – SWOT Analysis, Corporate Strategy – Growth, Stability, Retrenchment, Integration and Diversification, Business Portfolio Analysis - BCG, GE Business Model, Ansoff’s Product Market Growth Matrix. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 23. Strategy Implementation & Marketing Fundamentals: Strategy Implementation – Challenges of Change, Developing Programs Mckinsey 7s Framework; Marketing – Concept, Orientation, Trends and Tasks, Customer Value and Satisfaction. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 24. Market Segmentation, Targeting, Product & Pricing Decisions: Market Segmentation, Positioning and Targeting; Product and Pricing Decision – Product Mix, Product Life Cycle, New Product development, Pricing – Types and Strategies. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 25. Place (Distribution) & Promotion Decisions: Place and promotion decision – Marketing channels and value networks, VMS, IMC, Advertising and Sales promotion. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 26. Consumer Behaviour & Brand Management: Consumer and Industrial Buying Behaviour: Theories and Models of Consumer Behaviour; Brand Management – Role of Brands, Brand Equity, Equity Models, Developing a Branding Strategy; Brand Name Decisions, Brand Extensions and Loyalty. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 27. Logistics, Supply Chain & Sales Force Management: Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Drivers, Value creation, Supply Chain Design, Designing and Managing Sales Force, Personal Selling. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 28. Service Marketing & Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Service Marketing – Managing Service Quality and Brands, Marketing Strategies of Service Firms; Customer Relationship Marketing – Relationship Building, Strategies, Values and Process. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 29. Retail Marketing & Emerging Marketing Concepts: Retail Marketing – Recent Trends in India, Types of Retail Outlets; Emerging Trends in Marketing – Concept of e-Marketing, Direct Marketing, Digital Marketing and Green Marketing. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 30. International Marketing Strategies: International Marketing – Entry Mode Decisions, Planning Marketing Mix for International Markets. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 31. Statistics for Management & Data Collection: Statistics for Management: Concept, Measures Of Central Tendency and Dispersion, Probability Distribution – Binominal, Poison, Normal and Exponential; Data Collection & Questionnaire Design. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 32. Sampling Techniques & Hypothesis Testing: Sampling – Concept, Process and Techniques; Hypothesis Testing – Procedure; T, Z, F, Chi-square tests; Correlation and Regression Analysis. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 33. Operations Management, Facility & ERP: Operations Management – Role and Scope; Facility Location and Layout – Site Selection and Analysis, Layout – Design and Process; Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP Modules, ERP implementation. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 34. Scheduling, Quality Management & Operations Research Tools: Scheduling; Loading, Sequencing and Monitoring; Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control, Quality Circles, Total Quality Management – KAIZEN, Benchmarking, Six Sigma; ISO 9000 Series Standards; Operation Research – Transportation, Queuing Decision Theory, PERT / CPM. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 35. International Business, Trade Theories & FDI: International Business – Managing Business in Globalization Era; Theories of International Trade; Balance of payment; Foreign Direct Investment – Benefits and Costs. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 36. WTO, Trade Procedures & International Financial Institutions: Multilateral regulation of Trade and Investment under WTO; International Trade Procedures and Documentation; EXIM Policies; Role of International Financial Institutions – IMF and World Bank. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 37. IT in Management, AI & Big Data: Information Technology – Use of Computers in Management Applications; MIS, DSS; Artificial Intelligence and Big Data; Data Warehousing, Data Mining and Knowledge Management – Concepts; Managing Technological Change. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 38. Entrepreneurship Development & Intrapreneurship: Entrepreneurship Development – Concept, Types, Theories and Process, Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies; Intrapreneurship – Concept and Process. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 39. Specialized Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Business Planning: Women Entrepreneurship and Rural Entrepreneurship; Innovations in Business – Types of Innovations, Creating and Identifying Opportunities, Screening of Business Ideas; Business Plan and Feasibility Analysis – Concept and Process of Technical, Market and Financial Analysis. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management) Chpater 40. Small Scale Industries (SSI) & Institutional Support: Micro and Small Scale Industries in India; Role of Government in Promoting SSI; Sickness in Small Industries – Reasons and Rehabilitation; Institutional Finance to Small Industries – Financial Institutions, Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks, Micro Finance. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Management)
Tourism Administration And Management Question Bank UGC NTA NET Assistant Professors
Author: Mocktime Publication
language: en
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
Release Date: 101-01-01
Chpater 1. Foundations & Evolution of Tourism: Definitions and Differences of Tourist, visitor, traveller, excursionist; Early and Medieval Period of Travel, Renaissance and its Effects on Tourism, the Birth of Mass Tourism, and the distinction between Old and (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 2. Tourism Forms, Characteristics & Analytical Approaches: Forms of Tourism – Inbound, Outbound, National, International; Nature, Scope and Characteristics of Tourism; the Need for Measurement of Tourism and the Interdisciplinary Approaches to its study. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 3. Tourism Systems, Models & Life Cycle Concepts: Different Tourism Systems including Leiper’s Geo-spatial Model, Mill-Morrison system, and the Mathieson & Wall model; Butler’s Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC), Doxey’s Irridex Index, and the Demonstration Effect. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 4. Tourist Motivation, Industry Fundamentals & Components: Crompton’s Push and Pull Theory, Stanley Plog’s Model, and Gunn’s Model; The Meaning and Nature of Tourism Industry, its Input and Output, and the Tourism Industry Network comprising Direct, Indirect and Support Services; Basic Components of Tourism - Transport, Accommodation, Facilities & Amenities. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 5. Tourism Business Dynamics & Impacts: Horizontal and Vertical Integration in Tourism Business; Tourism Business during Liberalization & Globalizations; Tourism Impacts: Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental, encompassing both Positive & Negative Impacts of Tourism; Factors affecting the future of tourism business, Seasonality & tourism, the Sociology of tourism, and Travel motivators. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 6. Global & Indian Tourism Organizations & Governance: Role and functions of Important Tourism Organizations in development and promotion of Tourism including UNWTO, IATA, ICAO, UFTAA, ASTA, PATA, WTTC, IHA, TAAI, IATO, FHRAI, ITDC, ICPB, State Tourism Development Corporations, Airport Authority of India, Archeological Survey of India, and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Railways, Civil Aviation of Government of India. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 7. Geographical Coordinates & IATA Systems in Tourism: Earth’s movement; Latitude, Longitude; Areas, Sub Areas and Sub Regions as per International Air Transport Organization (IATA), IATA Three Letter City Code, and Two Letter Airlines and Airport Code. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 8. Time Concepts & Calculations in Travel: International Date Line, Time Zones, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Calculation of Local Time, Flying Time, Grounding Time, Elapsed Time, and Daylight Saving Time. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 9. Global Geography: Climate, Vegetation & Weather Impacts: World Geography focusing on Climate & Vegetation of North, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia & Australasia; Elements of weather and climate, and the Impact of weather and climate on tourist destinations. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 10. Indian Geography, Tourist Movement & Environmental Legislation: Climate and Vegetation of India; Physical Geography of India including Distribution of Rivers, Mountains, Plateaus & Plain area, Coastal area, Deccan, major lakes, and deserts; Tourists Movement encompassing Demand and origin factors, destinations and resource factors, and Contemporary trends in international tourists movements; Environment Act, Environment rules, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Information System (EIS), Environmental Management System (EMS) & Carrying capacity; Forest Act, Forest Conservation Act, and Wild life Protection Act. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 11. Indian Tourism Products: Nature, Attractions, Heritage & Crafts: Nature and Characteristic of Tourism Products of India including Seasonality and Diversities; Tourist attraction – Concept & Classification; Heritage – Indigenous and Colonial; Handicrafts of India; Fairs and Festivals of Social & Religious importance. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 12. Performing Arts, Music, Cultural Institutions & Cuisine of India: Forms & Types of Performing Art, Classical Dances, Folk Dances of different Regions & Folk Culture; Indian Music including Different Schools, Status of Indian Vocal & Instrumental Music, and Indian Music abroad; Indian Museums, Art Galleries, Libraries & their Location; Indian cuisine - Regional variations. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 13. Historical Monuments, Cultural Aspects & World Heritage in India: Historical monuments of India – Ancient temples, caves, stupas, monasteries, forts, palaces, Islamic and colonial art and architecture; Indian rituals and dresses; World heritage sites of India. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 14. Religious Centers, Legendary Figures & Freedom Struggle Sites in India: Major religious centers of India – holy places connected with Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islamism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism and other religious sects; places associated with the work and life of legendry figures – Mahatma Gandhi, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Subash Chandra Bose & Sardar Vallabhai Patel; Important paces related to India’s freedom struggle. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 15. India's Protected Areas: National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries & Biosphere Reserves: Major National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere reserves of India and their Locations, Accessibility, Facilities, Amenities, including the Uniqueness of Dachigam, Corbett, Ranthambore, Hazaribag, Similipal, Bhitarkanika, Kanha, Bandhavagarh, Mudumalli, Periyar, Gir, Sunderbans, Manas, and Valley of flowers. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 16. India's Hill Stations, Himalayan Potential & Beach Resorts: Hill Stations including Locations, Accessibility, Facilities, Amenities, and Uniqueness of Gulmarg, Kullu & Manali, Shimla, Mussorie, Nainital, Panchmarahi, Mahabaleswar, Chikmangulaur, Coorg, Munnar, Ooty, Kodiakanal, Arakku, Darjeeling, Gangtok, Shillong, etc., and the Tourist potential of Himalayas; Beach Resorts of India including Locations, Accessibility, Facilities, Amenities, and Uniqueness of important Beaches of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Lakshadweep, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 17. Emerging Niche Tourism Forms in India: Emerging attractions for Medical Tourism, Ecotourism, Rural Tourism, Agri Tourism, Farm Tourism, Green Tourism, Wilderness Tourism, Film Tourism, MICE tourism, Countryside Tourism, Caravan Tourism, Adventure tourism, Golf tourism, Light house tourism, Fort tourism, Buddhist tourism, Sufi tourism, Special interest tourism, Textile tourism, Aqua based tourism, wellness and spa tourism, culinary tourism, shopping tourism, indigenous tourism, and industrial & Mining Tourism. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 18. Transportation in Tourism: Evolution, Role & Global Networks: Transportation - Evolution and importance of Transportation Systems; Role of Transportation in Tourism; Major transport systems – Rail, Road, Air and Water transport; Road Transport Network in North America, South America, Europe, South Africa, Asia and the Middle-East, Austria and New Zealand; Major Railway Transport Network in the World; Modes of transportations in India – Past & Present. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 19. Air Transportation: Operations, Policies, Conventions & Systems: Licensing of air carriers; Limitations of weights and capacities; Scheduled and non-scheduled airlines services; No-frill airlines; Open sky policy; International conventions; Functions of IATA, ICAO, DGCA, AAI; GDS in air transportation; Types of air journey, MPM, TPM, Extra Mileage Allowance, One-way, Return Trip and Circle Trip Journey, Higher Intermediate Fare Check Point, Add-on and Open Jaw Fare, Excursion Fare, and Components in International Air Tickets. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 20. Airline Business, Logistics & Ancillary Air Services: Airline Business in the World, Major Air Carriers and Major Low-cost Airlines, Domestic Air Transport Business; Distribution of Sales of Airlines Tickets, Baggage and Travel Documents, Air Charter Services, Miscellaneous Charges order (MCO) - Multiple Purpose Document (MPD) - Billing and Settlement Plan. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 21. Indian Surface Transport Systems & Road Travel Documentation: Surface Transport System - Approved tourist transport, car hire companies including car rental scheme and tourist-coach companies; Documents connected with road transport viz. Regional Transport Authority, transport and insurance documents, road taxies, fitness certificate, contact carriage, state carriage, All India permits, maxi car, motor car etc. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 22. Global & Indian Railway Systems and Water Transport: Railway System of world, British Rail, Euro Rail, Amtrak, Orient express, Trans-Siberian railway and luxury train of the world; Indian Railways - types of tours available in Indian Rail, Indrail pass, special schemes and packages available, palace on wheels, royal orient, fairy queen and toy trains, including Planning itineraries on Indian Railways, reservation and cancellation procedures; Water Transport System - Historical past, cruise ships, ferries, hovercraft, river canal boats, Prospects and future growth of water transport in India, and Major cruise lines of the world and their packages. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 23. Travel Trade Fundamentals: Agency & Tour Operation: Historical Background of Travel Trade, Significance of Travel Agency Business, Types of Travel Agent (Full Service Agency, Commercial Agency, Implant Agency, Group / Incentive Agency), Skills and Competencies for Running Travel Agency Business, Wholesale and Retail Agents, and the Future of Travel Wholesaling & Retailing; Types of Tour Operator (Inbound, Outbound, Domestic, Ground and Specialized), and Types of Tour (Independent Tour, Escorted Tour, Hosted Tour, Incentivized Tour). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 24. Tour Operation Management & MICE Tourism Business: Tour Wholesalers and Retailers, Diversified Role of Tour Operators, Distribution Networks of Tour Operation Business, and Special Services for Charter Tour Operators; Meeting & Incentive Planners and Activities of Meeting Planners, Convention & Conference Tourism Business, and Trade Fairs & Exhibitions. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 25. Establishing & Managing Travel Businesses: Operations & Technology: Essential Requirements for Starting Travel Agency & Tour Operation Business, Procedures for Obtaining Recognition, Travel Agency Organization Structure, and Sources of Revenue; Use of Information Technology in Travel Agency Business; Types of Itinerary - Resources and Steps for Itinerary Planning; Tour Costing: Tariffs, FIT & GIT; Confirmation of Tour, Creation of Docket/ File, Issue of Tour Vouchers, Reconfirmation with Airlines, Hotel & Ground Service Providers; Distributing Customized Itinerary to Tour Leader, Guide, Driver & Transporter; Standard Procedures for Pickup and Drop, Preparation of Feedback or Guest Comment Sheet, Analysis of Comments of Guest; Tour Guides & Escorts, WATA guidelines; Relation with service suppliers; Travel agency appointments; and International regulations. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 26. Travel Documentation, Formalities, Cargo & Airport Procedures: Familiarization with TIM (Travel Information Manual), Passport & VISA- Meaning, Types, Procedures, Validity, Necessary Information to fill the Passport and VISA Form for Issuance; Health Certificates, Currency, Travel Insurance, Credit & Debit Card; Customs, Currency, Baggage and Airport information; Citizenship – Passport - Visa - FEMA – Foreigners Registration Act – Customs – RBI guidelines - Criminal Law - Registration of cases; Cargo handling - Baggage allowance, free access baggage, Weigh and piece concept, Accountability of lost baggage, Dangerous goods, Cargo rates ad valuation charges; Automation and airport procedures; Tour Brochures - element and importance of brochure. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 27. Hospitality Industry: Characteristics, Concepts & Accommodation Management: Distinctive characteristics of Hospitality Industry - Inflexibility, Intangibility, Perishability, fixed location, relatively large financial investment etc.; Concepts of Atithi Devo Bhavah; Hotel and the other lodging facilities; types of hotels and hotel departments; classification of hotels; chain operations; E- Hospitality; Types of accommodation; Activities in Accommodation Management – Front office – Housekeeping – Bar and Restaurant - Supporting services. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 28. Hotel Operations in India: Incentives, Regulations, Front Office & Housekeeping: Fiscal and non-fiscal incentives offered to hotel industry in India, ethical and regulatory aspects in a hotel, international hotel regulations; Duties and responsibilities of front office staff; Reservation & registration- Types of Room, Types of Bedding, Meal plans, room assignments, check-in, methods of payment, type of hotel guests; Factors affecting the price of accommodation; important functions of Housekeeping Management, liaison with other departments, room supplies, Bed making and related types of service; Housekeeping department-Hierarchy, duties & responsibilities of housekeeping staff. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 29. Food & Beverage Operations in Hospitality: Food Production Organization, Kitchen, Buffets, Beverages Operation, Functions, Outlets of F & B; Types of Meal Plans, Types of Restaurant-Menu, Room Service; Catering Services-Food Service for the Airlines, Banquette, Corporate, MICE, Retail Food Market, Business/Industrial Food Service, Healthcare Food Service, club food services; Trends in lodging and food services; Food & Beverage Department of a hotel: Hierarchy, duties & responsibilities of staff. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 30. Services Marketing in Tourism: Concepts, Planning & Quality Assurance: Concept of Goods & Services; Characteristics of Service; Salient features of Marketing Services: Services Marketing – Concept, Need & Significance, Types of Tourism Services; Tourism Marketing Environment, Strategic Planning and Marketing Process, Organizing and Implementing marketing in the Tourism Organization; Service Quality, Gap Model of Service Quality; Marketing Research; Market Segmentation - Targeting and positioning for competitive advantage; Relationship Marketing; Familiarization Trip. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 31. Tourism Marketing Mix, Strategies & Distribution: P’s of Tourism Marketing- Product, Place, Price, Promotion, Physical Evidence, People, Process & Packaging; Designing Tourism Product – Branding and Packaging, Product Development – Product Life Cycle & Its Various Stages; Pricing Strategies and Approaches; Advertising – Sales Promotion – Publicity – Personal Selling; Tourism Distribution Channels, Cooperation and conflict Management. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 32. Modern Marketing Approaches & Destination Branding in Tourism: Global Marketing, Direct Marketing, Social Media & Digital Marketing, Green Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility, Marketing Ethics & Consumerism; Destination Image Development - Attributes of Destinations, Destination resource analysis, measurement of destination image - Destination branding perspectives and challenges- Creating the Unique Destination Proposition - Place branding and destination image - Destination image formation process; unstructured image -Product development and packaging - Institutional Support & Public Private Partnership in Destination Marketing. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 33. Tourism Planning & Policy Formulation: Tourism planning - Role of Govt. public and private sectors in formulation of tourism policy; Roles of international, national, state and local tourism organizations in carrying out tourism policies; Tourism planning for thrust areas, special tourism areas & zones identified by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India; Sustainable tourism development, Pro-poor Tourism and Community Participation; Responsible tourism; Tourism Policy - Factors influencing tourism policy; National Tourism Policy. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 34. Levels of Tourism Planning, Approaches & Development Frameworks: Levels of Tourism planning - International, national, regional, state and local, the traditional, approach and PASLOP method of tourism planning; important feature of five year tourism plans in India; Elements Agents, Processes and typologies of tourism development; State tourism policies; National Planning Policies for Destination Development- WTO Guidelines for Planners - Role of urban civic bodies: Town planning -Characteristics of rural tourism planning. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 35. Economic Systems, Demand, Impacts & Monetary Policy in Tourism: Economic System and Its Impact on Tourism Development, Macro & Micro Economic System, Demand & Supply, Determinants , Measurement of Tourism Demand, Forecasting, Methods of Demand Forecasting, Inflation, Recession, Savings & Investment, Export & Import, Multiplier Effects &Its Types, Displacement Effect, Costs and Benefits of Tourism, Monetary Policy- Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 36. Statistical Analysis in Tourism: Descriptive & Inferential Statistics: Statistics: Measures of central tendency- mean, median, mode; measures of dispersion- range, standard deviation, variance, etc.; skewness and kurtosis; correlation and regression- scatter plots, lines of best fit, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients; Regression- bivariate and multivariate; Distributions- discrete and continuous; Normal distribution, sampling distribution; hypothesis testing – parametric vs. non-parametric tests, t-tests, ANOVA, Chi-square tests, run Test, sign tests, Wald- Walfowitz Test, Kursal Walis Test, Komogrov- Smirnov Test. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 37. Research Methodology in Tourism: Design, Data Collection & Analysis: Research and theory, types and methods of research; review of literature; variables and measurement, concepts, constructs and formulation of hypothesis; Sampling, methods of data collection, development of schedules and questionnaires, scales and fieldwork; Qualitative research: quantitative vs. qualitative research; techniques- Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Case method of research, Content Analysis, Phenomenology, Narrative research, mixed methods; Analysis, tools- Factor analysis, discriminant analysis, conjoint analysis, multiple regression, etc.; Report writing, types of report. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 38. Management Principles & Functions in Organizations: Managerial processes, functions, skills, and roles in organization, Systems, contingency and operational approaches to management; External and internal environment affecting managerial decisions – social responsibilities of business – evolution of management thought; functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 39. Organizational Behaviour, Dynamics & Structure: Understanding & Managing Individual & Group Behaviour – Personality, Perception, Learning, Values & attitudes, persuasion, Theories of Motivation, Factors affecting group behaviour, group & individual dimensions, understanding work team, Communication, Leadership & influence process; Organization structure, centralization vs decentralization, strategy & structure, flat & tall structures, work specialization, departmentalization, chain of command, span of control and formalization; Common organizational designs - Simple, bureaucratic, matrix, virtual, boundary less, feminine – Organization as an open system & influence of environment over organizational dynamics with reference to technological innovations. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management) Chpater 40. Financial Accounting, Management & Legal Framework in Tourism: Basic Accounting Records and Books of Accounts, Double Entry System, Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance, Cash Book, Depreciation Accounting, Final Accounts with Adjustments; Hotel Accounting, Financial management, Concept of raising funds, capital structure, capital budgeting, Internal financial control- meaning, problems unique to hospitality industry, Establishing cost standard, Types of budget, preparation of budget, and zero based budgeting, working capital Management, cash management; Opportunities and challenges for investments in hotel, aviation & Tourism related sectors, Role of TFCI and other financial organizations; Elements of Contract Act – Breach of Contact – Performance of Contract – Indemnity & Guarantee – Bailment - Consumer Protection Act. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Tourism Administration And Management)
Disaster Management Question Bank UGC NTA NET Assistant Professors
Author: Mocktime Publication
language: en
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
Release Date: 101-01-01
Chpater 1. Introduction to Disaster Management (DM): Key Terms, Definitions, Concepts (Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability, Exposure, Coping Capacity, Resilience, Conflict, Emergencies, and related terms); Disaster Cycle Phases; Applications of different concepts relat (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 2. Natural Hazards: Detailed Classification of Disaster, History of Disasters, Types of Natural Hazards (Earthquakes, Volcanism, Cyclones, Tsunamis, Floods, Droughts, Famines, Landslides, Avalanches, Glacial Lake Outburst Flood); Characteristics, Causes, and Damage Potential of different natural hazards. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 3. Human-Induced Disasters, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment: Classification of Man-made Disasters (Socio-Technical, Technological, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Disasters); Basics of Vulnerability and Risk Assessment and Management, Concepts of Exposure, Sensitivity, and Adaptive Capacity, Analysis of Inherent and Chronic Vulnerabilities, Disaster Risk and its Associated Parameters, Disaster Risk Mitigation Measures, Early Warning Systems, and Common Alert Protocols (CAP). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 4. Disaster Management in India: Hazard and Vulnerability Profile of India; Regional Aspects of Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability; Emerging Paradigms and Recent Developments in Disaster Management. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 5. Research - Meaning and Concepts: Definitions; Sources of Knowledge, History of Scientific Thought, Paradigm of Research; Theoretical Framework of Research; Types of Research (Social, Applied, Action, Participatory Research); Formulating Research Problem; Literature Review (Sources, Importance, Critical Literature Review, Identifying Gap Areas); Hypothesis (Different Types, Significance, Development of Working Hypothesis, Directional and Non-Directional Hypothesis); Validity & Reliability. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 6. Research Design, Data Collection, Analysis, and Methods: Research Design (Basic Principles, Need, Features of Good Design, Important Concepts); Laws and Theories; Research Approaches; Developing a Research Plan; Determining Experimental and Sample Designs; Types of Research Methods; Methods, Sources, or Tools for Data Collection; Construction of Questionnaire, Interview Schedule, and Interview Guide; Sampling (Concepts, Types, Techniques); Variables; Data Processing; Data Analysis and Statistics; Methods of Hypothesis Testing; Type of Errors; Generalization and Interpretation of Data. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 7. Ethical Considerations in Research: Ethical Issues in Research; Identifying and Avoiding Bias; Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism; Guidelines in Research; Informed Consent; Privacy Concerns. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 8. Disaster Research: Definitions and Concepts; Methodology and Methods of Transdisciplinary Research; Methods in Contemporary Disaster Research; Research Methods in Disaster and Humanitarian Settings (Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed); Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction; Approaches to Qualitative Research (Narrative, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Autobiography, Case Study, Ethnomethodology); Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR); Research Methods for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM), Natural and Environmental Disasters, Computational Methods, Geographical Methods; Disaster Reconnaissance; Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas in Disasters. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 9. Legal Framework Related to Disasters in India: Disaster Management Act, 2005; Other Related Acts, Policies, Plans, Programmes, and Legislations. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 10. International Legal Framework Related to Disasters: Major International Legal Instruments Dealing Specifically with Disasters; Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030; Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015; Yokohama Strategy; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 11. Policies Related to Disasters and Institutional Arrangements: National Policy on Disaster Management 2009; National Disaster Management Plan 2019; State Disaster Management Plans (SDMPs); District Disaster Management Plans (DDMPs); Institutional Arrangements in DM: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 12. Disaster Financial Management: Disaster Financial Management Team Composition; Cash Flow Management, Debt Monitoring, Risk Avoidance; Disaster Assessment and Expense Reimbursement (Pertaining to Damage, Emergency Protective Measures); Project and Portfolio Management (Performing Financial Analysis, Maintaining Accurate Financial Records/Documents for Audits); Supply Chain Management; Knowledge of Procurement and Contracting Practices; Disaster Financial Management Activities; Disaster Financial Accounting Systems and Management Processes; Disaster Financial Assistance Programs; Financial Management for Humanitarian Response; Disaster Mitigation Fund and Disaster Response Fund at Central and State Levels. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 13. Disaster Challenges of Vulnerable Populations: Dimensions and Factors Affecting Vulnerabilities; Differential Vulnerability of People Based on Caste, Class, Gender, Age, Location, Disability, Religion, etc.; Disaster Challenges Due to Multiple Vulnerabilities; Cascading Vulnerabilities and Impacts; Intersectionality, Vulnerability, and Resilience. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 14. Specific Vulnerable Groups in Disasters - Gender, Children, and Elderly: Understanding Sex, Gender, and Gendered Vulnerability; Gender Differentials in Disaster Cycle, Coping Strategies, and Resilience; Gender-Inclusive and Gender-Sensitive DM Best Practices; Women, Work, and Livelihood Issues; Basic Concepts in Child-Centered DRR, Vulnerability of Children, Children in Disaster Cycle, Coping/Resilience, Child-Inclusive/Sensitive DM Best Practices; Basic Concepts of DRR for Elderly Population, Vulnerability of Elderly, Older People in Disaster Cycle, Coping/Resilience, Elderly-Inclusive/Sensitive DM Best Practices. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 15. Disability and Disasters: Basic Concepts and Terminologies (Impairment, Disability, Handicap); Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (2016); Types and Models of Disability; Vulnerability of Persons with Disabilities (PwD); Differential Impact of Disasters on PwD; Disability Issues in Disaster Cycle; Coping Strategies and Resilience of PwD; Disability Inclusive DRR (Approaches, Identifying PwD, VCA/Early Warning Systems, Search/Rescue/Evacuation, Shelter Management, Accessibility Guidelines, IEC Material, Rehabilitation); Disability-Sensitive DM Best Practices; Disaster/Emergency Frameworks and Disability References; Disability Frameworks and Disaster References. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 16. Development and Disasters: Sustainable Development; Impact of Development Projects (Dams, Embankments, Changes in Land-Use etc.); Vulnerability to Shanty Settlements; Vulnerability in the City, Risk in Urban Areas, Issues in Urban Planning, Initiatives for Risk Reduction in India; Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 17. Indian Knowledge Systems, Economic Aspects, Poverty, and Livelihoods in Disasters: Local Knowledge and Practices for DRR; Indian Knowledge about Disasters (Early Warning Systems/Indicators, Coping Strategies/Disaster Response, Distinctive Settlement Patterns, Livelihood Preferences, Sociocultural Practices/Traditions, Managing Natural Resources/Disaster Risks, Literary Sources, Global Best Practices/Lessons Learned); Identifying Natural Disasters with Potential Financial Implications, Measuring Local Government Financial Vulnerability/Capacity to Address Natural Disasters, Identifying Regional Financial Vulnerabilities, Direct/Indirect Costs, Welfare Losses/Damages, Challenges in Economic Assessments of Disaster Losses; Poverty and DRR; Livelihoods and DRR. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 18. Roles of Local Institutions in DM: Roles and Responsibilities of Community, Panchayati Raj Institutions/Urban Local Bodies (PRIs/ULBs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and Other Stakeholders in DM. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 19. Reducing Risk of Disasters in Communities: Strategies of Risk Reduction; People's Participation; Role of Civil Society and Volunteer Organizations; Activities and Roles of Community Action for DRR; Participatory Risk Assessment Methods; Culture of Safety, Prevention, Mitigation, and Preparedness. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 20. Community Risk Management: Community Assets and Social Wealth; Community Risk Mapping; Living with Risk; Policy Perspectives (Sendai Framework for DRR); Conflict Resolution through Collaboration and Consensus; Citizens Forum, Public Voices, and Public Sphere; Social Justice Challenges; Media Advocacy for DM; Building Resilience for Disaster Risk Management; Disaster Literacy of Communities. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 21. Health Systems and Infrastructure: National and Local Health Systems; Tiers of Healthcare Services; Clinical Services; Health Information System; Human Resources for Health; Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Systems; Evaluation of Disaster Programs and Projects; Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems & Infrastructure. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 22. Disaster Health and Communicable Diseases: Concepts of Disaster Health, Endemic, Outbreak, Epidemic, and Pandemic; Health Consequences of Disasters; Health-EDRM Framework; Public Health Preparedness and Response; Communicable Diseases as Public Health Threats; Principles of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control; Major Disease in Emergency and Non-Emergency Settings; Setting Up Disease Control Programmes; Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research for Disease Control Programmes. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 23. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies: Diseases Related to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Community Involvement in Hygiene Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Mitigation; Improving Environmental Conditions; Water Quantity and Water Quality; Emergency Water Supply Strategy and Techniques; Water-Borne and Water-Induced Diseases; Vector Borne Diseases Control; Water and Sanitation in Cholera Outbreak Response; Hygiene and Food Safety; Solid Waste Management; Excreta Disposal; Planning Guidelines for Institutions. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 24. Disaster Epidemiology, Outbreak Investigation, and Public Health Surveillance: Basic Concepts of Epidemiology (Epidemiological Triad, Role in Disasters, Methods/Methodological Challenges, Disaster-Related Exposures, Mortality/Morbidity, Health Management Information System (HMIS), Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA), Disaster Registries, Epidemiological Survey, Post-Disaster Epidemiological Investigations/Studies, Influenza Epidemiology); Definition and Criteria of Outbreak, Steps of an Outbreak Investigation, Prevention of Outbreaks, Trigger Alerts, Principles/Methods of Investigations for Food/Water/Air/Vector Borne Outbreaks; Concept and Types of Surveillance, Indicator & Event-Based Surveillance, Surveillance Design/Evaluation/Common Problems, Components of Surveillance System, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 25. Biological Disasters, Pandemics, Public Health Emergencies, and Emerging/Re-Emerging Diseases: Infectious Diseases, Biological Disasters, Epidemics, Pandemics, Public Health Emergencies (Concepts, Impacts, Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Early Warnings/Containment Strategies, DRR/DM Measures); Biological Hazards (Types, Risk Groups); Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism (Threats, Capacity Building, Response); Biosafety and Biosecurity; Agrocrime and Agroterrorism; Healthcare Waste, Biomedical Waste and Their Management; Pandemic (Basics, Stages, Risks, Impacts, Mitigation, Case Studies); International Health Regulations (IHR); Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC); Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA); Rapid Response Teams and Capacity Building; Mass Vaccination Issues; Emerging Diseases, Re-Emerging Diseases, Factors for Emergence, Zoonotic Diseases, Overview of Common Emerging/Re-Emerging Diseases. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 26. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), One Health, and Other Emerging Health Issues: Stressors, Protective Factors, Mental Health Disorder in Emergencies/Disasters; Disaster Mental Health (Basics, Phases, Response, Responders); Normal/Abnormal Human Response to Disaster; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); General Measures and Psychosocial Support Interventions (Psychological First Aid (PFA), Psychological Debriefings, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Community Based Interventions); Disaster Mental Health Counselling; Managing Stress and Well-Being; Basics of One Health Concept, One Health Preparedness, One Health Approach for DM; Risk Assessment/Management in Health Organizations, Health Advice for Emergency Responders, Health in DRR Frameworks, Health Related Vulnerability/Rehabilitation, CBRNe Disasters (Basics, Case Studies, Management Strategies), Nutrition/Food Safety, Care of Road Traffic Injuries Victims, Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Maternal Health/Safe Motherhood, Infant/Young Child Feeding, Antimicrobial Resistance. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 27. Introduction to Environment and Ecology: The Global Concern; Natural Resources and Energy Resources (Renewable/Non-Renewable); Water Resources and Forest Resources; Biodiversity and Conservation, Threats to Biodiversity; Branches of Ecology, Habitat and Ecological Niche; Ecosystem (Concepts, Types, Component, Function, Structure); Biogeochemical Cycles; Energy Flow in Ecosystem (Law of Thermodynamics, Flow of Energy, Food Chains, Food Web, Ecological Pyramids, Ecological Balance); Community Dynamics (Hydrosphere, Xerosere); Population Dynamics (Structural/Functional Aspects, Death Antagonism). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 28. Environmental Pollution and Climate Resilience: Sources of Pollution; Different Types of Pollution (Air, Water, Soil, Marine, Noise, Thermal); Pollution Case Studies (London Smog Disaster, Ganga/Yamuna Pollution); Cost of Pollution Management; Causes of Environmental Pollution; Climatology (Origin, Composition/Structure of Atmosphere, Insolation, Distribution of Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure/Motion, General Atmospheric Circulation, Classification of World Climates - Koppen's/Thornthwaite's Schemes, Heat Budget, Hydrological Cycle); Climate Resilience (Meaning, Concept, Indicators, Causes, Theories). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 29. Environmental Health, Safety, Disasters, Eco-based Approaches, and Nature-Based Solutions: Hailstorms; Heat Waves, Terminal Heat, and Heat-Related Illness; Cold Waves, Frost, and Fog; Climate Change (Global Warming, Acid Rains, Ozone Layer Depletion); Effect of Weather, Climate Variability, and Climate Change on Population Health; Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (EcoDRR – Introduction, Tools, Approaches); Natural Resources Management, Traditional Environmental Wisdom and Disasters; Disaster Risk Management (PEDRR - Partnership for Environment and DRR), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and its Linkages with EcoDRR; Ecological Approaches and Integrated Ecosystem Management; Nature Based Solutions (NBSs). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 30. Occupational Health and Safety: Occupational Hazards (Overview, Classification, Role in Different Industries); Indian Occupational Safety Scenario; Concept and Spectrum of Occupational Health; Occupational Health Services (Basics, Structure, Functional Units, Activities); Occupational Health Screening; Occupational Diseases, Notifiable Occupational Diseases (Effects, Prevention); Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Audiometric Tests, Eye Tests, Vital Function Tests; Industrial Toxicology (Local, Systemic, Chronic, Temporary, Cumulative Effects, Carcinogens Entry into Human Systems); Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomics; Industrial Disasters (Classification, Investigation, Prevention); Agricultural Respiratory Hazards and Diseases; Corporate and Office Hazards and Diseases; Occupational Health, Safety, and Disaster Prevention. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 31. Accident Investigation, Reporting, and Fire Disaster Safety: Incident Recall Technique (IRT); Disaster Control; Job Safety Analysis, Safety Survey, Safety Inspection, Safety Sampling; Safety Audit; Concept of an Accident, Reportable/Non-Reportable Accidents; Unsafe Act and Condition, Principles of Accident Prevention; Role of Safety Committee, Accident Causation Models, Cost of Accident; Overall Accident Investigation Process (Response to Accidents, India Reporting Requirement, Planning Document, Planning Matrix, Investigators Kit, Functions of Investigator, Four Types of Evidences, Records of Accidents, Accident Reports); Forest Fire, Wild Fire, and Fire Following Earthquakes (Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 32. Basics of Remote Sensing (RS): History, Development, Definition, Concept & Principles; Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and its Characteristics; Wavelength Regions and their Significance; Interaction of EMR with Atmosphere and Earth's Surface (Absorption, Reflectance, Scattering, Atmospheric Windows, Energy Balance Equation, Spectral Response/Signature); Spectral, Spatial, Temporal, and Radiometric Resolutions; Concept of Satellite, Sensor, Orbit; Satellite Image and Various Interpretation Techniques; Digital Image Processing Techniques. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 33. Basic Concepts of Geographic Information System (GIS): Definition, Philosophy & Historical Evolution; Spatial vs. Non-Spatial Data; Components of GIS; Spatial Data Models (Raster and Vector - Advantages & Disadvantages); Raster Data & its Representation (Data Structure & File Format, Data Compression - Block Code, Chain Code, Run Length Code, Quadtree, MrSID); Vector Data Representation (Data Structure & File Format, Topology); Advantage of DBMS in Context of GIS; Data Input and Projections; Geometric Transformation of Raster and Vector Data. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 34. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Using GIS and RS: RS & GIS Global and National Initiatives for Disaster Risk Management; Hazard Evaluation and Zonation; Risk and Vulnerability Assessment; Damage Assessment; Land Use Planning and Regulation for Sustainable Development. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 35. Introduction to Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and its Applications in DM: ICT Approaches in DM; Changing Media Environments and Efficient Use of ICT for Disaster Communication; Disaster Informatics and Multimedia Educational Application for Risk Reduction; Current State and Solutions for Future Challenges in Alerting Technologies; ICT Applications, Tools, and Techniques; Efficient Deployment of ICT Tools; Utilizing ICT Applications for Decision Support in Disaster Mitigation. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 36. Sensor Technologies and Computing Infrastructure in DRR: Introduction to Sensor Technologies; Types of Sensor Systems (Benefits, Limitations, Efficient Use); Design and Deployment Practices; Use of Sensor Technologies and Computing Infrastructure for Environmental Risks, Emergency, and Rescue Operations. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 37. Other Emerging Technologies for Disaster Risk Management: Big Data, Machine Learning, and Database Management; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Robotics; Social Media. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 38. Emergency Response Procedures, Systems, Shelter, and Support Functions: Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for Disaster Response; Information Management System; Warning Dissemination; First Responders; Evacuation; Search and Rescue Operations; Relief Operations; Emergency Operation Center (EOC); Incident Response System (Overview, Features, Incident Response Teams); Resource Management & Networking (India Disaster Resource Network); Role of Disaster Response Forces and Community Based Organizations (CBO) in Emergency Response Mechanism; Assistance to Self-Sheltering Populations; Emergency Shelter and Intermediate Shelter; Short-Term Shelter in Existing Buildings; Site Selection and Arrangement of Emergency Settlements; Longer-Term Issues for Emergency Settlements; Vector and Pest Control; Emergency Support Functions and their details. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 39. Emergency Health Services: Health in Emergencies; Planning, Continuity, and Access for Emergency Health Services; Prehospital Care (First Aid in Different Cases, Basic Life Support (BLS), Wound Management, Handling of Injured Persons); First Aid Triage (Principles, Types, and Triage Systems); Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC – Framework and Key Concepts); Mass Casualty Management; Emergency Medical Preparedness and Response; Hospital Emergency Disaster Management Plan; Hospital Safety and Preparedness; Health Emergency Teams; Identification and Handling of Human Remains. (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management) Chpater 40. Risk Communication and Media & Public Affairs in Disasters: Disaster and Communication (Role of Communication in Disaster, Nature and Scope of Communication); Models and Processes of Communication as Applied to DM; Sender and Receiver Oriented Views; Seven Traditions of Communication and its Relevance to DM; Normative Perspective on Disaster Communication; Disaster Warnings as Risk Communication (Risk Perception, Hazard Awareness); Cultural Influences on Risk Communication; Cultural Cognition Theory of Risk Approaches Influencing Hazard Adjustment and Adoption; Overview of the Media and Public Affairs; Role of Media in DM and Humanitarian Crisis; Objectives of Mass Media; Ethical Issues in Disaster Communication; Understanding News Media Coverage of Disaster (Biases and Stereotypes); Reporting on Disaster Issues and Challenges (Newsworthiness, Phases of Disaster Reporting, Sources of News, Checklist for Disaster Reporting); Media Relations during Emergency Situations; Alternative Media During Crisis; Tools for Social Media (Applications and Use). (in context of UGC NTA NET Exam Subject Disaster Management)