Question

Which of the following statements related to National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) was correct:

1.It was formed as National Centre for Disaster Management in 1995.

2.It was re-designated as National Institute of Disaster Management in 2005 after enacting Disaster Management Act .

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. both 1 and 2
• D. neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

C. both 1 and 2

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), is a premier institute for training and capacity development programs for managing natural disasters in India, on a national as well as regional basis. The National Centre of Disaster Management (NCDM), constituted under an Act of Parliament in 1995; was re-designated to give the present name of National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) by the Disaster Management Act 2005.