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By which Act the District Collector was made the Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority? 

  • 1
    Disaster Management Act, 2004
  • 2
    Disaster Management Act, 2005
  • 3
    Disaster Management Act, 2007
  • 4
    Disaster Management Act, 2008
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Answer : 2. "Disaster Management Act, 2005 "
Explanation :

1. By the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the District Collector has been made the Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority.

2. Disaster has been defined in the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

3. According to this Act, disaster means "devastation, accident and serious incident" caused by natural or man-made causes in any area.

4. Under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the government has declared the Covid-19 pandemic a disaster.

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