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The World Conference on Disaster Management in May 1994 was held in which city?
ANew Delhi, India
BYokohama, Japan
CRio de Janeiro, Brazil
DGeneva, Switzerland
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Yokohama, Japan
1. The UN raised disasters in 1989.
2. The 1994 conference met in Yokohama.
3. It produced the Yokohama Strategy for a Safer World.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 7, Natural Hazards and Disasters._
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