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GATE 2026 AR — Architecture – Question 40

Building Construction, Materials, and Structural Systems · Disaster resistant structures · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which is a correct conceptual disaster-risk relation?

  1. Risk=Hazard×Vulnerability×Exposure×Capacity
  2. Hazard=Risk×Capacity×Exposure
  3. Risk=(Hazard×Vulnerability×Exposure)/Capacity
  4. Exposure=(Hazard×Vulnerability)/Risk

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Correct answer: (C) Risk=(Hazard×Vulnerability×Exposure)/Capacity

Explanation

Hazard, vulnerability and exposure increase the risk represented in this conceptual model, while coping capacity reduces it. Therefore C has the intended numerator and denominator. The other choices either multiply risk by protective capacity or are not algebraic rearrangements of C.

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