World Geography | Earthquake
World Geography | Earthquake
1. Richter Scale is used to measure
Intensity of Earthquake
Depth of Ocean
Velocity of Space-craft
Height of a building
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2. The intensity of Earthquakes is measured
On the Richter scale
On the Kelvin scale
In decibel
In pascal
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3. During an Earthquake, which type of waves get generated?
B.S.L.
A.B.L.
R.S.L.
P.S.L.
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4. Seismometer measures
Heart beat
Height of trees
Earthquake
None of the above
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5. Tsunami word belongs to which of: the following languages?
Arabic
Japanese
Hebrew
Latin
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6. Which one of the following statements about the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and the resulting Tsunami is not correct?
The Earthquake originated due to slipping of about 1,200 km of fault line by 15 m along the subduction zone where the India Plate subducts the Burma plate at the Sunda Trench
The resulting tSunami devastated the shores ranging from the coast: of Indonesia to the East coast of Africa, some 8,500 km away from the epicentre
As per the current estimates the quake-generated tSunami killed more than 50 lakh people, in addition to unaccounted dead bodies swept out to sea
Bangladesh had very few casualities because the quake- affected fault line was in a nearly North-South orientation, the¦ greatest strength of the tSunami waves was in an East-West: direction
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7. Which city of Japan had faced tsunami and nuclear radiation?
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Fukushima
Kobe
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8. The North-Western Region of the Indian Sub-continent is susceptible to Earthquake activity because of
Volcanic activity
Plate tectonic activity
Coral formation activity
All of the above
