Welcome back friends, Part 1
As we all know that all the building structures are rest on Earth. For the safety and stability of the structure we need to have some knowledge about Earth and seismology.
Because of that I am here giving mcq questions and answers related to Earth science and seismograph. ๐๐๐
1.Which of the following is not categorised under geologic hazard?
(A) Tropical cyclone
(B) Earthquakes
(C) Volcano
(D) Floods
2. Which one is the 2nd large magnitude earthquake occurred during past 100 yrs?
(A) 2001, Bhuj earthquake
(B) 2004, Sumatra earthquake
(C) 2015, Nepal earthquake
(D) 2005, Kashmir earthquake
3. New Zealand is an example of
(A) Convergent plate boundary
(B) Divergent plate boundary
(C) Conservative plate boundary
(D) Both convergent and conservative plate boundaries
4. Which one of the following is a secondary phenomenon during an earthquake?
(A) Fault scarp
(B) Terrace offset
(C) Liquefaction
(D) All of these
5. Which of the following is not categorised under the Himalayan earthquake?
(A) Uttarkashi Earthquake
(B) Kangra Earthquake
(C) Gorkha Earthquake
(D) Bhuj Earthquake
6. Along which active fault the Trans-Alaska pipeline was survived during an earthquake?
(A) Denali fault
(B) Himalayan frontal thrust
(C) Alpine fault
(D) None of these
7. In which tectonic environment, you can find the surface expression in the form of folding?
(A) Extensional
(B) Compressional
(C) Strike slip
(D) All of these
8. In which type of the fault the hanging wall is moving up with respect to foot wall?
(A) Normal fault
(B) Strike slip fault
(C) Reverse fault
(D) None of these
9. _______ is the angle of a fault plane w.r.t. vertical.
(A) Hade
(B) Throw
(C) Heave
(D) Dip
10. Surface along which the block of rock slip is called _____?
(A) Fault zone
(B) Fault Plane
(C) Fault scarp
(D) None of these
11. Now India is divided into ____________ seismic zones.
(A) 5
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 4
12. The San Andreas Fault is an example of:
(A) Normal fault
(B) Reverse fault
(C) Right lateral strike slip
(D) Left lateral strike slip
13. Point on fault plane where slip initiated is termed as:
(A) Epicenter
(B) Hypocenter
(C) Fault scarp
(D) Hanging wall
14. 1995 Kobe earthquake was occurred in ________.
(A) Japan
(B) United States of America
(C) Taiwan
(D) India
15. 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake was occurred on _______ active fault.
(A) Kangra Active fault
(B) San Andreas fault
(C) Main Boundary thrust
(D) Tanda Active fault
16. Sag pond is an example of :
(A) Normal fault
(B) Reverse fault
(C) Strike slip fault
(D) None of these
17. Which type of movement has been seen in right lateral strike-slip fault?
(A) Sinistral movement
(B) Dextral movement
(C) Upward movement
(D) None of these
18. The displaced aqueduct of Al Harif is in between ________ and _________ plates.
(A) African plate and Arabian plate
(B) Indian plate and Eurasian plate
(C) African plate and Pacific plate
(D) None of these
19. The beds which have a gentle upstream dip will be_______ to the resultant force (R), hence can provides the best resistance to withstand the stresses or loads acting in the area.
(A) Parallel
(B) Perpendicular
(C) None of these
20. Taksal fault is an example of:
(A) Normal fault
(B) Reverse fault
(C) Strike slip fault
(D) None of these
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