1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about National disaster response force?
1. The parent agency of National Disaster Management Authority is Ministry of Home Affairs.
2. The Chairman of the NDMA is Home Minister.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
- The Chairman of the NDMA is the Prime Minister.
- During ‘calamities of severe nature’, the Central Government is responsible for providing aid and assistance to the affected state.
- The aid include deployment of Armed Forces, Central Paramilitary Forces, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) at the State’s request.
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2) Scientists have found which phenomenon changes elastic properties of earth’s crust close to 6,000 kilometres away?
a. Earthquakes
b. Hurricanes
c. Typhoons
d. Cyclones
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ANSWER: Earthquakes
Explanation:
Earthquakes can be the cause of changes in earth’s crust close to 6,000 km away, changing the ability to tolerate stresses for a new weeks, according to researchers. Scientists have found that the earth is interconnected and dynamic whereby one large, massive earthquake can create cascading sequence of events 1000s of km away. While the surface wave from the earthquake passing through another fault region causes frictional properties that ensure surfaces are locked together, elasticity allows crust to withstand strain and stress state can lead to failure. While surface waves pass through, the properties rearrange and change. This discovery was made by examining the 2012 earthquake off the coast of North Sumatra in the Indian Ocean.
The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 8.6, is known to have been followed by two earthquakes in Japan with a magnitude greater than 5.5.
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3) In which of the following regions of Afghanistan, a high intensity earthquake was experienced on 10th Aug’15?
a. Ghazni
b. Hindukush
c. Bamiyan
d. Kabul
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ANSWER: Hindukush
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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4) With how many countries is India working on an ambitious project with scientists, geophysicists, and seismologists to develop an early-warning system for prediction of earthquake?
a. 5
b. 15
c. 27
d. 32
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ANSWER: 27
Explanation:
The warning could be issued some seconds before the earthquake strikes. An official release issued by Ministry of Earth Science said, India is also planning to launch a satellite to track the changes that take place on earth's surface before the tremors.
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5) Where was the epicenter of Earthquake of 7.9 magnitude that struck Nepal and India on 25th Apr’15?
a. Gorakhpur
b. Lamjung
c. Kathmandu
d. Kirtipur
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ANSWER: Lamjung
Explanation:
The earthquake occurred around 11.41 hours on 25th Apr’15 with epicenter at Lamjung at distance of 77 km from Nepal capital Kathmandu.
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6) Which of the following statements is / are correct?
1. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS ) works under Ministry of Environment at Hydrabad.
2. Indian Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) was established in INCOIS.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Only 2
Explanation:
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS ) works under Ministry of Earth Sciences.
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7) Consider the following statements about Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (RIMES)
1. RIMES operates from its regional early warning center located at the campus of the Asian Institute of Technology in Pathumthani, Thailand.
2. India is member of RIMES
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Comoros, India, Lao PDR, Maldives, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste are members of RIMES.
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8) Which of the following area comes under earthquake zone V?
1. Northeastern India
2. Lakshadweep islands
3. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
4. West coast of Maharashtra
5. Union Territory of Delhi
6. Sikkim
a. 1,2,3,4
b. 1,3,5
c. 1,3
d. All the above
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ANSWER: 1,3
Explanation:
- Lakshadweep islands - Zone iii
- West coast of Maharashtra - Zone iv
- Union Territory of Delhi - Zone iv
- Sikkim -Zone iv
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9) Consider the following statements
1. P- waves are longitudinal waves
2. S- waves are transverse waves.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
P- waves are like sound waves while S-waves are like light waves.
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10) Which of the following statements are correct?
1. S- waves travel more quickly through earth's crust
2. P- waves are more destructive
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
Explanation:
P- waves travel more quickly through earth's crust. These can travel at nearly twice the speed of S waves. S- waves are more destructive than P-waves because of their larger amplitudes.
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