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EARTHQUAKES Geography - EARTHQUAKES

ICSE - STD 9 - Geography (ICSE - English Medium). 28 questions in this chapter.

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Q 1[1 Mark Question Answer]1 Mark
Critical thinking question:
'Earthquakes are a common occurrence and I have grown accustomed to them, said by Taiwan resident Hsien-Hsuen Keng.
Why according to you is the reason for the common occurrence of earthquakes in Taiwan?
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Q 18Assertion - Reason based questions.1 Mark
Assertion (A): Earthquake is a violent catastrophic event.
Reason (R): It is caused when plates are colliding with each other.
  • ✓
    A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  • B
    Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
  • C
    A is true but R is false.
  • D
    A is false but R is true.

Answer: A.

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Q 19Assertion - Reason based questions.1 Mark
Assertion (A): Landslide is a common phenomenon of Alps, Himalaya, Andes and Rockies.
Reason (R): These are young fold mountains under which plates are always in movement.
  • ✓
    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  • B
    Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
  • C
    A is true but R is false.
  • D
    A is false but R is true.

Answer: A.

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Q 20MCQ1 Mark
Which of the following is not a cause of earthquake?
  • A
    Folding & faulting
  • B
    Volcanism
  • C
    Deep underground mining
  • ✓
    Tsunami

Answer: D.

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Q 21MCQ1 Mark
What is the name of this instrument?
Image
  • A
    Anemometer
  • ✓
    Seismometer
  • C
    Altimeter
  • D
    Electrometer

Answer: B.

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Q 22MCQ1 Mark
Which of the following plates were responsible for Nepal earthquake on 25th April, 2015?
  • A
    Pacific plate & Indian Plate
  • B
    Nazka Plate & Eurasian Plate
  • ✓
    Indo- Australian & Eurasian Plate
  • D
    Eurasian & Pacific Plate

Answer: C.

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Q 23MCQ1 Mark
Which of the following statements related to earthquake focus is not true?
  • ✓
    It is situated on the surface of the earth & from here the earthquake waves spread horizontally on the earth surface.
  • B
    It is the point of origin of earthquake wave.
  • C
    It is situated below the earth's crust.
  • D
    Effect of earthquake will be greater if focus is situated near the surface.

Answer: A.

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Q 24MCQ1 Mark
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by __________ .
  • A
    Mercelli scale
  • B
    Seismograph
  • ✓
    Richter scale
  • D
    None of the above

Answer: C.

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