The well-defined zones of seismic activity in the world where the largest number of earthquakes originates is :

Related MCQs

• Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? 1. The world is divided into thirty time zones 2. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian 3. All countries have more than one time zone 4. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
• Which of the following is/are matched correctly? 1. Earthquake's origin - seismic focus 2. Epicentre - point on earth's surface directly above seismic focus 3. 5 waves - similar to sound waves 4. Richter scale - severity of earthquake
• Which of the following belts are associated with seismic activity? [NDA 1994] 1. Circum-Pacific Belt 2. Circum-Atlantic Belt 3. Mid-Continental Belt 4. Mid-Atlantic Belt
• In how many time zones has the world been divided into?
• Which of the following is/are the correct characteristic(s) of primary seismic wave? [IAS 2004]
• Consider the following statements: 1. P - waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place 2. S - waves travel only through liquids 3. Arrival time of P and S - waves is used to locate the epicentre 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale Which of the statements given above are correct? [IAS2004]
• Which is the proper order of seismic waves as they are received at seismograph station?
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• The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ____.
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