Consider the following statements about the earthquake :
1. Earthquake usually originates from the sudden adjustments
in the crust of the earth.
2. It may be of tectonic or volcanic origin.
3. Most severe earthquakes are associated with fault lines.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
- 1 Answers
- 3317 Views
- I also Faced
- E-Mail Answers
When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of the longitude of the place X? (a) 970 30? E (b) 970 30? W (c) 820 30? E (d) 820 30? W
The President of India is elected by the members of an electoral college which does not include (a) The eleted members of the Rajya Sabha (b) The members of the Lok Sabha (c) The elected members of the State Assemblies (d) The elected members of the State Legislative Councils
Which one of the following is not an Igneous Rock? (a) Basalt (b) Dolerite (c) Granite (d) Limestone
Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes? (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Jharkhand (c) Manipur (d) Uttaranchal
At which one of the following places is the maximum sunlight received ? (a) Allahabad (b) Kolkata (c) Leh (d) Pune
With reference to the passage of Money Bill in the Indian parliament, which one of the following statements is correct ? (a) The decision of the Union Finance Minister is final on the question whether a bill is Money Bill or not (b) A Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha (c) After a Money Bill is passed by the Lok Sabha, and transmitted to Rajya Sabha, it should be returned within one month (d) When Rajya Sabha returns the Money Bill with its recommendations, the Lok Sabha has to accept such recommendations
Winter rains in north and north-west India are generally associated with the phenomenon of (a) Retreating monsoon (b) Temperate cyclones (c) Local thunderstorms (d) Shift in jet stream movement
?We the people of India? ? the words in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution are on the basis of the format of the (a) British Constitution (b) Irish Constitution (c) American Constitution (d) French Constitution
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in (a) AD 1498 (b) AD 1493 (c) AD 1494 (d) AD 1453
Which one of the following is the largest canal? (a) Sharda Canal (b) Lower Ganga Canal (c) Upper Ganga Canal (d) Yamuna Canal (West)
Which of the following is not included in the ?eight-fold path? of Buddhism? (a) Right Speech (b) Right Contemplation (c) Right Desire (d) Right Conduct
River Spiti (Valley) drains into (a) Zanskar (b) Sutlej (c) Beas (d) chenab
UPSC 
