Description : Tsunamis are waves generated by? a. Earthquakes b. Volcanic eruptions c. Underwater landslides d. All the above
Last Answer : d. All the above
Description : Tremors that have occurred in Earth's crust are known as a) Earthquakes b) Volcanic eruptions c) Bed eruptions d) Volcano
Last Answer : a) Earthquakes
Description : Which natural hazard has caused the greatest number of deaths in a single event? a) Earthquakes b) Floods c) Volcanic eruptions and related disasters d)hurricanes
Description : Waves generated by underwater earthquakes are called: w) tsunamis (pronounced su-nam-ees) x) a bore y) a tidal wave z) neap tidal wave
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- TSUNAMIS
Description : Volcanic eruption are closely associated with a. Mountain building and fracturing b. Deforestation c. Landslides d. Heat budget
Last Answer : c. Landslides
Description : The ground movements caused by earthquakes can have a damaging effects such as? a. Ground shaking b. Landslides c. Surface ruptures d. All the above
Description : What percent of earthquakes and tsunamis account for world disasters? a. 8% b. 3% c. 9% d. 7%
Last Answer : a. 8%
Description : Earthquakes and tsunamis constitute disaster percentage = ..? a. 8% b. 4% c. 6% d. 17%
Description : What Island nation in east Asia is 75 mountainous where numerous natural hazards such as Tsunamis Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are commonplace?
Last Answer : Indonesia
Description : Which of the following statements is false? a. Earthquakes occur in plate boundaries b. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance c. Earthquakes can be ... reverse and strike-slip faulting d. P waves travel faster than both S waves and Surface waves
Last Answer : b. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance
Description : From where earth quake waves are generated? a) Focus b) Epicenter c) Solid inner Core d) None of these
Last Answer : a) Focus
Description : Landslides occur because of A) Rainfall B) Steep slope C) Deforestation D) All of the above.
Last Answer : D) All of the above.
Description : Landslides occur because of? a. Intensity of rainfall b. Steep slopes c. Deforestation leading it soil erosion d. All the above
Description : In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia, produced Tsunamis measuring 40 feet? a. 1881 b. 1882 c. 1883 d. 1884
Last Answer : c. 1883
Description : Area of Indian coastline which is vulnerable to storm surges, cyclones and tsunamis is? a. 5700 Km b. 3700km c. 2700km d. 4700km
Last Answer : a. 5700 Km
Description : In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia, produced Tsunamis measuring 40 feet? a. 1883 b. 1881 c. 1882 d. 1884
Last Answer : a. 1883
Description : Tsunami’s can occur only during? a. Evening b. Afternoon c. Anytime in day or night d. Morning
Last Answer : c. Anytime in day or night
Description : Which volcanic belt is commonly called “Ring of Fire”? (a) The Mid-Continental Belt (b) The Circum-Pacific Belt (c) The Mid-Atlantic Belt (d) The Circum- Continental Belt
Last Answer : (b) The Circum-Pacific Belt
Description : The sudden release of hot materials (lava, ash, gas etc.) from volcanoes is called (a) Volcanic eruption (b) Ash showers (c) Pyroclastic flows (d) Hot mud flows
Last Answer : (a) Volcanic eruption
Description : Tsunami is: a) Earthquake on land mass b) Volcanic eruption c) Earthquake in ocean crust d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Earthquake in ocean crust
Description : Which are the major controlling systems for reduction of volcanic disaster? a. Prediction for early warning of eruption b. Timely evolution and relief work c. Both a and b d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Both a and b
Description : Which volcanic eruption is responsible for raising temperature of the Northern Hemisphere by 1.2 °c? a. Bhuj b. Etna c. Krakatoa d. Mt. Pinatubo
Last Answer : c. Krakatoa
Description : Earthquakes occur most frequently at a) Plate surface b) Plate boundaries c) Plate vacuum d) Ocean beds
Last Answer : b) Plate boundaries
Description : Earthquakes that occur along faults are created when ___________ a) Melted rock is erupted along the fault zone b) Stress builds up until rocks break c) The earth shifts and moves along fracture d) Answers b and c
Last Answer : d) Answers b and c
Description : A series of earthquakes shook the Central American Nation Of Nicarague and killed many people in the year? a. 1974 b. 1972 c, 1973 d. 1975
Last Answer : b. 1972
Description : How much percentage of Indian land is prone to earthquakes? a. 52% b. 54% c. 59% d. 60%
Last Answer : c. 59%
Description : Which of the following leads to earthquakes: a) Movement of plates b) Nuclear explosion c) Extraction of minerals d) All of the above
Last Answer : d) All of the above
Description : Shallow earthquakes, less than 20 km deep are associated with a. Convergent plate boundaries b. Divergent plate boundaries c. Transform plate boundaries d. All of the Above
Last Answer : d. All of the Above
Description : The point within the earth where earthquake generated is called a) Focus of epicenter b) Focus of foci c) Focus of hypocenter d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Focus of hypocenter
Description : Tsunamis are cuased by – (1) mixing of cold and warm currents (2) earthquakes (3) changes in sea level (4) volcanic eruption
Last Answer : (2) earthquakes Explanation: Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes generated in a subduction zone, an area where an oceanic plate is being forced down into the mantle by plate tectonic forces. ... friction prevents a slow and steady rate of subduction and instead the two plates become "stuck".
Description : Tsunamis are cuased by (1) mixing of cold and warm currents (2) earthquakes (3) changes in sea level (4) volcanic eruption
Last Answer : earthquakes
Description : What causes earthquakes? (a) Occurrence of underground water (b) Volcanic eruptions (c) Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks (d) No definite cause has been found so far
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which one of the following natural hazards is responsible for causing highest human disaster? (A) Earthquakes (B) Volcanic eruptions (C) Snow-storms (D) Tsunami
Last Answer : (A) Earthquakes
Description : Tsunami is also known as (a) Tectonic Sea waves (b) Seismic Sea waves (c)Plactonic Sea waves (d) Systonic Sea waves
Last Answer : (b) Seismic Sea waves
Description : Seismic waves during earthquake are recorded and studied with the help of an instrument called as (a) Richter scale (b) Seismograph (c) Lithograph (d) Cardiograph
Last Answer : (b) Seismograph
Description : What is the point or place that is the first to record the seismic waves? (a) Seismic point (b) Epicenter (c) Focal point (d) Epipoint
Last Answer : (b) Epicenter
Description : An enormous amount of energy is released during an earthquake as seismic waves which are of (a) Primary or pressure waves(P-waves) (b) Secondary or transverse waves(S-waves) (c) Long waves or surface waves(L-waves) (d) All of the above
Last Answer : (d) All of the above
Description : Which of the following waves is the slowest a) Pwaves b) Swaves c) Surface waves d) Tsunami
Last Answer : d) Tsunami
Description : What is the cause of tidal waves? a) Wind b) Gravitational force of the moon on the sea c) Gravitational force of the sun on the sea d) Gravitational force of the earth on the sea
Last Answer : d) Gravitational force of the earth on the sea
Description : Who coined the term "Computer ethics" as a branch of philosophy? a. Aryabhatt b. Grace Hoppers c. John Von Neumann d. Walter Maner
Last Answer : d. Walter Maner
Description : Pirating software is an act of violating a. Equity b. Ethics c. Law d. None of the these
Last Answer : b. Ethics
Description : Which of the following is an example of presentation software? a. Ms-Access b. Spreadsheet c. Power-point d. Word processing
Last Answer : c. Power-point
Description : Discrimination of computer studies based on caste/tribe is an issue of - a. Digital divide b. Computer equity c. Euality d. None of the these
Last Answer : a. Digital divide
Description : Copying or stealing someone else's works or ideas and passing them off as your own work is reffered as a. Computer vandalism b. Computer fraud c. Plagiarism d. All of the these
Last Answer : c. Plagiarism
Description : Peoples' having fear of using technology are called as a. Technician b. Technophobes c. both a & b d. None of the these
Last Answer : b. Technophobes
Description : First Supercomputer developed in India is a. Aryabhatt b. Cray-1 c. PARAM d. IBM-370
Last Answer : c. PARAM
Description : Which of the following is known as father of modern computer? a. Dennis Ritchie b. John Napier c. Charles Babbage d. Alan Turing
Last Answer : d. Alan Turing
Description : The term "Technology" has been derived from which of the following language? a. Latin b. Greek c. Spanish d. English
Last Answer : b. Greek
Description : Code red is a(n)__________ i) Word Processing Software ii) Antivirus iii) Virus iv) Photo Editing Software
Last Answer : iii) Virus
Description : _________ is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access. i) Biometrics ii) Bio measurement iii) Computer security iv) Smart weapon machinery
Last Answer : i) Biometrics