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 : What is the epicentre of an Earthquake? (1) The point at which earth-quake originates (2) The point which is prone to volcanoes (3) The point from which the intensity of seismic waves declines (4) The point on the earth's surface vertically above the seismic focus
Last Answer : (4) The point on the earth's surface vertically above the seismic focus Explanation: The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where ... point where the fault begins to rupture, and in most cases, it is the area of greatest damage.
Description : The centre of a cyclone is a calm area and is called the_________ of the storm. a) Eye b) Focus c) Centre d) Radius
Last Answer : a) Eye
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 : A point on the surface of the earth vertically above the focus is known as a. Epicenter b. Hypocenter c. Special focus d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Epicenter
Description : Tsunami is a (a) Japanese origin word (b) Latin origin word (c) Greek origin word (d) Portuguese origin word
Last Answer : (a) Japanese origin word
Description : The word disaster owes its origin from (a) Greek word (b) Latin word (c) French word (d) German word
Last Answer : (d) German word
Description : Epicentre is a. Centre point of the earth b. Origin of a earthquake c. Origin of a tornado d. Path of the satelli
Last Answer : b. Origin of a earthquake
Description : The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in (a) Chennai (b) Goa (c) Kochi (d) Hyderabad
Last Answer : (b) Goa
Description : In Tripura, which nodal agency play crucial role in organising community capacity building programmes and conducting mock drills at State, District and Block levels (a) National Disaster ... Informatics Centre (c) District Disaster Management Authority (d) Tripura Disaster Management Authority
Last Answer : (a) National Disaster Response Force
Description : International Tsunami Information Centre is in? a) Honolalu b) Goa c) Jakartha d) Pondicherry
Last Answer : a) Honolalu
Description : SAARC Disaster Management Centre is at? a. Dhaka b. Coloumbo c. New Delhi d. Khatmandu
Last Answer : c. New Delhi
Description : International Tsunami Information Centre is in? a. Honolulu b. Goa c. Jakartha d. Pondicherry
Last Answer : a. Honolulu
Description : Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre is at? a. Bangkok b. Kerala c. Surat d. None
Last Answer : a. Bangkok
Description : The centre of the cyclone is characterized by a. High Pressure b. Low pressure c. Very High Pressure d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Low pressure
Description : When magma reaches the surface of the earth, is called (a) Lava (b) Crater (c) Fissure (d) Clay
Last Answer : (a) Lava
Description : The earth crust is made up of huge slabs, which are called a) Crust b) Plates c) Rock d) Magma
Last Answer : b) Plates
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 : 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 : 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 : Tenorist attack known as 9/11 took place in (a) India (b) USA (c) UK (d) None of the above.
Last Answer : (b) USA
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 : Method used to transfer information to far off places instantly is called i) Information technology ii) Language iii) Data iv) Telecommunication
Last Answer : iv) Telecommunication
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 : Sometimes there are some indications that would indicate that perhaps an earthquake would occur. Such indications are called (a) Indicators (b) Precursors (c) Signal (d) Anticipations
Last Answer : (b) Precursors
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 : A disease is called pandemic when it is (a) Within a region (b) Within a country (c) Within a continent (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Within a continent
Description : Volcanoes which are currently inactive but there is a possibility that it can erupt again in future are called (a) Dormant Volcanoes (b) Semi- Dormant Volcanoes (c) Extinct Volcanoes (d) Dead Volcanoes
Last Answer : (a) Dormant Volcanoes
Description : A cyclone is called a____________in Philippines and Japan. a) Hurricane b) Typhoon c) Tornado d) Thunderstorm
Last Answer : b) Typhoon
Description : A cyclone is called a________in the American Continent. a) Hurricane b) Typhoon c) Tornado d) Thunderstorm
Last Answer : a) Hurricane
Description : Earthquake under the sea is called? a. Tsunami b. Hurricane c. Cyclone d. Thunder
Last Answer : a. Tsunami
Description : What is it called when a large number of people in a community get a disease at the same time? a) Influx (b) Black death (c) Epidemic (d) Parasite
Last Answer : (c) Epidemic
Description : Below average rainfall for a prolonged period of time is called (a) Famine (b) Drought (c) Flood (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Flood
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 : 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
Description : The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is i) Ergonomics ii) Compression iii) Biometrics iv) Encryption
Last Answer : iv) Encryption
Description : The following can not be exploited by assigning or by licensing the rights to others. i) Patent ii) Designs iii) Trademark iv) All of the above
Last Answer : iii) Trademark
Description : The term 'Intellectual Property Rights' covers i) Copyrights ii) Know-how iii) Trade dress iv) All of the above
Last Answer : iv) All of the above
Description : Which of the following is/are threats for electronic payment systems? i) Computer worms ii) Computer virus iii) Trojan horse iv) All of the above
Description : The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is i) Jacking ii) Identify Theft iii) Spoofing iv) Hacking
Last Answer : iii) Spoofing
Description : Verification of a login name and password is known as i) Configuration ii) Accessibility iii) Authentication iv) logging in
Last Answer : iii) Authentication