Description : What is the subsidence occurred at Great Nicobar Island due to 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 5 m (B) 3 m (C) 10 m (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 3 m
Description : What is the rupture length of 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 500 km (B) 5000 km (C) 1200 km (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 1200 km
Description : Which is the largest subduction earthquake? (A)1960 Chile earthquake (B) 1905 Kangra earthquake (C) 2011 Tohuku earthquake (D)2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
Last Answer : (A)1960 Chile earthquake
Description : Bhuj earthquake occurred in (a) 23 January, 2001 (b) 26 January, 2001 (c) 31 January, 2001 (d) 29 January, 2001
Last Answer : (b) 26 January, 2001
Description : 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake was occurred on _______ active fault. (A) Kangra Active fault (B) San Andreas fault (C) Main Boundary thrust (D) Tanda Active fault
Last Answer : (D) Tanda Active fault
Description : Which of the following is not categorised under the Himalayan earthquake? (A) Uttarkashi Earthquake (B) Kangra Earthquake (C) Gorkha Earthquake (D) Bhuj Earthquake
Last Answer : (D) Bhuj Earthquake
Description : What was the magnitude of the earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25 , 2015 ?
Last Answer : On April 25 , 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal.
Description : On the Richter scale, a magnitude 6 earthquake is how much larger than a magnitude 4 earthquake? w) 1.5 times x) 4 times y) 15 times z) 100 times
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 100 TIMES
Description : 1995 Kobe earthquake was occurred in ________. (A) Japan (B) United States of America (C) Taiwan (D) India
Last Answer : (A) Japan
Description : The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America had a Richter scale magnitude closest to w) 6.5 x) 7.5 y) 8.5 z) 9.5
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 8.5
Description : Tsunami in the Indian Ocean occurred in the year (a) 2003 (b) 2004 (c) 2005 (d) 2006
Last Answer : (b) 2004
Description : Reserve Bank announced the cap under Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) which has been fixed at Rs 30,000 crore for the current fiscal. MSS was launched in the year A) 2001 B) 2006 C) 2005 D) 2004 E) None of these
Last Answer : D) 2004 Explanation: The scheme was launched in 2004.Under this scheme securities are issued with the objective of providing the RBI with a stock of securities with which it can intervene in the market for managing liquidity. These securities are issued not to meet the government‘s expenditure.
Description : Food for Work Programme was launched in which of the following years? (a) 2003 (b) 2001 (c) 2004 (d) 2005
Last Answer : (c) 2004
Description : When was the last major earthquake in India a) 27th JAN, 2001 b) 26th JAN, 2001 c) 27th FEB, 2002 d) 28th APRIL, 2004
Last Answer : b) 26th JAN, 2001
Description : The epicenter of the earthquake of the magnitude of 5.7 which occurred on the 3rd of Jan, 2017 in Tripura was located at: a) Dhalai District b) West District c) North District d) Gomati District
Last Answer : a) Dhalai District
Description : Along which active fault the Trans-Alaska pipeline was survived during an earthquake? (A) Denali fault (B) Himalayan frontal thrust (C) Alpine fault (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Denali fault
Description : Which one of the following is a secondary phenomenon during an earthquake? (A) Fault scarp (B) Terrace offset (C) Liquefaction (D) All of these
Last Answer : (C) Liquefaction
Description : In which earthquake, the stones on the roads of Shillong as said to have “vibrated like peas on a drum”? (a) Cachar Earthquake (b) Latur Earthquke (c) Great Earthquake of Assam (d) Bhuj Earthquake
Last Answer : (c) Great Earthquake of Assam
Description : On the Phanerozoic time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 65 to 136 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician y) Carboniferous z) Cretaceous
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CRETACEOUS
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 500 to 570 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician (pron: ord-eh-vish-en) y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CAMBRIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-row-zo-ick) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 395 to 430 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic (pron: ju-ras-ick) x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SILURIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 225 to 280 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PERMIAN
Description : Tsunami waves are generated with the earthquake. True or false. (A) False (B) True (C) None of these
Last Answer : (B) True
Description : As we have seen with Hurricane Andrew, natural forces can cause great loss of human life. Which of the following natural disasters has resulted in the greatest loss of human life in a single occurrence? w) typhoon x) volcanic eruption y) earthquake z) tornado
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- EARTHQUAKE (ON JANUARY 23, 1556, 830,000 PEOPLE DIED IN SHENSI, CHINW)
Description : A city that suffered a major earthquake, but is not on a plate boundary, is w) Los Angeles, California x) San Francisco, California y) Tokyo, Japan z) Charleston, South Carolina
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Description : An area that is not in a major earthquake belt is the region of the w) Andes mountains x) Coast Ranges of Central America y) Appalachian Mountains z) the islands of Japan
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
Description : Which of these events gives us evidence that the earth is spherical? w) a volcanic eruption x) an earthquake y) an eclipse of the moon z) the earth's rotation
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
Description : What is the name for a distinctive fossil that existe over a relatively large part of the earth during a short time of earth history?
Last Answer : ANSWER: INDEX FOSSIL
Description : How long would the Suns initial supply of hydrogen last in both seconds and yrs as it fuses 600 bil. k ea. second total H avail. in its lifetime is 1.8x10 to 2nd pwr?
Last Answer : You are supposed to divide the total amount of hydrogen, by the consumption per second. That will give you the time in seconds. You can then convert that to years, by dividing by the number of seconds in a year.
Description : National Horticulture Mission (NHM) was started in which year? a. A 2005 b. B 2002 c. C 2016 d. D 2015
Last Answer : a. A 2005
Description : Cloud droplets unite most easily to form raindrops in clouds containing which of the following substances? w) ozone x) plant pollen y) carbon tetrachloride z) large salt crystals
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LARGE SALT CRYSTALS
Description : When the difference in the temperature of the wet-bulb thermometer and dry-bulb thermometer is large, what does it indicate about the air? w) it is very dry x) it is nearly saturated y) it is very warm z) it is very cold
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT IS VERY DRY
Description : When the front of a glacier is stationary for a long time, the glacier will do which of the following? w) form many crevasses x) melt away y) not erode its bed z) build a large terminal moraine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BUILD A LARGE TERMINAL MORAINE
Description : Biomass energy is w) formed through photosynthesis x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the Earth y) has been used for only a few years z) the predominant source of commercial heat energy in the northern regions of the United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Description : Large streams that enter a standing body of water produce which of the following geological features at their mouths? w) deltas x) load casts y) anticlines z) sync (pron: sink)
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DELTAS
Description : The lag time between precipitation period and peak discharge period of a river: w) is increased by urbanization x) is decreased by urbanization y) is shorter for a large drainage basin than for a small one z) depends upon the hydraulic heads
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- IS DECREASED BY URBANIZATION
Description : In which of these states can large numbers of drumlins be found? w) Oregon x) California y) Texas z) Wisconsin
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WISCONSIN
Description : The approximate average yearly rainfall in centimeters for the United States is: w) 25 centimeters x) 50 centimeters y) 75 centimeters z) 100 centimeters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 75 CENTIMETERS
Description : Most earthquakes originate at depths of between w) the surface and 100 kilometers x) 100 kilometers and 500 kilometers y) 500 kilometers and 700 kilometers z) 700 kilometers and the outer core
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE SURFACE AND 100 KILOMETERS
Description : If all the Earth's ice melted, the increase in sea level would be approximately: w) 100 meters x) 2 meters y) 70 meters z) 20 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 70 METERS
Description : The earth's climate has been warming since the las glacial period which ended about how many years ago? w) 1,000 to 2,000 years ago x) 10,000 to 20,000 years ago y) 100,000 to 200,000 years ago z) 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 years ago
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 10,000 TO 20,000 YEARS AGO
Description : The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is in the range of: w) 1-10 parts per million x) 10-100 parts per million y) 100-1000 parts per million z) 1000-10,000 parts per million
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 100-1000 PARTS PER MILLION (the exact number is 350 ppm as of the time of this article)
Description : What led to maximum number of fatalities during Indonesian 2004 Earthquake? A. Death on account of openings on surface B. Fires generated due to earthquake C. Epidemic diseases D. Tsunami
Last Answer : D. Tsunami
Description : Who dissolved the popularly elected parliament in February 2005 in Nepal ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : King Gyanendra dissolved the popularly elected Parliament in February 2005 in Nepal.
Description : Who dissolved the popularly elected parliament in February 2005, in Nepal? -SST 10th
Last Answer : King Gyanendra dissolved the popularly elected parliament in February 2005,in Nepal.
Description : A violation of the ethical standards would most likely have occurred when a CPA a. Made arrangement with a bank to collect notes issued by a client in payment of fees due. b. Joined an ... bookkeeping firm's practice of monthly write-ups for a percentage of fees received over a three-year period
Last Answer : Issued an unqualified opinion on the 2006 financial statements when fees for the 2005 audit were unpaid
Description : Which of the following is a wrong combination of location and hydroelectric projects undertaken by the NHPC? (a) Baira Siul-Himachal Pradesh (b) Salal-Jammu and Kashmir (c) Loktak-Sikkim (d) Devi Ghat-Nepal
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Zozila Pass connects: [IFS 1989] (a) Kashmir and Tibet (b) Nepal and Tibet (c) Leh and Kargil (d) Leh and Snnagar
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in : (a) Kashmir (b) Nepal (c) Baluchistan (d) Myanmar