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Analysing over 1,200 past earthquakes, India was divided into how many earthquake zones?Read the answer and worked solution →Which region of India is safest from earthquakes?Read the answer and worked solution →Sea waves caused by an undersea earthquake are called tsunamis. What does the word mean?Read the answer and worked solution →A ship in deep ocean barely feels a tsunami, but near the coast the wave can rise to what height?Read the answer and worked solution →The tsunami of 26 December 2004 killed about how many people?Read the answer and worked solution →How far up does a tropical cyclone extend vertically?Read the answer and worked solution →The calm, warm, cloudless centre of a cyclone is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Bay of Bengal cyclones mostly develop in which months?Read the answer and worked solution →Severe cyclonic storms hit India's coasts with an average wind speed of about:Read the answer and worked solution →The Rashtriya Barh Ayog identified how much land as flood-prone in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Tamil Nadu sometimes floods in November to January. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →Majuli in Assam, the world's largest riverine island, benefits from floods how?Read the answer and worked solution →Low soil moisture causing crop failure is which kind of drought?Read the answer and worked solution →An area with over 30 per cent of its cropped area irrigated is excluded from which category?Read the answer and worked solution →About what share of India's total area is identified as drought prone?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the quake zonesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the flood StatesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the disaster numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the natural hazardsRead the answer and worked solution →Natural or human madeRead the answer and worked solution →Kinds of droughtRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Disaster bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The first public railway line opened in 1825 between which two English towns?Read the answer and worked solution →Which continent holds about 33 per cent of the world's 15 million km of motorable roads?Read the answer and worked solution →The Trans-Canadian Highway links Vancouver with which east coast city?Read the answer and worked solution →The Stuart Highway in Australia connects Darwin with which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian highway, from Varanasi to Kanya Kumari, is named the longest in the country?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the width of a standard railway gauge?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country has the world's highest railway density, one km of track for every 6.5 sq km?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Analysing over 1,200 past earthquakes, India was divided into how many earthquake zones?

  1. Nine
  2. Five
  3. Three
  4. Seven
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Correct answer: B. Five

1. Several agencies studied 1,200 quakes. 2. They divided India into five zones. 3. The first two zones saw the worst quakes. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 7, Natural Hazards and Disasters._

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Which region of India is safest from earthquakes?

  1. Northeast states
  2. Kachchh region
  3. Deccan plateau
  4. Kashmir Valley
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Correct answer: C. Deccan plateau

1. The Himalayan belt and Kachchh are very high risk. 2. The stable Deccan plateau is safest. 3. Delhi and western UP are high risk. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 7, Natural Hazards and Disasters._

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Sea waves caused by an undersea earthquake are called tsunamis. What does the word mean?

  1. Killer waves
  2. Deep waves
  3. Tidal waves
  4. Harbour waves
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Correct answer: D. Harbour waves

1. Tsunamis are seismic sea waves. 2. The word means harbour waves. 3. They are also called shallow water waves. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 7, Natural Hazards and Disasters._

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