Prelims Marathon – Geography – Interior of the Earth – September- 4 -2022

Consider the following sources of information about interior of earth:
1. Magnetic Field
2. Gravitational Force
3. Gold Mines
Which of the above mentioned sources is/are indirect sources?

With respect to earthquake, which of the following given statement is/are correct?
1. The point where the energy is released is called the hypocenter.
2. The point on the surface, nearest to the focus, is called epicenter
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With respect to earthquake waves, which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. The Surface waves move along the surface and the velocity of these waves do not changes with change in the density of material they are travelling.
2. Body waves are generated due to the release of energy at the focus and move in all directions.
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Which of the following statement about Body waves is/are correct?
1. S-Wave travel through gaseous, liquid and solid materials.
2. Seismograph helps in inferring the variations in the direction of waves.
3. Body waves are less destructive than the surface waves.
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Consider the following pairs:
Type of Earthquake        Related to
1. Collapse Earthquake        Large Reservoirs
2. Explosion Earthquake        Nuclear Device
3. Tectonic Earthquake        Fault Line
4. Volcanic Earthquake        Active Volcanoes
How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Which of the following scale measures the intensity of an earthquake?

Consider the following immediate hazardous effects of earthquake:
1. Tsunami
2. Mudslide
3. Soil Liquefaction
4. Avalanche
5. Levee Failure Which of the above mentioned have some bearings upon landforms?

With respect to structure of the earth, consider the following statements:
1. The mean thickness of oceanic crust is more than the continental crust.
2. The stronger region of mantle is called as asthenosphere.
Which of the above mentioned statement is/are correct?

“These are the most explosive of the earth’s volcanoes. They are usually so explosive that when they erupt they tend to collapse on themselves rather than building any tall structure.”
Which of the following is described in the above given statement?