World VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES General Knowledge MCQ

World VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES – General Knowledge – Online MCQ’s for Competition Commission Exam

Category : General Knowledge
Topic : World VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES
Basic Purpose : Online Preparation for Competition and Commission Exams for different Jobs/Recruitments in Pakistan , India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Iran and China etc.
Test Type : Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ’s]
Time Limit : 13 Minutes
Total MCQ’s : 26

World VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES - General Knowledge - MCQ's

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Question 1

In the study of which of the following areas, the instrument of 'Seismograph' is used?

A	Stars
B	Volcanoes
C	Earthquakes
D	Rivers

Question 2

Which of the following factors is responsible for occurrence of earthquakes?

A	Sudden cooling and contraction of the earth's surface
B	Activity of some dormant volcanoes
C	All of the above cause earthquake
D	Change of water into steam due to internal heat and its expansion

Question 3

Mt. Katmi valley in Alaska is known as the?

A	Valley of beauty
B	Valley of ten thousand smokes
C	None of these
D	Valley of volcanoes

Question 4

How many people died in 8th October 2005's earthquake in pakistan?

A	71000
B	73276
C	65000
D	67000

Question 5

Volcanic eruptions occur due to?

A	Pressure in the baccolith
B	Conversion of rocks in the deeper layers of earth s crust to a molten state of magma
C	Lateral displacement of plates
D	Excessive heat inside the earth

Question 6

Quetta city was completely destroyed due to Earthquake in?

A	1930
B	1938
C	1932
D	1935

Question 7

A crack in the earth's crust through which hot magma and gases froces out is called?

A	Volcanoes
B	Crack
C	Break
D	Eruption

Question 8

In which year Tsunami hit the area of Makran?

A	1946
B	1942
C	1952
D	1968

Question 9

The earthquake waves which have transverse movements are known as?

A	Primary waves
B	None of these
C	Surface waves
D	Secondary waves

Question 10

The Devil Tower is present in USA is a?

A	Hotel's name
B	Lake
C	Waterfall
D	Volcano

Question 11

Which Island was epicentre of Tsunami on 26, December 2004?

A	Sumatra
B	None of these
C	Bali
D	Jawa

Question 12

Fujiyama in japan is a?

A	Plain
B	River
C	Volcano mountain
D	Lake

Question 13

How many people died in earthquake of 1935 in pakistan?

A	30000
B	25000
C	20000
D	35000

Question 14

Vesuvius is the name of?

A	Mountain in Germany
B	Volcano in Italy
C	A path under water
D	A valley of deserts

Question 15

The epicenter of earthquake which struck pakistan on 8th October 2005 was 100 Kilometre in the north of Islamabad at?

A	Garhi Habib Ullah
B	Balakot
C	None of these
D	Muzaffarabad

Question 16

"Ring of Fire" refers to the ring of volcanoes present in?

A	Ring of earthquakes
B	Five permanent members ofUN
C	Five continents
D	Circum-Pacific seismic belt

Question 17

How many countries were affected from the Tsunami of 2004?

A	11
B	12
C	10
D	9

Question 18

Which of the following phenomena is responsible for the formation of the highest mountains?

A	Fault formation
B	Volcanic activity
C	Denudation
D	Folding

Question 19

An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on richter scale hit the northern areas of pakistan and Azad Kashmir on?

A	6th October 2004
B	6th October 2005
C	8th October 2006
D	8th October 2005

Question 20

The largest volcano crater in the world is?

A	Vesuvius(Italy)
B	Toba(Indonesia)
C	Etna(Sicily)
D	Stromboli(Sicily)

Question 21

During an earthquake, the major destruction is casused by the energy released due to?

A	A combination of sound waves and seismic waves
B	Sound waves
C	Light waves
D	Seismic waves

Question 22

Hibok volcano which exploded in 1951 is present in?

A	Indonesia
B	Chile
C	Philippines
D	Italy

Question 23

Which of the following measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake?

A	Richter scale
B	Rankine scale
C	Kelvin scale
D	Douglas scale

Question 24

Which of the following is a post volcanic activity?

A	Earthquake
B	Thermal Spring formation
C	lava ejection
D	Typical behaviour of the animals

Question 25

Volcanic Mt. Etna is located in?

A	Indonesia
B	Kenya
C	Hawaii USA
D	itlay(Sicily)

Question 26

Stromboli volcano is located in?

A	Sicilly(Italy)
B	Indonesia
C	Chile
D	Philippines

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