Q26. The Ring of Fire is the vast region of the Pacific Ocean where ………….. of the total earthquakes occur.
- A68 percent
- B40 percent
- C30 percent
- D25 percent
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Answer: A) 68 percent
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Q27. Which of the following phenomena does not occur on the surface?
- Avolcano
- Bweathering
- Cerosion
- DTsunami
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Answer: D) Tsunami
Q28. Which of the following is an unpredictable natural disaster?
- Aearthquake
- Bhurricane
- Ctornado
- Dhymn
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Answer: A) earthquake
Q29. Which one of the following explains the reason for earthquakes occurring in the eastern margins of Asia?
- ASubduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Asian Plate
- BSubduction of the African Plate beneath the European Plate
- CSubduction of the Indian Plate beneath the Asian Plate
- DSubduction of the American Plate beneath the Pacific Plate
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Answer: A) Subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Asian Plate
Q30. What is the point of origin of an earthquake wave called?
- Aepicenter
- BFocus
- Clight board
- Dseismic zone
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Answer: A) epicenter
Q31. What is the range of intensity scale used to measure earthquakes?
- A1 to 15
- B1 to 5
- C1 to 7
- D1 to 12
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Answer: D) 1 to 12