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Question 111. Which one of the following statements about the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and the resulting Tsunami is not correct?

As per the current estimates the quake-generated tSunami killed more than 50 lakh people, in addition to unaccounted dead bodies swept out to sea
The Earthquake originated due to slipping of about 1,200 km of fault line by 15 m along the subduction zone where the India Plate subducts the Burma plate at the Sunda Trench
Bangladesh had very few casualities because the quake-affected fault line was in a nearly North-South orientation, the greatest strength of the tSunami waves was in an East-West direction
The resulting tSunami devastated the shores ranging from the coast of Indonesia to the East coast of Africa, some 8,500 km away from the epicentre

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Answer: Option A. -> As per the current estimates the quake-generated tSunami killed more than 50 lakh people, in addition to unaccounted dead bodies swept out to sea
Answer: (a)

Question 112. Which of the following forms of the and is not a result of ‘faulting’?

Horst
Rift Valley
Chevron
Ramp Valley

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Answer: Option C. -> Chevron
Answer: (c)Chevron is an angular fold with straight limb and small hinges.

Question 113. The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called

Plateaus
Peaks
Passes
Dunes

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Answer: Option C. -> Passes
Answer: (c)A Mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have been important since before recorded history, and have played a key role in trade, war, and migration.

Question 114. Black Forest mountain is an example of

Volcanic mountain
Folded mountain
Residual mountain
Block mountain

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Answer: Option D. -> Block mountain
Answer: (d)Block Mountains or fault block mountains are formed due to faulting caused by tensile and compressive forces generated by forces coming from within the earth. Black Forest Mountain in Southwest Germany and Vosges in Eastern France

Question 115. In the New Millennium first ray of the Sun was seen in which of the following Meridians of India?

92º30' W
2º30' W
93º 30' E
82º 30' E

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Answer: Option C. -> 93º 30' E
Answer: (c)

Question 116. The largest mountain series of the World is

Rockies
Himalaya
Alps
Andes

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Answer: Option D. -> Andes
Answer: (d)

Question 117. The shortest distance between two places on the globe is along

Prime Meridian
45º N Latitude
International Date Line
45º S Latitude

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Answer: Option C. -> International Date Line
Answer: (c)

Question 118. Which one of the following is not the result of underground water action?

Sinkholes
Stalactites
Fiords
Stalagmites

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Answer: Option C. -> Fiords
Answer: (c)Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by ice segregation and abrasion of the surrounding bedrock.

Question 119. Southern Alps mountain ranges are situated in