Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Richter scale — Visible damage caused by an earthquake, measured from 1 to 12
  2. Earthquake magnitude — Energy released during an earthquake, expressed from 0 to 10
  3. Mercalli scale — Intensity based on visible damage, measured from 1 to 12
  4. Tsunami — Waves generated by a sufficiently strong tremor beneath oceanic waters
  1. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…