Geography Quiz: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

1. The Magnitude of Earthquake is measured on the—

(a) Barometer

(b) Anemometer

(c) Kelvin meter

(d) Richter scale

2. Creators or calderas are—

(a) Rift valley

(b) Hollows created by removed of volcanic cones

(c)  Sink holes

(d) Pot holes

3. The lines joining the place of equal intensity of seismic waves are known as:

(a) Seismic line

(b) Iso-seisimic line

(c) Iso-gonal line

(d) Isogonic line

4. The place of origin of an earthquake is called—

(a) Epicentre

(b) Focus

(c)  Seismal

(d) Amphidromic point

5. Tsunamis are originated due to—

(a) Sea waves

(b) Earthquake

(c)  Hurricane

(d) Rotation of the earth

6. The famous ‘Ring of fire’ which account for 68% of an earthquakes occurring in the earth is in the—

(a) Atlantic ocean

(b) Indian ocean

(c)  Pacific ocean

(d) Arctic ocean

7. Which of the following continents has no volcanoes—

(a) Africa 

(b) Australia

(c)  North America

(d) South America

8. ‘A valley of ten thousand smokes’ is the name given to a zone near the volcano—

(a) Mauna loa of Hawaie

(b) Pinatabu of Philippines 

(c)  Pelle in the Caribbean sea

(d) Katmai of Alska

9. Which of the following is the highest active volcano in the world?

(a) Etna

(b) Fujiyoma

(c)  Mount tai

(d) Catopaxi

10. Match of the following List-I and List-II

List-I List-II

A. Japan 1. Etna

B. Hawai 2. Laki

C. Sicily 3. Muuna loa

D. Iceland 4. Fujiyama

Code: 

        A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 3 2 1

(c) 3 2 1 4

(d) 3 4 1 2

Answers Key 

1. (d)

2. (b)

3. (b)

4. (b)

5. (b)

6. (c)

7. (b)

8. (d)

9. (d)

10. (b)