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How to access 1) Vibration in the shorter buildings are by the ______________ Hz range of frequancy 1 point
the portal near to the epicenter.

Week 1 0.01-0.3

0.3-0.5
Week 2
0.5-20
Week 3
20-100

Week 4 No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Lec-16
Seismology Accepted Answers:
and the internal 0.5-20
structure of the
earth (Part-4) 2) ________represents the effects (ground shaking and damage) of an earthquake at a 1 point
particular place based on the observations of the affected areas.
Lec-17
Seismology
and the internal Magnitude
structure of the
Shaking
earth (Part-5) &
Geological Frequency
Structures
(Part-1) Intensity

Lec-18 No, the answer is incorrect.

Geological Score: 0
Structures
(Part-2) Accepted Answers:
Intensity
Lec-19
Geological 3) ________are the waves which primarily travel along the uppermost layers of the Earth and 1 point
Structures are responsible for major destruction to the locations near the epicentre.
(Part-3)

Lec-20 P wave
Geological
S wave
Structures
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4) Which of the following magnitude scales is now used worldwide for measuring moderate 1 point
Week 5 and large magnitude earthquakes?

Week 6 Richter scale (ML)

Surface wave magnitude (Ms)

Week 7
Body-wave magnitude
Week 8 Moment magnitude (Mw or M)

TEXT No, the answer is incorrect.

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Accepted Answers:
Moment magnitude (Mw or M)

5) An earthquake in the Kangra valley created a rupture area of 500 square km and the slip 1 point
along the Kangra Valley Fault (KVF) was around 12 meters. Choose the generated seismic moment
(Mo) in the area if the shear modulus of the crust is 3.3.X 1011 dyne /cm2

1.72X1027
1.88X1027
1.88X1029
1.99X1027

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
1.99X1027

6) The moment magnitude (Mw) of the earthquake on the Kangra Valley Fault was of 1 point
around _________from the computed seismic moment in the previous question.

5 Mw

6.5 Mw

7.5 Mw

9 Mw

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
7.5 Mw

7) Stereographic projections display geometries and orientations of lines and planes i.e. the 1 point
strike and dip of the planes, which is used for solving ___________.

Apparent dip

trend and plunge of the intersection of two planes

Angle between planes

All of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
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All of the above

8) Isoclinal folds have both the limbs dipping in the same direction and the interlimb angle 1 point
between___________ degree

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0-10

10-90

90-170

>180
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
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0-10

9) A___________ is a type of fold with the successive older beds to its core and a concave 1 point
upward form.

Syncline

Anticline

Monocline

Recumbent

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Syncline

10)A fold divided by the fold axis into asymmetrical halves with the same dip direction but 1 point
different dip amount is termed as:

Chevron fold

Overturned fold

Recumbent fold

Isoclinal fold

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Overturned fold

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