General Knowledge Preparation for Pakistani Students

General Knowledge Online Test

Sr. #	Questions	Answers Choice
1	Why was the 2003 earthquake in bam,iran significant for historians?	it was the country's first earthquake in 500 years it was the deadliest earthuake on record it uncovered royal tombs over 1000 years old it destroyed a 2000 year old fort
2	Different types of seismic waves are generated by earthquakes.what is the name of the wave that pushes and pulls similar to the motion of a slinky?	secondary wave fourth wave tertiary wave primary wave
3	What is the depth of a shallow-focus earthuake?	between 60 and 100 kilometers all of these  between 100 and 300 kilometers less than 60 kilometers
4	Which disaster does the mercalli scale measure?	floods  earthquakes  volcanoes tormadoes
5	In what year did the massive tangshan (china) earthquake occur?	1969 1972 1976 1980
6	Which caribbean capital city founded in 1692,was destroyed bya an earthquake in 1907 and by a hurricane in 1988?	havana santo domingo san juan kingston
7	The 20th century's deadliest earthquake occurred in which country?	japan  china amrenia italy
8	The earthquake waves which have transverse movements are known as	primary waves  secondary waves  surface waves none of the above
9	Earthquake waves are recorded in:	barograph hydrograph seismograph pantagraph
10	Large earthquakes are usually followed by smaller earthquakes.what are those amaller earthquakes called?	aftershocks there's no name for them mini quakes  baby earthquakes