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CHAPTER-12 NATURAL DISASTER
                                     TOPIC: INTRODUCTION AND EARTHQUAKE


               OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
               Q1. Fill in the blanks.
                   a)  Natural disasters are …………………….events.
                   b)  Earthquake is shaking of earth’s crust due to ……………………….
                   c)  Earth quake are measured in……………………………
                   d)  The study of earthquakes is called……………………
                   e)  Earthquakes can be ………………or ……………………

               Q2. State true or false


                   a)  Natural disasters are caused only due to the human activity…………….
                   b)  Natural disaster does not make destruction……………
                   c)  Epicentre creates less disaster than the hypocentre………………
                   d)  A Richter scale detects earthquake…………………
                   e)  We are always safe in case of earthquake……………….

               SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS


               Q1. Write the name of any 5-natural disaster.

               Q2. See the picture and answer the following questions.

                   a)  Identify the natural disaster?
                   b)  What is the cause?

                   c)  What are the effects?
                   d)  It is measured with which instruments?
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