General Awareness Nepal Earthquake 2015

General Awareness Nepal Earthquake 2015
GK ON NEPAL EARTHQUAKE

1 In which month First Nepal earthquake ( Gorkha earthquake) occurred in 2015 ?

(a) March

(b) April

(c) May

(d) Both b& c

2. How many people were killed in  April 2015 Nepal earthquake ?

(a  5,800 people

(b) 7,800 people

(c)  8,800 people

(d)  9,500 people

3. Which neighbour countries  were affected by Nepal earthquake in April 2015 ?

(a)  India

(b) Bangladesh

(c) China

(d) All of them

4. What was the time when earthquake  occurred on 25 April in Nepal ?

(a) at 11:50 a.m.

(b) at 11:56 a.m.

(c) at 11:57 a.m.

(d) at 11:58 a.m.

5  In which year the worst earthquake in the history of Nepal and Bihar, India  had occurred ?

(a) 1932

(b) 1933

(c) 1934

(d) 1935

6. How many people were killed when earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest ?

(a) 19

(b) 25

(c) 30 

(d) 40

7. What was magnitude of Nepal earthquake that occurred on 25 April 15 ?

(a) 4.5 M_w

(b) 5.5 Mw

(c)6.6 M_w

(d) 7.8 M w or 8.1 M s

8. When  the second major earthquake was occurred in May 2015 ?

(a) 12 May 

(b) 13 May

(c) 14 May

(d) 15 May

9. When a major aftershock of magnitude 6.7 M_w occurred in Nepal at 12:55 NST (07:09 UTC)?

(a) 26 April 2015

(b) 27 April 2015

(c) 28 April 2015

(d )29 April 2015

10. How many people  died in Nepal as a result of the aftershock ?

(a) 80

(b) 90

(c) 117 

(d) 150

ANSWERS

1. a

2. c

3. d

4. b

5. c

6. a

7. d

8.a
9.a
10. c