Earthquake · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 17 of 30

Earthquake – Question 17

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Topic
Earthquake
Subject
General Studies
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45–60 sec

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Q · EarthquakeMedium · 45s

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was triggered by a megathrust earthquake off the coast of:

TopicEarthquake
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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Explanation:

2004 tsunami was caused by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the Sumatra coast.

Final Answer: Option C — Sumatra
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Earthquake Question 17 – UPSC CDS/OTA