Japan TSunami/Earthquake Related 10 Questions/GK Quiz 2011 GK Set-9

Hi Friends there are New QUIZ Related to Japan TSunami/Earthquake(March 11/2011)


1)----------------- is a series of water waves (also called a tsunami wave train) caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, usually an ocean, though it can occur in large lakes.


2)An 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on -------------, causing a tsunami, the two forces creating lots of damage in the country.


3)A devastating tsunami, triggered by Japan's biggest earthquake on record, appears set to kill at least ------------- people along the country's northeast coast.


4)Japan is the ------------largest nuclear power generator in the world behind the United States and France.



5)The quake has disrupted power, and more than ---------- million homes in northern Japan are currently without electricity.


6)The quake(11 March 2011) was the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and nearly --------- times stronger than the one which devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, last month, said scientists.



7)Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the -----magnitude tremor, which struck about 400km (250 miles) north-east of Tokyo.



8)President --------------- says the earthquake and tsunami in Japan are a potentially "catastrophic" disaster, and he says his thoughts and prayers are with the Japanese people. Speaking at a White House news conference, Obama said he told Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan that the United States is prepared to send whatever assistance Japan requests.



9)Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed heart-felt condolences to ------------- and said India stands in full solidarity with that counrty. Dr. Singh said that this was a moment of immense and grave tragedy for Japan, adding that India stands in full support of the Japanese.


10)------------------ orders review of Indian nuclear plant safety.