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Consider the following statement :
1. Bureau of Indian Standards has classified regions in India into four seismic zones.
2. Zone V includes entire Southern Peninsular India.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are ‘Correct’ ?

A

1 only

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2 Only

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Both 1 & 2

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A 1 only
 Zone V covers areas with the highest risk zone that suffers earthquakes with intensity of IX and greater. It includes Kashmir, Punjab, Western and central Himalayas, North East India and Rann of Kutch.
Peninsular India is low seismic zone and falls in Zone II

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