Question

Consider the list of terms given below.
(i) Tsunami (iii) Floods

(ii) Landslide (iv) Lightning

Earthquakes can cause ______ from the list given above.

• A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
• B. (ii) and (iv)
• C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
• D. (iii) and (iv)

Answer 1

The correct option is A (i), (ii) and (iii)

• An Earthquake at the bottom of ocean can cause large scale displacement of water leading into very high harbour waves called Tsunami. Tsunamis can in turn cause large scale flooding of the coastal areas.
• Also Earthquakes the shaking of the mountaneous regions caused by earthquakes can cause landslides. Hence earthquakes can cause tsunami,flooding and landslides.
• Lightening is an atmospheric phenomenon, hence is unrelated to earthquake.