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CGPSC 2020 · Question 45 of 100

Read the following statements related to ‘Earthquake shadow zone’ and choose the correct option : Statement I : The shadow zone of one earthquake is totally different from the shadow zone of another earthquake Statement II : Seismometers record both ‘P’ and ‘S’ waves at any distance out of 105° from the earthquake's epicentre

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  1. AStatement I and Statement II both are true
  2. BStatement I is true, but Statement II is falseCorrect
  3. CStatement I is false, but Statement II is true
  4. DStatement I and Statement II both are false

Answer: B. Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

Explanation

The question asks us to evaluate two statements related to the earthquake shadow zone and choose the correct option. An earthquake shadow zone is an area on the Earth's surface where seismographs do not detect seismic waves (either P-waves or S-waves) after an earthquake.

Source: CGPSC 2020 official paper

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