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MPSC State Service 2017 · GS · Question 21 of 100

The point of origin of an earthquake is known as

Geography

  1. ATectonic point
  2. BSeismic focusCorrect
  3. CPlutonic point
  4. DEpicentre

Answer: B. Seismic focus

Explanation

The point of origin of an earthquake inside the Earth is the seismic focus (the point on the surface above it is the epicentre).

Source: MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims 2017 GS Paper I (official paper)

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