Question

Uttarakhand lies in zone ___________ of Earthquake prone areas.

(a) 5

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 2

This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Enquiry is from Disaster Management and Planning topic in section Disaster Resistant Buildings and IS Codes of Basic Civil Engineering

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) 4

For explanation: There are five zones of earthquake. Zone 5 covers areas with the highest risk (intensity of MSK 1x or greater). Zone 4 covers areas liable to MSK VIII, Zone 3 to MSK VII, Zone 2 to MSK VI or less. Zone 1 area is not there in India.