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Uttarakhand lies in zone ___________ of Earthquake prone areas.(a) 5(b) 3(c) 4(d) 2This 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

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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.



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