now tell us the Indian plate is moving north at a speed of 5 metres a year. This would contribute to stress accumulation and to seismic activity even in Zones 2, 3 & 4. g) We need to accept earthquakes as a reality and do everything in our power to redefine development plans, especially in terms of building quake-resistant buildings. There should be systematic resort to disaster drills to educate the public on what to do during an earthquake. Preparedness is the key to managing any more such disasters. 12. INS Vikrant a) National a) INS Vikrant a) Indias first indigenous launch on May 28 aircraft carrier (INS Vikrant) (Page 11) b) S&T b) DRDO will be undocked on completion of structural work at the Cochin Shipyard on May 28. 13. Why the May 12 a) S&T a) Nepal earthquake a) The May 12 earthquake of is called an 7.3 magnitude that struck 68 km aftershock (Page b) Geography b) Tectonic plate west of Namche (close to 14) movements Mount Everest) is an aftershock of April 25 Nepal quake of 7.9 c) Faults magnitude. d) Thrusts b) The magnitude of aftershocks will always be e) Aftershocks of lower than the main event. The earthquakes higher the magnitude of the main event, the higher will be the magnitude of aftershocks. c) The magnitude of the aftershocks will generally show a decreasing trend with time. Such a reduction in aftershock
now tell us the Indian plate is moving north at a speed of 5 metres a year. This would contribute to stress accumulation and to seismic activity even in Zones 2, 3 & 4. g) We need to accept earthquakes as a reality and do everything in our power to redefine development plans, especially in terms of building quake-resistant buildings. There should be systematic resort to disaster drills to educate the public on what to do during an earthquake. Preparedness is the key to managing any more such disasters. 12. INS Vikrant launch on May 28 (Page 11) a) National b) S&T a) INS Vikrant b) DRDO a) Indias first indigenous aircraft carrier (INS Vikrant) will be undocked on completion of structural work at the Cochin Shipyard on May 28. 13. Why the May 12 is called an aftershock (Page 14) a) S&T b) Geography a) Nepal earthquake b) Tectonic plate movements c) Faults d) Thrusts e) Aftershocks of earthquakes a) The May 12 earthquake of 7.3 magnitude that struck 68 km west of Namche (close to Mount Everest) is an aftershock of April 25 Nepal quake of 7.9 magnitude. b) The magnitude of aftershocks will always be lower than the main event. The higher the magnitude of the main event, the higher will be the magnitude of aftershocks. c) The magnitude of the aftershocks will generally show a decreasing trend with time. Such a reduction in aftershock
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