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Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 57

Seismologists DO NOT predict where major earthquakes are likely to occur based on _________.

  1. the movement of the plates in the Earth

  2. the location of fault zones

  3. the position of planets

  4. the history of earthquakes in the region

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Answer: (C) the position of planets

Explanation

Seismologists identify earthquake-prone areas from plate movement, fault zones and the history of past earthquakes. The positions of planets play no part.