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art – A ( Objective Questions) (25 Marks)
Question.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow – (2x5=10M)
A powerful earthquake, registering 7.2 on the Richter scale, hit the western part of Japan on 7th January, 1995 at 0546 hours (Japan time). Its epicenter was about twenty kilometers beneath Awaji Island, some thirty kilometers from Kobe. It was Japan’s worst earthquake since a very powerful one struck eastern Japan in 1923. The 1995 earthquake had inflicted the greatest loss of life and damage to buildings, roads, bridges and railways in Kobe and the coastal cities nearest to Awaji Island. Osaka, Japan’s second-largest city, also suffered significant damage, bringing the death toll to just over five hundred.
Japan is an earthquake-prone country but the area around Kobe had not been known to be a danger zone. It is therefore surprising that an earthquake of this magnitude should hit the area. There are quite a number of seismographs and sensors that detect earth tremors throughout Japan. These instruments are supposed to help earthquake researchers pre dict earthquakes. On an early warning, people could be evacuated to safer places.
It was disappointing that in the case of the Kobe earthquake, no early warning had been given. Unexpectedly, many of the newer roads and buildings were badly damaged. These roads and buildings had been engineered and constructed to withstand earthquakes. Fortunately, the Kobe nuclear power plant managed to escape damage. If radioactivity had leaked as a result of the damage to the plant, it would have triggered off severe and long-lasting damage on health and the environment.
The Kobe earthquake inflicted such massive damage that reconstruction would be long and arduous. The early–warning system too has been receiving the extra attention it needs, especially so because a big one is expected to strike the Tokyo region in the next twenty to thirty years, according to earthquake researchers.
Question i).
When the Kobe earthquake struck, most of the people in the region were probably –
(a) Still in bed
(b) Going to work
(c) Returning from work
(d) Having their lunch breaks

Question ii).
The Kobe earthquake caused much damage and loss of life because it
(a) Had struck coastal areas
(b) Had struck suburban areas
(c) Had hit Japan’s second largest city
(d) Was Japan’s worst earthquake since 1923

Question iii).
Which one of the following statements is true?
(a) Osaka was the hardest-hit city.
(b) The Kobe earthquake was expected.
(c) Radioactivity leaked from the Kobe nuclear plant.
(d) The Japanese were not prepared for the Kobe earthquake
Question iv).
The newer Kobe roads and buildings were not expected to suffer much damage because they were
(a) In coastal areas
(b) Modern structures
(c) Supposed to be earthquake-proof
(d) Far away from the earthquake’s epicenter
Question v).
The earthquake researchers in Japan have since been working to improve the early–warning system because
(a) Sensors were effective in detecting tremors
(b) There is a fear of leakage at the Kobe nuclear plant
(c) The neighbouring countries have been pressuring them to do so.
(d) A major earthquake is expected to strike in the next two or three decades.
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