‘(A> e A | VISIONIAS —* www.visionias.in GENERAL STUDIES (TEST CODE : 704) Name of Candidate | TINA DABL | Medium Hindi/eng. | EN @LISH Center NEW DELHI INDEX TABLE Q.No, | Maximum Marks | Marks Obtained a | 2 12S | [3 | 2s ~ | a 12.5 . rs | «42S lea ees a} as | 8 | 12.5 ] a} os 10 | a a) Bs as = aw) as 6) RS hae} aes us is i | 18 4125 T | | 19 128 - 20 12s ne 4 Total Marks Obtained: Remarks | | Signature of Examiner | EMA LOL Ca ae nee pC ee Mau ue ea ee eee) | Registration Number | 13.773 O4+10+15 Date Do furnish the appropriate details in the answer sheet (viz. 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What is the difference between Shallaw-focus and deep-focus earthquakes? fai var ay ai ait ad ewr & vent wr ahs EARTHOVAKE WAVES SURFACE RBAPABHY BODY ES Was WAVES ne \ PRIMARY SECONDARY RAILEIGH [OT WAVES aon I. Boy WAVES Body veomes One mores Wirth travel Ln tne body Hie CORD. . Thig ane Pom Waves ary Aen Soumd waovet » Con travel wr all us 9650617807, 9968029039 Visit us : wwvw.visionias in Blog www. visionias.wordpress.com, Email: ajay.visionias@amail.com Page 19 of 60{4 VISION IAS" A . Hey oAL ALLO Rnciun Os PYSH-PULL 6& COmMPRESCIONAL WAVES . Secend Wowk Ahr t+hoeote worely com aque Carta vale Waves : move dow Sqr selicl medion 1 Camk move am Asthenedphire BL 4h kd mae Folie enorgtnr. Thadg ane Leo calluol SHEAR WAVES andl move vin featomor vertically berpendieulal iyeeven SURFACE WAVES S unpace Woes ane MOwes whit mene on He sUAfaee Pre Canty . TI come Opes Bods Wants pigeon iba axe olto called long Pe Try Oct Hie mete cuales Riaihet Woawes OKC Hr wavs to onauve ot Hre Last . 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How is India positioned in the global distribution of these resources? gor yer aca ate & FH sah suet en gat Taal & APG accor & era a ara Ht Pata det Be Rone Fatty Elemente (REES) one eiitien ard oceurk together, am the prvode toble . Hower, trey ate not Roy, ab Hr NAW marggetal .. tes uct drnor AUUtAL abundant 44 200 ms Hot of Geld. They one aatarivelly extrariory Ab bag Hae force: Hent ove. fo ematee Herr exttacloor eee vioble REES are widely adel an werd Ons Lhe »DVDe, mens devte, THUR UE 414 aL60 wn pre dafemal AAhod — right vitvdry Col ww RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES an UA & dy bral woriclu, Wal sueunty! awa cat ated cee a pacak clus hs othe nee 1 jg veiche Chama, wb Hye nunnber ere produce) Cail us - 9680617807, soqe02c039 Visit us: wwen.visionias in Blog www isionias wordpress.com Email” ajay.visioniast@qmail.com 2 Page 25 of 60VISION IAS” Ot Consume Rees. 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