Which of the following statements relating to earthquakes is/are correct? 1. The point of origin of an earthquake is called the epicenter. 2. The lines joining the places which were affected by earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal l

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Q: 94 (CDS-I/2014)

Which of the following statements relating to earthquakes is/are correct?
1. The point of origin of an earthquake is called the epicenter.
2. The lines joining the places which were affected by earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal lines.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,45,58,8,45,46,4

keywords: 

{'earthquakes': [2, 0, 0, 2], 'earthquake': [2, 0, 2, 0], 'homoseismal lines': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'epicenter': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'lines': [2, 0, 3, 6]}

Both statements relate to earthquakes and are correct.

1. The point of origin of an earthquake is indeed called the epicenter. It is the location on the Earth`s surface directly above the focus, which is the point within the Earth where the earthquake originates.

2. The lines joining the places that were affected by an earthquake at the same point in time are called isoseismal lines, not homoseismal lines. Isoseismal lines help to depict the intensity and extent of the earthquake`s effects. They often resemble concentric waves radiating outward from the epicenter of the earthquake.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3: Both 1 and 2.