NDA General Studies Geography Questions Part 1

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Consider the following statements relating to Richter scale:
1. It was devised in 1935 by Charles F. Richter
2. It describes the quantity of energy released by a single earthquake
3. Richter Scale has no upper limit
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[NDA I 2019]

1 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only The Richter Scale records the magnitude of an earthquake.- It was developed by Charles F. Richter in 1935 .- It describes the quantity of energy that gets released by a single earthquake.- Theoretically, the richter scale has no upper limit.- However, in practice, no earthquake registers a magnitude over 8.6.
1,2 and 3

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