Government sets up institution for predicting earthquakes
Q. Government has established an institution for studying earthquakes in which part of the world?- Published on 20 Jan 16a. Shillong Geophysical Research Centre
b. Meghalaya Geophysical Research Centre
c. Manipur Geophysical Research Centre
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Shillong Geophysical Research Centre
GoI has established a state of the art institution Shillong Geophysical Research Centre for studying seismic processes and generation of processor model for predicting earthquakes. Centre was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences within the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism. The newly formed centre at Shillong will decipher pre and co seismic signatures in numerous NE regions. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism is a leading research organization under DST involved in geomagnetism and associated fields.
