MPSC Rajyaseva 2015 GS Paper 1 — Question 76
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'त्सुनामी' या जपानी शब्दातील 'त्सु' आणि 'नामी' म्हणजे / The Japanese terms 'tsu' and 'nami' in the word 'Tsunami' mean
1)संपूर्ण विनाश / total destruction
2)राक्षसी लाट / giant wave
3)बंदर लाट / harbour wave✓ Correct
4)हिंस्र लाट / violent wave
In Japanese, 'tsu' means harbor and 'nami' means wave. Together, 'tsunami' translates to harbor wave, which are giant sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.