INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The humidity of air depends on:

In the context of Pressure Belts, which of the following statements is/are NOT correct?

1. High pressure center are developed during winter in the North of the Himalayas.

2. The Convergence of Tropical and sub-tropical winds results in the formation of cyclones in the sub-polar region.

3. Pressure belts shift northwards and southwards with the shift of thermal equator. 

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere?

What is meant by Isthmus?

‘Flash floods’ are associated with:

Ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is absorbed by:

5. The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about—

Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them?

Which of the following absorbs part of the insolation and preserves earth’s radiated heat?

Ozone-hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the presence of: