INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?

What is called the coastal part of water bodies of the ocean which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents?

From which of the following continent, all three latitudes i.e. equator, tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn pass?

The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world’s forest land is:

The primary goal of planning for disasters is to reduce:

Which amidst the following planets has its orbit closest to Sun?

The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called:

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

In the context of the characteristic features of the climate of the Tropical Savannah region, consider the following statements: 

1. Savanna type of climate is found between equatorial rainforests and hot deserts.

2. Plants found in Savannas have extra-long roots that are capable of reaching the water table deep beneath the soil. 

3. Soil in Savannas is usually formed by laterization, a type of chemical weathering. 

4. The prevailing winds of the region are the Trade Winds which are strongest during summers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following does not belong to physical environment?