INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Breaking down of rock in situ is known as:

El Nino occurs over:

With reference to the ‘Continental Shelf’, consider the following statements:

1. Legally, it is the stretch of the seabed adjacent to the shores of a particular country to which it belongs. 

2. Canyons and trenches are observed in this region.

3. Fossil fuels and metallic nodules are found in the continental shelves. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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:

In terms of size, Neptune ranks no. in our Solar System.

The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse is:

The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called:

A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as:

What is called the minimum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?

Spring tides occur on: