INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Mission of Ramsar Convention is to conserve_____.

Equatorial regions experience:

Most of the devastating earthquakes are usually caused by:

Spot the odd item of the following:

The forests which act as barriers against cyclones are:

Granite and quartzite have which of the following features?

The planet nearest to the Sun is:

Consider the following statements about ‘Meandering’:

1. Meandering is an important feature of upper course of a river that is characterized by intensive erosion and vertical cliffs with a concave slope. 

2. The physiographical features associated with meandering process are oxbow lake, levee deposits and backswamp. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?

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