INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The outermost layer of the Sun is called:

Mounds of sand formed by wind action are called:

Dolomite is a/an:

The rock that results from solidification of molten lava from a volcano is an example of which of the following?

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Blue Stragglers’:

1. It is a class of stars on globular clusters that is smaller than the rest of the stars.

2. They are formed through the mass transfer from a close binary companion star and through collision of two stars. 

3. The Milky Way's largest and brightest globular is Omega Centauri.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

What is an isthmus?

The line on a map connecting points of equal temperature at a given time is:

Mangrove forests occur in:

Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary?

Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called: