INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Oil spills is seen in which ecosystem?

Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form:

Which one of the following is the indirect use of forests?

The highest grade and best quality coal is:

Tides in the sea have stored in them:

‘Willow’ for a cricket bat is obtained from:

Read the following statements carefully about interior of the Earth:

1. Asthenosphere is considered as source region of Mid-Oceanic Ridge Basalt.

2. Lower Mantle of the Earth’s surface is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments. 

3. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. 

Choose the correct answer using codes given below:

When does the sun shine vertically on the Equator?

How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?

A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is______