INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The largest current, because of its dark waters is known as the ‘black current’ and that is:

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?

Oil spills is seen in which ecosystem?

Rift Valley is formed:

The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about—

The minimum short-term natural hazard is:

The main cause of recurring flood is:

The rapidly growing mass of phytoplankton covering the surface water of a lake or pond is known as:

Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole?

What are the imaginary lines encircling the earth horizontally called?