INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Contour ploughing helps in:

The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as:

Name the continent where ‘Tundra’ type of climate is not found:

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?

Which among the followings is not the result of underground water action?

When does solar eclipse take place?

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:

The largest ocean is:

A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called:

An ecological system is a: