INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:

Which one of the following planets has no moon?

Meanders are the features formed by:

In which two layers of the Earth does the “The Gutenberg Discontinuity” lies?

Which one of the following practices is adopted for restoring the fertility of soil?

Natural embankments found on upper valley sides are-known as:

Which of the following is the newest geological era?

If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, the temperature of earth’s surface would be:

The Sargasso Sea is situated in the:

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?