INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called:

Match the following:
Mountain Continent
1. Mount Etna a.   Asia
2. Mount K2 b.  Africa
3. Mount Kilimanjaro c.   Europe 

In the context of Pressure Belts, which of the following statements is/are NOT correct?

1. High pressure center are developed during winter in the North of the Himalayas.

2. The Convergence of Tropical and sub-tropical winds results in the formation of cyclones in the sub-polar region.

3. Pressure belts shift northwards and southwards with the shift of thermal equator. 

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

Ozone-hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the presence of:

A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called:

The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to:

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

The highest grade and best quality coal is:

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

The area which is resistant to any massive structural transformation is called: