INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements about ‘Meandering’:

1. Meandering is an important feature of upper course of a river that is characterized by intensive erosion and vertical cliffs with a concave slope. 

2. The physiographical features associated with meandering process are oxbow lake, levee deposits and backswamp. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The line on a map connecting points of equal temperature at a given time is:

The main cause of recurring flood is:

Mushroom Rocks are the typical land forms seen in:

Density of the earth’s atmosphere is highest in the:

Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?

Pulsars are:

Algae belongs to which of the following levels of the ecosystem?

Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them?

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?