INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the sun?

The term Roaring Forties is related to the:

The Himalayan mountain range is an example of:

In which of the following is the Great Barrier Reef located?

The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by:

Name the condition which influences the development of plants into distinctive forms.

The ‘graded profile’ of a river course is a:

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?

What percentage of world’s freshwater is stored as glacial ice?

Which of the following is an alternative theory to the Big Bang theory developed in 1948, stating that the universe does not change even though it is expanding over time?