INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The greatest erosive power of a river is associated with:

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

‘Green House Effect’ means:

Laterite soils are found in area where–

Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rain water harvesting?

What causes day and night cycle on Earth?

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:

Storms of gases are visible in the chromosphere of the Sun during:

What is percentage of expansion (coverage) of continents on the Earth’s surface?

The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is: