INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere?

What is the second most abundant element on Earth’s crust?

The distribution of characteristic vegetation of a region is determined mainly by:

Which one of the following is not a cold ocean current?

Which one of the following ocean currents does not occur in Atlantic Ocean?

The deepest ocean of the world is:

Ox-bow lakes are formed when river is .

Evergreen type Forests are found in:

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?

Pulsars are: