INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The land which is not cultivated every year though it is suitable for cultivation:

The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends upon:

Man can maintain an ecological balance in the biosphere by:

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

The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is:

Which of the following methods does not help in conserving soil fertility and moisture?

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 rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called:

How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?

In earth atmosphere, which of the following continuously decreases with height?