INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

What is a strait?

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?

Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called:

What is a ‘tornado’?

In the context of ‘time’, GMT means:

The Mediterranean region are characterized by heavy rain in:

In mountainous areas a natural cause for road blocks is often

Which one of the following is the highest cloud?

Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because:

Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the: