INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude?

Equatorial regions experience:

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:

The planet revolving east to west is:

Hydraulic Action is a type of erosion caused by:

Humus is a type of:

Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above-

A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as:

Sea water is saltier than rain water because:

Isoclines joining places of equal rainfall are called