INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is absorbed by:

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

The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the:

The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope:

The distance of 1° longitudes on Earth is almost equal to which of the following?

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?

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Ocean Currents?

1. Gravitational pull of the Earth is responsible for the activation of Cold currents.

2. The rotation of the Earth stimulates warm currents. 

3. The ‘West Wind drift’ is the largest current among all and is a type of circumpolar current.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

Oil spills is seen in which ecosystem?

Day and Night are equal at the:

What is a strait?