INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Read the following statements carefully about interior of the Earth:

1. Asthenosphere is considered as source region of Mid-Oceanic Ridge Basalt.

2. Lower Mantle of the Earth’s surface is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments. 

3. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. 

Choose the correct answer using codes given below:

Magnetic Meridian is a:

River erosion is at its greatest where river’s:

Which one is not a non-conventional energy source?

Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas?

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:

Land and sea-breezes occur due to:

In a solar or lunar eclipse, the region of earth’s shadow is divided into:

The tropical rainforests:

What percentage of world’s freshwater is stored as glacial ice?