INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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:

Approximately what is the normal rate of temperature rise with depth from the surface of the Earth to the interior of the Earth?

Which of the following is a typical feature of river erosion in youthful stage?

Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution?

A day is added when one crosses

Match List I and List II and mark the correct answer.

List I                                               List II

(Winds)                                           (Locations)

a. Chinook                                      1.  Alps

b. Foehn                                         2. India

c. Sirocco                                        3. USA

d. Loo                                             4. Egypt

The outermost layer of the Sun is called:

In which region is Terrace farming done?

Asteroids have their orbits between which of the following planets?

The largest planet in our solar system is: