INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

In the context of the characteristic features of the climate of the Tropical Savannah region, consider the following statements: 

1. Savanna type of climate is found between equatorial rainforests and hot deserts.

2. Plants found in Savannas have extra-long roots that are capable of reaching the water table deep beneath the soil. 

3. Soil in Savannas is usually formed by laterization, a type of chemical weathering. 

4. The prevailing winds of the region are the Trade Winds which are strongest during summers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the earth?

Match the following:
Mountain Continent
1. Mount Etna a.   Asia
2. Mount K2 b.  Africa
3. Mount Kilimanjaro c.   Europe 

What is the process of seeping of water into the ground called?

The constellation ‘Sapta Rishi’ is known to Westerners as the:

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

Which one of the following is an unpredictable natural disaster?

If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, the temperature of earth’s surface would be:

Which is a tropical food crop requiring a temperature of 270 C and a rain fall more than 100 cm?

Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called: