INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

What are the imaginary lines encircling the earth horizontally called?

Which planet is called evening star?

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

Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere?

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?

Meanders are the features formed by:

The Montreal Protocol 1987 refers to:

The term territorial water means:

Which amidst the following planets has its orbit closest to Sun?

Who had used the term “Ecology” first time?