INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates:

Plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion are called:

5. The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about—

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

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 Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical?

Breaking down of rock in situ is known as:

The deepest surface depression on the earth is:

What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude?

Speed of wind is measured by: