INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which current is responsible for increase in the temperature of the western Europe?

‘Green House Effect’ means:

Cloud burst means:

Mission of Ramsar Convention is to conserve_____.

Who had used the term “Ecology” first time?

Sea breeze is formed during:

Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion?

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:

Soil factors are otherwise known as:

A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called: