INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called:

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the:

Basaltic lava is found in the:

Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere?

Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary?

Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?

How many seismic stations are required to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?

Which one of the following rivers crosses the tropic of Capricorn twice?

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