INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The formation of ‘Mushroom rock’ in desert region is an example of:

Consider the following geological phenomena:
I. Development of a fault
II. Movement along a fault
III. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption
IV. Folding of rocks
Which of the above causes earth-quakes?

Natural sources of air pollution are:

The rapidly growing mass of phytoplankton covering the surface water of a lake or pond is known as:

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

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:

Jupiter’s-radius-is-about-1/10-the-radius-of-the-Sun,-and-its-mass-is-0.001-times-the-mass-of-the-Sun

The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to:

In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by:

Which of the followingis called the twin of the earth?