INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The rate of deforestation is high in:

Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?

Cloud burst means:

How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?

The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the earth?

In the context of the characteristic features of the climate of the Tropical Savannah region, consider the following statements: 

1. Savanna type of climate is found between equatorial rainforests and hot deserts.

2. Plants found in Savannas have extra-long roots that are capable of reaching the water table deep beneath the soil. 

3. Soil in Savannas is usually formed by laterization, a type of chemical weathering. 

4. The prevailing winds of the region are the Trade Winds which are strongest during summers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Storms of gases are visible in the chromosphere of the Sun during:

Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?

As the river approaches the sea, the speed of the flowing water decreases and the river begins to break up into a number of streams called______.

Where does most of the weather phenomena take place?