INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The soils which are rich in Calcium are known as:

From which of the following continent, all three latitudes i.e. equator, tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn pass?

The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is:

The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as:

When Granite rocks get metamorphosed, they form:

Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean Sea to the North Western parts of India?

Read the following statements carefully about interior of the Earth:

1. Asthenosphere is considered as source region of Mid-Oceanic Ridge Basalt.

2. Lower Mantle of the Earth’s surface is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments. 

3. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. 

Choose the correct answer using codes given below:

Soil formed by leaching and oxidation is:

The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about—

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Blue Stragglers’:

1. It is a class of stars on globular clusters that is smaller than the rest of the stars.

2. They are formed through the mass transfer from a close binary companion star and through collision of two stars. 

3. The Milky Way's largest and brightest globular is Omega Centauri.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?