INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

One of the following is not the result of underground water action:

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:

What is meant by the term “midnight sun”?

A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is______

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

What are the imaginary lines encircling the earth horizontally called?

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:

Land and sea-breezes occur due to:

Spring tides occur on:

Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion?