INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude?

Which one is not a non-conventional energy source?

How much of world’s surface is covered by water?

To which habitat is the turtle Petri adapted?

The Grand Canyon is located on the:

The deepest surface depression on the earth is:

‘Willow’ for a cricket bat is obtained from:

‘Terra rossa’ is a Latin word which means:

The main source of usable water on the Earth is:

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?