INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude?

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:

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

‘Flash floods’ are associated with:

Evergreen type Forests are found in:

The rock that results from solidification of molten lava from a volcano is an example of which of the following?

Contour ploughing helps in:

Basaltic lava is found in the:

The Sargasso Sea is situated in the:

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