INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

What causes day and night cycle on Earth?

The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends upon:

A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called:

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

If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body:

The salt concentration (measured as salinity in parts per thousand), is less than % in inland waters.

Ice glacier’s melting is a common phenomenon linked to the rise in seawater level. The glaciers are predominantly present in:

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:

The deepest surface depression on the earth is:

Most of the ozone in the earth’s atmosphere is found in the: