INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

When does the sun shine vertically on the Equator?

Consider the following statements about ‘Meandering’:

1. Meandering is an important feature of upper course of a river that is characterized by intensive erosion and vertical cliffs with a concave slope. 

2. The physiographical features associated with meandering process are oxbow lake, levee deposits and backswamp. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called:

The west to east extension of the Himalayas is from:

The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is:

Which of the following layers is called “Barysphere”?

What is the alternate name for contour lines?

Which one of the following is an unpredictable natural disaster?

Cloud burst means:

The method of soil conservation in which stones, grass, soil is used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?