INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Who among the following has given the term rhizosphere:

Which imaginary line, located at zero-degree latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

Blizzards are characteristic features of—

Sea breeze is formed during:

A semi enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea is called:

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?

Marble is the metamorphosed form of: 

The rate of deforestation is high in:

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called: