INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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

Contour ploughing helps in:

Match List I and List II and mark the correct answer.

List I                                               List II

(Winds)                                           (Locations)

a. Chinook                                      1.  Alps

b. Foehn                                         2. India

c. Sirocco                                        3. USA

d. Loo                                             4. Egypt

A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as:

The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is:

The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are:

Which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?

The planet revolving east to west is:

Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because: