INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by:

What is the interval between a high tide and neap tide at a given place?

Identify the most infertile amongst the following soils.

What is a ‘tornado’?

The area marked by internal drainage:

The tropical grassland is called:

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

The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of:

Ox-bow lakes are formed when river is .

The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called: