INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called:

Which of the following is known as the Morning Star?

Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.

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

What is the process of seeping of water into the ground called?

Which of the following pairs related to the types of mountains is/are correctly matched?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which current is responsible for increase in the temperature of the western Europe?

If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, the temperature of earth’s surface would be:

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

Taiga means: