INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The main cause of global climatic change is:

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?

Land and sea-breezes occur due to:

Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate:

Condensation is the reverse of:

The distribution of characteristic vegetation of a region is determined mainly by:

When Granite rocks get metamorphosed, they form:

What is a ‘tornado’?

One of the following is not the result of underground water action:

In the context of Pressure Belts, which of the following statements is/are NOT correct?

1. High pressure center are developed during winter in the North of the Himalayas.

2. The Convergence of Tropical and sub-tropical winds results in the formation of cyclones in the sub-polar region.

3. Pressure belts shift northwards and southwards with the shift of thermal equator. 

Select the correct statements using the codes given below: