INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Blizzards are characteristic features of—

Read the following statements carefully about interior of the Earth:

1. Asthenosphere is considered as source region of Mid-Oceanic Ridge Basalt.

2. Lower Mantle of the Earth’s surface is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments. 

3. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. 

Choose the correct answer using codes given below:

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Blue Stragglers’:

1. It is a class of stars on globular clusters that is smaller than the rest of the stars.

2. They are formed through the mass transfer from a close binary companion star and through collision of two stars. 

3. The Milky Way's largest and brightest globular is Omega Centauri.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Spring tides occur on:

Coffee is a:

Which of the following sea has highest salinity?

Isoclines joining places of equal rainfall are called 

Which one the following soils is used for the production of bricks?

The planet nearest to the Sun is: