INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The greatest erosive power of a river is associated with:

Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called:

If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body:

The area reserved for the welfare of wild life is called:

Katrina is the name given to  .

__________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.

A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called:

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:

Match the following:
Mountain Continent
1. Mount Etna a.   Asia
2. Mount K2 b.  Africa
3. Mount Kilimanjaro c.   Europe 

Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above-