INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as:

Cyclones are caused due to:

Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

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:

The temperature increases rapidly above:

The largest ocean is:

Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?

The majority of Earth’s crust is composed of which rock?

Where does most of the weather phenomena take place?

Which planet is called evening star?