INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas is situated in—

Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’?
1. Cirrus
2. Nimbostratus
3. Cumulonimbus
4. Altocumulus

Convectional Rainfall occurs in:

On which of the following planets water cycle is available?

The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the earth?

El Nino occurs over:

A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of electrons and positive ions is called:

In which region is Terrace farming done?

The largest ecosystem of the Earth is: