INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called:

The remedies to soil erosion are:
I. Contour bunding
II. Regulation of land use
III. Cutting of trees
IV. Allowing grazing of animals

Consider the following geological phenomena:
I. Development of a fault
II. Movement along a fault
III. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption
IV. Folding of rocks
Which of the above causes earth-quakes?

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

Name the first Asian country to Orbit Mars:

Which one of the following is the greatest circle?

Smog is a combination of:

Consider the following statements about ‘Meandering’:

1. Meandering is an important feature of upper course of a river that is characterized by intensive erosion and vertical cliffs with a concave slope. 

2. The physiographical features associated with meandering process are oxbow lake, levee deposits and backswamp. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

To which habitat is the turtle Petri adapted?

Density of the earth’s atmosphere is highest in the: