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?

Which is the coldest among the following?

The presence of a lion in the forest is essential in order to:

Taiga means:

The highest grade and best quality coal is:

An artificial ecosystem is represented by:

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Global warming is expected to result in:

The primary goal of planning for disasters is to reduce:

Isohels are the isopleths of: