INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following layers is called “Barysphere”?

Equator represents:

Ursa Major or Big bear is an example of .

Which of the following sea has highest salinity?

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:

Highly specialized form of agriculture in which crops like coffee, tea and rubber are cultivated refer to:

The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about—

With what bio-region is the term ‘‘Steppe’’ associated?

Widening of a river valley takes place due to:

What is the mean temperature of Earth?