INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

What is the full form of ITCZ?

The significant quantity of upper soil is formed by:

The land which is not cultivated every year though it is suitable for cultivation:

‘Willow’ for a cricket bat is obtained from:

What is the mean temperature of Earth?

Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?

Which one of the following is not the example of planetary winds?

As one moves from the polar region towards equator the diversity of plant and animal species  .

 _________ affect the rate of humus formation of soil.

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?