INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

What causes day and night cycle on Earth?

The largest planet in our solar system is:

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Blue Stragglers’:

1. It is a class of stars on globular clusters that is smaller than the rest of the stars.

2. They are formed through the mass transfer from a close binary companion star and through collision of two stars. 

3. The Milky Way's largest and brightest globular is Omega Centauri.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

The planet revolving east to west is:

The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the sun?

Convectional Rainfall occurs in:

In the context of the characteristic features of the climate of the Tropical Savannah region, consider the following statements: 

1. Savanna type of climate is found between equatorial rainforests and hot deserts.

2. Plants found in Savannas have extra-long roots that are capable of reaching the water table deep beneath the soil. 

3. Soil in Savannas is usually formed by laterization, a type of chemical weathering. 

4. The prevailing winds of the region are the Trade Winds which are strongest during summers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere?

How much of world’s surface is covered by water?

The largest reservoir of fresh water is: