INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’ is associated with:

The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse is:

Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because:

The planet revolving east to west is:

River erosion is at its greatest where river’s:

Which one of the following is not the result of underground water action?

The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about—

If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, the temperature of earth’s surface would be:

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Ocean Currents?

1. Gravitational pull of the Earth is responsible for the activation of Cold currents.

2. The rotation of the Earth stimulates warm currents. 

3. The ‘West Wind drift’ is the largest current among all and is a type of circumpolar current.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

Mission of Ramsar Convention is to conserve_____.