INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Our atmosphere is divided into layers:

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

Equatorial regions experience:

The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called:

What are the imaginary lines encircling the earth horizontally called?

Read the following statements carefully about interior of the Earth:

1. Asthenosphere is considered as source region of Mid-Oceanic Ridge Basalt.

2. Lower Mantle of the Earth’s surface is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments. 

3. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. 

Choose the correct answer using codes given below:

The method of soil conservation in which stones, grass, soil is used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?

Global warming is expected to result in:

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

The tropical grassland is called: