INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Tropical rain forest is characterised by:

What is called a shallow stretch of river that may be crossed on feet.?

In predation between:
I. A lion and a deer
II. A snake and a frog
III. A lizard and an insect and
IV. An owl and a rat
Which predator will have greater control over its prey?

Widening of a river valley takes place due to:

Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.

Storms of gases are visible in the chromosphere of the Sun during:

A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is______

Among the following, the celestial body farthest from the Earth is:

A spinning neutron star is known as:

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?