INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The largest ocean is:

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?

Sea water is saltier than rain water because:

Ice glacier’s melting is a common phenomenon linked to the rise in seawater level. The glaciers are predominantly present in:

Equator represents:

Pyramid of numbers in an aquatic ecosystem is  .

Mushroom Rocks are the typical land forms seen in:

What is an isthmus?

What is percentage of expansion (coverage) of continents on the Earth’s surface?

Pulsars are: