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2025
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Environme nt & Ecology
Difficulty:medium

Consider the following statements:

  1. Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth's rotation and axis.
  2. Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections bombarded the Earth's outermost atmosphere with a tremendous amount of energy.
  3. As the Earth's polar ice melts, the water tends to move towards the equator.
    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
2025
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Geography
Difficulty:medium

Consider the following statements:
I. Without the atmosphere, temperature would be well below freezing point everywhere on the Earth's surface.
II. Heat absorbed and trapped by the atmosphere maintains our planet's average temperature.
III. Atmosphere's gases, like carbon dioxide, are particularly good at absorbing and trapping radiation.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

2018
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Geography
Difficulty:medium

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Earth's magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years.
  2. When the Earth was created more than 4000 million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no carbon dioxide.
  3. When living organisms originated, they modified the early atmosphere of the Earth.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2021
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Geography
Difficulty:medium

With reference to the water on the planet Earth, consider the following statements:

  1. The amount of water in the rivers and lakes is more than the amount of groundwater.
  2. The amount of water in polar ice caps and glaciers is more than the amount of groundwater.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2024
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Geograph y
Difficulty:medium

With reference to "Coriolis force", which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. It increases with an increase in wind velocity.
  2. It is maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator.
    Select the answer using the code given below:
Q. 59
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UPSC CSE • 2023 • PRELIMS GS
Geography
Medium

With reference to the Earth's atmosphere, which one of the following statements is correct?

A

The total amount of insolation received at the equator is roughly about 10 times that received at the poles.

B

Infrared rays constitute roughly two-thirds of insolation.

C

Infrared waves are largely absorbed by water vapour that is concentrated in the lower atmosphere.

D

Infrared waves are a part of the visible spectrum of electromagnetic waves of solar radiation.

Kepler. Discussing PYQs. Q.no. 59