IMPULSE UPSC

2021-11-08 13:31:30 Consider the following statements:

1.Covaxin is a whole virion-inactivated vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.

2.It has been developed by the University of Oxford along with British pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca. Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:30:29 Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:30:04 Consider the following statements regarding the vertical distribution of Salinity.

1.Salinity at the surface decreases by the loss of water to ice.

2.Salinity at depth is very much fixed, because there is no way that water is lost, or the salt is added.

3 .Halocline is a distinct zone where salinity increases sharply. Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:29:36 Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:28:52 Consider the following statements regarding Damodar River.

1.Damodar occupies the eastern margins of the Chotanagpur Plateau.

2.It flows through a rift valley

3.Barakar and Sharda are its main tributaries. Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:28:26 Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:28:01 To understand the differences in local climates of India, we need to understand which of the following factors

1.Western disturbances

2.Tropical depressions during the south-west monsoon period

3.Distribution of air pressure and winds on the surface of the earth Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:27:30 Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:27:13 Which of the following is the major difference between soils found in Peninsular India and Northern India?

 a) Soils of Peninsular India are highly productive, whereas that of Northern India is largely alkaline and unproductive.

 b) Soils of Northern India are of volcanic origin, whereas that of Peninsular India is that of geosyncline origin.

 c) Soils of Peninsular India are mainly formed by the decomposition of rocks in situ, whereas that of Northern India mainly by depositional work of rivers.

 d) All of the above Open / Comment

2021-11-08 13:26:53 Open / Comment