{"id":92234,"date":"2025-06-01T11:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92234"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:18:41","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in ‘insolation’?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Rotation of the Earth on its axis” option2=”Angle of inclination of the Sun’s rays” option3=”Length of the day” option4=”Vegetation cover on the Earth’s surface” correct=”option4″]<\/p>\n

\n
\n
This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n
UPSC CBI DSP LDCE – 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Download PDF<\/a>Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe correct option is D.
\n<\/section>\n
\n– Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the daily cycle of day and night, leading to daily variations in insolation received at any point.
\n– Angle of inclination of the Sun’s rays varies with latitude and season (due to Earth’s tilt), affecting the intensity of insolation received per unit area. Lower angles (higher latitudes\/winter) result in less intense insolation.
\n– Length of the day varies with latitude and season, determining the duration for which insolation is received, thus affecting the total amount of insolation received daily.
\n– Vegetation cover on the Earth’s surface affects how much of the received insolation is absorbed, reflected (albedo), or used in processes like transpiration. It does **not** affect the amount of insolation arriving from the sun at the top of the atmosphere or at the surface before interaction with the cover.
\n<\/section>\n
\nFactors affecting insolation received from the sun include solar constant, distance from the sun (Earth’s elliptical orbit), angle of incidence of sun’s rays (latitude, season, time of day), length of the day, and atmospheric transparency (clouds, aerosols, gases). Vegetation affects the Earth’s energy balance *after* insolation arrives.
\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Which one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in ‘insolation’? [amp_mcq option1=”Rotation of the Earth on its axis” option2=”Angle of inclination of the Sun’s rays” option3=”Length of the day” option4=”Vegetation cover on the Earth’s surface” correct=”option4″] This question was previously asked in UPSC CBI DSP LDCE – 2023 Download PDFAttempt Online … <\/p>\n

Detailed SolutionWhich one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1086],"tags":[1105,1365,1106],"class_list":["post-92234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cbi-dsp-ldce","tag-1105","tag-the-insolation","tag-world-and-physical-geography","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"\nWhich one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is D. - Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the daily cycle of day and night, leading to daily variations in insolation received at any point. - Angle of inclination of the Sun's rays varies with latitude and season (due to Earth's tilt), affecting the intensity of insolation received per unit area. Lower angles (higher latitudes\/winter) result in less intense insolation. - Length of the day varies with latitude and season, determining the duration for which insolation is received, thus affecting the total amount of insolation received daily. - Vegetation cover on the Earth's surface affects how much of the received insolation is absorbed, reflected (albedo), or used in processes like transpiration. It does **not** affect the amount of insolation arriving from the sun at the top of the atmosphere or at the surface before interaction with the cover.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct option is D. - Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the daily cycle of day and night, leading to daily variations in insolation received at any point. - Angle of inclination of the Sun's rays varies with latitude and season (due to Earth's tilt), affecting the intensity of insolation received per unit area. Lower angles (higher latitudes\/winter) result in less intense insolation. - Length of the day varies with latitude and season, determining the duration for which insolation is received, thus affecting the total amount of insolation received daily. - Vegetation cover on the Earth's surface affects how much of the received insolation is absorbed, reflected (albedo), or used in processes like transpiration. It does **not** affect the amount of insolation arriving from the sun at the top of the atmosphere or at the surface before interaction with the cover.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T11:18:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Which one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in","description":"The correct option is D. - Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the daily cycle of day and night, leading to daily variations in insolation received at any point. - Angle of inclination of the Sun's rays varies with latitude and season (due to Earth's tilt), affecting the intensity of insolation received per unit area. Lower angles (higher latitudes\/winter) result in less intense insolation. - Length of the day varies with latitude and season, determining the duration for which insolation is received, thus affecting the total amount of insolation received daily. - Vegetation cover on the Earth's surface affects how much of the received insolation is absorbed, reflected (albedo), or used in processes like transpiration. It does **not** affect the amount of insolation arriving from the sun at the top of the atmosphere or at the surface before interaction with the cover.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Which one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in","og_description":"The correct option is D. - Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the daily cycle of day and night, leading to daily variations in insolation received at any point. - Angle of inclination of the Sun's rays varies with latitude and season (due to Earth's tilt), affecting the intensity of insolation received per unit area. Lower angles (higher latitudes\/winter) result in less intense insolation. - Length of the day varies with latitude and season, determining the duration for which insolation is received, thus affecting the total amount of insolation received daily. - Vegetation cover on the Earth's surface affects how much of the received insolation is absorbed, reflected (albedo), or used in processes like transpiration. It does **not** affect the amount of insolation arriving from the sun at the top of the atmosphere or at the surface before interaction with the cover.","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2025-06-01T11:18:41+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/","name":"Which one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-01T11:18:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-01T11:18:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"description":"The correct option is D. - Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the daily cycle of day and night, leading to daily variations in insolation received at any point. - Angle of inclination of the Sun's rays varies with latitude and season (due to Earth's tilt), affecting the intensity of insolation received per unit area. Lower angles (higher latitudes\/winter) result in less intense insolation. - Length of the day varies with latitude and season, determining the duration for which insolation is received, thus affecting the total amount of insolation received daily. - Vegetation cover on the Earth's surface affects how much of the received insolation is absorbed, reflected (albedo), or used in processes like transpiration. It does **not** affect the amount of insolation arriving from the sun at the top of the atmosphere or at the surface before interaction with the cover.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-factor-that-causes-variations-in\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UPSC CBI DSP LDCE","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/upsc-cbi-dsp-ldce\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Which one of the following is not a factor that causes variations in"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/","name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209","name":"rawan239","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rawan239"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com"],"url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/author\/rawan239\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}