SSC Geography quiz 12 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to: landslides tornadoes earthquakes cyclones 2. Most of India’s rainfall is: orographic convectional cyclonic elusive 3. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? Silver fir Mahogany Spruce Juniper 4. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: Khasi hills Eastern Ghats Chhotanagpur plateau Kuchchh 5. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because: Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai Mumbai is on the windward side Mumbai is a coastal city Pune is at a-greater elevation 6. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is : 1/5th 1/9th 1/6th 1/10th 7. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December? Kanyakumari Pune Leh Kolkata 8. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because lies north of Amritsar receives a lot of snow comes under the influence of cold winds is at a higher elevation 9. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side 10. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ? Punjab Kerala coast Rajasthan Central India Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related