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