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