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