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 Kanyakumari Kolkata Leh 3. Most of India’s rainfall is: cyclonic elusive orographic convectional 4. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is : 1/9th 1/10th 1/5th 1/6th 5. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ? Punjab Rajasthan Central India Kerala coast 6. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? Mahogany Silver fir Juniper Spruce 7. 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 8. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because: Mumbai is a coastal city Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai Pune is at a-greater elevation Mumbai is on the windward side 9. 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 has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side 10. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: Khasi hills Chhotanagpur plateau Eastern Ghats Kuchchh Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related