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