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