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