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