SSC Geography quiz 12 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. Most of India’s rainfall is: convectional orographic elusive cyclonic 2. 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 receives a lot of snow lies north of Amritsar 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 Eastern Ghats Chhotanagpur plateau 5. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to: cyclones tornadoes landslides earthquakes 6. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? Mahogany Juniper Silver fir Spruce 7. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ? Central India Kerala coast Punjab Rajasthan 8. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not 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 9. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because: Mumbai is on the windward side Mumbai is a coastal city Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai Pune is at a-greater elevation 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