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