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