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