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