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