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