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