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