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