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 : 1/6th 1/9th 1/10th 1/5th 2. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because comes under the influence of cold winds is at a higher elevation receives a lot of snow lies north of Amritsar 3. 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 4. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: Kuchchh Khasi hills Eastern Ghats Chhotanagpur plateau 5. Most of India’s rainfall is: elusive convectional orographic cyclonic 6. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December? Kanyakumari Pune Leh Kolkata 7. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not 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 has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current 8. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ? Kerala coast Rajasthan Punjab Central India 9. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? Silver fir Spruce Mahogany Juniper 10. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to: earthquakes landslides cyclones tornadoes Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related