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