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 is at a higher elevation lies north of Amritsar comes under the influence of cold winds receives a lot of snow 2. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? Silver fir Mahogany Juniper Spruce 3. 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 4. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ? Central India Kerala coast Rajasthan Punjab 5. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: Khasi hills Kuchchh Chhotanagpur plateau Eastern Ghats 6. Most of India’s rainfall is: cyclonic elusive convectional orographic 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 1/10th 1/5th 1/6th 9. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because: Pune is at a-greater elevation Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai Mumbai is on the windward side Mumbai is a coastal city 10. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December? Kolkata Kanyakumari Leh Pune Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related