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