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