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