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 Spruce Mahogany Silver fir 2. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to: landslides cyclones earthquakes tornadoes 3. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ? Kerala coast Central India Punjab Rajasthan 4. Most of India’s rainfall is: convectional elusive orographic cyclonic 5. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December? Kolkata Leh Kanyakumari Pune 6. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is : 1/10th 1/9th 1/6th 1/5th 7. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because: Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai Mumbai is a coastal city Mumbai is on the windward side Pune is at a-greater elevation 8. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: Kuchchh Khasi hills Eastern Ghats Chhotanagpur plateau 9. 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 10. 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 receives a lot of snow is at a higher elevation Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related