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