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