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