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