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