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