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