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