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