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