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