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 : 1/6th 1/5th 1/9th 1/10th 2. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: Khasi hills Eastern Ghats Kuchchh Chhotanagpur plateau 3. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to: tornadoes landslides earthquakes cyclones 4. Most of India’s rainfall is: orographic cyclonic convectional elusive 5. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because comes under the influence of cold winds receives a lot of snow is at a higher elevation lies north of Amritsar 6. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December? Kanyakumari Leh Kolkata Pune 7. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ? Kerala coast Rajasthan Punjab Central India 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: Mumbai is on the windward side Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai Mumbai is a coastal city Pune is at a-greater elevation 10. 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 has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related