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