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