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