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