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