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