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