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