SLST 2025 (9-10) Questions SET and Answer Key- Subject - Geography. WBSSC SLST IX - X Official answer key published.
1. The meeting point of the Eastern and Western Ghats is here—
(A) Cardamom hills
(B) Palni hills
(C) Annamalai hills
(D) Nilgiri hills
2. Dunes formed through aeolian deposition in the Rajasthan desert region are known as
(A) Barkhan
(B) Seif
(C) Dhrian
(D) Yardang
3. Plants which can adapt to dry environments are known as
(A) Halophyte
(B) Hydrophyte
(C) Mesophyte
(D) Xerophyte
4. In which type of plate boundary the Mid-oceanic ridges are formed?
(A) Convergent plate boundary
(B) Divergent plate boundary
(C) Neutral plate boundary
(D) Static plate boundary
5. Thermocline is a layer where
(A) Temperature remains constant.
(B) Pressure decreases.
(C) Temperature changes rapidly with depth.
(D) Sunlight increases.
6. This species of plant is found in Taiga Blome—
(A) Spruce
(B) Baobab
(C) Cactus
(D) Mahogany
7. 'শৈবাল সাগর' সৃষ্টি হয়েছে কোন মহাসাগরে?
(A) ভারত মহাসাগর
(B) উত্তর মহাসাগর
(C) প্রশান্ত মহাসাগর
(D) আটলান্টিক মহাসাগর
'Sargasso Sea' is located in the
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Arctic Ocean
(C) Pacific Ocean
(D) Atlantic Ocean
৪. তাপবিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদন জলবিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদনের চেয়ে বেশি উপস্থাপনযোগ্য কেন?
(A) তাপবিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্রে জলবিদ্যুতের তুলনায় কম গ্রিন হাউস গ্যাস নির্গমন হয়।
(B) তাপবিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্রের ব্যবহার অপেক্ষাকৃত পুরাতন। ও
(C) তাপবিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্র স্থাপনের ব্যয় অপেক্ষাকৃত কম।
(D) তাপবিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদনে ঋতুভিত্তিক কোনো তারতম্য হয় না।
Why is it easier to set up a thermal power plant compared to a hydel power plant?
(A) Thermal power plant emits less green house gas than hydel power plant.
(B) Thermal power plant has been in use for a longtime.
(C) It is cheaper to set up a thermal power plant.
(D) There is no seasonal variation in the generation of thermal power.
9. ইলুভিয়েশন মাটির কোন স্তরে দেখা যায়?
(A) A
(B) D
(C) B
(D) C
In which layer of the soil does illuviation take place?
(A) A
(B) D
(C) B
(D) C
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10. কর্ণাটকের শিমোগা জেলায় প্রচুর পরিমাণে কোন্ খনিজ পদার্থ পাওয়া যায়?
(A) ম্যাঙ্গানিজ
(B) কয়লা
(C) চুনাপাথর
(D) তামা
Which mineral deposit is found in large quantities in Shimoga district of Karnataka?
(A) Manganese
(B) Coal
(C) Limestone
(D) Copper
11. মাটির উর্বরতা বৃদ্ধিতে এটির ভূমিকা অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ-
(A) ফসফরাস
(B) সিলিকা
(C) ক্যালসিয়াম
(D) সোডিয়াম
This element is very important for improving ⚫ soil fertility-
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(A) Phosphorous
(B) Silica
(C) Calcium
(D) Sodium
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12. পৃথিবীর কোন্ মহাদেশে সর্বাধিক জনঘনত্ব পরিলক্ষিত হয়?
(A) আফ্রিকা
(B) উত্তর আমেরিকা
(C) ইউরোপ
(D) এশিয়া
Which continent has the highest population density?
(A) Africa
(B) North America
(C) Europe
(D) Asia
(5)
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13. স্বল্প লবণতা সাধারণত দেখা যায়
(A) ক্রান্তীয় অঞ্চলে
(B) আবদ্ধ সাগরে
(C) নদীর মোহনায়
(D) প্রবাল প্রাচীরে
Low salinity is generally found in
(A) Tropical region
(B) Closed seas
(C) River mouths
(D) Coral reefs
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16. অনূর্ধ্ব ও তদূর্ধ্ব প্রকৃতির অজাইভের ছেদবিন্দু কোন্ মানকে নির্দেশ করে?
(A) মধ্যমা
(B) গড়
(C) সংখ্যাগুরু মান
(D) আদর্শ বিচ্যুতি
The intersection of less than type and more than type Ogive indicates
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(A) Median
(B) Mean
(C) Mode
(D) Standard Deviation
14. বাস্তুতন্ত্রে একটি পুষ্টিস্তর থেকে পরবর্তী পুষ্টিস্তরে কত শতাংশ শক্তি স্থানান্তরিত হয়?
(A) 20%
(B) 10%
(C) 25%
(D) 50%
What percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic layer to another in an ecosystem?
(A) 20%
(B) 10%
(C) 25%
(D) 50%
17. 'নিবিন্দু'-র উদ্ভব হয়
(A) বহুচক্রিক নদী উপত্যকায়।
(B) পর্যায়িত নদী উপত্যকায়।
(C) নদী উপত্যকার নিম্নপ্রবাহে।
(D) বৃষ্টিবহুল নদী উপত্যকায়।
'Knick point' is found at
(A) Multicyclic river valley.
(B) Graded river valley.
(C) Lower stage of the river valley.
(D) Rainfed river valley region.
15. নিম্নলিখিত সমুদ্রস্রোতগুলির মধ্যে কোনটি শীতল সমুদ্রস্রোত?
(A) নিরক্ষীয় স্রোত
(B) হামবোল্ড স্রোত
(C) উপসাগরীয় স্রোত
(D) ব্রাজিলিয়ান স্রোত
Which of the following ocean currents is a cold current?
(A) Equatorial current
(B) Humboldt current
(C) Gulf stream
(D) Brazilian current
18. ঢালের ওপর অবস্থিত দেওয়াল হেলে পড়া কোন ধরনের পুঞ্জিত ক্ষয়ের ফলাফল?
(A) ভূমিধ্বস
(B) কর্দম প্রবাহ
(C) প্রস্তরপতন
(D) মৃত্তিকা বিসর্পণ
Tilting of wall located over slope is a result of which type of mass wasting?
(A) Landslide
(B) Mudflow
(C) Rockfall
(D) Soil creep
19. Which of the following countries has a ‘pear-shaped’ age-sex pyramid?
(A) India
(B) Nigeria
(C) Brazil
(D) Norway
20. In Indonesia, shifting cultivation is known as
(A) Milpa
(B) Jhum
(C) Fang
(D) Ladang
21. Which of these ones contains the highest percentage of iron?
(A) Limonite
(B) Haematite
(C) Magnetite
(D) Siderite
22. ‘Landform is the function of structure, process and stage’ — who propounded this theory?
(A) W. Penck
(B) T. H. Hack
(C) L. C. King
(D) W. M. Davis
23. Intensity of wheat cropping in India is the highest in
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
24. This type of soil develops in low rainfall regions—
(A) Pedocal
(B) Pedalfer
(C) Saline soil
(D) Lithosol
25. The ideal situation of man-land ratio in a particular region is called
(A) Overpopulation
(B) Optimum Population
(C) Underpopulation
(D) Carrying Capacity
26. Which of these geographers divided the world into ‘natural regions’?
(A) Prof. Herbertson
(B) Carl O Sauer
(C) Huntington
(D) Kant
27. In which of the following projections does the developable surface touch the mid-latitude?
(A) Mercator’s
(B) Gnomonic
(C) Simple Conical Projection
(D) Sinusoidal Projection
28. Which of these is the coldest layer of the earth’s atmosphere?
(A) Mesosphere
(B) Exosphere
(C) Thermosphere
(D) Stratosphere
29. Out-migration of population will not have this effect in the source region
(A) Scarcity of skilled labour
(B) Decrease in population density
(C) Increase in unemployment
(D) Economic development in the source region
30. Which of the following is an example of extinct volcano?
(A) Vesuvius
(B) Maunaloa
(C) Narkondam
(D) Etna
31. Which of these plays the role of decomposer in the ecosystem?
(A) Deer
(B) Chameleon
(C) Clostridium
(D) Plankton
32. What is the total angle formed at the centre of a piegraph?
(A) 90°
(B) 180°
(C) 270°
(D) 360°
33. Which of the following countries has the highest annual population growth rate?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Bangladesh
34. Which of the following is a landform created by folding?
(A) Rift valley
(B) Block mountain
(C) Fault scarp
(D) Anticline ridge
35. Which part of the earth’s crust has the highest density?
(A) Continental crust
(B) Oceanic crust
(C) Mantle
(D) Core
36. This part of India receives rainfall in two seasons of a year—
(A) Karnataka Coast
(B) West Bengal Coast
(C) Tamil Nadu Coast
(D) Andaman Islands
37. Asper the latest census, which state in India achieved the first place according to sex-ratio?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tripura
(C) West Bengal
(D) Kerala
38. By which law will the low pressure area be on the right side if one faces away from the direction of wind in the southern hemisphere?
(A) Ferrel’s law
(B) Coriolis force
(C) Buys Ballot’s law
(D) Halley’s law
39. In which year, was ‘MONEX’ carried out by Indian and Soviet scientists?
(A) 1970
(B) 1979
(C) 1990
(D) 1960
40. Which of these is a pastoral nomadic tribe of the Savannah grassland region?
(A) Pygmy
(B) Semang
(C) Masai
(D) Toda
41. The ratio between the least count of the main scale and number of vernier scale divisions is called
(A) Main scale reading
(B) Vernier scale reading
(C) Vernier constant
(D) Main scale constant
42. Lowest rate of downcutting of a river is observed at
(A) Mountain valley
(B) Piedmont region
(C) Near sea level
(D) Plateau region
43. In which year, did the Government of India introduce the Biodiversity Act?
(A) 1992
(B) 2000
(C) 2002
(D) 1980
44. Which of these is not a conventional source of energy?
(A) Coal
(B) Solar power
(C) Mineral oil
(D) Natural gas
45. Which of these is not an east-flowing river in India?
(A) Godavari
(B) Cauvery
(C) Tapi
(D) Krishna
46. Which type of chemical weathering is found to be operative on limestone in hot-humid climate?
(A) Oxidation
(B) Carbonation
(C) Hydration
(D) Desilication
47. Which of these is not a high yielding variety of rice?
(A) Jaya
(B) IR-20
(C) Swarno-sub 1
(D) Sonalika
48. Some industries come up near the source of raw materials. An important example is
(A) Cotton Textile industry
(B) Sugar industry
(C) Information Technology industry
(D) Chemical industry
55. The intermediate region between Continental Coastline and Continental Slope is known as
(A) Continental shelf
(B) Abyssal plain
(C) Sea canyon
(D) Guyots
56. Tropical cyclone that originates along the Japan coast is known as
(A) Hurricane
(B) Tornado
(C) Roaring Forties
(D) Typhoon
57. Inversion of temperature is caused by
(A) Long night
(B) Calm weather
(C) Snow-covered surface
(D) All of the above
58. Which will be the most suitable cartogram to represent the population density of a country?
(A) Piegraph
(B) Choropleth
(C) Chorochromatic
(D) Dot and Sphere
59. Which of the following rocks has the highest degree of hardness?
(A) Sandstone
(B) Marble
(C) Quartzite
(D) Limestone
60. The upper part of the earth’s crust is mainly composed of which two mineral constituting elements?
(A) Nickel and Iron
(B) Copper and Iron
(C) Silica and Magnesium
(D) Silica and Aluminium
সম্ভাব্য উত্তর WBSSC SLST GEOGRAPHY 9-10 2025
SET-A
1. D, 2. A, 3. D, 4. B, 5. C, 6. A
7. D, 8. D, 9. C, 10. A, 11. A, 12. D
13. C, 14. A, 15. B, 16. C, 17. A, 18. D
19. D, 20. D, 21. C, 22. D, 23. A, 24. A
25. B, 26. A, 27. C, 28. A, 29. D, 30. C
31. C, 32. D, 33. D, 34. D, 35. A, 36. C
37. D, 38. C, 39. D, 40. C, 41. C, 42. C
43. C, 44. B, 45. C, 46. B, 47. D, 48. B
49. A, 50. D, 51. A, 52. C, 53. B, 54. A
55. A, 56. D, 57. D, 58. B, 59. C, 60. D
WBSSC SLST IX - X Official answer key published
