Geography MCQs for SLST BPSC TRE DSSSB UP PGT TGT

Important Geography MCQ Questions for SLST

Lehman discontinuity separates:
(A) Crust from mantle
(B) Upper crust from lower crust
(C) Mantle from outer core
(D) Outer core from inner core
Inverted relief indicates:
(A) Anticlinal ridges and Synclinal valley
(B) Anticlinal valley and Synclinal ridge
(C) Fault scarp
(D) Basin and range topography
Paternoster lake is commonly found in:
(A) Fluvial landscape
(B) Glacial landscape
(C) Aeolian landscape
(D) Coastal landscape
Entrenched meander is a feature developed due to:
(A) Meander
(B) Pool and riffle
(C) Structural bench
(D) River rejuvenation
Scree or Talus is mainly developed by:
(A) Glacier activity
(B) Insolation effect
(C) Hydration
(D) Glacier and river activity
Which fold represents maximum tilted axis?
(A) Recumbent Fold
(B) Fan Fold
(C) Isoclinal Fold
(D) Chevron Fold
The most destructive earthquake wave at epicenter:
(A) P-wave
(B) S-wave
(C) L-wave
(D) R-wave
Delta develops under which river flow?
(A) Homopycnal flow
(B) Hypopycnal flow
(C) Hyperpycnal flow
(D) None
Safety factor for mass wasting occurrences:
(A) 2:1
(B) 5:2
(C) 10:1
(D) 1:1

Rock covering >50% of continental crust:
(A) Igneous Rock
(B) Metamorphic Rock
(C) Sedimentary Rock
(D) Igneous and Metamorphic Rock
Descending order of crustal elements:
(A) Fe, Al, Ca, Mg, K
(B) Al, Fe, Ca, Mg, K
(C) Fe, Al, Ca, K, Mg
(D) Al, Fe, Ca, K, Mg
Fossil supporting continental drift:
(A) Mesosaurus
(B) Glossopteris
(C) Keichousaurus
(D) Asilisaurus
Widest continental shelf is in:
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Atlantic Ocean
(C) Arctic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean

Noctilucent cloud location:
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Ozonosphere
Minimum Coriolis parameter for cyclonic vortex:
(A) 5.5/s
(B) 10.5/s
(C) 15.5/s
(D) 20.5/s
Cloud contributing most to global rainfall:
(A) Cumulonimbus
(B) Stratus
(C) Nimbostratus
(D) Altostratus
Force preventing wind from low-pressure center:
(A) Centrifugal force
(B) Coriolis force
(C) Centripetal force
(D) Frictional force
Low RH + high wet-bulb temp on Hythergraph:
(A) Keen
(B) Scorching
(C) Raw
(D) Muggy
Monsoon origin idea by:
(A) Al Battani
(B) Al-Balkhi
(C) Al-Masudi
(D) Ibn Khaldun

Mull humus found in:
(A) Podzol soil
(B) Chernozem soil
(C) Laterite
(D) Brown earth
Ecocline refers to:
(A) Transition between two terrestrial ecosystems
(B) Transition between terrestrial/aquatic ecosystems
(C) Transition between two aquatic ecosystems
(D) Transition between two marine ecosystems
Pyramid never inverted:
(A) Biomass pyramid
(B) Energy pyramid
(C) Number pyramid
(D) All can be inverted
Epiphytes commonly in:
(A) Equatorial Rainforest
(B) Savannah
(C) Tropical Deciduous
(D) Steppe
Ideal soil horizon for organic matter:
(A) D horizon
(B) C horizon
(C) B horizon
(D) O horizon
Treed grassland typical of:
(A) Steppe biome
(B) Veldt biome
(C) Savanna biome
(D) Pampas biome
Pneumatophore characteristic of:
(A) Equatorial forest
(B) Grassland
(C) Boreal forest
(D) Mangrove forest
Lindeman’s 10% law states:
(A) Only 10% energy transfers between trophic levels
(B) Only 10% energy consumed per trophic level
(C) Only 10% energy lost between levels
(D) Only 10% energy stored per level
Simplest biogeochemical cycle:
(A) Phosphorus
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Oxygen
(D) Carbon
Father of modern ecology:
(A) Ernst Haeckel
(B) Tansley
(C) Odum
(D) Charles Elton

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 17
(D) 18
Montreal Protocol (1987) protects:
(A) Stratospheric ozone layer
(B) Ocean water quality
(C) Landform erosion
(D) River degradation
SDG 6 relates to:
(A) No poverty
(B) Zero hunger
(C) Clean water and sanitation
(D) Sustainable cities
Biodiversity hotspot concept by:
(A) P. Odum
(B) E. Kormondy
(C) N. Myers
(D) A. Haeckel
Resource with known quantity:
(A) Abiotic resources
(B) Potential resources
(C) Actual resources
(D) Natural resources
Basel Convention addresses:
(A) Transboundary hazardous waste
(B) Climate change
(C) Ozone protection
(D) Endangered species trade

Biosphere Reserves in India:
(A) 18
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 4
ICAR soil groups:
(A) 11
(B) 10
(C) 7
(D) 8
Soil with highest P-fixing capacity:
(A) Black soil
(B) Sierozem soil
(C) Chernozem soil
(D) Red soil
Descending order of soil coverage in India:
(A) Laterite > Red > Black > Desert
(B) Black > Red > Desert > Laterite
(C) Red > Black > Laterite > Desert
(D) Red > Black > Desert > Laterite
National Waterway-5 (NW-5) in:
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Odisha
(D) Tamil Nadu
States by population density (2011, descending):
Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
(A) Bihar > WB > Kerala > UP
(B) Bihar > UP > WB > Kerala
(C) Bihar > WB > UP > Kerala
(D) Bihar > Kerala > UP > WB
Leading manganese producer state:
(A) Odisha
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
Hazard threatening Bengal delta most:
(A) Drought
(B) Flood
(C) Earthquake
(D) Riverbank erosion

Law of intervening opportunities by:
(A) Lee
(B) Stouffer
(C) Ravenstein
(D) Todaro
Net Reproduction Rate (NRR) is:
(A) Female births across generations (with mortality)
(B) Female births across generations (no mortality)
(C) Total children per woman (if she survives)
(D) Total daughters per woman (if she survives)
Migration stream means:
(A) Migrants with common origin/destination
(B) Total migrants from origin
(C) Total moves in an interval
(D) Narrow migrant paths
Rural India population (2011):
(A) ~733 million
(B) ~833 million
(C) ~933 million
(D) ~783 million
“Conurbation” concept by:
(A) André Allix
(B) Galpin
(C) Patrick Geddes
(D) Gottman

Notes:

All duplicates (e.g., repeated questions on ecocline, SDGs, soil horizons) have been merged.
Irrelevant text (e.g., “MSC/GEO/IX-X/23”, “Please Turn Over”) removed.
Answers verified against standard geographical references (e.g., NCERT, Savindra Singh).
Key Corrections:
Q13: Widest shelf → Arctic Ocean (not Pacific).
Q39: Soil coverage → Red > Black > Laterite > Desert.
Q48: “Conurbation” coined by Patrick Geddes.

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