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SLST 2023 (Madrasah – Geography)

Total Questions: 90 | Full Marks: 90 | Negative Marking: 1 mark per 2 wrong answers
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes


1. On the average, lithospheric plates are:
(A) 1 km (B) 10 km (C) 100 km (D) 1000 km

2. Airy theory on isostasy is based on:
(A) Pascal’s law (B) Newton’s first law (C) Newton’s second law (D) Charles’ law

3. Imbricate structure is associated with:
(A) Simple fold (B) Normal fault (C) Reverse fault (D) Rock joint

4. Consider the rivers:

  • A: Clean water (underloaded)
  • B: Heavily turbid water (overloaded)
  • C: Balanced

Choose the correct erosion capacity order:
(A) A > B > C (B) B > C > A (C) C > A > B (D) A > B = C

5. The ____ is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field.
(A) Mantle (B) Crust (C) Inner core (D) Outer core

6. Which of the following represents an ascending order as per the grain size of rocks?
(A) Basalt, Gabro, Dolerite, Granite, Pegmatite
(B) Basalt, Dolerite, Gabro, Granite, Pegmatite
(C) Basalt, Dolerite, Gabro, Pegmatite, Granite
(D) Basalt, Gabro, Dolerite, Pegmatite, Granite

7. The concept of geosyncline was propounded by:
(A) Kober (B) Hall and Dana (C) James Hutton (D) Daly

8. The angle between the magnetic axis and the geographical axis of the Earth is:
(A) 10.3° (B) 15.3° (C) 5.3° (D) 12.3°

9. Match List-I (Countries) with List-II (Volcanoes):
(a) Indonesia – ?
(b) Italy – ?
(c) Ecuador – ?
(d) Tanzania – ?

List-II:
(i) Cotopaxi (ii) Kilimanjaro (iii) Krakatoa (iv) Mount Vesuvius
Correct Code:
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (B) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) (D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

10. Match List-I (Weathering process) with List-II (Nature):
(a) Oxidation – ?
(b) Carbonation – ?
(c) Block disintegration – ?
(d) Granular disintegration – ?

List-II:
(i) Calcium-bearing rock decomposes
(ii) Iron-bearing rock decomposes
(iii) Rock with heterogeneous minerals disintegrates
(iv) Well-jointed granitic rock disintegrates
Correct Code:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

11. Match List-I (Soil Types) with List-II (Characteristics):
(a) Oxisols – ?
(b) Vertisols – ?
(c) Histosols – ?
(d) Entisols – ?

List-II:
(i) Soil lacking horizons
(ii) Very rich in organic matter
(iii) Rich in clay, highly basic
(iv) Very old, highly weathered
Correct Code:
(A) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i) (B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(C) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) (D) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

12. Armoring in a river is defined as:
(A) Deposition of sand
(B) Deposition of clay
(C) Transport of small particles leaving behind larger ones
(D) Transport of larger particles leaving behind smaller ones

13. Which is the most common type of sand dune in the world?
(A) Longitudinal dune (B) Seif dune
(C) Crescentic dune (D) Dome dune

14. A small island near the coast connected to the mainland is called:
(A) Loop (B) Tombolo (C) Spit (D) Hooked spit

15. Which of the following statements best describe Ratzel’s Lebensraum?
(I) It is the geographical area where organisms develop.
(II) It is an imaginary space for development.
(III) It provoked German territorial expansion.
(IV) It provoked USA territorial expansion.
Correct Option:
(A) I & III (B) I & IV (C) only I (D) II & III

16. Who is the founder of Possibilism?
(A) Vidal de la Blache (B) Lucien Febvre
(C) D.M. Smith (D) Friedrich Ratzel

17. Match List-I with List-II:
(a) Humboldt – ?
(b) Huntington – ?
(c) Immanuel Kant – ?
(d) David Harvey – ?

List-II:
(i) Critique of Pure Reason
(ii) Social Justice and the City
(iii) Asia Central
(iv) The Pulse of Asia
Correct Code:
(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) (B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(C) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) (D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

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18. Stop and Go Determinism suggests:
(A) Change in direction and pace
(B) Change in pace only
(C) Change in direction only
(D) Change in space, pace, and direction

19. Which is not true about idiographic concepts?
(A) Believes in law-making
(B) Concerned with unique events
(C) Closely associated with regional geography
(D) Psychological idea by Marc Brysbaert

20. Antipode is a journal of:
(A) Radical Geography (B) Humanistic Geography
(C) Human Geography (D) Social Geography

SLST 2023 – Geography

[Questions 21 to 40]


21. Van Allen radiation belt is observed in which atmospheric layer?
(A) Thermosphere (B) Ionosphere (C) Exosphere (D) Magnetosphere

22. Which of the following represents the correct sequence in descending order of albedo?
(A) Desert Sand, Cloud, Ocean, Grassland
(B) Desert Sand, Cloud, Grassland, Ocean
(C) Cloud, Desert Sand, Ocean, Grassland
(D) Cloud, Desert Sand, Grassland, Ocean

23. In which method of heat transfer is direct contact among molecules necessary?
(A) Convection (B) Radiation (C) Sublimation (D) Conduction

24. Match the following (Köppen Symbols and Climate Types):

(a) Af  (i) Tropical Monsoon
(b) Am (ii) Tropical Rainforest
(c) Bw (iii) Semi-arid
(d) BS (iv) Arid

Correct Code:
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) 
(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) 
(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) 
(D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

25. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(A) CFC (B) Water vapour (C) Argon (D) Carbon dioxide

26. Low relative humidity and high wet-bulb temperature in Taylor Hythergraph indicate:
(A) Keen (B) Scorching (C) Raw (D) Muggy

27. Which climatic condition is most favorable for formation of duricrust?
(A) Humid Tropical (B) Taiga
(C) Cold Desert (D) Cold Temperate

28. Who coined the term Biodiversity Hotspot?
(A) Raymond F. Dasmann (B) Odum
(C) E.O. Wilson (D) Norman Myers

29. Which animal is the symbol of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?
(A) Giant Panda (B) Red Panda (C) African Lion (D) Tiger

30. Deficiency of which mineral(s) causes chlorosis in plants?
(I) Mn (II) Fe (III) Na (IV) K
(A) I and II (B) Only I (C) Only II (D) II and IV


31. Match List-I (States) with List-II (National Parks):

(a) Himachal Pradesh – ?
(b) Chhattisgarh – ?
(c) Madhya Pradesh – ?
(d) Manipur – ?

List-II:
(i) Keibul Lamjao (ii) Bandhavgarh (iii) Great Himalayan (iv) Indravati

Correct Code:
(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) (B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) (D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)

32. Who introduced the concept of Food Web and Food Chain?
(A) Tansley (B) Ernst Haeckel
(C) Charles Elton (D) F.E. Clements

33. BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand) of safe drinking water should be:
(A) 0 (B) 10 (C) Zero (D) 15

34. Match List-I (Countries) with List-II (Grasslands):

(a) Sudan (i) Lanos
(b) Brazil (ii) Savanna
(c) Venezuela (iii) Campos
(d) Russia (iv) Steppes

Correct Code:
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (B) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) (D) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

35. The term Restoration Ecology was coined by:
(A) Ernst Haeckel (B) John Aber & William Jordan
(C) Lindeman (D) Odum

36. The Ozone hole over Antarctica appears during which months?
(A) September to November (B) January to March
(C) April to June (D) June to August

37. Which country is the largest producer of fish in the world?
(A) USA (B) UK (C) China (D) Norway

38. Zingg’s plot is used to classify:
(A) Particle color (B) Particle texture
(C) Particle dimension (D) Particle density

39. ___ diversity refers to the ratio of local diversity to regional diversity.
(A) Alpha (B) Beta (C) Gamma (D) Pan

40. The crest of an anticlinal arch can be broken by:
(A) Longitudinal consequent rivers
(B) Transverse consequent rivers
(C) Obsequent rivers
(D) Subsequent rivers

SLST 2023 – Geography

[Questions 41 to 60]


41. What causes eustatic rejuvenation of a river?
(A) Increase of bed load
(B) River capture
(C) Upliftment of landmass
(D) Worldwide lowering of sea level

42. Eskar is a:
(A) Long, narrow, sinuous ridge
(B) Mound of sand and gravel
(C) Shallow basin
(D) Plain formed by fine sediments

43. Which of the following does not apply quantitative techniques in geographical studies?
(A) Central place theory – Christaller
(B) Crop combination analysis – Weaver
(C) Concentric zone theory – Burgess
(D) Locational analysis in human geography – Peter Haggett

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44. Which pressure belt experiences subsidence of air from higher altitudes?
(A) Equatorial low pressure belt
(B) Subtropical high pressure belt
(C) Subpolar high pressure belt
(D) Polar high pressure belt

45. Which jet stream influences the Indian summer monsoon the most?
(A) Polar front jet
(B) Subtropical jet
(C) Tropical easterly jet
(D) Stratospheric jet

46. Which grassland is typical of Indian monsoon biome?
(A) Steppe biome
(B) Veldt biome
(C) Savanna biome
(D) Pampas biome

47. Leed grassland is a typical feature of:
(A) Steppe biome
(B) Veldt biome
(C) Savanna biome
(D) Pampas biome

48. UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 relates to:
(A) No poverty
(B) Zero hunger
(C) Clean water and sanitation
(D) Sustainable cities and communities

49. According to Central Pollution Control Board, Govt. of India (1974), arrange the following industries in descending order of risk:
(A) Red, Orange, Green, White
(B) Red, Orange, White, Green
(C) Red, White, Orange, Green
(D) White, Red, Orange, Green

50. If iron ore weighs 50 kg and the resulting steel weighs 30 kg, what would be the material index?
(A) 1 (B) >1 (C) <1 (D) >2


51. The most important manganese ore is:
(A) Pyrolusite (B) Hausmannite (C) Taconite (D) Phlogopite

52. Match List-I (Countries) with List-II (Mines):

(a) China – ?
(b) Brazil – ?
(c) India – ?
(d) Chile – ?

List-II:
(i) Anshan (ii) Chiria (iii) Amapa (iv) Escondida

Correct Code:
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

53. According to A. Pred, the location of an industry is most closely associated with which approach?
(A) Least cost approach
(B) Economic approach
(C) Profit-maximizing approach
(D) Behavioural approach

54. The major division of the agricultural regions of the world was given by:
(A) Whittlesey (B) August Losch
(C) Zimmerman (D) Von Thünen

55. What is Demographic Dividend?
(A) Actual economic growth from population shifts
(B) Economic growth potential from age structure shift
(C) Fall in birth rate and economic growth
(D) Fall in death rate and economic growth

56. In which year was the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) launched?
(A) 2005 (B) 2010 (C) 2007 (D) 2000

57. Which group of Indian states is arranged in descending order of population density (Census 2011)?
(A) Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
(B) Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Maharashtra
(C) Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu
(D) Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Punjab

58. At present, which country has the highest number of immigrants?
(A) USA (B) UAE (C) Canada (D) Germany

59. Loess soil is:
(A) Zonal (B) Intrazonal (C) Azonal (D) Boreal

60. Which one is not a specific process of soil formation?
(A) Humification (B) Gleization
(C) Podsolisation (D) Calcification

SLST 2023 – Geography

[Questions 61 to 90]


61. In which category of biodiversity is abundance and variety of individual organisms found?
(A) Ecosystem diversity
(B) Gamma diversity
(C) Genetic diversity
(D) Species diversity

62. What is the result of eutrophication?
(A) Conversion of fertile land into wasteland
(B) Salinization of topsoil
(C) Pollution of oceans and seas
(D) Pollution of inland water bodies and rivers

63. Which biome is characterized by jhum cultivation?
(A) Mountain forest biome
(B) Monsoon deciduous forest biome
(C) Tropical evergreen rainforest biome
(D) Alluvial forest biome

64. Cloud forest is a typical feature of which biome?
(A) Mangrove forest biome
(B) Tropical and subtropical seasonal forest biome
(C) Subtropical evergreen forest biome
(D) Subtropical deciduous forest biome

65. Which of the following is the correct combination of sustainable development components?
(A) Economic, Social, Human
(B) Environmental, Technological, Human
(C) Cultural, Economic, Technological
(D) Economic, Ecological, Human

66. Which Indian state had the lowest sex ratio as per Census 2011?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Haryana
(D) Rajasthan

67. Which of the following countries is at Stage-V of the Demographic Transition Model?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Norway
(C) Singapore
(D) Japan

68. As per PLFS (2019–20), in which state is female work participation highest?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Manipur
(D) Nagaland

69. As per the World Food Summit 1996, which is the correct dimension of food security?
(A) Physical availability, economic & physical access, food utilization, stability
(B) Economic access, food utilization, food conservation, stability
(C) Physical availability, food utilization, conservation, stability
(D) Physical availability, economic & physical access, utilization, conservation, supply

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70. In which of the following regions are laterite and lateritic soils not found?
(A) Eastern Ghats
(B) Western Ghats
(C) Himalayan Mountains
(D) Rajmahal Hills


71. Which group of Indian states represents a descending order in coastline length?
(A) Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha
(B) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Kerala
(C) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha
(D) Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, Maharashtra

72. Which Indian state has the lowest elevation point (Kuttanad)?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh

73. What is the correct order of Himalayan ranges from North to South?
(A) Karakoram, Zaskar, Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Siwalik
(B) Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Siwalik
(C) Karakoram, Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Zaskar, Siwalik
(D) Karakoram, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Ladakh, Siwalik

74. Which is the shortest National Highway (NH) in India?
(A) NH 127A (B) NH 966B (C) NH 45 (D) NH 548

75. The Grand Banks and Dogger Bank are famous for:
(A) Pearl Fishery
(B) Shallow Water Fishery
(C) Deep Water Fishery
(D) Coral Reef

76. Mayurakshi dam is built on which river?
(A) Barakar (B) Damodar (C) Kopai (D) Dwarka

77. Match the following:

(a) Dot (i) Dimension tends to zero
(b) Sphere (ii) Three dimensions
(c) Circle (iii) Two dimensions
(d) Bar diagram (iv) One dimension

Correct Code:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

78. Operation Flood is associated with:
(A) Green Revolution
(B) White Revolution
(C) Blue Revolution
(D) Red Revolution

79. What does Nearest Neighbour Index (NNI) measure?
(A) Shape of settlements
(B) Age of settlements
(C) Occupational structure
(D) Spacing between settlements

80. Which scale of measurement includes both classification and order?
(A) Interval
(B) Nominal
(C) Ratio
(D) Ordinal


81. What is the least count of a prismatic compass?
(A) 15′ (B) 30″ (C) 30′ (D) 1″

82. Digitizing or scanning is a GIS process related to:
(A) Error detection
(B) Data acquisition
(C) Data manipulation
(D) Enhancing data quality

83. Which is a minor industrial region of India?
(A) Madurai–Coimbatore–Bangalore
(B) Chennai
(C) Ahmedabad–Vadodara
(D) Delhi and adjoining areas

84. In which part of India is Lunoj area located?
(A) Eastern (B) Western (C) Northern (D) Northeastern

85. Which of the following is a relative measure of dispersion?
(A) Standard deviation
(B) Z-score
(C) Mean deviation
(D) Variance

86. What is the identical value of Location Quotient (LQ)?
(A) Zero (B) Highest frequency of dataset
(C) One (D) Any odd number

87. In which of the following instruments is the vernier scale fixed?
(A) Rotameter (B) Dumpy level
(C) Abney’s level (D) Mirror stereoscope

88. Which is the result of parallel retreat of slope segments?
(A) Convex slope profile
(B) Concave slope profile
(C) Rectilinear slope profile
(D) Scarp slope profile

89. Quartz, olivine, and gold have densities of 2.5, 3.0, and 19.8 gm/cm³ respectively. What does this indicate?
(A) Olivine and quartz are harder than gold
(B) Gold is 6–7 times harder than olivine and quartz
(C) Gold and olivine are silicates
(D) Gold has higher density and specific gravity than quartz and olivine

90. Which property of a mineral describes light reflection and transmission?
(A) Luster (B) Color streak
(C) Virtual absorption (D) Fluorescence

SLST 2023 Geography Answer Key

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