WBSSC 2nd SLST Question Paper – 2025
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 Biome—
(A) Spruce
(B) Baobab
(C) Cactus
(D) Mahogany
7. ‘Sargasso Sea‘ is located in the
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Arctic Ocean
(C) Pacific Ocean
(D) Atlantic Ocean
8. Why is it easier to set up a thermal power plant compared to a hydel power plant?
(A) Thermal power plant emits less greenhouse 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. In which layer of the soil does illuviation take place?
(A) A
(B) D
(C) B
(D) C
10. Which mineral deposit is found in large quantities in Shimoga district of Karnataka?
(A) Manganese
(B) Coal
(C) Limestone
(D) Copper
11. This element is very important for improving soil fertility—
(A) Phosphorous
(B) Silica
(C) Calcium
(D) Sodium
12. Which continent has the highest population density?
(A) Africa
(B) North America
(C) Europe
(D) Asia
13. Low salinity is generally found in
(A) Tropical region
(B) Closed seas
(C) River mouths
(D) Coral reefs
14. What percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic layer to another in an ecosystem?
(A) 20%
(B) 10%
(C) 25%
(D) 50%
15. Which of the following ocean currents is a cold current?
(A) Equatorial current
(B) Humboldt current
(C) Gulf stream
(D) Brazilian current
16. The intersection of less than type and more than type Ogive indicates
(A) Median
(B) Mean
(C) Mode
(D) Standard Deviation
17. ‘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
18. 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 ores 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) Narcondam
(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 pie graph?
(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. As per 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
49. A famous fishing port located along the North-West Atlantic coast is
(A) Portland
(B) Newport
(C) Skina
(D) Tromso
50. Which type of scale helps in finest measurement?
(A) Statement scale
(B) Simple linear scale
(C) Ratio scale
(D) Vernier scale
51. Who was the proponent of the term ‘ecosystem‘?
(A) A. G. Tansley
(B) R. Lindeman
(C) E. P. Odum
(D) Clark
52. This city is known as the ‘Manchester of India‘—
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Nagpur
53. The principal source of ocean salinity is
(A) Oceanic crust
(B) Eroded materials from the continents
(C) Oceanic volcanism
(D) Meteorite fall
54. Which of the following states in India has the highest tribal population?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Maharashtra
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