GEOGRAPHY
General Instructions
- There are total 30 questions. All questions are compulsory.
- Question paper is divided into 3 Sections-A, B and C .In Section A Question numbers 1 to 15 are Objective type Multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each. Attempt any 14 questions. Write the correct answer only in your answer sheets.
- In Section B, Question numbers 16 and 17 are Short Source Based and Graph Based questions respectively carrying 3 marks each. Answer any three questions out of 4. Each of there questions carry 1 mark
- In Section C, Question numbers 18 to 22 are short answer questions carrying 3 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 60-80 words.
- In Section C question number 23 to 27 are long answer questions carrying 5 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 120-150 words.
- Question numbers 28 and 29 are related to location and labelling and identification of geographical features on maps respectively, carrying 5 marks each.
Section A
1. Nature of Human Geography deals with which of the following aspects?
(a) Physical environment.
(b) Socio-cultural environment
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
2. Electoral Geography is the sub-field of which of the following fields of Human Geography? (1
(a) Social Geography
(b) Urban Geography
(c) Political Geography
(d) Economic Geography
3. Which of the following is not an economic factor of population distribution?
(a) Climate
(b) Mineral
(c) Urbanisation
(d) Industrialisation
4.Which of the following countries of Asia have a poor sex-ratio?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) All of these
5. Which of the following approaches of Human Development was developed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)?
(a) Welfare Approach
(b) Basic/Minimum Needs Approach
(c) Income Approach
(d) Capabilities Approach
6.Which of the following best describes the features of gathering?
(a) Low capital/Skill investment
(b) Low yield per person
(c) Non-surplus in production
(d) All of the above
7. Fill in the blanks
The ………..established cocoa and coffee plantations in Western Africa.
8. Which of these type of stores employ highly skilled specialists?
(a) Consumer cooperatives
(b) Departmental stores
(c) Chain stores
(d) Permanent shops
9. Prof. Amartya Sen is associated with ………..approach to Human Development?
10. What is the population density of India as p Census of 2011?
(a) 184 persons per sq km
(b) 285 persons per sq km
(c) 382 persons per sq km
(d) 415 persons per sq km
11. Internal migration includes
(a) Rural to Rural
(c) Urban to Urban
(b) Rural to Urban
(d) All of these
12. Which among the following states is have in lowest HDI?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Odisha
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
13. Identify the administrative town.
(a) Bhilai
(b) Surat
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Bhubaneshwar
14. Singreni coal field is located in
(a) Telangana
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Punjab
5. Match List I with List II.
List I Category List II Geographical area
A.Barren and uncultivable Wasteland 1. 5.88
B. Natural degraded CWL. 2. 2.18
C.Manmade degraded CWL 3. 2.4
D. Total degraded CWL. 4. 15.8
Code
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 4 1 3
Section - B
Answer any three questions
(i) Which continent has the highest density of populations?
(a)Oceania
(b) Africa
(d) Asia
(ii) Density of population in a region can be calculated by
(a) Land area
(c) World share x Land area
(b) Land area x Population
(d) Population/Land area
(iii) Population density of which of these continents is less than Europe?
(a) North America
(b) Oceania
(c) Asia
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(iv) If the population density in the world becomes 1000 persons/sq km, it may lead to
(a) Air pollution
(b) Congestion
(c) Pressure on land
(d) All of these
17. Read the given case carefully and answer the questions that follow
Winters in the town of Trondheim mean fierce winds and heavy snow. The skies are dark for months. Kari drives to work in the dark at 8 am. She has special tyres for the winter and keeps the headlights of her powerful car switched on. Her office is artificially heated at a comfortable 23 degrees Celsius. The campus of the universit she works in is built under a huge glass dome. This dome keeps the snow out in winter and lets in the sunshine in the summer. The temperatur is controlled carefully and there is adequate lighting. Even though fresh vegetables and plants don't grow in such harsh weather, Kari keeps an orchid on her desk and enjoys eating tropical fruits like banana and kiwi. These are flown in from warmer areas regularly. With a click of the mouse, Kari can network with colleagues in New Delhi.
She frequently takes a morning flight to London and returns in the evening in time to watch her favourite television serial. Though Kari is fifty-eight years old, she is fitter and looks younger than many thirty year-olds in other parts of the world.
Answer any three questions
1. Kari is able to defy the forces of nature with the help of-
(a) Hard work
(b) Smart work
(c) Technology
(d) All of these
2. The passage shows which type of interaction with the environment?
(a) Environmental Determinism
(b) Possibilism
(c) Regional Analysis
(d) Neo Determinism
3.The university is built under a huge glass dome. Why?
(a) To keep the campus warm in winters
(b) Safety from animals from forest
(c) For lightning in winters
(d) All of the above
4.Why don't vegetables and fruits don't grow the region?
(a) Due to lack of soil
(b) Due to harsh climate
(c) Due to lack of sunshine
(d) None of the above
Section- C
18. "Watershed management can play an importa role in sustainable development." Explain.
Or
Explain any three benefits of rain water harvesting.
19. Why is the service sector considered as an important sector in the world? How is it different from primary and secondary sectors
Or
"Though the digital means of communication have revolutionised the world but still there exists a significant digital divide" Explain.
20.How can the non-conventional energy resour help in conservation of energy minerals in India? Explain with any two examples.
21. Urban waste disposal has led to various environmental problems in large cities of th world.
22. What is gathering? Why it has less chances becoming important at global level? Give th reasons.
23. Why did the population of India rise at a faster rate during 1951-1981? After which period the growth rate has declined and why? (5)
Or
"The spatial distribution of population density in India shows a very uneven pattern." Explain the statement with suitable examples.
24. "Hill Area Development Programmes in India were drawn keeping in view their topographical, ecological, social and economic conditions." Support this statement with suitable examples. (5)
Or
What are the characteristics of various types o rural settlements in India? Explain with examples
25. Explain how humans were naturalised in the early periods of their interaction with the nature. (5
26.The subject-matter of human geography is divided into two broad sections. Explain in brief about these sections
27. Why do large scale industries choose different locations? Explain any four factors which influence t industrial location.
Map Based Questions
28. On the political map of India mark and locate the following features. (Any five)
(1) The state having the highest population density.
(ii) An iron-ore mine in Jharkhand.
(iv) The leading cotton producing state.
(iii) An oil refinery in Bihar.
(v) The leading wheat producing state.
(vii) A bauxite mine in Madhya Pradesh
(vi) A city with 10 million population
29. In the given political map of the world five geographical features are shown by,,), (iv) and ( identify the features with the help of the information given below and write their correct names on lines marked in the map.
(i) An area of Nomadic herding.
(ii) Largest country in South America.
(iii) An area of extensive commercial grain cultivation.
(iv) An Island where dairy farming is practised.
(v) A mega-city