SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 3
A Highly Simulated Sample Question Paper for CBSE Class XI
GEOGRAPHY
General Instructions
This question paper contains 30 questions. All questions are compulsory.
This question paper is divided into five sections - Sections A, B, C, D and E.
Section A - Questions no. 1 to 17 are Multiple Choice (MCQ) Type Questions carrying 1 mark each.
Section B - Questions no. 18 and 19 are Source Based Questions carrying 3 marks each.
Section C- Questions no. 20 to 23 are Short Answer (SA) Type Questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer to these questions shall be written in 80 to 100 words.
Section D - Questions no. 24 to 28 are Long Answer (LA) Type Questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to these
questions shall be written in 120 to 150 words.
Section E- Questions no. 29 and 30 are Map Based Questions.
Max marks : 70
SECTION-A
1. Which one of the following features can be termed as 'physical features'?
(a) Port
(b) Plain
(c) Road
(d) Water park
2. Who draws, produces and studies maps?
(a) Researcher
(b) Cartographer
(c) Demographer
(d) Analyst
3. Which of the following is included in lithosphere?
(a) Ocean
(b) Winds
(c) Food chain
(d) Landforms
4. The arguments proposed by Immanuel Kant regarding origin of earth were revised by in 1796.
(a) Laplace
(b) Moulton
(c) Chamberlain
(d) Otto Schmidt
5. S-waves are also known as
(a) Surface waves
(b) Secondary waves
(c) Short waves
(d) Small waves
6. How many time zones are there in USA?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 9
7 What is the total area of India?
(a) 2.37 million Sq km
(b) 3.28 million Sq km
(c) 4.68 million Sq km
(d) 6.16 million Sq km
8. Which one of the water bodies separates the Andaman from the Nicobar?
(a) 11° Channel
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) 10° Channel
(d) Andaman Sea
9. Which of the following rivers is known as sorrow of Bihar?
(a) Damodar
(b) Kosi
(c) Son
(d) Chambal
10. Which of the following rivers is known as Singi Khamban in Tibetan range?
(a) Indus
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Satluj
(d) Kosi
11. Which months are known for retreating monsoon?
(a) January and February
(b) October and November
(c) June and July
(d) August and September
12. Winter rainfall is beneficial for cultivation of
(a) Rabi crops
(b) Kharif crops
(c) Zaid crops
(d) All of these
13. ) How many of the Biosphere Reserves from India are recognised by the UNESCO?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Eleven
14. Which one of the following proportion of area of the country was targeted to be under forest in Forest Policy of India?
(a) 33
(b) 44
(c) 55
(d) 22
15. Project Elephant was launched in
(a) 1986
(b) 1972
(c) 1992
(d) 1973
16. How many Biosphere Reserves are there in India?
(a) 10
(b),11
(c) 14
(d) 18
17. Which of the following is an essential component of Social forestry?
(a) Pesticides
(b) Afforestation
(c) Sustainable development
(d) Organic manure
SECTION-B
18. Study the following diagram and answer the questions that follow:
The Interior of the Earth
(i) Which of the following is the thinnest part of Earth's interior?
(a) Core
(b) Oceanic Crust
(c) Continental Crust
(d) Mantle
(ii) The crust and mantle are separated by which of the following discontinuities?
(a) Gutenberg Discontinuity
(b) Moho Discontinuity
(c) Conrad Discontinuity
(d) Lehman Discontinuity
(iii) What is the main source of Magma inside Earth's surface?
(a) Core
(b) Crust
(c) Asthenosphere
(d) Magnetosphere
19. Read the following paragraph and answer the
The Northern boundary of the Peninsular Block may be taken as an irregular line running from Kachchh along the Western flank of the Aravali Range near Delhi and then roughly parallel to the Yamuna and the Ganga as far as the Rajmahal hills and the Ganga delta. Apart from Plateau in the North-East and Rajasthan in the these, the Karbi Anglong and the Meghalaya West are also extensions of this block. The North-Eastern parts are separated by the Malda fault in West Bengal from the Chotanagpur plateau. In Rajasthan, the desert and other desert-like features overlay this block. The Peninsula is formed essentially by a great complex of very ancient gneisses and granites, which constitutes a major part of it. Since the Cambrian period, the Peninsula has been standing like a rigid block with the exception of some of its Western coast which is submerged beneath the sea and some other parts changed due to tectonic activity without affecting the original basement. As a part of the Indo-Australian Plate, it has been subjected to various vertical movements and block faulting.
The rift valleys of the Narmada, the Tapi and the Mahanadi and the Satpura block mountains are some examples of it. The Peninsula mostly consists of relict and residual mountains like the Aravali hills, the Nallamala hills, the Javadi hills, the Veliconda hills, the Palkonda range and the Mahendragiri hills, etc. The river valleys here are shallow with low gradients. Most of the East flowing rivers form deltas before entering into the Bay of Bengal. The deltas formed by the Mahanadi, the Krishna, the Kaveri and the Godavari are important examples.
(i) Which of the following river flows in a rift valley in the Peninsular Block of India?
(a) Godavari
(b) Narmada
(c) Ganga
(d) Kaveri
(ii) The peninsular block of India consists of which of the following type of mountains?
(a) Young fold mountains
(b) Block mountains
(c) Relict mountains
(d) Both (b) and (c)
(iii) The East flowing rivers form which of the following features on the East coast of India?
(a) Meanders
(b) Gorges
(c) Deltas
(d) Levees
SECTION-C
20. What are the implications of India having a long cost line ?
21. Define regional approach and explain its various parts ?
Or
Northern plain are important for Indian economy. why ?
22. Explain the characteristics of cold weather seasons?
23. Why are the rivers considered as lifeline of Indian economy?
SECTION-D
24. What steps have been taken up to conserve forest?
Or
Give an account of the phenomenon of the Indian monsoon?
25. Write a short note on Bamako Devi Narmada ?
Or
Define how body waved are different from surface waves ?
26. What are the difference between the western and the eastern coastal ?
Or
What are the difference between western ghats and eastern ghats ?
27. How is physical geography important for human life ?
Or
List the stages in the evolution of earth and explain each stages in brief ?
28. Distinguish between the tropical and temperate zone ?
Or
How is the latitudinal spread of India advantages to it ?
SECTION-E
29. On the given outline map of India, Identify any 10 features with the help of information given below.
1. Vindhya range
2. K2
3. Namcha Barbs
4. Shipkila
5. Standard meridian
6. Southern most point of mainland of India
7. Corbett National park
8. Kaziranga National park
9. Ranthambor
10. Shivpuri National park
11. Latitudinal extent
