Subject: Geography
Class XII
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS-
i. Question paper is divided into 5 Sections – A, B C D and E
ii. In Section A, question numbers 1 to15 are Objective Type Multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each. Attempt any 14 questions. Write the correct answer only in your answer sheets.
iii. 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 these sub-questions carry 1 mark.
iv. 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.
v. In Section D, Question numbers 23 to 27 are long answer questions carrying 5 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 120-150 words.
vi. In Section E Question numbers 28 and 29 are related to location and labeling and Identification of geographical features on maps respectively, carrying 5 marks each.
vii. Outline map of India and World provided to you must be attached with your answer book. viii. Use of template or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed.
SECTION A (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS) ATTEMPT ANY 14 QUESTIONS
Q1 Fill in the blanks- ________________ and _______________ densities should be found out, in order to get a better insight into the human-land ratio. 1
Q2 Arrange the following approaches in a sequence order according to their development
1. Spatial organization 2. Regional approach 3. Areal differentiation 4. Humanistic approach
(a) 1 4 2 3 (b) 4 1 3 2 (c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 3 2 4 1 1
3. Population of India according to their Occupation can be categorized into:
a) Main workers, Marginal workers, Non workers
b) Marginal workers, Household industrial workers, Non workers
c) Non workers, agricultural labourers, Marginal workers
d) Cultivators, Main workers, Marginal workers
4. Fill in the blank The concept of Human Development was developed by__________________
5. Assertion (A): People may erect houses and other structures and command some area or territory as their temporary support-base.
Reason (R): The process of settlement inherently involves grouping of people and apportioning of territory as their resource base.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true
6. The outsourcing of which of the following activity is not an example of Knowledge Processing Outsourcing (KPO)?
a) E- Learning b) Intellectual property
c) Collection of information d) Legal profession
7. If a country is having large proportion of young population, it would mean
a) High Birth rate and the population is youthful.
b) Large working population.
c) High expenditure on healthcare facilities.
d) Heavy pressure on government to arrange basic facilities
8. Assertion (A): Overcrowding of people due to rural-urban migration has put pressure on the existing social and physical infrastructure in the urban areas.
Reason (R): Due to over-exploitation of natural resources, cities are facing the acute problem of depletion of ground water, air pollution, disposal of sewage and management of solid wastes.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true
9. Which one of the following is NOT a land-use category?
(A) Fallow land
(B) Marginal land
(C) Net Area Sown
(D) Culturable Wasteland
10. In which of the following group of countries of the world, HYVs of wheat and rice were developed?
(A) Japan and Australia
(B) The U.S.A. and Japan
(C) Mexico and the Philippines
(D) Mexico and Singapore
11. Which of the tribes practise Transhumance?
(A) Pygmies
(B) Red Indians
(C) Bakarwals
(D) Masai
12. In which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?
(A) American Canadian prairies
(B) European Steppes
(C) Pampas of Argentina
(D) Amazon Basin.
13. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Automobile industry Los Angeles
(b) Shipbuilding Industry Lusaka
(c) Aircraft Industry Florence
(d) Iron and Steel industry Pittsburg
14. Identify the incorrect statement.
(a) Rhur region at one time produced 80% of Germany’s steel
(b) Iron and steel is also called as heavy industry
(c) Manufacturing literally means ‘to make by hand’
(d) Cotton textile industry is capital intensive
15.Which out of the following has the highest use of groundwater?
(A) Punjab (B) Chhattisgarh (C) Bihar (D) Kerala
Section B
17. Read the case study given below and answer the questions that follow:
Cotton textile industry has three sub-sectors i.e. handloom, power loom and mill sectors. Handloom
sector is labour-intensive and provides employment to semi-skilled workers. It requires small capital investment. The power loom sector introduces machines and becomes less labour intensive and the volume of production increases. Cotton textile mill sector is highly capital intensive and produces fine clothes in bulk. Cotton textile manufacturing requires good quality cotton as raw material. India, China, U.S.A, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Egypt produces more than half of the world’s raw cotton. The U.K, NW European countries and Japan also produce cotton textile made from imported yarn. Europe alone accounts for nearly half of the world’s cotton imports. The industry has to face very stiff competition with synthetic fibres hence it has now shown a declining trend in many countries.
With the scientific advancement and technological improvements, the structure of industries changes. For example, Germany recorded constant growth in cotton textile industry since Second World War till the seventies but now it has declined. It has shifted to less developed countries where labour costs are low.
Q. 1. How many sub sectors does the cotton industry have?
(A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five
Q. 2. The cotton sector in India is considered the _______
most developed sector in the textile industry.
(A) second (B) third (C) fourth (D) fifth
Q. 3. State one major requirement for the establishment of cotton industry.
(A) Foreign investment (B) Imported machinery (C) Skilled labour (D) All of the Above
Q. 4. Why has cotton textile industry shifted to less developed countries?
(A) Due to less demand (B) Due to low cost of labour (C) Due to surplus electricity (D) Due to constant water supply
18. Study the given data carefully and answer the following questions:
i. Which year has seen a negative population growth rate in India?
a. 1931
b. 1921
c. 1911
d. 1941
ii. What was the highest recorded growth rate of population in India?
a. 24.66
b. 24.80
c. 23.85
d. 21.54
iii. Which year has recorded the highest growth of population in India in terms of absolute numbers?
a. 2001
b. 2011
c. 1991
d. 1981
iv. How much population increase has been registered between the census years 1911 to census year 2011?
a. 900789600
b. 182307640
c. 181583094
d. 971797095
Section C
Answer the following questions in 60-80 words
Q18. Which land use category has shown the highest increasing trend in? Explain any two reasons responsible for this increasing trend India.
Q19. Nature and Human are inseparable elements Justify the statement with suitable examples.
Q20.What is Human development? Analyse four pillars of Human development
Q21.Why is the share of employment in tertiary sector increasing throughout the world? Give reason
Q22. Explain the causes of concentration of dense population in the Satluj Ganga plains
Section D
Answers the following questions in 120-150 words.
Q23. Describe any five characteristics of commercial Livestock Rearing practiced in the world.
Q24. Erratic monsoon and indebtedness are the major problems of India agriculture “Suggest and explain the measures to overcome these problems.
Q25. Physical Environment has been greatly modified by human beings It has also in turn impacted human lives, Explain the statement.
Q26. What is the meaning of density of population? Describe the four geographical factors that influence the distribution of population in the world.
Q27. Explain why high tech industries in many countries are being attracted to the peripheral areas of major metropolitan centres.
Section E (map skill)
Q. Five Geographical features shown on the given political outline map of the World as A, B, C, D and E.
Identify these features with the help of the information given below and write their correct names on the lines marked near them:
(A) The country with lowest density of population in Asia.
(B) An area of nomadic herding.
(C) A mega city
(D) Silicon Valley
(E) Major area of mixed farming
Q13. On the given outline political map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols 5
i) The state having the smallest area
ii) The leading jute producing state.
iii) The state has lowest literacy rate
iv) Two “million plus cities” in Punjab
v) Locate a state having population density from 401 to 600 person.
