MH 12th Question Paper March 2026 Geography

FOR MAHARASHTRA BOARD (MSBSHSE) CLASS 12 EXAM PREPARATION

Maharashtra Board
(MSBSHSE) Class 12
2026
March Session
Question Paper ·
Geography
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Maharashtra Board (MSBSHSE) Class 12 2026
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March Session Question Paper Geography

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Note : (1) All questions are compulsory.
(2) Draw relevant diagrams / graphs wherever necessary.
(3) Use of colour pencil is allowed.
(4) Use of map stencil is allowed.
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(A) Complete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in
column ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ : (5)
No. ‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’
(1) Making maps (a) Delhi (l) Niger
(2) Administrative (b) Pampas (m) Small - Scale
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(e) Paper Industry (p) Argentina

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(B) Choose the correct option and complete the sentences : (5)

(1) Tertiary activities include –

(A) Fishing

(B) Sugar Industry

(C) Animal Husbandry

(D) Trade

(2) Human factors affecting the distribution of population –

(A) Climate

(B) Soils

(C) Transportation

(D) Relief

(3) A major crop of extensive commercial agriculture –

(A) coffee

(B) wheat

(C) rice

(D) medicinal plants

(4) Functional region –

(A) Pune Metropolitan

(B) Latur

(C) Satara

(D) Amravati

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(5) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is ______ type of

establishment.

(A) Joint Sector
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(1) Arrange the following industries in descending order

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(a) Small scale industry

(b) Micro scale industry
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(a) Research

(b) Training

(c) Hunting

(d) Teaching

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(c) Japan

(d) U.S.A.

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(4) Identify a country passing through the ‘late expanding stage’

of Demographic Transition Model / Theory -

(a) Germany

(b) Sweden

(c) Congo

(d) China

(5) Ideal location for fishing fields -

(a) rugged coasts, shallow seas, hot climate, growth of

planktons

(b) shallow seas, confluence of warm and cold ocean

currents, growth of planktons, cold climate

(c) continental shelf, growth of planktons, good skill of

fishing, warm climate

(d) continental shelf, broken coasts, growth of planktons,

warm climate.

(D) Write True or False : (5)

(1) Economic Geography is a branch of Human Geography.

(2) Migration is not a component of population change.

(3) The area between urban and rural area is called urban -

rural fringe.

(4) Various physical and human factors influence the

development of agriculture.

(5) Factors affecting industrial location are the same

everywhere.

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Q. 2. Give geographical reasons (Any FOUR) : [12]
(1) Fruit processing industries are found in Ratnagiri and
Sindhudurg Districts of Konkan region.

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Q. 3. Differentiate between (Any THREE) : [9]
(1) Donor region and Recipient region
(2) Shifting Agriculture and Plantation Agriculture
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world with suitable index (Any SIX) : (6)
(1) Most populated city in India-Mumbai
(2) The country having highest sex-ratio in the world-Russia
(3) Grand Bank fishing area
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(8) Trans Australian Railway-route

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(B)
B) Observe the pie-chart and answer the following : (5)

Questions :
(1) Which continent has the highest population?
(2) Which continent has 9.69 percent of total population of
the world?
(3) Which continent has the least population?
(4) How many percent of population is in Europe?
(5) Which continent is missing in this pie-chart? Why?

Q. 5. Write notes on the following (Any THREE) : [12]
(1) Reasons for migration
(2) Factors affecting regional imbalance in India
(3) Correlation between birth rate and death rate

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(5) Nature of Geography

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and Sparta were the leading cities of Greece.
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traders operated. As educational centres, residents of cities
included teachers and philosophers. They also had handicrafts
industries that attracted the best crafts people and investors. In
all of these roles, ancient cities were the anchors of cultural
society; the focal points of power, authority and change.
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(3) What was the estimated population of Athens city?

(4) Which amenities and services were available in ancient
Greek cities?

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(B) Draw neat, labelled diagrams ( Any TWO) : (4)

(1) Linear Settlement

(2) Provision of public goods / services to reduce regional

imbalance

(3) Branches of Human Geography

Q. 7. Answer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) : [8]
(1) Explain the characteristics of extensive commercial grain farming
with its distribution.
(2) Explain the factors affecting the location of industries.
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