MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2025 for Geography

Meghalaya Board of School Education

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HS/XII/A. Sc/Geo/25

2025

GEOGRAPHY
( Theory )

Full Marks : 70
Time : 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
General Instructions :
(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
(ii) Attempt Part—A (Objective Questions) serially.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place.

( PART : A—OBJECTIVE )
( Marks : 43 )

GROUP—A
( Marks : 23 )

SECTION—I
1. Choose and write the correct answer from the options
given below : 1×8=8
(a) ‘‘Human geography is a study of changing
relationship between unresting man and unstable
earth.’’ The definition was given by
(i) Griffith Taylor
(ii) L. D. Stamp
(iii) Miss Ellen Semple
(iv) Friedrich Ratzel

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(b) Which one of the following countries has the highest
sex ratio in the world?
(i) Latvia
(ii) United Arab Emirates
(iii) Japan
(iv) France

(c) Which one of the following is the principal crop grown
in extensive commercial grain cultivation?
(i) Rice
(ii) Wheat
(iii) Tea
(iv) Oil palm

(d) The Big Inch pipeline transports which of the
following?
(i) Milk
(ii) Water
(iii) Liquid petroleum gas
(iv) Petroleum

(e) Which one of the following accounts for the largest
consumption of water in India?
(i) Domestic use
(ii) Agriculture
(iii) Industries
(iv) Urban sectors

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(f) Which one of the following is the main reason for
male migration in India?

(i) Work and employment

(ii) Business

(iii) Education

(iv) Marriage

(g) In India, the oldest iron and steel industry is

(i) TISCO

(ii) SAIL

(iii) IISCO

(iv) Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel

(h) Into how many zones has the Indian Railways system
been divided?

(i) 9

(ii) 12

(iii) 17

(iv) 19

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2. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from the
options given below : 1×8=8
(a) The minimum population for a place to be called
urban in India is _____ persons.
(i) 2500
(ii) 3000
(iii) 5000
(iv) 10000

(b) _____ is known as the commercial capital of India.
(i) Delhi
(ii) Mumbai
(iii) Kanpur
(iv) Agra

(c) People engaged in the highest level decision making
perform _____ activities.
(i) secondary
(ii) tertiary
(iii) quinary
(iv) quaternary

(d) The first nuclear power station with 320 MW capacity
was set up at _____ in 1969.

(i) Rawatbhata

(ii) Tarapur

(iii) Kota

(iv) Kaiga

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(e) The largest linguistic group of India is _____.
(i) Sino-Tibetan
(ii) Austric
(iii) Dravidian
(iv) Indo-Aryan

(f) The Yamuna river is badly polluted by the city of
_____.
(i) Mumbai
(ii) Delhi
(iii) Kolkata
(iv) Nagpur

(g) _____ is regarded as the father of Modern Human
Geography.
(i) Friedrich Ratzel
(ii) Carl Ritter
(iii) Griffith Taylor
(iv) Francis Bacon

(h) Cropped area in the year under consideration is
called _____.
(i) current fallow
(ii) net sown area
(iii) culturable waste
(iv) barren land

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SECTION—II

3. Give direct answers to the following questions : 1×7=7

(a) Name any two components of population change.

(b) Name two broad classes of communication.

(c) Name the longest trans-continental railway line in the
world.

(d) Name at least two member countries of the ASEAN.

(e) Name two main food crops of India.

(f) Name two important mineral resources of Meghalaya.

(g) What is Mumbai High known for?

GROUP—B
( Marks : 20 )

SECTION—I

4. Answer any four of the following questions (within 2 or
3 sentences each) : 2×4=8

(a) What is balance of trade?

(b) What is urbanization?

(c) Describe three main characteristics of squatter
settlement.

(d) Distinguish between port and harbour.

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(e) What is personal communication?

(f) What is the difference between protective irrigation
and productive irrigation?

(g) How can one identify an urban agglomeration?

SECTION—II

5. Answer any four of the following questions (within 5 or
6 sentences each) : 3×4=12

(a) What is rainwater harvesting? State its objectives.

(b) What are the functions of World Trade Organization?

(c) Explain briefly the concept of high-technology
industry.

(d) What are the effects of air pollution?

(e) Describe in short the three groups of working
population.

(f) Mention the advantages and disadvantages of
pipeline transportation.

(g) What is Green Revolution? State three strategies
adopted for agricultural development post-
Independence.

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( PART : B—DESCRIPTIVE )
( Marks : 27 )

6. Define Human Geography. Explain its nature. Name the
major fields and sub-fields of human geography. 2+5+2=9

Or

Describe the functional classification of town by giving
suitable examples from India. 7+2=9

7. Discuss the three stages of demographic transition to
explain the process of population growth. 9

Or

Define pollution. Describe how the cities and towns in
India are polluted by urban waste disposals. 2+7=9

8. Give a brief account on the mineral resources of
Meghalaya. What are the major issues related to mining
in Meghalaya? 5+4=9

Or

Explain the main problems of Indian agriculture. Why is
irrigation needed in India? 6+3=9

HHH

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