Assam Board Class 11 Question Paper 2022 Geography

ASSAM BOARD

QUESTION
PAPER
CLASS 11

Total No. of Printed Pages- 8
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202 2

GEOG RAPH Y

Full Marks : 70
Pass Marks : 21
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Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicat e full marks for the questio ns

ALLOTM ENT OF MARKS

Q. No. 1 carries 1 mark each lx7 = 7

Q. No. 2 carries 2 marks each 2x8 = 16

Q. No. 3 caiTries 3 marks each 3x5 = 15

Q. No_. 4 carrftes 4 marks each 4x3 = 12

Q. Nos. 5-8 carry 5 marks each Sx4 = 20

Total= 70

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1. F ind o ut the correct ans~·er of the foU0\\7ng lany se t e'1)
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(a) Who among the follow1ng s c h o lars co ined the tenn
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(iii) Aristotle
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(b) Which t\vo layers of the earth's interior is separated by
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(ii) Inner c ore and Outer core
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(c) The lowermost layer of the atmosphere is
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(ii) mesosphere
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(iv) ionosphere
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g-carbon dioxide
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(e) Who among the following used the term 'ecology' for
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(ii) Charles Darwin
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{f) The single landmass that included all the continents
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(iii) Laurasia
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(iv) Panthalassa

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(g) Which one of the followin g proport ions of land area of
the country has been targeted to be under forest in the
Forest Policy of India?
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(ii) 55 percent
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(iii) 44 percent
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(iv) 22 percent
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(h) Which one of the followin g nvers lS known as the
'Sorrow of Bihar?
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(i) Gandak
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2. Give short answers (any eight) 2 x8 = 16
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fµf What are the two major branche s of geograp hy?
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11:r} Mention any two factors affecting salinity of ocean
water .
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(9) Name two foreign countrie s ~haring common
bounda ries with Assam .
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(fl.) Which two glaciers are the sources of the rivers Ganga
and Yamuna ?
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~ Name two differen t express ions of humidit y.
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(I') Mention any two conditio ns necessa ry for the
occurre nce of tempera ture inversio n.
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(gi Name two Biosphe re Reserve s of Assam .
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(h} Name two famous rivers of peninsu lar drainag e system
which are flowing through the rift valleys.
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(i) Frdtn which two years the Project Tiger and Project
Elepha nt have been launche d in India?
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3. Writ e s hort note ~ on (ony Jive ) 3>'5= 15
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(b) Rive r terra ce
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(d) Sola r ra diati on
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4. Dist ingu ish the follo wing in brief (any three ) : 4 x 3=12
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(9,) Rive r syst ems of the Him alay as and Peni nsul ar Indi a
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Jb) Con tinen tal shel f and Con tinen tal slop e
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(c} Natu ral disa sters and Man -mad e disa sters
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(d) Body wave and Surf ace wave of eart hqu ake
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5 . Wha t do you unde rstan d by wea ther ing? Wha t
type s of wea ther ing? Desc ribe. are the

2+3 = 5
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'6. Describe the factors which d ete rmin e the c limate of India . 5
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What do you understand by global warming? Des c ribe
briefly the effects of greenhouse gases in global warming.
2+3= 5
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r How does rainfall occur? Give a description on the types of
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Describe the cause and effect of monsoonal rain in India. 5
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8. Draw a map of India and mark any three of the following
features in appropriate locations : 2+3=5
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(d) Garo Hills
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(e) Narmada , River
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