TN 12th Question Paper 2024 Geography

TN PUBLIC EXAM

QUESTION
PAPER
2024

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PART - III
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Âøhø¯z ÷uº¢öukzxU SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx
GÊuÄ®.

Note : (i) Answer all the questions.

(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
the option code and the corresponding answer.

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1. ªu-©õ-Ú ©U-PÒ Ahºzv öPõs-h £S-v-PøÍ EÒÍ-hU-Q-¯-øÁ-PøÍ öu›-Ä ö\´-P.
(i) Aö©-›UP IU-Q¯ |õm-iß ©z-v-¯¨ £S-v, öÁ¨-£-©s-h» ÷©Ø-S B¨-¤-›U-Põ,
µæ-¯õ-Âß ÷©Ø-S¨ £S-v ©Ø-Ö® QÇUS I÷µõ¨-£õ
(ii) C¢-v-¯õ-Âß uU-Põn ¥h-§ª, ©z-v¯ ^Úõ, ö©U-]-÷Põ ¥h-§-ª-°ß öuØ-S¨
£S-v
(iii) Áh-Q-ÇUS ¤÷µ-]À ©Ø-Ö® ©z-v¯ ]¼
(iv) öuß Aö©-›U-Põ-Âß A÷©-\õß £S-v ©Ø-Ö® B¨-¤-›U-Põ-Âß Põ[-÷Põ, PÚhõ
©Ø-Ö® QŸß-»õ¢-vß Bº-iU £S-v ©Ø-Ö® x¸-Á¨ £S-v-PÒ
(A) (i), (ii) ©Ø-Ö® (iii) (B) (ii) ©Ø-Ö® (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii) ©Ø-Ö® (iv) (D) (i) ©Ø-Ö® (ii)
Pick out the option which consists of moderate density of population.
(i) Central part of the United States of America, Tropical Western Africa, Western blocks
of Russia, Eastern Europe.
(ii) Deccan plateau of India, Central China, Southern portion of the plateau of Mexico.
(iii) North - Eastern Brazil and Central Chile.
(iv) Amazon forest region of South America and Congo forest region of Africa, Arctic area
of Canada and Greenland and the Polar regions.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (ii)

2. ¡Ø- Ö U- P - n U- P õÚ, B°- µ U- P - n U- P õÚ Bs- k - P - Ð US •ß ©Û- u º- P Ò •u- ¼ À
÷uõß-Ô¯ Ch® GßÖ ©õ-Ý-h-Â-¯-»õͺ-PÒ |®-¦-Áx :
(A) QÇUS B¨-¤-›U-Põ-ÂÀ ö£›-¯ ¤Í-Ĩ £ÒÍz-uõU-S
(B) ³¨-µ-jì ©Ø-Ö® øhU-Ÿì £ÒÍz-uõU-S
(C) B¨-¤-›U-Põ-Âß ø|À £ÒÍz-uõU-S
(D) B]-¯õ-Âß ]¢x £ÒÍz-uõU-S
Most anthropologists believe that hundreds of thousands of years ago humans first appeared
in :
(a) The Great Rift Valley in East Africa.
(b) The Euphrates and Tigris Valley.
(c) The Nile Valley of Africa.
(d) The Indus Valley of Asia.

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3. 1 ªÀ-¼¯
- ß ©U-PÒ öuõøP öPõsh •uÀ |Pº¨-¦Ó
- U Si-°¸
- ¨¦ (ªÀ-¼¯
- ß |P-µ®) :
(A) {³-¯õºU (B) C»s-hß (C) ÷hõU-Q-÷¯õ (D) £õ-›ì
The first urban settlement to reach a population of one million (Million City) is :

(a) New York (b) London (c) Tokyo (d) Paris

4. ¤ß-Á-¸-Á-Ú-ÁØ-ÖÒ Gx ªPa ]Ó¢u uµ-©õÚ {»U-P› ?
(A) -¤m-k-ª-Úì (B) ¥m (C) B¢z-µ-ø\m (D) ¼U-øÚm
Which of the following is the best quality Coal ?

(a) Bituminous (b) Peat (c) Anthracite (d) Lignite

5. ö£õ-¸zv Âøh ÷uº-P.
(1) ø|Ạ(i) ªPU SøÓ¢u PÀ-Â-¯-ÔÄ ÂQ-u®
(2) ][-P¨-§º (ii) ªP Av-P-©õÚ £õ-¼Ú ÂQ-u®
(3) £º-Q-÷Úõ £õ-÷\õ (iii) ªP Av-P CÚ¨-ö£-¸UP ÂQ-u®
(4) »õm-Â-¯õ (iv) ªP Av-P Fm-ha-\zx ÂQ-u®
(A) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(B) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(C) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(iii)
(D) (1)-(i), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iv)
Match the following :
(1) Niger (i) Lowest Literacy rate
(2) Singapore (ii) Highest Sex ratio
(3) Burkina faso (iii) Highest Fertility rate
(4) Latvia (iv) Highest Nutritional density
(a) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(b) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)

(c) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(iii)
(d) (1)-(i), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iv)

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6. RÌU-Ps-h-ÁØ-ÖÒ Gx ÷uõm-h¨-£-°º AÀ» ?
(A) ÷\õÍ® (B) ÷u°-ø» (C) ÷PõU-÷Põ (D) Põ¨-¤
Which one of the following is not a Plantation Crop ?
(a) Corn (b) Tea (c) Cocoa (d) Coffee

7. ¤ß-Á-¸-Á-Ú-ÁØ-ÖÒ u¨-¤¯ (Gg-]¯) GÀ-ø»U ÷Põm-iØS Euõ-µ-n® ¯õx ?
(A) Áh B¨-¤-›U-Põ ©Ø-Ö® Aö©-›UP IU-Q¯ |õm-iß GÀ-ø»-PÒ
(B) ö£º-]-¯õ ©Ø-Ö® QÇUS, ÷©ØS öáº-©Û Cøh÷¯ EÒÍ GÀ-ø»
(C) I÷µõ¨-¤¯ |õ-k-PÒ
(D) £õ-Qì-uõ-ÚõÀ BU-Q-µ-ªU-P¨-£mh Põè-«º £S-v
Which of the following is an example of Relict boundaries ?
(a) North Africa and the State boundaries of U.S.A.
(b) Persia and the boundary between East and West Germany.
(c) The countries of Europe.
(d) Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

8. ¤ß- Á - ¸ ® TØ- Ö - P - Î À G¢u JßÖ ©m- k ® Áõß- y - Ú - Û ß ÷ÁÍõs ©õ- v - › - ° ß
AÝ-©õ-Ú® AÀ» ?
(A) C¨- £ - S v •Ê- Á - x ® ©s- o ß uß- ø ©- ² ® Põ- » - { - ø »- ² ® ^µØÖ Põ- n ¨- &
£-k-Q-Óx.
(B) Cx- u-Ûz-u BU-Q-µ-ª¨-£ØÓ Põ-k-PÍõÀ `Ǩ-£mk Põ-n¨-£-k-Q-Ó-x.
(C) ÂÁ-\õ-°-PÒ Av-P-£m\ C»õ-£z-vØ-PõP ö\¯À-£-k-Q-Óõº-PÒ.
(D) C¢u {»¨-£-Sv •Ê-Á-x® BÖ-PÍõ-÷»õ, ©ø»-PÍõ-÷»õ SÖU-Q-hõu \©-©õÚ
¦Â¨-£-µ¨-ø£U öPõs-kÒÍ-x.
Which of the following is not the assumptions of Vonthunen’s Model of agriculture ?
(a) The soil quality and climate are not consistent throughout the State.
(b) The isolated State is surrounded by an unoccupied wilderness.
(c) Farmers act to maximize profits.
(d) The land of the State is completely flat and has no rivers or mountains to interrupt the
terrain.

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9. \›-¯õP ö£õ-¸¢-uõu Cøn-ø¯z ÷uº¢-öu-kU-P-Ä® :
(A) GALILEO - á¨-£õß
(B) GPS - Aö©-›UP IU-Q¯ |õ-k-PÒ
(C) BEIDOU - ^Úõ
(D) GLONASS - Cµè-¯õ
Which one is wrongly matched ?

(a) GALILEO - Japan

(b) GPS - United States of America

(c) BEIDOU - China

(d) GLONASS - Russia

10. ²öÚì-÷Põ-Âß P¸z-x¨-£i B£z-uõÚ ö©õ-È-P-Îß I¢x {ø»-P-ÎÀ SÇ¢-øu-PÒ
÷£\õu {a-\-¯-©õP B£zx {ø»-°À EÒÍ ö©õ-È-P-Îß Gs-oU-øP __________.
(A) 646 ö©õ-È-PÒ (B) 457 ö©õ-È-PÒ
(C) 374 ö©õ-È-PÒ (D) 970 ö©õ-È-PÒ
Of the UNESCO’s five levels of language risk, definitely endangered languages that children
do not speak are :

(a) 646 languages (b) 457 languages

(c) 374 languages (d) 970 languages

11. E»-Pa _Ø-Öa-`-ÇÀ ©Ø-Ö® Áͺa] Bøn-¯z-vØS uø»-ø© ÁQz-ux ¯õº ?
(A) Gm-Áºm ÷PõÀmìªz (B) áõºä ö£º-Qßì- ©õºè
(C) L¨¹mì åý©a-ö\º (D) U÷µõ -íõº-ö»® ¨µsm-»sm
Who headed the World Commission on Environment and Development ?

(a) Edward Goldsmith (b) George Perkins Marsh

(c) Fruitz Schumacher (d) Gro Harlem Brundtland

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12. SøÓ¢u AÍ-Äz w £µ-Ä® ÷ÁP® :

(A) 4 - 6 «/ö|õ-i (B) 1 - 3 «/ö|õ-i

(C) 6 - 8 «/ö|õ-i (D) 3 - 5 «/ö|õ-i

The spreading speed of low fire is :

(a) 4 - 6 m/sec (b) 1 - 3 m/sec

(c) 6 - 8 m/sec (d) 3 - 5 m/sec

13. ¤ß-Á-¸® |õ-k-P-ÎÀ Gx ÷£nz-u-S¢u C»U-S-PøÍ Aøh-Á-vÀ •ß-Ú-o-°À
EÒÍx ?

(A) |õº-÷Á (B) öhß-©õºU (C) ¤µõßì (D) ìÃ-hß

Which of the following countries lead in achieving sustainable development goals ?

(a) Norway (b) Denmark (c) France (d) Sweden

14. öÁÒͨö£¸U-S¨ ÷£›-h-›ß ÷£õx __________ \u-Ãu CÓ¨-¦-PÒ ‰Ì-S-u-»õÀ
HØ-£-k-Qß-Ó-Ú.

(A) 55 (B) 75 (C) 85 (D) 65

Drowning account for __________ percentage of deaths in flood disasters.

(a) 55 (b) 75 (c) 85 (d) 65

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15. E»-Qß ªP¨-ö£-›¯ ¦Â öÁ¨£ BØ-Ó-¼ß EØ-£z-v-¯õͺ :

(A) PÚhõ (B) µè-¯õ

(C) ^Úõ (D) Aö©-›UP IU-Q¯ |õ-k-PÒ

The largest producer of Geo Thermal Energy in the world is :

(a) Canada (b) Russia

(c) China (d) The U.S.A.

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SÔ¨¦ : H÷u- Ý ® BÖ ÂÚõU- P - Ð US Âøh- ¯ - Î U- P - Ä ®. ÂÚõ Gs 24 &US
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 6x2=12

Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 24 is compulsory.

16. SøÓ-ÁõÚ ©U-PÒ Ahºz-vU-PõÚ |õßS Põ-µ-n[-PøÍU TÖ-P.

Mention the four reasons for low density of population.

17. Cøn¢u |P-µ® Gß-£øu Áøµ-¯Ö
- z-uÁ
- º ¯õº ? Cøn¢u |P-µz-vØS J¸ Euõ-µn
- ®
u¸-P.

Who defined the term conurbation ? Give an example of conurbation.

18. E»-Qß ªP¨ ö£›¯ PõØ-Óõø» G[-SÒÍx ? öá´-\õÀ-©º PõØ-Ö¨ §[-Põ Aø©¢-xÒÍ
©õ-{-»® Gx ?

Where is the world’s largest wind farm located ? In which State, Jaisalmer Wind Park is
located ?

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19. Si-ø\z öuõ-ÈÀ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ Áøµ-P.
Write a short note on cottage industries.

20. C¢-v¯ ö©õ-ÈP
- øÍ •uß-ø©-¯õP EÒÍ-hU-Q¯ |õßS ö©õ-ÈU Sk®-£[-PÒ GøÁ ?
What are the four linguistic families that Indian languages mainly belong to ?

21. m÷µõß – ]Ö SÔ¨¦ Áøµ-P.
Write a short note on Drone.

22. ¨µsm-»sm AÔUøP Gøu AiU-÷Põ-im-kU Põm-k-Q-Óx ?
What did the Brundtland Report highlight ?

23. w £z-vØ-PõÚ Põ-µ-n[-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the causes of fire accident ?

24. \õº-¦-{ø» ÂQ-u® £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ Áøµ-P.
Write a short note on Dependency ratio.

£S-v & III / PART - III
SÔ¨¦ : H÷u- Ý ® BÖ ÂÚõU- P - Ð US Âøh- ¯ - Î U- P - Ä ®. 33 &Áx ÂÚõ-  ØS
Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh- GÊ-u-Ä®. 6x3=18

Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 33 is compulsory.

25. |Pº¨¦Ó ›-ÁõU-Pz-vØ-PõÚ Põ-µ-n[-P-ÎÀ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-ÔøÚ GÊ-x-P.
Write any three causes of Urban Sprawl.

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26. C¢- v - ¯ õ- Â À HÓU- S - ø Ó¯ 70 \u- Â - Q - u GÊz- u - Ô - Á Ø- ÷ Óõ- ø µU öPõs- k ÒÍ BÖ
©õ-{-»[-Pøͨ £m-i-¯-¼-k-P.
Name six Indian States which account for about 70% of all illiterates in India.

27. uõ-ª-µz-vß £¯ß-£õ-k-PÒ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-Ô-øÚU SÔ¨-¤-k-P.

State any three uses of Copper.

28. öuõ-È-»P Aø©-Â-hzøu {º-n-°U-S® Põ-µ-o-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

List out the factors which affects the location of Industries.

29. ©[-÷Põ-»õ´-i-¼-¸¢x Põ-P-\õ´k GÆ-ÁõÖ ÷ÁÖ-£-k-Q-Óx ?

How is Caucasoid different from Mongoloid ?

30. EÍ-Ä ö\¯Ø-øPU÷Põ-Îß £s-¦-P-ÎÀ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-ÔøÚ GÊ-x-P.

Write any three characteristics of Spy Satellite.

31. C¯ØøP ÷ÁÍõs-ø©¨ £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ Áøµ-P.

Write a note on Organic farming.

32. ‰Ì-S-u-ø»z uk¨-£-uØ-PõÚ ÁÈ-•-øÓ-P-ÎÀ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-ÔøÚ GÊ-x-P.

Write any three preventive measures of drowning.

33. £õ-›ì Ehß-£õk £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ Áøµ-P.

Write a note on Paris Agreement.

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£S-v & IV / PART - IV
SÔ¨¦ : AøÚz-x ÂÚõU-P-ÐU-S® Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 5x5=25

Note : Answer all the questions.

34. (A) |P-µ-©-¯-©õ-u-¼ß ¤µa-\-øÚ-PøÍ ÂÍU-S-P.
AÀ-»-x
(B) Tmh ö|›-\-¼ß ÷£õx ¤ß-£ØÓ ÷Ás-i¯ ö\¯À Âv-PøÍ ÂÍU-S-P.
(a) Explain the problems of Urbanisation.

OR

(b) Explain the rules of action during stampede.

35. (A) Áͺa-]-¯-øh¢u ©Ø-Ö® ¤ß-u[-Q¯ |õ-k-P-Îß £s¦-P-ÎÀ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-ÔøÚ
ÂÁ-›U-P-Ä®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) C¢-v-¯õ-Âß •U-Q¯ ö©õ-È-Pøͨ £ØÔ ÂÍU-S-P.
(a) Explain any three characteristics of the developed and the least developed countries.

OR

(b) Explain the major languages of India.

36. (A) ö\¯ØøP ÷PõÒ-P-Îß ÁøP-P-øÍ ÂÁ-›-UP-Ä®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) Põ-»-{ø» ©õØ-Óz-vß ÂøÍ-Ä-P-øÍ ÂÍU-S-P.
(a) Describe the types of Satellite.

OR

(b) Describe the effects of climate change.

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37. (A) E»P öuõ-ÈØ-xøÓ Áͺa-]-°ß •x-öP-¾®-£õP ÂÍ[-S® PÛ-©® Gx ?
AÁØ-Ôß ÁøP-PøÍ ÂÍU-S-P.
AÀ-»-x
(B) ©õ-n-Áº-P-ÐU-PõÚ Ai¨-£øh \õ-ø»¨ £õ-x-Põ¨¦ Âv-P-øͨ £m-i-¯-¼mk,
AÁØ-ÖÒ H÷u-Ý® ‰ß-ÔøÚ ÂÍU-S-P.
(a) Which mineral is the backbone of industrial development of the world ? Explain its
types.
OR

(b) List out basic road safety rules for students and explain any three of them.

38. (A) öPõ-kU-P¨-£m-kÒÍ E»-P {» Áøµ-£-hz-vÀ ªÀ-¼-¯ß |P-µ[-PøÍU SÔz-xU
Põmi ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊ-x-P.
AÀ-»-x
(B) E»P ¦Ó-Á› {»-Á-øµ--£hz-vÀ E»-P ö£m-÷µõ-¼¯ EØ-£zv ©Ø-Ö® £µ-ÁÀ
ø©¯[-PøÍU SÔzx Aøu¨ £Ø-ÔU SÔ¨¦ GÊ-x-P.
(a) On the outline map of the world, mark the Million Cities and give a short note on them.

OR
(b) On the outline map of the world, show the petroleum production and distribution
centres of the world and write a brief account of them.

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