TN 12th Question Paper 2023 Geography

Tamil Nadu
State Board

2023
QUESTION
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PART - III
¦Â°¯À / GEOGRAPHY
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version)

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fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw
diagrams.

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SÔ¨¦ : (i) AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 15x1=15

(ii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ©õØÖ ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ 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. __________ Gߣx ©UPÒ öuõøP¨ ¦ÒÎ ÂÁµ¨ £i¨£õS®.

(A) ©õÛh¨ ¦Â°¯À (B) ©UPίÀ
(C) E°›Ú¨ ¦Â°¯À (D) ¦Â°¯À
__________ is the statistical study of human population.

(a) Anthropogeography (b) Demography

(c) Bio Geography (d) Geography

2. öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍÁØÖÒ JßÖ Awu ©UPÒ öuõøP¨ ¤µa\øÚUSz wºÁÀ» :
(A) Cøu ÷u]¯ £õxPõ¨¦ ¤µa\øÚ¯õPU P¸xuÀ
(B) ÷u]¯ ©ØÖ® E»P AÍÂÀ Awu ©UPÒ öuõøP £ØÔ¯ ÂȨ¦nºÄ
¤µa\õµ[PøÍ £» FhP[PÒ ‰»® |øh•øÓ¨£kzxuÀ
(C) ö£›¯ AÍÄ Sk®£zøu Bu›¨£x
(D) JØøÓU SÇ¢øuU Sk®£[PøÍ ÷|õUP©õPU öPõÒÁx
One among the given is not a solution to over-population.

(a) Treating it as a National Security issue
(b) Creating and implementing National and Worldwide Multi-Media over
population Awareness Campaigns

(c) Encouraging large family

(d) Aiming for single-child families

3. 2050 &À Áͺ¢x Á¸® ©ØÖ® Áͺ¢u |õkPÒ |Pµ©¯©õS® GßÖ PoUP¨£mh
AÍÄ :
(A) •øÓ÷¯ 54% ©ØÖ® 96% (B) •øÓ÷¯ 74% ©ØÖ® 76%
(C) •øÓ÷¯ 44% ©ØÖ® 66% (D) •øÓ÷¯ 64% ©ØÖ® 86%
It is predicted that by 2050 the developing world and the developed world will be
urbanized to :
(a) 54% and 96% respectively (b) 74% and 76% respectively

(c) 44% and 66% respectively (d) 64% and 86% respectively

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4. 2011 &B® BskU PnUöPk¨¤ß£i RÌÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ Gx \›¯õÚx ?

(A) öPõÀPzuõÂß ©UPÒ öuõøP 4% E¯º¢ux

(B) öhÀ¼°ß ©UPÒ öuõøP 4.1% E¯º¢ux

(C) ö\ßøÚ°ß ©UPÒ öuõøP 5% E¯º¢ux

(D) •®ø£°ß ©UPÒ öuõøP 5.1% E¯º¢ux

As per 2011 Census, which one of the following is correct ?

(a) Kolkata’s population rose by 4%

(b) Delhi’s population rose by 4.1%

(c) Chennai’s population rose by 5%

(d) Mumbai’s population rose by 5.1%

5. ¦x¨¤UPUTi¯ ÁÍ[PÒ £ØÔ¯ uÁÓõÚ ÁõUQ¯zøuz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ® :

(A) PõØÖ, }º, `›¯ BØÓÀ ÷£õßÓøÁ ¦x¨¤UPUTi¯ ÁÍ[PÐUS
Euõµn[PÒ BS®

(B) CÆÁÍ[PÒ £¯ß£kzv¯ ¤ÓS «sk® QøhUS®

(C) SÔ¨¤mh AÍ÷Á EÒÍuõÀ J¸ •øÓ £¯ß£kzv ÂmhõÀ «sk® ö£Ó
•i¯õx

(D) CÆÁÍ[PøÍ C¯ØøP°÷»÷¯ «sk® EØ£zv ö\´ÁuõÀ wº¢x
÷£õPõuøÁ¯õS®

Pick out the statement which is untrue about renewable resources.

(a) Air, water, solar energy etc., are examples for renewable resources.

(b) The resources which can always be available for use after their usage.

(c) Available in finite quantities and cannot be obtained once they are utilized.

(d) Resources have natural regeneration and are inexhaustible.

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6. ÷ÁÖ£mh JßøÓz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ® :
(A) ö£õ¸mPøÍ Áõ[SÁuØS ø£PÒ AÀ»x ö£miPøͨ £¯ß£kzuõ©À
ö|QÈø¯¨ £¯ß£kzxuÀ
(B) SøÓ¢u AÍÂÀ EøÓ°mh ö£õ¸mPøÍz ÷uº¢öukzuÀ
(C) ÷uøÁ¯ØÓ ö|QȨ ø£PÒ ©ØÖ® EøÓ°mh ö£õ¸mPøÍ uºzuÀ
(D) ©Ö_ÇØ] AÀ»x ©Ö£¯ß£õk öPõsh ö£õ¸mPøÍz ÷uº¢öukzuÀ
Pick the odd one out.
(a) Carry use and throw shopping bags or boxes.
(b) Choose products with less packaging.
(c) Say ‘no’ to unnecessary plastic bags and other packaging.
(d) Choose products with recyclable or reusable packaging.

7. ÂmiPÀa\º AÀ»x vµõmø\ \õS£i ]Ó¨£õP |øhö£Ö® Ch® :
(A) \Põµõ £Sv (B) £õ®£õì £Sv
(C) ©zv¯ uøµUPhÀ £Sv (D) \ÁõÚõ £Sv
Viticulture or grape cultivation is a speciality of :
(a) The Sahara region (b) The Pampas region
(c) The Mediterranean region (d) The Savannah region

8. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ Gx Áͺa]¯øh¢u |õkPøÍ EÒÍhUQ¯x ?
(A) Bìv÷µ¼¯õ, C»[øP, uõ´»õ¢x, öáº©Û ©ØÖ® Czuõ¼
(B) Bìv÷µ¼¯õ, öP߯õ, £õQìuõß, öáº©Û ©ØÖ® Czuõ¼
(C) £õQìuõß, C»[øP, ¤µõßì, öáº©Û ©ØÖ® Czuõ¼
(D) Bìv÷µ¼¯õ, PÚhõ, ¤µõßì, öáº©Û ©ØÖ® Czuõ¼
Which of the following consists of the developed countries ?
(a) Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Germany and Italy
(b) Australia, Kenya, Pakistan, Germany and Italy

(c) Pakistan, Sri Lanka, France, Germany and Italy
(d) Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Italy

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9. G¢u |õk AvP GsoUøP°»õÚ Asøh |õkPÐhß GÀø»PøÍU
öPõskÒÍx ?
(A) µè¯õ (B) ^Úõ (C) C¢v¯õ (D) PÚhõ
Which Country has the maximum number of neighbours touching its border ?

(a) Russia (b) China (c) India (d) Canada

10. Gx \›¯õP ö£õ¸¢v²ÒÍx ?
(A) C¢÷uõ&B›¯ß & vö£zv¯ß, ÷£õ÷hõ, P÷µß, ©o¨§›
(B) Bìm›U & •shõ, ÷©õß&Q©º
(C) vµõÂh & \©ìQ¸u®, P÷µß, ©o¨§›
(D) ^Ú & î¢v, E¸x, \©ìQ¸u®
Which one is rightly matched ?

(a) Indo-Aryan - Tibetan, Bodo, Karen, Manipuri
(b) Austric - Munda, Mon-Khmer

(c) Dravidan - Sans, Karen, Manipuri

(d) Sino - Hindi, Urdu, Sans

11. GLONASS Gߣx __________ |õmiß GNSS Aø©¨£õS®.

(A) ᨣõß (B) Cµè¯õ (C) C¢v¯õ (D) ^Úõ
GLONASS is the GNSS system of __________ country.

(a) Japan (b) Russia (c) India (d) China

12. RÌUPshÁØÖÒ Gx ¦Â{ø» ö\¯ØøPU÷PõÒ ?
(A) MIDAS (B) INTELSAT (C) SAMOS (D) Corona
Which of the following is a geosynchronous satellite ?

(a) MIDAS (b) INTELSAT (c) SAMOS (d) Corona

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13. ©øÇ}º ÷\ª¨£õÚx __________ }›ß uµzøu AvP›UQÓx.

(A) BÖ (B) PhÀ (C) {»zui (D) ö£¸[PhÀ

Rain water harvesting improves the quality of __________ water.

(a) River (b) Sea (c) Under-ground (d) Ocean

14. UNFCCC Gߣx :

(A) Põ»{ø» ©õØÓ® «uõÚ IUQ¯ |õmk Pmhø©¨¤ß £¯n ©õ|õk

(B) Põ»{ø» ©õØÓ® «uõÚ IUQ¯ |õmk SÊÂß ©õ|õk

(C) Põ»{ø» ©õØÓ® «uõÚ IUQ¯ |õmk Pmhø©¨¤ß Tmh®

(D) Põ»{ø» ©õØÓ® «uõÚ IUQ¯ |õmk Pmhø©¨¦ ©õ|õk

The term UNFCCC is :

(a) United Nations Framework Conveyance on Climate Change

(b) United Nations Forum on Climate Change Council

(c) United Nations Forum Conveyance on Climate Change

(d) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

15. C¯ØøP G›Áõ² SÇõ°À G›²® £õ£õSºSº Aøn¯õ ö|¸¨¦ Põn¨£k®
|õk :

(A) H©ß (B) Dµõß (C) SøÁz (D) DµõU

The natural gas vent known as the Eternal fire of Baba Gurgur is located in the
country.

(a) Yemen (b) Iran (c) Kuwait (d) Iraq

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£Sv & II / PART - II

SÔ¨¦ : R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ÂÚõUPÎÀ H÷uÝ® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS
Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 24 &US Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x2=12

Note : Answer any six questions. Question number 24 is compulsory.

16. ©UPÒ öuõøP¨ £µÁø» £õvUS® PõµoPøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention the factors influencing the distribution of population.

17. Qµõ©¨¦ÓU Si°¸¨¦PÎß ÁøPPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List the types of Rural settlement.

18. C¢v¯õÂÀ Ku BØÓÀ EØ£zv ö\´²® Ch[PÒ H÷uÝ® CµsiøÚU
SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention any two places of tidal energy production in India.

19. wµ ÂÁ\õ¯® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is intensive agriculture ?

20. ÷uõhõì £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on Todas.

21. P¼¼÷¯õ GNSS & ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.

Write a short note on Galileo GNSS.

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22. ÷£nz uS¢u ÷©®£õk C»US 15 £ØÔ _¸UP©õP GÊxP.
Explain Goal 15 in sustainable development.

23. Tmh ö|›\À HØ£k® •UQ¯ Ch[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the major areas of stampede ?

24. Põ»{ø» ©õØÓzøu GÆÁøPPÎÀ GvºöPõÒÍ»õ® Gߣøu ÂÍUSP.
Explain the ways in which the climate changes can be responded.

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SÔ¨¦ : H÷uÝ® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 33 &Áx ÂÚõÂØS
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh GÊuÄ®. 6x3=18

Note : Answer any six questions. Question number 33 is compulsory.

25. ›ÁõUP ¤µªkUS® {ø»¯õÚ ¤µªkUS® Cøh÷¯¯õÚ H÷uÝ® ‰ßÖ
÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ SÔ¨¤kP.
Mention any three differences between expansive population pyramid and
stationary population pyramid.

26. ªÀ¼¯ß |Pµ® Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®. Euõµn® u¸P.
Define Million city. Give an example.

27. E»Qß ªP¨ö£›¯ JØøÓ `›¯ ªß\õµ EØ£zv {ø»¯® G[÷P Aø©¢xÒÍx ?
C¢v¯õÂß `›¯ ªß BØÓÀ EØ£zv £ØÔ GÊxP.

Where is the world’s single largest Solar Power Plant located in the world ? Write
about the Solar energy production in India.

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28. ÁõßyÚÛß ÷ÁÍõs ÷Põm£õmiß AÝ©õÚ[PÎÀ H÷uÝ® ‰ßÔøÚ
GÊxP.

Write any three assumptions of Vonthunen’s agriculture model.

29. GÀø»¨¦Ó® ©ØÖ® GÀø»U÷PõkPÒ Cøh÷¯ EÒÍ ÷ÁÖ£õmøhU TÖP.

Distinguish between Frontier and Boundary.

30. ¦Â {ø» ö\¯ØøPU÷PõÒ ©ØÖ® `›¯ {ø» ö\¯ØøPU÷PõøÍ ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

Differentiate Geostationary satellite and Sun-synchronous satellite.

31. ©øÇ}º ÷\ª¨¤ØPõÚ H÷uÝ® ‰ßÖ Põµn[PøÍU TÖP.

Write any three reasons for rain-water harvesting.

32. öuõÈ»P ChºPøÍU SøÓUS® ÁÈ•øÓPÎÀ H÷uÝ® CµsiøÚU SÔ¨¤kP.

Mention any two means of reducing industrial hazards.

33. öuõÈ»õͺPÎß Ai¨£øh°À öuõÈØ\õø»PøÍ ÁøP¨£kzxP.

Classify industries based on Labour.

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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x5=25
Note : Answer all the questions.
34. (A) R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ Awu ©UPÒ öuõøP°ÚõÀ HØ£k® ¤µa\øÚPÒ
JÆöÁõßøÓ¨ £ØÔ²® Cµsk ÁõUQ¯[PÎÀ GÊxP.
(i) C¯ØøP ÁÍ[PÒ wº¢x÷£õuÀ
(ii) ÁõÈh CǨ¦ AvP›¨¦
(iii) AvP›zxÁ¸® Põ»{ø» ©õØÓ® ©ØÖ® E»P öÁ¨£©¯©õuÀ
AÀ»x
(B) Qµõ©¨¦Ó Si°¸¨¦ GÆÁõÖ |Pº¨¦ÓU Si°¸¨¤¼¸¢x ÷ÁÖ£kQÓx ?
(a) Write, in two sentences, each about how the following are the problems of
over population.
(i) Depletion of natural resources
(ii) Accelerated loss of habitat
(iii) Amplified Climate Change and Global warming
OR
(b) How is Rural settlement different from Urban settlement ?

35. (A) PÛ© ÁÍ[PøÍ £õxPõUS® ÁÈ •øÓPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.
AÀ»x
(B) öÁ£›ß öuõÈ»P Aø©Âh ÷Põm£õmøh E›¯ £hzxhß ÂÍUSP.
(a) List out the methods of conservation of mineral resources.
OR
(b) Elucidate Weber’s Industrial location theory with suitable diagrams.

36. (A) öuõø» ~sqnºÂß £¯ß£õkPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ÁiPõÀ }º ÷©»õsø© GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? Auß •UQ¯zxÁ® ©ØÖ® •UQ¯
£i{ø»PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain the applications of Remote Sensing.
OR

(b) What is meant by watershed management ? Explain its importance and the
key steps.

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37. (A) GIS &ß ö\¯À£õkPÒ H÷uÝ® ‰ßÔøÚ¨ £ØÔ Â›ÁõP ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) w £zvß÷£õx H÷uÝ® ‰ßÖ ö\´¯ ÷Ási¯øÁ ©ØÖ® ö\´¯U
ThõuøÁ £ØÔ GÊxP.
(a) Describe any three functions of GIS in detail.
OR
(b) Write any three do’s and don’ts during fire accidents.

38. (A) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ E»P {» Áøµ£hzvÀ E»P ©UPÒ öuõøP Ahºzvø¯U
SÔzxU Põmi Aøu¨ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) E»P ¦ÓÁ› {»Áøµ£hzvÀ Áͺa]¯øh¢u ©ØÖ® ¤ß u[Q¯ |õkPøÍ
SÔzxU Põmi AÁØøÓ¨ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
(a) On the outline map of the world, show the areas of world population density
and write a brief account of it.
OR
(b) On the outline map of the world mark the developed and underdeveloped
countries and write a short note of it.

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