TN 12th Model Question Paper Geography

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

Põ» AÍÄ : 2.30 ©o ÷|µ® ] [ ö©õzu ©v¨ö£sPÒ : 70
Time Allowed : 2.30 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 70

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Instructions : (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of
fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw diagrams.

£Sv & I / PART - I

I. 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®.

I. 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. ¦Â°øhU ÷Põmk ©øÇUPõkPÒ A¯Ú©sh» Cø»²vºPõkPÒ ÷\º¢u
öuõS¨¦ :
(A) øhPõ `ÌÁõÈh[PÒ (B) \ÁõÚõ `ÌÁõÈh[PÒ
(C) PõkPÎß `ÌÁõÈh[PÒ (D) £õø»ÁÚ `ÌÁõÈh[PÒ
Equatorial rain forest, tropical deciduous forests are collectively called :
(a) taiga biomes (b) savannah biomes
(c) forest biomes (d) desert biomes

2. uÛzu £søn ÃkPÒ, SUQµõ©® BQ¯øÁPÒ öPõsh Si°¸¨¦ :
(A) ö|¸UP©õÚ (B) ø©¯UP¸
(C) |Pº¨¦Ó (D) |õmk¨¦Ó
The settlements with farmsteads and hamlets :
(a) compact (b) nucleated
(c) urban (d) rural

3. ~Pº¨ö£õ¸øÍ ÂØ£uØPõP HØ£kzx® ¤øn¨¦ :
(A) Azv¯õÁ]¯¨ ¤øn¨¦ (B) Azv¯õÁ]¯©ØÓ ¤øn¨¦
(C) Ckö£õ¸Ò ¤øn¨¦ (D) öÁΣkö£õ¸Ò ¤øn¨¦
The links that are established for selling the consumer products :
(a) strong linkage (b) weak linkage
(c) input linkage (d) output linkage

4. J¸ |õmiØSz ÷uøÁ¯õÚ ö£õ¸øÍ HØÖ©v ö\´xÂmk, A¢u
|õmihª¸¢x ö£ØÓ Á¸©õÚzøuU öPõsk ©ØöÓõ¸ |õmih® uÚUSz
÷uøÁ¯õÚ ö£õ¸øͨ ö£ØÖU öPõÒÐuÀ :
(A) ÷|›øn ÁoP® (B) EÒ|õmk ÁoP®
(C) ÁoPU SÊ©® (D) £ÀQøÍ ÁoP®
The trade in which a country exports to another and buys the commodities it requires
from the third with the money received from its exports :
(a) Bilateral Trade (b) Internal Trade
(c) Trade Bloc (d) Multilateral Trade

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5. J¼ ©ØÖ® JÎ Aø»PøÍ PÁº¢x ÷£_® £h® Põmk® Áµ÷ÁØ£øÓ
ö£mi :
(A) öuõø»UPõm] (B) öuõø»|PÀPÒ
(C) u¢v (D) öuõø»÷£]
It is reception-room entertainment equipment which telecasts programmes in cinematic
mode :
(a) Television (b) Telefax
(c) Telegraph (d) Telephone

6. C¢v¯ ©õÚ¨£øh Aø©¢xÒÍ Ch® :
(A) ¦x iÀ¼ (B) øíuµõ£õz
(C) ö\ßøÚ (D) öPõÀPzuõ
Indian Air Force is located at :
(a) New Delhi (b) Hyderabad
(c) Chennai (d) Calcutta

7. Q÷¯õ÷hõ ¦µõmhPÀ __________ |õkPÍõÀ øPö¯õ¨£ªh¨£mhx.
(A) 87 (B) 97 (C) 67 (D) 77
Kyoto Protocol was signed by __________ Countries.
(a) 87 (b) 97 (c) 67 (d) 77

8. ÂÁ\õ¯zvØS £¯ß£kzu¨£k® }›øÚ ]UPÚ©õP £¯ß£kzx® ~m£® :
(A) ö£›¯Í»õÚ }º¨£õ\Ú® (B) ]ԯͻõÚ }º¨£õ\Ú®
(C) øím÷µõ ÷£õÛUì (D) uõÛ¯[S® }º¨£õ\Ú®
The technique that uses less amount of water for irrigation :
(a) Macro irrigation (b) Micro irrigation
(c) Hydroponics (d) Automated irrigation

9. F]°ø»U PõkPÒ __________ `ÌÁõÈh® GßÖ AøÇUP¨£kQßÓÚ.
(A) ö£¢uõì (B) ö|Uhõß (C) ìöh¨¤ (D) øhPõ
Coniferous forests are a __________ biome.
(a) benthos (b) necton (c) steppe (d) taiga

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10. B¨¤›UPõ ©ØÖ® C»zwß Aö©›UP |õkPÎß Pkø©¯õÚ ¤µa\øÚPÍõP
C¸¨£x :
(A) AvP ©UPÒ öuõøP (B) _Põuõµ ^º÷Pk
(C) ÁÖø© (D) £i¨£ÔÂßø©
The drastic problem in Africa and Latin America is :
(a) high population density (b) health hazards
(c) poverty (d) illiteracy

11. J¸ ªÀ¼¯ÝUS® ÷©Ø£mh ©UPÒ öuõøP EÒÍ |Pµ[PøÍ __________
GßQ÷Óõ®.
(A) ªÀ¼¯ß |Pµ[PÒ (B) ¦Ó|Pµ®
(C) Qµõ©[PÒ (D) |Pµ®
The cities with more than a million population are called :
(a) million cities (b) suburban cities
(c) villages (d) towns

12. J¸ |õmiß GÀø»USÒ {PÌQßÓ ÁoP® __________ GÚ¨£k®.
(A) £ÀQøÍ ÁoP® (B) EÒ|õmk ÁoP®
(C) £ßÚõmk ÁoP® (D) ÷|›øn ÁoP®
The trade that occurs within the limits of a country is known as :
(a) Multilateral trade (b) Internal trade
(c) International trade (d) Bilateral trade

13. Cµ°À ÷£õUSÁµzvÀ \«£zvÀ HØ£mkÒÍ •ß÷ÚØÓ® __________.
(A) ©ø» SøhÄ ÁÈ (B) ÂøµÄ Cµ°ÀPÒ
(C) ¦Ó |Pµ Cµ°ÀPÒ (D) Ph»i SøhÄ ÁÈ
The recent development in railway transport is :
(a) Mountain tunnel way (b) Express trains
(c) Suburban trains (d) Seabed tunnel way

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14. ÷u]¯ C¯ØøP ÁÍ uPÁÀ öuõSv¯õÚx __________ UPõP J¸ ø©¯z uPÁÀ
öuõSv°øÚ Aø©zxÒÍx.
(A) I.G®.Gì.i. (B) H.¤.I.¤.
(C) Gß.Gß.Bº.G®.Gì. (D) G¨.H.K.
National Natural Resources Information System forms the core information system for
the :
(a) IMSD (b) APIB
(c) NNRMS (d) FAO

15. öuõÈ»P Ámh[PøÍ PshÔP :
(A) }»Q› (B) Cµõáìuõß
(C) ¦x vÀ¼ (D) ÷\õmhõ |õP¦›
Identify the Industrial region :
(a) Nilgiris (b) Rajasthan
(c) New Delhi (d) Chotanagpur

£Sv & II / PART - II
II. R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ÂÚõUPÎÀ H÷uÝ® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS
_¸UP©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 24 &Áx ÷PÒÂUS Psi¨£õP Âøh GÊuÄ®.
Answer any six (6) questions, in which Question No. 24 is compulsory. 6x2=12

16. ªu öÁ¨£ ©sh»¨ ¦ÀöÁÎPÎß ö£¯ºPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.
List the names of temperate grasslands.

17. CµmøhU Qµõ©[PÒ & SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write about the Twin Villages.

18. Gøh CÇUS® Pa\õ¨ ö£õ¸mPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
Which are the weight-losing raw materials ?

19. ©UPÒ öuõøPU £µÁÀ ^µØÔ¸UP Põµn[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the reasons for uneven distribution of population ?

20. ÁoPa \©{ø» & Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Trade Balance.

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21. C¯ØøP ^ºSø»Ä GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is natural disaster ?

22. öuõø» ~sqnºÂß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the types of Remote Sensing ?

23. }º _©¢x Á¸® ÷|õ´PÎß ö£¯ºPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.
List the names of water borne diseases.

24. _Úõª°¼¸¢x |®ø© £õxPõUS® `ÌÁõÈh® Gx ? Aøu £ØÔ SÔ¨¦
u¸P.
Which Biome will save us from Tsunami and write a note on it ?

£Sv & III / PART - III
III. H÷uÝ® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS J¸ £zv AÍÂÀ Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 33 &Áx
÷PÒÂUS Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x3=18
Answer any six (6) questions, in which Question No. 33 is compulsory.

25. Qµõ© ©UPÎß Si÷¯ØÓ® £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
Explain about Migration of rural population.

26. öuõÈÀPøÍ EØ£zv {ø»PÎß Ai¨£øh°À GÆÁõÖ ¤›UP»õ®.
GkzxUPõmk u¸P.
Classify the industries on the basis of their state production with examples.

27. E¯º{» `ÌÁõÈh[PÒ & SÔ¨¦ u¸P.
Give an account on the Mountainous Biomes.

28. ÁoPU SÊ©[PÎß £¯ßPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the benefits of trade blocs ?

29. \õ÷íÀ £õø»ÁÚ©õu¼ß Põµn[PøÍ TÖP.
Write the reasons for desertification in Sahel.

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30. Ph»i SøhÄ ÁÈ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
Explain Seabed Tunnel way.

31. E»QÀ Põn¨£k® }›ß £µÁø»U SÔ¨¤kP.
Describe the distribution of water in the world.

32. Ámhõµ öuõø» ~sqnºÄ ÷\øÁ ø©¯[PÒ £ØÔ SÔ¨¦ u¸P.
Write a note on Regional Remote Sensing Centres.

33. "ö|¸¨¦ Áøͯ®' GßÖ AøÇUP¨£k® £Sv Gx ? Hß ?
Which region is known as Ring of Fire ? Why ?

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IV. AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x5=25
Answer all the questions.

34. (A) A¯Ú ©sh» PõkPÎß `ÌÁõÈh[PÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) }º ©õ\øh²® •øÓPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the Tropical Forest Biome.
OR
(b) Describe the means of water pollution.

35. (A) ÁõÀhº QÔìuõ»›ß ø©¯ ChU÷Põm£õmøh ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ÁoP ÁøPPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain Walter Christaller’s Central Place Theory.
OR
(b) Describe the types of Trade.

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36. (A) ÁÍ ÷©»õsø© ©ØÖ® £õxPõ¨¦ ~m£[PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) ©õÀuêß ©UPÒ öuõøPU ÷Põm£õmiøÚ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Describe the techniques of conservation and resources management.
OR
(b) Write in detail about Malthus population theory.

37. (A) {»|kUPzvß ÷£õx ö\´¯ ÷Ási¯øÁ ©ØÖ® ö\´¯UThõuøÁ¨
£ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ÷PµÍõ ©õ{»zvÀ HØ£mh öÁÒÍ ö£¸UQØPõÚ Põµn[PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain Do’s and Dont’s during an earthquake.
OR
(b) Explain the reasons for flood in Kerala.

38. (A) öPõkUP¨£mh E»P Áøµ£hzvÀ G›©ø»PÎß £µÁø» SÔzx
AÁØøÓ _¸UP©õP ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) öPõkUP¨£mh E»P Áøµ£hzvÀ £õø»ÁÚ[PÎß £µÁø» SÔzx
ÂÍUSP.
(a) Mark the distribution of Volcanoes in the World Map and describe briefly about
them.
OR
(b) Mark the Deserts of the world in the World Map and explain.

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