Class 12 Question Paper 2023-24 Geography (Half Yearly)

2023-24
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Half Yearly Exam 2023-24
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Class - XII Subject – Geography
Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks-70

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This question paper contains 30 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper is divided into five sections. Sections-A, B, C, D and E.
3. Section A - Question number 1 to 17 are Multiple Choice type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B- Question number 18 and 19 are Source based questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section C- Question number 20 to 23 are Short Answer type questions carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to these questions shall be written in 80 to 100 words.
6. Section D - Question number 24 to 28 are Long Answer type questions carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to these questions shall be written in 120 to 150 words.
7. Section E - Question number 29 and 30 are Map based questions.

SECTION A
1. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of the given
options. [1]
1. Assertion: Mediterranean regions have been inhabited from early periods in history.
2. Reason: Plain areas are favourable for the production of crops and to build roads and
industries
Options:
(A) Both the statements are true, statement 2 does not explain statement 1 correctly.
(B) Both the statements are true and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1.
(C) Both statements 1 and 2 are wrong.
(D) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is incorrect.
2. Match the Column I with Column II and choose the correct option. [1]

Column I Column II
I. Cotton Textile Industry 1. Chemical Based Industry
II. Cement Industry 2. Agro Based Industry
III. Plastic Industry 3. Animal Based Industry
IV. Leather Industry 4. Mineral Based Industry

Options:

I II III IV
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
3. “Nature provides opportunities and human beings use these opportunities slowly and nature

gets humanised”. This statement describes which of the following idea? [1]
(A) Possibilism
(B) Environmental Determinism
(C) Regional Analysis
(D) Areal Differentiation
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4. Which of the following countries has the highest ranking in 'Human Development Index? [1]
(A) Belgium
(B) Norway
(C) Iceland
(D) Canada

5. Who said about the population of Asia that “Asia has many places where people are few and
few place where people are very many”? [1]
(A) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(B) Frank G. Cressey
(C) George B. Cressey
(D) Frances Babcock

6. Which of the following is NOT an example of Knowledge Processing Outsourcing? [1]
(A) E-Learning
(B) Intellectual Property
(C) Collection of Information
(D) Legal Profession

7. Consider the following and choose the correct answer from the given options. [1]
1. In the context of a country like India, the work participation rate tends to be higher in the
areas of lower levels of economic development
2. Number of manual workers are needed to perform the subsistence or near subsistence
economic activities.

Options:
(A) Only statement I is correct
(B) Both statements are correct and statement II correctly explains statement I
(C) Only statement II is correct
(D) Both the statements are incorrect

8. In which year the first population Census was conducted in India? [1]
(A) 1881
(B) 1847
(C) 1872
(D) 1904

9. Which one of the following is NOT a land-use category? [1]
(A) Current Fallow
(B) Marginal land
(C) Net Area Sown
(D) Culturable Wasteland

10. Which of the following group of states uses the highest amount of ground water? [1]

(A) Tripura, Maharashtra, West Bengal
(B) Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
(C) Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala
(D) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
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11. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? [1]

List I (State) List II (Coal Mine)

(A) Jharkhand - Bokaro
(B) Odisha - Talcher
(C) Maharashtra - Korba
(D) West Bengal - Raniganj

12. Most of the metallic minerals in India occur in the [1]
(A) Peninsular Plateau region
(B) Northern Plains
(C) Himalayan Ranges
(D) None of these

13. Which of the following commissions replaced 'Planning Commission'? [1]
(A) Election Commission
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) Law Commission
(D) Education Commission
14. Hill Area Development Programmes were initiated during the [1]
(A) Third Five Year Plan
(B) Fourth Five Year Plan
(C) Fifth Five Year Plan
(D) Sixth Five Year Plan

Read the given passage carefully and answer question no 15 to 17
The level of urbanisation is measured in terms of percentage of urban population to total
population. The level of urbanisation in India in 2011 was 31.16 per cent, which is quite low in
comparison to developed countries. Total urban population has increased eleven-fold during
the twentieth century. Enlargement of urban centres and emergence of new towns have played
a significant role in the growth of urban population and urbanisation in the country.

15. Study the following facts regarding urbanisation in India and choose the correct option. [1]
I. The level of urbanisation in India in 2011 was 31.16 percent.
II. The level of urbanisation in India is quite low in comparison to developed countries.
III. The growth rate of urbanisation has increased during the last two decades.

Options:
(A) Only I and II are correct
(B) Only II and III are correct
(C) Only I and III are correct
(D) I, II and III are correct

16. In which of the following decades has thenumber of towns declined? [1]

(A) 1901-1911
(B) 1971-1981
(C) 1991-2001
(D) 2001-2011
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17. What was the urban population of India in 2011? [1]
(A) 177 million
(B) 107 million
(C) 377 million
(D) 317 million

SECTION B
Question 18 & 19 are Source based questions.
18. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [3]
Tertiary activities include both production and exchange. The production involves the
‘provision’ of services that are ‘consumed’. The output is indirectly measured in terms of
wages and salaries. Exchange, involves trade, transport and communication facilities that are
used to overcome distance. Tertiary activities, therefore, involve the commercial output of
services rather than the production of tangible goods. They are not directly involved in the
processing of physical raw materials. Common examples are the work of a plumber,
electrician, technician, launderer, barber, shopkeeper, driver, cashier, teacher, doctor, lawyer
and publisher etc. The main difference between secondary activities and tertiary activities is
that the expertise provided by services relies more heavily on specialised skills, experience and
knowledge of the workers rather than on the production techniques, machinery and factory
processes.
a. Explain the main difference between secondary and tertiary activities.
b. How have tertiary activities related both production and exchange?
c. Mention any two tertiary activities.

19. Observe the given map and answer the following questions: [3]

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a. Name the canal and mention the year in which it was launched.
b. What is the difference between the two areas shown as ‘Under Flow’ and ‘Under Lift’
system of irrigation?
c. Name any two districts that are benefitted by the command area of canal in Stage - I.

SECTION C
Question numbers 20 to 23 are Short Answer type questions.

20. Explain any three economic factors that influence distribution of population in the world. [3]
OR
Explain three stages of Demographic Transition Theory.
21. Describe naturalisation of humans. [3]
22. Why is demand of water for irrigation increasing day by day in India? Explain any three
reasons. [3]
OR
Describe any three advantages of rainwater harvesting.
23. "The period from 1951 to 1981 is referred to as a phase of population explosion in India."
Substantiate the statement. [3]

SECTION D
Question numbers 24 to 28 are Long Answer type questions.
24. What is human development? Explain any four approaches to study Human Development in
the world [5]
OR
What do equity and sustainability refer to within the concept of human development?
Explain with examples.
25. "Dairy farming is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milch animals in the
world." Analyse the statement with examples. [5]
OR
Explain any five features of ‘plantation agriculture’ in the world.
26. Analyse five main factors affecting location of industries in the world. [5]
27. Describe the distribution of iron ore in India. [5]
28. How lack of commercialisation and constraints of financial resources and indebtedness are the
major problems of Indian agriculture? [5]
OR
Classify Indian farming into two groups on the basis of main source of moisture for crops.
Write two features of each.

SECTION E

Question numbers 29 & 30 are Map based questions having 5 sub-parts each.

29. On the given political map of the world, seven geographical features have been marked as A,
B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five with the help ofthe following information and write their
correct names on the lines drawn near each feature. [5]

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(A) An area of subsistence gathering in North America.
(B) A major area of nomadic herding in Africa
(C) A major area of commercial livestock rearing in South America.
(D) A major area of extensive commercial grain farming in Eurasia
(E) A major area of mixed farming in North America
(F) An area of subsistence gathering in Africa
(G) An area of nomadic herding in Eurasia

30. Locate and label any five of the following geographical features on the Political Outline map of
India with appropriate symbols: [5]
(A) The state leading in the production of jute
(B) The state with lowest population density
(C) Bailadila - iron ore mines
(D) A manganese mine in Madhya Pradesh
(E) Khetri - copper mines
(F) The state leading in the production of sugarcane
(G) An important coal mine in Tamil Nadu

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