Manipur Board Class 12 Syllabus 2027 Geography

FOR MANIPUR CLASS 12 PREPARATION

Manipur Board Class 12
Syllabus 2027
Geography
EXAM YEAR TYPE SUBJECT

Manipur Class 12 2027 Syllabus Geography

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GEOGRAPHY
THEORY
CLASS - XII
Periods : 170
One Paper 3 Hours Marks : 70
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4. Transport, Communication and Trade 9
B. INDIA : PEOPLE AND ECONOMY (30 Marks)
5. People 4
6. Human settlements 3
7. Resources and Development 11
8. Transport, Communication and International Trade
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9. Geographical perspective on selected issues and problems 5
C. MANIPUR : PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
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10. People and Human Settlement
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PART-A FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (Periods 75)
Unit-1 Human Geography : Nature and Scope (Periods 4)
Unit-2 People (Periods 23)
(a) Population of worlddistribution, density and growth;
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(b) Secondary activitiesConcept; manufacuture : agro-processing, house
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Some examples from selected countries;

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(c) Tertiary activitiesConcept; trade, transport and communication;
Services, people engaged in tertiary activities some examples from
selected countries.
(d) Quaternary Activities - Quinary and Outsourcing
Unit-4 Transport, Communication and Trade (Periods 20)
(a) Land transportroads, railways; transcontinential railways;
(b) Water transportinland waterways; major Ocean routes;
(c) Air transport
(d) Oil and gas pipelines;
(e) International tradeBasis and changing patterns; ports as gateways of
international trade, role of WTO in International trade.

PART-B INDIA : PEOPLE AND ECONOMY (Periods 75)
Unit-5 People (Periods 10)
(a) Populationdistribution, density and growth; composition of population:
ruralurban population change through time-regional variations;
Composition of working population, Promoting gender sensitivity through
“Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao” social campaign.

Unit-6 Human Settlements (Periods 8)
(a) Rural settlementstypes and distribution;
(b) Urban settlementstypes, distribution and functional classification.
Unit-7 Resources and Development (Periods 30)
(a) Land resourcesgeneral land use; agricultural land usemajor crops;
agricultural development and problems, common property resources;
(b) Water resourcesavailability and utilizationirrigation, domestic, industrial
and other uses; Scarcity of water and conservation methods-rain water
harvesting and watershed management (Once case study related with
participator watershed management to be introduced)
(c) Mineral and energy resoucesmetallic and non-Metallic minerals and
their distribution; conventional and non-conventional energy sources;
(d) Planning and Sustainable development in Indian context - Introduction ,
Target area planning (Hill area development programme, Drought prone
area programme), Concept of Sustainable development.

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Unit-8 Transport, Communication and International Trade (Periods 15)
(a) Transport and communicationroads, railways, waterways and airways;
oil and gas pipelines; Communication networkings personal and mass
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PART-C MANIPUR : PEOPLE AND ECONOMY (Periods 20)
Unit-10 People and Human Settlement (Periods 8)
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Unit-11 Resources and Development (Periods 7)
(a) Forest products, conservation of forests for ecological balance;
(b) Land resources, water resources, mineral and energy resources;
(c) Industries;
Unit-12 Transport, Communication and Trade: (Periods 5)
(a) Transport and communicationroads, railways waterways and airways;
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Published by : NCERT, New Delhi.
2. India : People and Economy
(Textbook in Geography for class XII)
Published by : NCERT, New Delhi.

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3. Manipur : People and Economy
(Textbook in Geography for class XII)
By : H. Shyamsunder Singh
Published by : Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur
4. Practical Work in Geography Part II
(Textbook for class XII)
Published by : NCERT, New Delhi.

REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. Geography for class XII
By : D.R. Khullar
Published by : New Saraswati House (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi - 110002
2. Geography for class XII
By : Yash Pal Singh
Published by : V.K. (India) Enterprises, New Delhi - 2

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GEOGRAPHY
PRACTICAL
CLASS - XII

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PART-D PRACTICAL WORK (Periods 50)
Unit-1 Processing of Data and Thematic Mapping (Periods 25)
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Unit-2 Field Study or Spatial Information Technology (Periods 25)
Field visit and study : map orientation, observation and preparation of sketch;
survey on any one of the local concerns; pollution, ground water changes,
land use and land use changes, poverty, energy issues, soil degradation, drought
and flood impacts (any one topic of local concern may be taken up for the
study; observation and questionnaire survery may be adopted for the data
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DESIGN OF
QUESTION PAPER
Subject : GEOGRAPHY
Paper : Theory
Class : XII
Full Mark : 70
Time : 3 Hours
WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES:
Objectives Marks Percentage
Knowledge (K) 10 15
1. Understanding (U) 35 50
Application (A) 21 30
Skill (S) 4 5
Total: 70 100
WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS:
Time
Form of Questions No. of Question Marks Percentage
(in minutes)
Essay/Long Answer (E/LA) 3 60 15 21
2. Short Answer (SA-I) 6 37 18 26
Short Answer (SA-II) 10 40 20 29
Very Short Answer (VSA) 7 21 7 10
MCQ 10 22 10 14
Total: 36 180 70 100
WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT:
UNIT/CONTENTS: Marks
A. Fundamentals of Human Geography
1. Human Geography – Nature and Scope 3
2. People 8
3. Human Activities 10
4. Transport, Communication and Trade. 9
B. India : People and Economy
5. India – People 4
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6. Human Settlements 3
7.. Resources and Development 11
8. Transport, Communication and International Trade 7
9. Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems 5
C. Manipur : People and Economy
10.. Manipur – People and Human Settlement 4
11. Resources and Development 4
12. Transport, Communication and Trade. 2
Total: 70
4. SCHEME OF SECTIONS: Nil
5. SCHEME OF OPTIONS: Internal option will be given in Essay Type Question & SA-I.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Difficult : 30% of the total marks
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Average : 50% of the total marks
Easy :20% of the total marks
Special Instruction: 1) Two questions of MCQ will be assertion-reason type question.
2) One question of SA-I will be source based question

Abbreviation: K(Knowledge), U(Understanding), C(Comprehension),
Expression(Exp), Skill(S), E(Essay Type), SA(Short Answer Type),
VSA(Very Short Answer Type), MCQ(Multiple Choice Question)

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DESIGN
QUESTION PAPER/UNIT TEST
Subject : GEOGRAPHY
Unit/Paper : Practical
Class : XII
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Marks 1 3 2 9 15
II. WEIGHTAGE OF FORM OF QUESTIONS :
Forms of Questions E SA-I SA-II VSA Total
No. of Questions 1 2 1 2 6
Marks Allotted 5 6 2 2 15
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2. Field study or Spatial Information Technology 5
3. Practical Record Book 5
4. Viva-Voce 5
Total : 30
IV. SCHEME OF SECTIONS : Nil
V. SCHEME OF OPTIONS: Internal Choice (either or type) on a very selective
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Abbreviation : K (Knowledge), U (Understanding), A (Application), S (Skill),E (Essay Type),
SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type), O (Objective Type)

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