MBOSE Class 11 Question Paper 2019 for Geography

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(b) The concept of Continental Drift Theory was
2019
postulated by
GEOGRAPHY
(i) Arthur Holmes
( Theory )
(ii) Alfred Lothar Wegener
Full Marks : 70
(iii) Harry Hammond Hess
Pass Marks : 21
(iv) Eratosthenes
Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions (c) The very hot and dry gusty wind which blows in
General Instructions : the plains of Northern India during May to June
is
(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
(i) Mistral
(ii) Attempt Part ‘A’ Objective Questions serially.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place. (ii) Loo

(iii) Chinook
( PART : A –– OBJECTIVE )
(iv) Foehn
GROUP –– A

1. Choose and write the correct answer (d) Canyons are erosional work of which agent of
gradation?
(a) The systematic geography approach was
introduced by (i) River
(i) Friedrich Ratzel (ii) Wind
(ii) Alexander Von Humboldt (iii) Glacier
(iii) Karl Ritter (iv) Wave
(iv) Galileo

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(e) The Biosphere reserve of Meghalaya is (vi) Erosion is the removal or wearing away of fine
materials from the landscape.
(i) Manas Biosphere Reserve
(ii) Pachmari Biosphere Reserve
(iii) Nokrek Biosphere Reserve 3. Fill in the blank spaces by choosing the correct
answers from the options given within the bracket:
(iv) Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve 1 6  6

(i) The boundary which separates the crust and
(f) Which one of the following is a biome of least
mantle is known as discontinuity.
vegetation.
(Mohorovicic/Transitional/Gutenberg)
(i) Tropical Savanna
(ii) Tundra
(ii) forest is found on the western side of
(iii) Taiga Western Ghats. (Deciduous/Mangrove/Evergreen)
(iv) Tropical Rain Forest.

(iii) Nitrogen gas constitute about of the
2. Write whether the following statements are True or total volume of the atmosphere. (60.80%/
False. 1 6  6 78.08%/80.78%).

(i) Granite is an intrusive igneous rock.
(iv) Monsoon winds are also known as
winds. (Local/Seasonal/Valley).
(ii) The Himalayas are not young fold mountains.

(iii) Nazca Plate is a major plate. (v) state of India severly suffered from flood
in 2018. (Odisha/ Tamilnadu/ Kerala).
(iv) Oxidation is a process of mechanical weathering.

(v) The location where earthquake originate is known (vi) Flat topped seamounts are known as .
as epicenter. (Ridges/Trenches/Guyots).

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4. Match the following and write the corresponding (iv) Name the main Greenhouse gases that cause
number of Column–B against the options of Column–A. global warming.
(v) Name the highest peak of Peninsular India.
Column –– A Column –– B

1. Dendritic pattern (i) Atlantic Ocean (vi) What are the two main materials found in the
Mantle?
2. Tropical Thorn Forest (ii) Dehradun
(vii) Name two important tributaries of river Ganga.
3. New alluvium (iii) Sundarban
(viii) Give the total geographical area of India.
4. Shiwalik Range (iv) Rajasthan

5. Mangrove Forest (v) Great plains of North India

6. Mid-Oceanic Ridge (vi) Khadar. 6. Distinguish between : 2  7  14

(i) Pangaea and Panthalassa.

GROUP – B (ii) Continental shelf and Continental slope.

( Marks : 22 )
(iii) Sea breeze and Land breeze.

5. Answer the following questions in short : 1 8  8 (iv) Igneous rocks and Sedimentary rocks.

(i) What is Insolation? (v) Food chain and Food web.

(ii) What are Jovian planets? (vi) Tidal Forest and Thorn Forest.

(iii) Give the full form of ITCZ. (vii) Northeast and Southwest Monsoon winds.

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( PART : B –– DESCRIPTIVE )

1. Define atmosphere. Name the different layers of the
atmosphere and explain in detail any two layers.
Or 11 3  3  8

Name the layers of the interior of the earth. Explain
each one in detail. Illustrate your answer with the
help of a diagram.
1 6 1  8

2. Define “Geography”. Name the branches of Geography.
Explain the importance of Physical Geography.
11 6  8
Or

Name the types of soil found in India. Discuss any
four (4) of them in detail.
26 8

3. Give the physiographic divisions of India. Explain any
one of them in detail. Illustrate your answer with the
help of a map.
2  5 1  8
Or

Define Natural Hazards. Give an account on the
consequences of flood and provide/suggest measures
to control floods. 233  8

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