MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2021 for Geography

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HS/XII/A. Sc/Geo/21

2021

GEOGRAPHY
( Theory )

Full Marks : 70
Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

General Instructions :
(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
(ii) Attempt Part—A (Objective Questions) serially.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place.

( PART : A—OBJECTIVE )
( Marks : 43 )

GROUP—A
( Marks : 23 )
SECTION—I
1. Choose and write the correct answer from the options
given below (any eight) : 1×8=8

(a) The monumental work, Anthropogeographie was
written by
(i) Carl Ritter
(ii) Friedrich Ratzel
(iii) Miss Ellen Semple
(iv) Vidal de La Blache

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(b) Which of the following has high density of
population?

(i) Hot deserts

(ii) Monsoon Asia

(iii) Equatorial region

(iv) Polar region

(c) Which of the following is the only navigable river of
Garo Hills?

(i) Kopili River

(ii) Simsang River

(iii) Umngot River

(iv) Kynshi River

(d) Which of the following States records the highest
literacy rate (2011 Census) in India?

(i) Nagaland

(ii) West Bengal

(iii) Kerala

(iv) Meghalaya

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(e) Which of the following is the oldest mode of
transport?

(i) Air transport

(ii) Land transport

(iii) Water transport

(iv) Road transport

(f) Which one of the following types of industries
produces raw materials for other industries?

(i) Cottage industry

(ii) Small-scale industry

(iii) Basic industry

(iv) Footloose industry

(g) Which one of the following activities is not a
secondary-sector activity?

(i) Iron smelting

(ii) Catching fish

(iii) Making garments

(iv) Basket weaving

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(h) Which of the following is not a branch of human
geography?

(i) Urban geography

(ii) Economic geography

(iii) Population geography

(iv) Soil geography

(i) The growth of Mumbai-Pune Industrial Region is
connected with which of the following industries?

(i) Tea processing industry

(ii) Cotton textile industry

(iii) Plastic industry

(iv) Automobile industry

(j) Which of the following is the main reason for male
migration in India?

(i) Employment

(ii) Marriage

(iii) Social conflict

(iv) Education

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(k) Which among the following is the highest peak of
Garo Hills?

(i) Diengiei Peak

(ii) Shillong Peak

(iii) Nokrek Peak

(iv) Kyllang Peak

2. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from
the options given below (any eight) : 1×8=8

(a) Primary activities are related to _____.

(i) manufacturing

(ii) communication

(iii) agriculture

(iv) industries

(b) _____ is a beverage crop.

(i) Sugarcane

(ii) Tea

(iii) Jute

(iv) Rice

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(c) _____ is a fossil fuel.

(i) Copper

(ii) Iron ore

(iii) Coal

(iv) Limestone

(d) _____ introduced the theory of neo-determinism.

(i) Griffith Taylor

(ii) Francis Bacon

(iii) L. D. Stamp

(iv) W. M. Davis

(e) _____ is the raw material for making aluminium.

(i) Nickel

(ii) Bauxite

(iii) Tungsten

(iv) Copper

(f) Yamuna River is badly polluted by the city of _____.

(i) Delhi

(ii) Mumbai

(iii) Chennai

(iv) Kolkata

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(g) Acid rain is caused due to _____.
(i) water pollution
(ii) air pollution
(iii) land degradation
(iv) land pollution

(h) The headquarters of the North-East Frontier
Railways is in _____.
(i) Jaipur
(ii) Kolkata
(iii) Maligaon
(iv) Bihar

(i) Singbhum is associated with the mining of _____.
(i) bauxite
(ii) iron ore
(iii) copper
(iv) lignite

(j) Density of population in Meghalaya is _____ persons
per square kilometer according to 2011 Census.
(i) 180
(ii) 132
(iii) 73
(iv) 24

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(k) Digboi is associated with the production of _____.

(i) iron ore

(ii) mica

(iii) petroleum

(iv) uranium

SECTION—II

3. Give direct answers to the following questions
(any seven) : 1×7=7

(a) Name the two main branches of geography.

(b) Name Asia’s largest slum.

(c) In which district is uranium found in Meghalaya?

(d) Name two plantation crops.

(e) Name two ferrous minerals.

(f) Which is the oldest oil field in India?

(g) Which is the oldest iron and steel plant of India?

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(h) Name the longest railway line in the world.

(i) Name two ports which are located on the East Coast
of India.

(j) Name two main food crops of India.

GROUP—B

( Marks : 20 )

SECTION—I

4. Answer any four of the following questions (within 2 or
3 sentences each) : 2×4=8

(a) What is meant by growth of population?

(b) What are mining towns?

(c) What are the causes of migration?

(d) Define human settlement.

(e) Write the full forms of WTO and GATT.

(f) What are the different types of pollution?

(g) What are primary activities?

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SECTION—II

5. Answer any four of the following questions (within 5 or
6 sentences each) : 3×4=12

(a) What are the causes of water pollution?

(b) What are the causes of rural-urban migration in
India?

(c) What are agro-based industries?

(d) Write three advantages of road transportation.

(e) What is rainwater harvesting?

(f) What is international trade?

(g) What are the important food grains of India? Write
about the growing regions of any one of them.

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( PART : B—DESCRIPTIVE )
( Marks : 27 )

6. Define subsistence agriculture. Name the types of
subsistence agriculture. Explain each one in detail.
1+1+3½+3½=9

Or

Define secondary activities. Name the geographical
factors for the localization of industries. Differentiate
between cottage and small-scale industries. 1+2+3+3=9

Or

What is plantation agriculture? Where are they generally
practised? What are the chief characteristic features of
plantation agriculture? 2+2+5=9

7. Define trans-continental railways. Give an account of
any two trans-continental railways of the world. 1+4+4=9

Or

What is pipeline transport? Give the advantages of
pipe-line transport. 1+4+4=9

Or

Define port. Explain why ports are known as ‘gateway of
international trade’. Classify ports on the basis of
functions. 1+2+6=9

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8. Name the methods of irrigation practised in India.
Explain, why irrigation is needed in Indian agriculture.
2+7=9

Or

Give the distribution of iron ore in India. 9

Or

What are the problems faced by the Indian agriculture?
Explain any two of them in detail. 1+4+4=9

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