MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2019 for Geography

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HS/XII/A. Sc/Geo/19

2019

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 : 1×8=8
(a) Who among the following is regarded as the
father of modern human geography?
(i) Carl D. Sauer
(ii) Friedrich Ratzel
(iii) Jean Brunhes
(iv) Ellsworth Huntington

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(b) Which one of the following is not a source of
geographical information?
(i) Travellers account
(ii) Old maps
(iii) Ancient epics
(iv) Samples of rock materials from the moon

(c) Which one of the following is not an area of
sparse population?
(i) Atacama desert
(ii) South-East Asia
(iii) Equatorial region
(iv) Polar region

(d) Push and pull factors are responsible for
(i) slums
(ii) garbage dumping
(iii) water pollution
(iv) migration

(e) Which country has the highest network of
railways?
(i) USA
(ii) Brazil
(iii) Canada
(iv) Russia

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(f) No fodder crop is grown in

(i) Herding

(ii) Shifting cultivation

(iii) Pastoral nomadism

(iv) Commercial livestock rearing

(g) A large proportion of population in the age group
of 15–59 indicates

(i) High dependency ratio

(ii) Greater expenditure on health care

(iii) Working population

(iv) None of the above

(h) In which district of Meghalaya is uranium
found?

(i) West Khasi Hills

(ii) East Jaintia Hills

(iii) East Khasi Hills

(iv) West Jaintia Hills

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

(a) The concept of neo-determinism was put forward
by _____.

(i) Griffith Taylor

(ii) Carl Ritter

(iii) Ellen Semple

(iv) Vidal de La Blache

(b) The lowest female literacy rate in India is found
in the State of _____.

(i) Assam

(ii) West Bengal

(iii) Punjab

(iv) Bihar

(c) _____ is not an indication of Human
Development Index.

(i) Equal opportunity

(ii) Adult literacy rate

(iii) High birthrate

(iv) Life expectancy at birth

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(d) The type of settlement where houses are built in
close vicinity to each other is called _____.
(i) Scattered
(ii) Compact
(iii) Linear
(iv) Dispersed

(e) The first railway line in India was constructed
between _____.
(i) Mumbai and Thane
(ii) Mumbai and Pune
(iii) Mumbai and Kolkata
(iv) Mumbai and Chennai

(f) _____ State has the highest sex-ratio in India.
(i) Bihar
(ii) Rajasthan
(iii) Kerala
(iv) Gujarat

(g) Acid rain is caused due to _____.
(i) Water pollution
(ii) Noise pollution
(iii) Land pollution
(iv) Air pollution

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(h) The largest linguistic group of India is _____.

(i) Sino-Tibetan

(ii) Austric

(iii) Dravidian

(iv) Indo-Aryan

SECTION—II

3. Give direct answers to the following questions : 1×7=7

(a) Which river is polluted by the city of Allahabad?

(b) Name Asia’s largest slum.

(c) Who introduced the concept of Human
Development?

(d) Name two methods of mining.

(e) Name two plantation crops.

(f) Which South American Nation is a part of
OPEC?

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

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GROUP—B
( Marks : 20 )

SECTION—I

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

(a) How is sex-ratio measured?

(b) What are the effects of air pollution on human
health?

(c) What is transcontinental railway?

(d) What are secondary activities?

SECTION—II

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

(a) Write three advantages of road transportation.

(b) What are the functions of WTO?

(c) What are the problems of slums in India?

(d) Define settlements. Mention the types of
settlements.

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

6. What are tertiary activities? Name different types of
tertiary activities. Explain in detail the significance of
transport and communication services. 2+2+5=9
Or
What is subsistence agriculture? Explain the types of
subsistence agriculture. 2+7=9

7. What is International Trade? Why are ports known as
gateways of international trade? Classify ports on the
basis of functions. 1+2+6=9
Or
Name the important modes of transport. What are the
necessary conditions for the development of inland
waterway? Give the advantages and disadvantages of
inland waterways. 2+2+5=9

8. Describe the factors for the localization of iron and
steel industries in India. Name the iron and steel
industries located within and outside Chota Nagpur
region (at least three each). 6+3=9
Or
Define population growth. Discuss the trend of India’s
population growth since Independence. 2+7=9

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