Uttarakhand Board Class 12 Question Paper 2024 for Geography

UTTRAKHAND BOARD

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Directions r There are in ail 21 questions in this question paper. All questions are
cornpu!sory.
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Marks alloted to the questions are mentioned aEainst thenr"
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Reaci each que:;t-ion carefiilly and answer to the point.
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Question No,i is multiple choice question. Four options are given in
answer of each part of this questlon, Write correct opiion in ycur
answer book. Question No. 2 to 5 are definite answer type questions.
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Question No, 6 to L0 are to be answered in aL:out 30 words each"
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Question No. 11 to 17 are to be answered irr al:out B0 words each.
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Question No. 18 and 19 are to be ansurered in about 150 words eaclr.
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Question No. 20 is Case/Source based question, to be answered as
d irected.
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Question No.- 21 is related to identification and locatinE of qeographieal
features on fflap. Attaelr the given outline maps of World ancj India
within your aRswer book.
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(i) 3rdr-drrqr (ii) rpwuttfiu rivi
(iii) afErw-9ff uftrqT tirl slfiq q"*w
Which of the followinq is not dn area of sparse popuiation -
(i) The Atacarna (ii) Equatorial region
(iii) South-East Asia (iv) Polar reEions
(s) Fmi 6t ffi 6E-dr.t * "
(i) powiffir (ii) dtl{sF{T {,fr
(iii) frf}r+pfr (iv) qc.tffrffi
Growing of Flowers is called-
(i) Truck farming (ii) Factory farrning
(iii) Mixed farming (iv) Floriculture
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( i) ridn-dffia d,t (ii) qffiq tkir d
(iii) tkn-Eim6) (iv) erffi 6f;qdi
Channel Tunnel con nects to -
(i) l-ondon-Berlin (ii) Berlin-Paris
(iir) Paris-Londori (iv) Barcelona-Beriin
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(i) 102 8 m-{ts (ii) 328.7 dr{s
(rii) 318.2 6*5 (iv) 121 6-{ts
Which of the following is the population of India according to the census of
201t"*
f i) 102.8 Crnres (ii) 3ZB.V Crores
(iii) 318.2 Crores (iv) 121 Crores
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(i) 5ts$ (ii) q-sqIw
(iii) 3tffi-f,T (iv) 'qT;hie
Exarnple of Mining town is -
(i) Murnbai (ii) Saharanpur
(iii) Arnbala (iv) Raniganj
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(iii) '{rt (iv) rkil
;-Vhich of the foliowinE crop is not cultivated uncJer dryland farming -
(ii Jo'+ar (ri) Gi"ot"it-rdr:ut
{iii) !?aqi (iv) Sugarcane
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(i) nYd (ii) f,Tr'*sl
(iii) frrm.lsd (iv) 3THm
\Alhich cf the foiloraring mineral is know as 'B!-otryn Diam*:nrj' -
{i} Iron (ii) Manqanese
(iti) Lignite (iv) Mtca
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vYhich of the follow!ng is a Land locked hartrour-
ii) Vishakhapatnarn (ii)
Ennor
r,iii) l','lr;mbai (iv) Haldia
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Directions :In next two parts of Question No. -L, there are two statements labelled
as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). From the following options (i), (ii), (iii)
and iiri), select their correct answer'
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Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
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Bcth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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A is correct bttt R is incPrrect.
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Soth A and R are incorrect,
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?rrr{ery (R) , E-f, tr{quT t :nrrrqrf, 3ft-i td q'rryefr *II H* dt 1

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Assertion (A) ; Diarrhoea
is a water borne rJisease.
Reason (R) : Water pollution
c;
and stonrach
(s) se*,q (A)
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Assertion (A) : The popr-rlation 1
of cities in India is increasing,
Reason (R) ; Due to lack
of employrnent, peopre from
rurar areas come
tc cities in search of ernployrnent"
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Name any two fields of
Human Gona-ooL.. 1

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Name the canar rinking strtrr
the Red sea and ,n" ,',eurrerranean
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Which state of india
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has the highest population.z
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In which year was the first
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Radio Rrogra,ir
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u in India?
What is human opnnr>nh.,r ia^6:.-
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What are the main ccmponents Z
of population change?
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Name the four major
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development.
What are ganrisson tr:wns?
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Vrlhat is their functisn?
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State the importance of
Metro rail. 2
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m) wg6qy
Exprain the importance 3
of Hurnan Deveropment
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Exprain the rore of 'wr:rrd
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Trade
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Explain the concept "i
of High-Tech "*;fiil;"
industry. 3

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Mention the factors affecting the population distribution
in India.
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Study the table gir,ren below and answer- the questions
that follow -
Wheat ProrJucr ln per hectare i n major states of india-
State Punjab Madhya Haryana Ka rnata ka Maharashtra
Pradesh
ProrjLlr-iion Par 3 6.9 12.8 34.1 6.9 1i..9
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^lame ihe state rnrhere per-
hectare production of wheat is highesr. Explain
:rc reasons fer- this also
i: i ^'iare the state where per hectare wheat production
is minimum. Give the
-c;ilrs fcr this also
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Describe the cias; frcalron of roads !n India.

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State the causes and effs6;5 of air pollution in India.

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what is plantation agricuiture? Describe its rnain areas
and characteristics.
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Describe the Trans-siberian Rairway and Trans-canadian
Rairway.

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fu a-gq6 { yurq sf{ 6lrT fbqiF t mfr *r
Bharmaurtribal area consists of two tehsils Bharmar:r ancj Holi ol'Chamba district
pf Himachai Pr-adesh. It rs a notified tri[61 area stnce 2] lrjovember l_g75. l-he

Broeess of development in Bharmaur tribal ar-ea began i:a the lg7Cs, rryhen the
Gadcii people were ineluded in th.: sehedulecJ tribes and Bhaimar,rr-qo1. tlre statgs

as one of the fiire Integrated Tribal Deveinpment Proiect, in Hirra{hal pr-pfips1i.
The most imr:'ortant r:nntriht.rtion of liibai Inteqrated rtevelopnrent Sirb-nlan is
'lnfrastructure
developrnenf in the form r:f sr:hools, health care farilities, potable
wateq roads, communications and electricity. The social benefits include increased
literacy rate, improvement !n sex: ratio and decline in child rnarriage.
(6) ffiC{ arf,ffi=q e}x e-i fu:n ts'l l
Where !s Bharmaur tribal ar-ea located?
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In which areas has tl're Integrated Development Project made an irnportant
contribution?
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2
Which tribe benefited frorn the Trihal Development program and what ai-e
those social benefits?

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(a) In the given poiitic,ri outline niap oi the'ovoi-ld, frve iaets a:-e ghr:l1i"l Lrry, i;,i,
( i), (,ii), (iv) ana (v). Icentify these facts w:ith the heip ef inr-lrri)+l.r'-,r
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below 3nl r,t71-i1s theii- correct names on the iines mark-ed rn rhe rtap
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Tr'ade Canal connecting the Pacific Ocearr and tile Ailantie
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( ji) Niarcr- area of cornmerciar rivestr:ck
rearirrq
liii) Ma.;,:.," airport of R.ussia
(iv) tvtega city of UniteC States
(v) tvlajor sea port of Japan
(b) Locate and iabel the follolving irr the !iirren Boiiticai oufirnrj -ran r,.t iridia anl
write their nanres also-
(i) India's largest rice produeinq 5161s
(ii) l_eadinE state in sugarcane producrion
(iii) inclir-a GanChi inter-national Airport
(iv) t4ajor coal fietci of Jharkhand State
{v) Any ene major tourist city of Uttarakhand
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Nale : The following question is for the blind eandidates
on!y in lieu of question
no. 21-
ffifudrgTs+i&sr<*frre- lx 1o= 1o
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(i,i) rq h rtr ryqq 6-dd q-d-q mi qrt ffisur
(iv) @m irtr 3rqr"tffiT fu m fr$m qqr mT.qTq wr6st
(r,) -iilql"q e rge €gft qrn-q ffir qET frmt
(vi) tTRrT qrr ffiqfRrm m€rm sf,{tarn qrsq mt+ dp
(r,ii) $Tirf, fr r,rdT sfiIffi mi Sr*fi qTfrT qffiEdt
(vilil gftqT rffitft 3rm**q rer$ si-g m-i fu-o
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An:;y;er the iollowing questions*
(i) $/nite the nanne cf the trade eanal connectinE the paclfie ocean
anrl the
Atlantic Ocean.
(ii) In r''-rhictr country is the large area o1'cermmercial livestock rea;-inq
spread
in the urorld?
(iri) l,Jarne the one ffiajor airport of Russia"
(iv) Narne cne mega city of United states of Ameriea.
(v) Write the name of the main sea port of Japan.
(vi) which is the rargest rice producing state of India?
(vii] l{arne the leading state of sugarcane production
in India"
(viii) where is Indira Gandhi International Airport
located?
(ix) write the name of the major coai field of lharkhanci
state.
{x) write the nanre of any one major tourist eity of tJttarakhan<J.

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