TN 11th Question Paper 2022 Geography

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PART - III
¦Â°¯À/GEOGRAPHY
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version)

Põ» AÍÄ : 3.00 ©o ÷|µ® ] [ ö©õzu ©v¨ö£sPÒ : 70
Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 70

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fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw
diagrams.

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÷uº¢öukzxU SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx GÊuÄ®.
Note : (i) Answer all the questions.

(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives

and write the option code and the corresponding answer.

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1. PÀ¨ }÷µõmh•® »õ£µhõº }÷µõmh•® \¢vUSªhzvÀ __________ «ß
¤izuÍ® Aø©¢xÒÍx.
(A) Ÿm vmk (B) hõPº vmk (C) ö£m÷µõ vmk (D) Qµõsm vmk
On the confluence of Gulf-stream and labrador current the fishing bank found
is __________.
(a) Reed Bank (b) Dogger Bank (c) Pedro Bank (d) Grand Bank

2. öám ©õÚ[PÒ £ÓUP HxÁõÚ AkUS Gx ?
(A) Cøh¯kUS (B) Ai¯kUS (C) öÁίkUS (D) £øh¯kUS
Which is the most suitable layer for flying Jet aircraft ?
(a) Mesosphere (b) Troposphere (c) Exosphere (d) Stratosphere

3. ¦Â°¯À GßÓ ö\õÀø» AÔ•P¨£kzv¯Áº :
(A) A›ìhõmiÀ (B) Gµm÷hõöuÛì
(C) öí÷µõ÷hõhì (D) uõ»ì
The term “Geography” was coined by :
(a) Aristotle (b) Eratosthenes
(c) Herodotus (d) Thales

4. F]°ø»U PõkPÒ __________ Am\÷µøP ÁøµU Põn¨£kQÓx.
(A) 50o •uÀ 70o Áøµ ÁhUS
(B) 0o •uÀ 20o Áøµ ÁhUS ©ØÖ® öuØS
(C) 70o (US ÷©À) ÁhUS
(D) 30o •uÀ 50o Áøµ ÁhUS
The Taiga biomes extends over the latitude :
(a) 50o to 70o North
(b) 0o to 20o North and South
(c) beyond 70o North
(d) 30o to 50o North

5. ""ÂÊ! ‰iUöPõÒ! ¤i!'' GßÓ £°Ø] G¢u ÷£›h¸US •UQ¯©õÚx ?
(A) {»a\›Ä (B) {»|kUP® (C) ªßÚÀ (D) öÁÒÍ®
It is important to practice Drop, Cover and Hold for :

(a) Landslide (b) Earthquake (c) Lightning (d) Flood

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6. C¢v¯õÂß __________ \uÃu £SvPÒ öÁ¨£ ©sh» ¦¯¼ß uõUSu¾US
Em£mhx.
(A) 30 (B) 10 (C) 40 (B) 20
India is exposed to nearly __________ percent of world’s tropical cyclones.
(a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 20

7. RÌUPshÁØÔÀ Gx }»Q› E°ºU÷PõÍzvØSÒ Áµõux ?
(A) \›ìPõ ¦¼PÒ Põ¨£P® (B) £õsi§º ÷u]¯ §[Põ
(C) •Sºv ÷u]¯ §[Põ (D) |õPº÷PõÀ ÷u]¯ §[Põ
Which of the following is not covered by the Nilgiri Biosphere ?
(a) Sariska National Park (b) Bandipur National Park
(c) Mukurthi National Park (d) Nagarhole National Park

8. ÁΩsh» AÊzu® AÍÂh¨ £¯ß£k® P¸Â :
(A) öÁ¨£©õÛ (B) < Dµ¨£u©õÛ (C) PõØÖ©õÛ (D) AÊzu©õÛ
Atmospheric pressure is measured by an instrument called :
(a) Thermometer (b) Hygrometer (c) Anemometer (d) Barometer

9. E»Qß ªP }Í©õÚ ¤ÍĨ £ÒÍzuõUS :
(A) øÁUPõÀ ¤ÍĨ £ÒÍzuõUS
(B) |º©uõ ¤ÍĨ £ÒÍzuõUS
(C) øµß ¤ÍĨ £ÒÍzuõUS
(D) B¨¤›UP¨ ¤ÍĨ £ÒÍzuõUS
The longest rift valley in the world is :
(a) The Baikal Rift Valley
(b) The Narmada Rift Valley
(c) The Rhine Rift Valley
(d) The African Rift Valley

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10. Gx uÁÓõÚ Cøn ?
(A) »[S Áͺ¨¦ & P»õa\õµ¨ ¦Â°¯À
(B) ÷£õUSÁµzx & ö£õ¸Íõuõµ¨ ¦Â°¯À
(C) \õº¦ ÂQu® & ©UPmöuõøP¨ ¦Â°¯À
(D) ©õ{»[PÎß GÀø»PÒ & Aµ]¯À ¦Â°¯À
Which one is wrongly matched ?
(a) Animal rearing - Cultural geography
(b) Transport - Economic geography
(c) Dependency ratio - Population geography
(d) Boundary of states - Political geography

11. "÷P»Uêì'' GßÓ ö\õÀ __________ ö©õÈ°¼¸¢x ö£Ó¨£mhx.
(A) Q÷µUP® (B) »zvß (C) ^Ú® (D) ì£õÛè
The word ‘Galaxias’ is derived from __________ language.
(a) Greek (b) Latin (c) Chinese (d) Spanish

12. ©›¯õÚõ APÈ G¢u ö£¸[Ph¼À Aø©¢xÒÍx ?
(A) C¢v¯¨ ö£¸[PhÀ (B) Am»õsiU ö£¸[PhÀ
(C) AshõºiU ö£¸[PhÀ (D) £]¤U ö£¸[PhÀ
Mariana Trench is located in which ocean :
(a) Indian Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Antarctic Ocean (d) Pacific Ocean

13. Â]Ô ÁiÁ öhÀhõ GßÖ AøÇUP¨£kÁx Gx ?
(A) Âk£mh öhÀhõ (B) ÂÀÁiÁ öhÀhõ
(C) xsiUP¨£mh öhÀhõ (D) £ÓøÁ £õu öhÀhõ
Which delta is also called as ‘fan-shaped delta’ ?
(a) Abandoned Delta (b) Arcuate Delta
(c) Truncated Delta (d) Bird’s foot Delta

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14. uÛzu ö£õ¸Íõuõµ ©sh»® Ai¨£øh GÀø»U ÷Põmi¼¸¢x __________
ø©ÀPÒ Áøµ Põn¨£kQßÓx.
(A) 200 (B) 100 (C) 500 (D) 300
An Exclusive Economic Zone extends from the base line to a maximum of __________
nautical miles.
(a) 200 (b) 100 (c) 500 (d) 300

15. CÁØÔÀ Gx \›¯õÚ Cøn ?
(A) £Û¯õÖPÒ & E¯µøn
(B) PõØÖ & ÷»õ¯ì
(C) Aø»PÒ & ©ø»¯i \©öÁÎ
(D) BÖ & •møh ÁiÁ £Û¨£iÄ
Which one is correctly matched ?
(a) Glacier - Levees
(b) Wind - Loess
(c) Waves - Pediplain
(d) River - Drumline

£Sv & II / PART - II
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. AÁØÔÀ ÂÚõ Gs
24 &US Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x2=12

Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 24 is Compulsory.

16. Pou¨ ¦Â°¯À GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Mathematical Geography ?

17. ÷£µshzvß ÷uõØÓ® £ØÔ |ÃÚU ÷Põm£õk öÁΰmhÁº ¯õº ? AU÷Põm£õmiß
ö£¯º GßÚ ?
Who proposed the modern theory of origin of the universe and name the theory ?

18. S²® GÀø»PÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is convergent plate boundary ?

19. öhÀhõÂß ÁøPPÎß ö£¯ºPøÍ GÊxP.
Name different types of deltas.

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20. {µ¢uµ £ÛzuÍ® – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Permafrost.

21. öÁ¨£{ø» SøÓ²® ÂQu® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Lapse rate ?

22. E»Qß ]» öÁ¨£©sh»¨ £õø»ÁÚ[PÎß ö£¯ºPøÍ GÊxP.
Name some of the Tropical deserts of the world.

23. ÷£›hº GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is a Disaster ?

24. EÒ ÁõÈh £õxPõ¨¦ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is in-situ conservation ?

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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. AÁØÔÀ ÂÚõ Gs
33 &US Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x3=18
Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 33 is Compulsory.

25. åõ[Põ°À ( 121 o 47' Q) CµÄ 8 ©o¯õP C¸US®÷£õx ö\ßøÚ°ß
(80o 27'Q) EÒ|õmk ÷|µzøu PnUQkP.
Calculate the local time of Chennai (80o 27'E) when it is 8 pm in Shangai
(121o 47'E).

26. ÷uõØÓzvß Ai¨£øh°À £õøÓPøÍ ÁøP¨£kzxP.
Classify rocks based on their origin.

27. ¤øÓÁiÁ ©nÀ SßÖ ©ØÖ® \[Q¼z öuõhº ©nÀ SßÖ – ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
Distinguish between Barchans and Seif dune.

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28. J¸ Chzvß EÁº¨¤¯zøu £õvUS® PõµoPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the factors which affect the salinity of a place ?

29. C¢v¯õÂß •uÀ ÷u]¯ §[Põ Gx ? C¢v¯õÂÀ EÒÍ ÷u]¯ §[PõUPøͨ
£ØÔ GÊuÄ®.
Which is India’s first national park ? Write about national parks of India.

30. uªÌ|õmiÀ AiUPi ¦¯À £õv¨¦US EÒÍõS® ©õÁmh[PøÍU SÔ¨¤kP.
List the districts of Tamil Nadu vulnerable to frequent cyclone.

31. |PµöÁ¨£z wÄPÒ GÆÁõÖ E¸ÁõQßÓÚ ?
How is urban heat island formed ?

32. ©¸zxÁ¨ ¦Â°¯À £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊuÄ®.
Write a short note on medical geography.

33. £À÷ÁÖ |õkPÎß E»PÍõ¯ Fk¸ÁÀ ö\¯ØøPU÷PõÒ (GNSS) Aø©¨ø£¨
£ØÔ GÊuÄ®.
Write about GNSS system of various nations.

£Sv & IV / PART - IV
SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x5=25
Note : Answer all the questions.

34. (A) ¦Â°¯¼ß £À÷ÁÖ Áͺa] {ø»PøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ¦Â _ǾuÀ ©ØÖ® Á»® Á¸Áøu ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
(a) Explain the various stages of Evolution of Geography.
OR

(b) Differentiate rotation and revolution of the Earth.

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35. (A) K÷\õß ©ØÖ® K÷\õß ]øuÄ £ØÔ Â›ÁõP GÊuÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) £]¤U ö£¸[PhÀ }÷µõmh[Pøͨ £ØÔ ÂÍUP©õP GÊxP.
(a) Give a detail account of Ozone and its depletion.
OR
(b) Explain about currents of Pacific ocean in detail.

36. (A) ¦Âzumk GÀø»PøÍ ÁøP¨£kzv AøÁ JÆöÁõßøÓ¨ £ØÔ²®
GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) PõØÔß A›¨¤ÚõÀ HØ£k® {»z÷uõØÓ[Pøͨ £hzxhß ÂÍUSP.
(a) Classify plate boundaries and write a note on each.
OR
(b) Describe the erosional landforms of wind with diagrams.

37. (A) öÁ¨£©sh» ¦¯»õÚ ""Áºuõ'' £ØÔ ÂÍUP©õP GÊxP. C¨¦¯¼ÚõÀ
uªÌ|õk GÆÁõÖ £õv¨¤ØSÒÍõÚx ?
AÀ»x
(B) y¢vµ E°›Úa `ÌÁõÈh® £ØÔ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
(a) Explain about the Tropical Cyclone of “Vardha”. How Tamil Nadu was affected
by it.
OR
(b) Discuss the Tundra Biome.

38. (A) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ E»P Áøµ£hzvÀ £_ø©©õÓõ PõkPøÍ SÔzx
AuøÚ¨ £ØÔ GÊxP.
AÀ»x
(B) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ E»P Áøµ£hzvÀ öuß÷©ØS ©ØÖ® ÁhQÇUS¨
£¸ÁPõØÖ vø\ø¯ SÔzx AuøÚ¨ £ØÔ GÊxP.
(a) Mark the Evergreen forests on the given World map and write about it.
OR
(b) Mark the direction of South-west and North-east monsoon on the given world
map and write about it.

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