Uttarakhand Board Class 12 Question Paper 2023 for Geography

Uttarakhand Board
Question Paper
CLASS 12

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Question No. 13 to 19 are to be answered in about 80 words each'
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Question No,- 24 is related to identification and locating of geographical
features on map. Attach the given outline maps of World and India
within your answer book.

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(iii) Asia (iv) North America

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WhichoneofthefollowingisnotaPlantationcrop?
(i) Coffee (ii) Sugarcane
(iv) Wheat (iv) Rubber

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Whichcountryhasthehighestdensityofrailwaynetwork?
(i) Brazil (ii) Canada
(iii) United States of America (iv) Russia

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Which one of the following forms of settlements develops

of roads, rivers or canals?
(i) Circular (ii) Linear
(iii) Cnoss-shaPed (iv) Square
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Which one of the following towns is not located on a river bank?
(i) Agra (ii) BhoPal
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(i) Market (ii) CaPital
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In which of the following year, the first radio programme was broadcast?
(i) 1e 11 (ii) te27
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Which one of the following river is highly polluted?

(i) Brahmaputra (ii) Yamuna
(iii) Godavari (iv) Satluj

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Who introduced the concept of 'Neodeterminrsm ?

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Which continent has the least population in the
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Nametheonemainregionofcommercialdairyfarmingjntheworld.

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country?
The,Trans-siberian Railway'is a major rail rcute cf r"'lrich

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Inwhichstateoflndia,maximumbauxiteisfound?

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In which year indian Railways was established?

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Name some sub-fields of human geography'

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What is human settlement?

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What is a HealthY CitY?

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Mention the factors of localization of cotton textile industry
in India

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Give the importance of Metro Rail

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Briefly describe the factors affectinE the distribution ar-rd Censrry of population n
the world

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what is meant by household industries? clarify with exarnple

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Mention the main branches of the Pacific Ocean waterway.

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Differentiate between Rural and UrDan settlements'

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The following table shows the extension of irrigation in India by various means,
in their percentage, Study the table and answer the questions that follow
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Which is the most mean of irrigation? Give its reason.

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which are the chlef means of transportation in India?

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HowdonationsgainfromlnternationalTrade?Explain.

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Discuss the development and major centers of sugar

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(a) In the given outline political map of the world, four features are shown by
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). Identify the features with the help of the information
given below and write their correct names on the line marked on the map-
(i) Canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
(ii) Largest region of transplanted agricr-rlture
(iii) Russia's main Airport
(iv) An important river basin of South America

(b) Locate and label the following in the given outline political map of India and
write their names also-
(i) Major tea producing state of India
(ii) Software Technology Park in Gujarat State
(iii) Tourist town of Uttarakhand where the High Court is situated.

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Answer the following questions-

(i) Name the canal connecting Atlantic Ocean arrd Pacific Ocean.
(ii) Name a major river basin of South Amer ca
(iii) Name the main airpoft of Russia.
(iv) Name the tourist town of Uttar"ekhand, where the High Couft is situated.
(v) Name the ma;or tea producing Stcte of india,

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