Sample Paper 1

GEOGRAPHY (029)
Class XII Session 2023-24
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70
General Instructions:
(i) Question paper is divided into 4 sections A ,B,C and D
(ii) In section A question number 1 to 17 are MCQ type questions.
(iii) In section B question number 18-23 are SA type questions(80-100 words). Question 18 and 19 are Source based
questions.
(iv) In section C question number 24 to 28 are Long Answer based questions (120-150 words).
(v) In section D question number 29 and 30 are Map based questions having 5 sub parts.

Section A
1. Which of the following rivers has the highest replenishable groundwater resource in India ?
(a) Indus (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ganga (d) Godavari

2. Which of the following parts of a river have the best quality water?
(a) The delta part (b) The part in the mountains
(c) The plains part (d) The part in the valleys

3. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Rivers Polluted Place
(a) Yamuna Lucknow
(b) Kali Muzaffarnagar
(c) Ganga Kanpur
(d) Sabarmati Gandhinagar

4. Identify the correct order of location from West to East, for the given headquarters of railway zones.
(a) Mumbai, New Delhi, Allahabad, Kolkata (b) New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Allahabad
(c) New Delhi, Mumbai, Allahabad, Kolkata (d) Mumbai, Allahabad, New Delhi, Kolkata

5. Gathering is practiced in the______basin.

(a) Amazon (b) Ganga
(c) Hwang Ho (d) Nile

6. Which of the following mineral is used in smelting of iron-ore?

(a) Mica (b) Manganese
(c) Copper (d) Bauxite

7. Arrange the following regions given below, in order of deceasing density of their population.
(i) North Amrica (ii) Asia
(iii) Europe (iv) Africa

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Codes
(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (b) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(c) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i) (d) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

8. Assertion : Barter system promoted trade and was easy to manage.

Reason : In primitive societies, it was easy to found someone who need same commodities as one needed to
exchange.
(a) Only assertion is correct
(b) Only reason is correct
(c) Both assertion and reason are correct. Reason is correct explanation of assertion
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect

9. Which of the following schools of thought attributed the current social problems to development of capitalism?
(a) Radical School (b) Behavioural School
(c) Welfare School (d) Humanistic School

10. Which of the following is not a sub-field of social geography?

(a) Military geography (b) Behavioural geography
(c) Gender geography (d) Geography of leisure

11. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Category of Density of Population States/UTs
(a) State with highest density West Bengal
(b) State with low density Uttar Pradesh
(c) State with moderate density Assam
(d) UT with highest density Daman and Diu

12. Who gave the term ‘conurbation’?

(a) Jean Gottman (b) Patrick Geddes
(c) Walter Griffin (d) Lewis Mumford

13. Assertion : Railways are most suited for large volume bulky materials over short distance.
Reason : Railway networks are well developed and can reach hinterlands.
(a) Only assertion is correct
(b) Only reason is correct
(c) Both assertion and reason are correct. Reason is correct explanation of assertion
(d) Both are correct but not related to each other

14. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
I. Rearing is today practiced at the subsistence or commercial levels.
II. Animal rearing depends upon the geographical factors and levels of technological development.
(a) Only statement I is correct
(b) Only statement II is correct
(c) Both the statements are correct and statement II correctly explains statement I
(d) Both the statements are incorrect

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Direction : Read the following case study and answer the question no. 15 to 17.
An important aspect of population growth in India is the growth of its adolescents. At present the share of adolescents
i.e., up to the age group of 10-19 years is about 20.9 per cent (2011), among which male adolescents constitute
52.7 per cent and female adolescents constitute 47.3 per cent. The adolescent population, though, regarded as
the youthful population having high potentials, but at the same time they are quite vulnerable if not guided and
channelised properly.
There are many challenges for the society as far as these adolescents are concerned, some of which are lower age
at marriage, illiteracy - particularly female illiteracy, school dropouts, low intake of nutrients, high rate of maternal
mortality of adolescent mothers, high rate of HIV and AIDS infections, physical and mental disability or retardness,
drug abuse and alcoholism, Juvenile delinquency and commitence of crimes, etc. In view of these, the Government
of India has undertaken certain policies to impart proper education to the adolescent groups so that their talents are
better channelised and properly utilised.
The National Youth Policy is one example which has been designed to look into the overall development of our large
youth and adolescent population. The National Youth Policy (NYP-2014) launched in February 2014 proposes a
holistic ‘vision’ for the youth of India, which is “To empower the youth of the country to achieve their full potential,
and through them enable India to find its rightful place in the community of nations”. The NYP-2014 has defined
‘youth’ as persons in the age group of 15-29 years.

15. Which of these methods can be used to channelise the adolescent population?
(a) Opening gymnasiums (b) Skilling youth
(c) Allowing them to live alone (d) Constructing more stadiums

16. If the adolescent population is not channelised properly, it may result in

(a) Juvenile delinquency (b) Alcoholism
(c) Drug abuse (d) All of the above

17. Which among the following is not a method to empower the adolescent population?
(a) Good equation (b) Skill development
(c) Fighting practice (d) Encouraging quality food habits

Section B
18. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Rivers, canals, lakes and coastal areas have been important waterways since time immemorial. Boats and steamers
are used as means of transport for cargo and passengers. The development of inland waterways is dependent on the
navigability width and depth of the channel, continuity in the water flow, and transport technology in use. Rivers
are the only means of transport in dense forests. Very heavy cargo like coal, cement, timber and metallic ores can
be transported through inland waterways. In ancient times, riverways were the main highways of transportation as
in the case of India.
But they lost importance because of competition from railways, lack of water due to diversion for irrigation, and
their poor maintenance. The significance of rivers as inland waterways for domestic and international transport and
trade has been recognised throughout the developed world. Despite inherent limitations, many rivers have been
modified to enhance their navigability by dredging, stabilising river banks and building dams and barrages for
regulating the flow of water.
The following river waterways are some of the world’s important highways of commerce. The Rhine flows through
Germany and the Netherlands. It is navigable for 700 km from Rotterdam, at its mouth in the Netherlands to Basel
in Switzerland. Ocean-going vessels can reach up to Cologne. The Ruhr river joins the Rhine from the East. It flows
through a rich coalfield and the whole basin has become a prosperous manufacturing area. Dusseldorf is the Rhine
port for this region.

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Questions :
(i) What is the result of lack of navigable waters and development of other means of transport?
(ii) How can we improve water way navigability?
(iii) What is the navigable length of Volga waterway for transport?

19. What were the major causes for the stagnant growth of India’s population from 1901 to 1921?

20. Observe the graph given below and answer the following questions.
Number of years for world population to increase by 1 billion

(i) In how many years population grow from 1 billion to 2 billion?

(ii) What were the major factors responsible for reduction in the time of population doubling?
(iii) During which year, it took maximum time in doubling of the population?

21. What is Human Poverty Index? Mention the four indicators used to measure this index.

22. “Modern economic development in the world is mainly the result of the development of quaternary services.”
Analyse the statement.
or
“Service sector is significant for modern economic development.” Analyse the statement.

23. What are the ways of recycle and reuse of water?

or
What are the silent features of National Water Policy, 2002?

Section C
24. What are conventional source of energy and why are they essential for development of India?

25. How is the use of plastic bags harmful for environmental degradation? Evaluate it by citing suitable reasons.

26. Iron and steel industry are basic industries which are important for development of an economy. State its global
distribution with details on major iron and steel producing countries.

27. What is subsistence agriculture? Describe two types of intensive subsistence agriculture practiced in the world.
or
Discuss any five important characteristics of the economic activities of hunting and gathering practiced in the world.

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