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Roll No. Q.P Code 15/1/1
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 06 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contain 30 questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

GEOGRAPHY
Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:

1. This question paper contains 30 questions. All questions are compulsory.

2. Question paper is divided into five sections A, B, C, D and E.

3. Section A Questions no. 1 to 17 are Multiple Choice type questions. Each question carries 1 mark.

4. Section B Questions no. 18 and 19 are Source-based questions. Each question carries 3 marks.

5. Section C Questions no. 20 to 23 are Short Answer type questions. Each question carries 3 marks. Answer to these

questions shall be written in 80 to 100 words.

6. Section D Questions no. 24 to 28 are Long Answer type questions. Each question carries 5 marks. Answer to these

questions shall be written in 120 to 150 words.

7. Section E Questions no. 29 and 30 are Map-based questions. Each question carries 5 marks.

8. There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in a few

questions in all sections other than Section A.

Section A
1. Assertion (A): Equity is an important concept in human development. [1]
Reason (R): Misuse of resources will lead to fewer opportunities for future generations.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

2. Match the following correctly [1]

Europeans Crops introduced in colonies

(a) French (i) Tea garden in India

(b) Spanish and Americans (ii) Sugarcane in Indonesia

(c) British (iii) Coffee and cocoa in West Africa

(d) Dutch (iv) Coconut and Sugarcane in Philipines

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

c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii) d) (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)
3. Which seas are joined by the Suez canal? [1]
 a) The North Sea and Baltic Sea b) Black and the Mediterranean

c) Baltic and White sea d) The Mediterranean and Red sea

4. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same: [1]
i. Cities act as nodes of economic growth.
ii. Cities provide goods and services only to urban dwellers.

a) Only ii is correct b) Both are incorrect

c) Only i is correct d) Both i and ii are correct

5. Which one of the following best describes development? [1]

a) A constant in size b) A positive change in quality

c) A simple change in the quality d) An increase in size

6. Minerals are formed by inorganic processes of: [1]

a) Moderate duration b) Long duration

c) Stagnant duration d) Short duration

7. Which state in India produces the largest quantity of coal? [1]

a) Bihar b) West Bengal

c) Odisha d) Tamil Nadu

8. Which of the following wastelands have been primarily formed by natural agents? [1]

a) Steep sloping land b) All of these

c) Barren rocky areas d) Desertic sands

9. Which one pair of the following places is linked by Channel Tunnel? [1]

a) Paris-London b) Barcelona-Berlin

c) Berlin-Paris d) London-Berlin
10. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option for the same: [1]
i. The indicator chosen to assess health is the life expectancy at birth.
ii. Life expectancy means that people have a greater chance of living longer and healthier lives.

a) Both the statements are incorrect b) Both statements are correct and statement ii
correctly explains the statement i

c) Only i is correct d) Only ii is correct

11. Arrange the following according to their rank in HDR 2018 (Highest to lowest) [1]

a) Germany, Norway, Australia, Iceland b) Norway, Australia, Germany, Iceland

c) Iceland, Norway, Germany, Australia d) Australia, Norway, Iceland, Germany

12. Which concept helped to discover fire? [1]

a) Gravity b) Dynamics

c) DNA d) Friction
13. How much freshwater is there out of total resources? (India Water Resources) [1]
 a) 0.5% b) 2.5%

c) 4.0% d) 1.0%
14. Dwellings are of how many types? [1]

a) 2 b) 4

c) 3 d) 1

Question No. 15 to 17 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [3]
Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:

15. Infer the utility of Demographic transition theory?

a) Used to describe and predict the future b) Used to describe and predict the current
population of any area population of any area

c) Used to describe and predict the literacy rate d) Used to describe and predict the crude death
of any area rate of any area
16. Which factors lead to decline in mortality in II stage?

a) Improvements in sanitation and health b) Improvements in buffer stock as food

conditions security

c) Improvements in acute food shortage in d) All of these

countries
17. Consider the following features and choose the correct stage after associating them.
i. Both fertility and mortality decline considerably.
ii. Population either stabilizes or grows slowly.
iii. There is a high level of technical know-how in this stage.

a) III stage b) In between II and III stage

c) II stage d) I stage
Section B
18. The iron and steel industry forms the base of all other industries and, therefore, it is called a basic industry. It is [3]
basic because it provides raw material for other industries such as machine tools used for further production. It
may also be called a heavy industry because it uses large quantities of bulky raw materials and its products are
also heavy. Iron is extracted from iron ore by smelting in a blast furnace with carbon (coke) and limestone. The
 molten iron is cooled and moulded to form pig iron which is used for converting into steel by adding
strengthening materials like manganese.
i. Name five areas where iron and steel industry is located in India.
ii. Name the largest Iron and Steel region of U.S.A.
iii. Why Iron and Steel industry is considered a basic industry?
19. Study the map given below carefully and answer the following questions: [3]

i. Name the railway line shown in the given map. (1)

ii. Which are the two terminal stations of this railway line? (1)
iii. Name the ports located on the coast of Spencer Gulf through which this railway line passes. (1)
Section C
20. Study the given table and answer the questions that follow:- [3]
Percentage of net irrigated area to total area by

State Percentage

Gujarat 86.6

Rajasthan 77.2

Madhya Pradesh 66.5

Maharastra 65.0

Uttar Pradesh 58.2

West Bengal 57.6

Tamil Nadu 54.7

i. Which state shows the highest percentage of net irrigated area of wells and tubewells?
ii. What are the implications of using groundwater in drought-prone areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharastra,
and Tamilnadu?
OR
What steps should be taken to conserve water resources in India?
21. Study the chart given below and answer the questions that follow: [3]
 Source: Census of India,2011
i. On what bases the rural and urban population divided?
ii. Give one difference between rural and urban populations?
iii. Why the growth rate of the urban population in India has accelerated?
22. Describe the changes in composition of India's exports. [3]
23. What is the importance of periodic markets? [3]
Section D
24. Hunting and gathering are the oldest known economic activities. Explain. [5]
25. Describe the different type of Roads. [5]
OR
Describe the role of roads in the economic development of India.
26. Give information on the growing importance of the Regional Trade Blocs in International trade with special [5]
reference to the European Union (EU) and the Oil Producing and Exporting Countries.
OR
International trade may prove detrimental to developing nations. How?
27. How many crop seasons are found in India? [5]
OR
Explain the problems of Indian agriculture. AIso give remedies for it.
28. Describe the measures for the promotion of sustainable development in the command area. [5]
OR
What is the positive and negative influence of Indira Gandhi Canal Irrigation on the ecology, economy and society of
Rajasthan?
Section E
29. On the given political map of the World, seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and [5]
G. Identify any five with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn
near each feature.
A. A major seaport
B. An international airport
C. An important Seaway
D. An area of Mixed Farming
E. Western Terminal of Trans Canadian Railways
F. An area of Nomadic Herding
 G. Region of extensive commercial grain agriculture

30. Locate and label any five of the following geographical features on the Political Outline map of India with [5]
appropriate symbols:
a. Mayurbhanj Iron-ore mines
b. Shimoga Manganese mines
c. Jamnagar Oil refinery
d. An important seaport in West Bengal
e. Name an important coal mine in Tamil Nadu
f. The state leading in the production of Cotton
g. The state with lowest population density
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