Class 12 Geography Sample Paper

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Term 1 Sample Papers for Class 12 Geography

Class 12 Geography Sample Paper Term 1 Set A

Class 12 Geography Sample Paper Term 1 Set A

Section A

1. India’s population as per 2011 Census is
(a) 1028 million
(b) 3182 million
(c) 3287 million
(d) 1210 million

2. Who has defined Human geography as the study of relationship between human societies and earth’s surface?
(a) Ellen C Semple
(b) Blache
(c) Al Idrisi
(d) Ratzel

3. Internal migration is divided into how many streams?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

4. Transhumance is practised by which of the following tribes?
(a) Gujjars
(b) Bakarwals
(c) Bhotiyas
(d) All of these

5. Clustered settlements are generally found in which of the following places?
(a) Northern plains
(b) North-Eastern states
(c) Southern states
(d) Both (a) and (b)

6. Fazendas are characteristic of which country?
(a) Brazil
(b) South Africa
(c) France
(d) Germany

7. Arrange the following reasons of male migration in descending order as per the priority.
1. Education 2. Marriage
3. Moved after birth 4. Work employment
Options
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 3, 2, 1, 4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1

8. Which continent has the highest growth rate of the population?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Europe
(d) Australia

9. Which Census year has recorded the highest number of towns?
(a) 1971
(b) 1981
(c) 1991
(d) 2011

10. Arrange the following approaches of Human Geography in chronological sequence.
1. Exploration and Description 2. Regional Analysis
3. Post Modernism 4. Areal Differentiation
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3
(d) 2, 1, 3, 4

11. Which of these are the characteristics of semi-clustered settlements?
(a) They are formed by fragmentation of a large compact village.
(b) The land owning dominant community occupies the central portion of the main village.
(c) They are found in lower portions of mountain slopes.
(d) Both (a) and (b)

12. Which approach was initially proposed by the International Labour Organisation?
(a) Basic needs approach
(b) Welfare approach
(c) Income approach
(d) None of these

13. Dispersed settlement is the feature of which of the following states?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) All of these

14. Katanga Zambia Copper Belt region lies in which of the following regions?
(a) North America
(b) Africa
(c) South America
(d) Asia

15. The Northern plains are associated to which of the following settlements?
(a) Clustered
(b) Hamleted
(c) Dispersed
(d) Both (a) and (b)

16. Which of the following statement is true about the indicater of health in Human Development?
(a) Purchasing power is an indicator to asses health in Human Development.
(b) Knowledge is an indicator to asses health in Human Development.
(c) Vaccination level is an indicator to asses health in Human Development.
(d) Life expectancy is an indicator to asses health in Human Development.

17. Which one of the following is the area of dense population?
(a) The Atacama
(b) Equatorial region
(c) South-east Asia
(d) Polar regions

18. Which country has introduced the Gross National Happiness Index first?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Sri Lanka

19. ‘Haryali’ is a programme associated to
(a) Small-scale industry
(b) Household industry
(c) Watershed management
(d) Green revolution

20. Identify the region where primitive subsistence agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’.
(a) North-Eastern states of India
(b) Central America
(c) Indonesia
(d) Malaysia

21. Pastoral nomadism is practised in which of the following regions?
(a) North Africa
(b) Central China
(c) Mangolia
(d) All of these

22. It took how many years for the world population to grow from 1 billion to 2 billion?
(a) 12 years
(b) 100 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 22 years

23. Ranches are characteristic of which of the following activities?
(a) Commercial livestock rearing
(b) Nomadic herding
(c) Transhumance
(d) None of these

24. When human-beings are able to understand and modify nature, it depicts which of theN following ideas?
(a) Environmental determinism
(b) Possibilism
(c) Stop and go determinism
(d) Post-modernism

Section B

There are 24 questions in this section. Attempt any 20 questions.
Question No 25 -29 are based on map and are mandatory to attempt)

25. Which of the following is a region of commercial grain farming practised in Australia?
(a) Velds
(b) Downs
(c) Steppes
(d) Pampas

26. Choose the country with largest geographical area in the North American continent.
(a) Mexico
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) Brazil

27. Identify the region where mixed farming is practised.
(a) Southern part of South America
(b) South-East of South America
(c) Northern part of South America
(d) Mexico region

28. The area marked on the map showing which of the following activities?
(a) Primitive subsistence agriculture
(b) Commercial livestock rearing
(c) Intensive subsistence agriculture
(d) Mixed farming

29. This area shows which of the following activities?
(a) Primitive subsistence agriculture
(b) Nomadic herding
(c) Subsistence agriculture
(d) Subsistence gathering

30. This type of correlation is found between the economic development and population growth. Select the correct option.
(a) Reciprocal
(b) Negative
(c) Positive
(d) None of these

31. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option fromthe given options.
1. Geography is integrative.
2. Geography consists of different subject matter.
Options
(a) Only statement 1 is correct
(b) Only statement 2 is correct
(c) Both the statements are incorrect
(d) Both statements are correct but statement 2 does not correctly explain the statement 1

32. Which of the following countries is not in the first stage of Demographic Transition?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Canada
(c) Japan
(d) All of these

33. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Sub fields of Human geography Interface with sister disciplines of social science.
(a) Gender geography – Sociology
(b) Historical geography – History
(c) Medical geography – Epidemology
(d) Electoral geography – Military science

34. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct option with the help of given codes.

Options
A B C D E F
(a) 1 2 3 4 5 6
(b) 6 5 4 3 2 1
(c) 5 6 3 2 1 4
(d) 5 4 3 2 1 6

35. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Schools of thoughts/approaches Features
(a) Welfare School of thought Housing, Health
(b) Radical School of thought Political Issues
(c) Behavioural School of thought Race, Religion
(d) Neo-Determinism School of thought Stop and Go Determinism

36. ‘‘The population growth is slow and most of the people are engaged in agriculture where large families are asset’’. Above mentioned line is an important characteristic of which of the following stages of demographic transition theory?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) All of these

37. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer fromthe given options.
1. The spatial distribution of population in India is uneven.
2. The spatial distribution of a place is affected by the physical, socio-economic and historical factors of a region.
Options
(a) Only statement 1 is correct
(b) Both statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1
(c) Only statement 2 is correct
(d) Both the statements are incorrect

38. Countries having lower human development can be characterised by which of the following?
(a) Political Turmoil
(b) More spending on defence
(c) Social unrest
(d) All of these

39. Consider the following features and choose the correct title after associating them.
1. Growth of adolescents is an important aspect of population growth in India.
2. At present the share of adolescents is about 20.9%.
3. For providing proper education to the adolescent group, Government of India has undertaken certain policies so that their talents are better channelised and properly utilized.
Options
(a) Growth of population
(b) Growth of Adolescents
(c) Growth of youths
(d) Both (a) and (b)

40. Human Development Report is published by this International Organisation. Select the correct answer.
(a) UNDP
(b) UNESCO
(c) ECOSOC
(d) WTO

41. Females dominate this stream of migration in both inter-state and intra-state migration.
Select the correct options.
(a) Rural to Rural
(b) Rural to Urban
(c) Urban to Urban
(d) Urban to Rural

42. Match the following columns.

Codes
A B C D E F
(a) 1 2 3 4 5 6
(b) 6 5 4 3 2 1
(c) 5 6 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 4 5 6 3 2

43. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options.
1. Rural people have good social relationship.
2. People in villages are less mobile as a result of which they give sufficient time to each other.
Options
(a) Only statement 1 is correct
(b) Only statement 2 is correct
(c) Both statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains statement 1
(d) Both statements are incorrect

44. Match the following columns.

Options
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 1 4 2

45. This state has very high utilisation of groundwater in India? Select the correct option.
(a) Haryana
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Bihar
(d) Tripura

46. Which of the following rivers has large catchment area in India?
(a) Ganga
(b) Barak
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) All of these

47. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options.
1. The mean annual flow in all the river basins in India is estimated to be 1,869 cubic km. But only about 32% (690 cubic km) of total available surface water can be utilised in India.
2. It is due to topographical, hydrological and other constraints.
Options
(a) Only statement 1 is correct
(b) Both statements are correct and statement 2 correct explains statement 1
(c) Only statment 2 is correct
(d) Both statements are incorrect 4

48. Which of the following is the multi-purpose project in India?
(a) Bhakra Nangal
(b) Hirakud, Damodar Valley
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal Project
(d) All of these

Section C

SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS
Question No. 49-52 are compulsory to attempt
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
The division of the society into male, female and transgender is believed to be natural and biological. But, in reality, there are social constructs and roles assigned to individuals which are reinforced by social institutions. Consequently, these biological differences become the basis of social differentiations, discriminations and exclusions. The exclusion of over half of the population becomes a serious handicap to any developing and civilised society. It is a global challenge, which has been acknowledged by the UNDP when it mentioned that, “If development is not engendered it is endangered” (HDR UNDP 1995). Discrimination, in general and gender discrimination, in particular, is a crime against humanity. All efforts need to be made to address the denial of opportunities of education, employment, political representation, low wages for similar types of work, disregard to their entitlement to live a dignified life, etc. The number of female workers is relatively higher in primary sector where there are very less wages and insecurity of employment. A society, which fails to acknowledge and take effective measures to remove such discriminations, cannot be treated as a civilised one. The Government of India has duly acknowledged the adverse impacts of these discriminations and launched a nationwide campaign called ‘Beti Bachao – Beti Padhao’.

49. Which among the following creates discriminations and exclusions in the society?
(a) Biological differences
(b) Social institutions
(c) Schools
(d) Government

50. The ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme has been started by the government for which of the following purposes?
(a) Remove discrimination against teachers
(b) Remove gender discrimination
(c) Improve school enrolment of girls
(d) Give remuneration to women

51. Gender discrimination manifests itself as which of the following?
(a) Low wages for women
(b) Low political representation
(c) Denial of education
(d) All of these

52. Which of the following sectors of economy absorbs more women workers in the society?
(a) Secondary Sector
(b) Primary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) Quaternary Sector

GRAPH BASED QUESTIONS
Attempt any 3 questions from the following questions 53-56.
Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions.

53. Which stream records highest female migration?
(a) Rural to rural
(b) Rural to urban
(c) Urban to rural
(d) Urban to urban

54. What is the major cause of female migration in the inter-state migration?
(a) Female migration takes place due to employment.
(b) Female migration takes place due to marriage.
(c) Female migration takes place due to education.
(d) Female migration takes place due to business.

55. Which of the following streams records lowest male migration in the Inter-state migration in India?
(a) Rural to rural
(b) Urban to rural
(c) Rural to urban
(d) Urban to urban

56. Choose the reason for the least male migration in the urban to rural migration stream?
(a) People find more job opportunities in urban areas.
(b) Rural areas do not provide more job opportunities.
(c) Life style of urban areas is better than rural areas.
(d) All of the above

DATA BASED QUESTIONS
Attempt any 3 questions from the following questions 57-60.

57. Which year has recorded lowest percentage of urban population?
(a) 1901
(b) 1911
(c) 1921
(d) 1931

58. Which year has recorded negative growth of urban population?
(a) 1931
(b) 1921
(c) 1911
(d) 1901

59. Which year has recorded highest percentage of urban population?
(a) 1941
(b) 1971
(c) 1981
(d) 2011

60. Which year has recorded meagre increase in urban population?
(a) 1951
(b) 1961
(c) 1991
(d) 2001