Class 12 Geography Sample Paper Term 1 With Solutions Set B

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Sample Paper Term 1 Class 12 Geography With Solutions Set B

Section A

1. Pataliputra is an example of which type of towns?
(a) Ancient towns
(b) Medieval towns
(c) Modern towns
(d) Tourist towns

2. Which of the following is an example of mega city?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Delhi
(d) All of these

3. Which of the following is not associated with Gender geography?
(a) Sociology
(b) Anthropology
(c) Women’s studies
(d) Epidemology

4. The Human Development Index is published by
(a) UNDP
(b) UNESCO
(c) ECOSOC
(d) WTO

5. Arrange the following regions in the order of decreasing density of their populations.
Choose the correct option.
1. Africa 2. Asia 3. Europe 4. North America
Options
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 3, 2, 4,
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4

6. People engaged in primary activities are known as ………… workers.
(a) blue collar
(b) white collar
(c) red collar
(d) None of these

7. In Primitive Subsistence agriculture farmers cultivate an area for how many years?
(a) 1-2 years
(b) 2-3 years
(c) 3-5 years
(d) 6-7 years

8. Low latitude zones where gathering is practised include which of the following regions?
(a) Amazon Basin
(b) Tropical Africa
(c) Northern Fringe of Australia
(d) All of these

9. Low latitude zones of subsistence gathering include which of the following regions?
(a) Amazon
(b) Tropical Africa
(c) Northern Fringe of Australia
(d) All of these

10. Whcih of the following regions is the oldest well-documented urban settlement found?
(a) Mesopotamia
(b) Nile Valley
(c) Huang He valley
(d) Indus valley

11. Which of the following is the important feature of Census 1971?
(a) It added information on place of last residence in migration data.
(b) It added information on duration of stay at the place of enumeration in migration data.
(c) It added information on duration of work at a place.
(d) Both (a) and (b)

12. Commercial livestock rearing is practised in which of the following regions?
(a) Australia
(b) Argentina
(c) Uruguay
(d) All of these

13. Which of the following best defines the term ‘River basin’?
(a) The area from which a river gets water from rainfall.
(b) The mouth of a river.
(c) The confluence of two river.
(d) Total area drained by a river and its tributaries.

14. Plantation agriculture was introduced by
(a) American
(b) Arabs
(c) Europeans
(d) Africans

15. India has recorded how much increase in its population density in 2011 from its last census i.e. 2001?
(a) 35
(b) 46
(c) 58
(d) 61

16. Primitive Subsistence agriculture is known by which other name in Central America?
(a) Ladang
(b) Milpa
(c) Jhuming
(d) Slash and burn agriculture

17. An example of Ancient town is ______ .
(a) Varanasi
(b) Lucknow
(c) Agra
(d) Nagpur

18. The largest amount of water resources in India is used for which purpose?
(a) Pisciculture
(b) Drinking and domestic purpose
(c) For hydroelectric power generation
(d) For irrigating crops to get more production for markets

19. Semi-clustered settlements are the characteristics of which of the following states/regions?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Middle Ganga plains
(c) Gujarat
(d) Assam

20. Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat receive migrants from which of the following states?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu

21. Which of the following is not a multi-purpose project?
(a) Bhakra Nangal
(b) Hirakud
(c) Damodar Valley
(d) None of these

22. Which state is at the top in net in migrants?
(a) Haryana
(b) Delhi
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra

23. Chennai is an example of which of the following towns?
(a) Ancient towns
(b) Medieval towns
(c) Modern towns
(d) Tourist towns

24. How much percentage of net-irrigated area of Haryana is irrigated through wells and tubewells?
(a) 51.3%
(b) 60.4%
(c) 76.1%
(d) 81.3%

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 the area of subsistence gathering?
(a) Alaska and Northern Canada
(b) Mongolia
(c) Arabian Peninsula
(d) Mexico

26. Which of the following is a region of Nomadic Herding in Asia?
(a) India
(b) Mongolia
(c) Indonesia
(d) Japan

27. Which of the following is an area of commercial livestock rearing?
(a) South-West Africa
(b) North Africa
(c) Central Africa
(d) East Africa

28. Which of the following is a region of extensive commercial grain farming?
(a) Eastern-North America
(b) Canterbury plains of New Zealand
(c) Pampas
(d) Steppes

29. Which of the following activities is practised in the Southern Australia?
(a) Nomadic herding
(b) Primitive subsistence agriculture
(c) Mixed farming
(d) Mediterranean agriculture

30. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option fromthe given options.
1. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune etc have high population density.
2. These are one of the most industrialised and urbanised regions of India.
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

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

32. For many decades the level of development of a country was measured only in terms of this. Select the correct option.
(a) Social issues
(b) Demography
(c) Natural resources
(d) Growth of economy

33. Consider the following statements and choose correct option from the given options.
1. Census in India is conducted every 10 years.
2. The Census provided information on size, distribution and socio-economic.
demographic, migration and other characteristics of the country’s population.
Options
(a) Only statement 1 is correct
(b) Only statement 2 is correct
(c) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
(d) Both statements are incorrect.

34. 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) 4 5 1 3 2 6
(d) 1 5 6 4 3 2

35. Commercial Livestock rearing is practised in which of the following regions?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Australia
(c) Argentina
(d) All of these

36. ‘Arvary Pani Sansad’ is a Watershed Programme is associated with which of the following states?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka

37. Match the following columns.

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

38. Which of the following is not the economic factor that influence the distribution of population?
(a) Minerals
(b) Industrialisation
(c) Urbanisation
(d) Soil

39. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
States Density (Persons/sq km)
(a) Bihar 1102
(b) West Bengal 1029
(c) Uttar Pradesh 828
(d) Kerala 308

40. Consider the following features and choose the correct title after associating them.
1. The decades 1921-1951 are referred as the period of steady population growth.
2. There was fall in mortality rate due to improvement in health and sanitation through out India.
3. At the same time better transport and communication system improved the distribution system.
Options
(a) Phase-I of Population Growth
(b) Phase-II of Population Growth
(c) Phase-III of Population Growth
(d) Phase-IV of Population Growth

41. Which of the following features is not associated with urban areas?
(a) Cities act as nodes of economic growth.
(b) Social relations are formal.
(c) Urban people are less mobile.
(d) Urban settlements depend on processing of raw materials, manufacturing of finished goods and a variety of services.

42. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Economic factor Industrialisation
(b) Social factor Climate
(c) Geographical factor Social and political unrest
(d) Cultural factor Availability of water

43. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer fromthe given options.
1. India’s total area is about 2.45% of world’s surface area.
2. India has 4% of the world’s water resources.
Options
(a) Only statement 1 is correct
(b) Only statement 2 is correct
(c) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
(d) Both statements are incorrect

44. Which of the following is a programme under watershed management?
(a) Haryali
(b) Neeru-Meeru
(c) Arvary Pani Sansad
(d) All of these

45. This stream is dominated by male migrants in inter-state migration. Select the correct answer.
(a) Rural to Rural
(b) Rural to Urban
(c) Urban to Rural
(d) Urban to Urban

46. In which year, Government of India has launched ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’?
(a) 2011-12
(b) 2013-14
(c) 2015-16
(d) 2017-18

47. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer fromthe given options.
1. Population density is important for a nation.
2. Population density provides a deep analysis of population over a piece of land.
Options
(a) Only statement 1 is correct
(b) Only statement 2 is correct
(c) Both the statements are incorrect
(d) Both the statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1

48. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Factors influencing Distribution of Population	Examples
(a) Geographical factors	Soils
(b) Social factors	Urbanisation
(c) Cultural factors	Cultural Significance
(d) Economic factors	Industrialisation

Section C

SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS
Question. no. 49 to 52 are compulsory to attempt.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Both growth and development refer to changes over a period of time. The difference is that growth is quantitative and value neutral. It may have a positive or a negative sign. This means that the change may be either positive (showing an increase) or negative (indicating a decrease).
Development means a qualitative change which is always value positive. This means that development cannot take place unless there is an increment of addition to the existing conditions. Development occurs when possitive growth takes place.
The idea that the quality of life people enjoy in a country, the opportunities they have and freedoms they enjoy, are important aspects of development, is not new. These ideas were clearly spelt out of the first time in the late eighties and early nineties. The works of two South Asian economists, Mahbub-ul-Haq and Amartya Sen are important in this regard.
The concept of human development was introduce by Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq. Dr Haq has described human development as development that enlarges people’s choices and improves their lives, People are central to all development under this concept. These choices are not fixed but keep on changing. The basic goal of development is to create conditions where people can live meaningful lives. A meaningful life is not just a long one. It must be a life with some purpose.
This means that people must be healthy, be able to develop their talents, participate in society and be free to achieve their goals.

49. What is the most important feature of Human development?
(a) Enlarging people’s choices
(b) Freedom to achieve one’s goals
(c) Living heathy lives
(d) All of these

50. What is the meaning of negative growth?
(a) Low economy conditions
(b) Poor education equality
(c) Poor health facilities
(d) All of these

51. Which of the following will reduce the Human Development of a region?
(a) Social discrimination
(b) Education
(c) Sustainable development
(d) High purchasing power

52. The concept of Human Development keeps which of the following at the centre of development?
(a) Nature
(b) Resources
(c) Governments
(d) People

GRAPH BASED QUESTIONS
Study the graph and answer the following questions.

53. The present world is the example of which of the following?
(a) Industries
(b) Colonisation
(c) Sanitation and medical
(d) Technology Revolution

54. Which of the following was the period of European exploration?
(a) 1200 to BC years
(b) BC to 1600
(c) 1600-1700
(d) 1600-1900

55. In which year the world population touched the 11 billion mark?
(a) 1930
(b) 1960
(c) 1775
(d) 1987

56. How much time the world population took to reach upto 7 billion from 2 billion?
(a) 60 years
(b) 71 years
(c) 81 years
(d) 91 years

DATA BASED QUESTIONS
Attempt any 3 question from the following Q. 57-60
Immigrants by last residence from neighbouring countries by all duration in India, 2011.

57. As per Census 2011, how many neighbouring countries provided immigrants to India? 
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 9

58. What is the total percentage of immigrants receiving from neighbouring countries in India?
(a) 71.6%
(b) 51.2%
(c) 88.9%
(d) 17.1%

59. What is the total percentage of immigrants of neighbouring countries lying on the North of India?
(a) 10.1%
(b) 15.5%
(c) 13.5%
(d) 19.2%

60. What is the total percentage of immigrants of neighbouring countries lying on the East of India?
(a) 20.6%
(b) 30.5%
(c) 37.5%
(d) 52.3%