AHSEC| CLASS 12| GEOGRAPHY| SOLVED PAPER - 2020| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2020
Geography
(Theory)
Full Marks: 70
Pass Marks: 21
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions.
1. Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given below: 1x4=4
(a) Which one of the
following continents has the highest growth in population. 1
(i) Asia
(ii) Europe
(iii) Africa
(iv) South America
Ans: (iii) Africa
(b) Which one of the following types of industries products raw
materials for other industries? 1
(i) Small scale industry
(ii) Basic industry
(iii) Cottage industry
(iv) Footloose industry
Ans: (ii) Basic industry
(c) Which one of the following states of India has the highest rank
in the Human Development Index? 1
(i) Kerala
(ii) Gujarat
(iii) Assam
(iv) Bihar
Ans: (i) Kerala
(d) In which one of the following environments the presence of
dispersed rural settlements cannot be expected? 1
(i) Alluvial plains of Ganga
(ii) Arid and Semi-arid regions of Rajasthan
(iii)Lower valleys of the Himalayas
(iv) Forests and hills of Northeast India
Ans: (iv) Forests and hills of Northeast
India
2. Answer very briefly: 1x4=4
(a) What is Trans-Siberian Railway?
Ans:- The Trans-Siberian Railway is the
longest railway in the world. It was built between 1891 and 1916 to connect
Moscow with the far-eastern city of Vladivostok.
(b) What do you understand by Population Doubling Time?
Ans:- In geography, "doubling
time" is a common term when studying population growth. It is the
estimated time it will take for a given population to double. It is based on
the annual growth rate and is calculated using the "Rule of 70".
(c) What is the present name of erstwhile ‘Rajasthan Canal’?
Ans:- Gandhi Canal.
(d) Which type of pollution causes acid rain?
Ans:- Acid rain occurs when sulfur
dioxide and nitrogen oxides combine with molecules in the atmosphere and
increase the acidity of the rain.
3. Answer in brief: 2x10=20
(a) How is human geography related to other social sciences?
Ans:- Human geography assumes a highly interdisciplinary
nature. It develops close links with other sister disciplines in the social
sciences to understand and explain human elements on the Earth's surface.
Thus, human geography is related to other social sciences in the
following ways:
(i) Sociology
(ii) Psychology
(iii) Welfare economics
(iv) Anthropology
(v) History
(vi) Epidemiology
(vii) Political Science
(viii) Economics
(ix) Demographics
(x) Urban/Rural planning
(xi) Resource economics
(xii) Tourism and Travel Management
(b) How do you calculate the density of population in a region?
Ans:- Density of Population =
Population/ Area.
(c) What do you understand by Co-operative Farming?
Ans:- Cooperative farming is done under
a cooperative society formed by a group of farmers. Under this all the farmers
of the society voluntarily pool their resources for more efficient and
profitable farming. Individual farms remain intact and the fan is the subject
of cooperative initiatives.
(d) What is Quaternary activity?
Ans:- Quaternary activities also include
the collection, generation and dissemination of information or the production
of information.
(e) What do you understand by Traffic flow?
Ans:- Traffic flow is the study of the
movement of individual drivers and vehicles between two points and their
interactions with each other.
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