AHSEC| CLASS 12| GEOGRAPHY| SOLVED PAPER - 2017| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2017
GEOGRAPHY
Full Marks: 70
Pass Marks: 21
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions
1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below: 1x4=4
(a) Which one of the following age limits is considered for
measuring literacy rate of a country?
(i) 12 years.
(ii) 6 years.
(iii) 5 years.
(iv) 7 years.
Ans:- (iv) 7 years.
(b) Which one of the following methods of cultivation is practiced
in the hill areas of North-East India?
(i) Commercial cultivation.
(ii) Mixed cultivation.
(iii) Shifting cultivation.
(iv) Cooperative farming.
Ans:- (iii) Shifting cultivation.
(c) What is road density?
(i) Road length per 1 sq. km.
(ii) Road length per 10 sq. km.
(iii) Road length per 100 sq. km.
(iv) Road length per 1000 sq. km.
Ans:- (iii) Road length per 100 sq. km.
(d) In which of the following places is the annual rainfall very
low?
(i) Tezpur.
(ii) Lamding.
(iii) Silchar.
(iv) Guwahati.
Ans:- (ii) Lamding.
2. Answer the following questions in
brief: 1x4=4
(a) Who developed the concept of ‘human development’?
Ans:- Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq.
(b) What do you mean by transhumance?
Ans:- The seasonal movement of livestock
(such as sheep) between mountain and lowland pastures, either under the
supervision of herders or with owners.
(c) Which is the first oil refinery in the State of Assam?
Ans:- Digboi.
(d) Give the definition of sustainable development.
Ans:- Sustainable development is
development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
3. Answer in brief: 2x10=20
(a) What are the two major components of the earth?
Ans:- The three main components of the
Earth are the atmosphere, its gaseous envelope, the hydrosphere, the surface
layer of water, and of course the solid Earth.
(b) Give two geographical factors that influence the distribution of
population.
Ans:- There are two geographical factors affecting the distribution
of population:
(i) Landforms, (ii) Climate, (iii) Soils.
(c) Name two components of human development.
Ans:- The two components of human
development are equity and productivity.
(d) Give two examples of tertiary activity.
Ans:- Features of Pastoral Nomad:
(i) It is a primitive subsistence activity. At some stage in
history, with the realization that hunting was a continuing activity, humans
must have thought of domesticating animals.
(ii) In this type of movement, depending on the currency and the
quantity and quality of water, people move from one place to another with their
animals.
(e) What is nucleated settlement? Give example.
Ans:- Centralized settlements in India
are mostly seen in places where agriculture is practiced on a large scale. The
Vindhya Plateau region, the paddy lands of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are examples
of such settlements.
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