AHSEC| CLASS 12| GEOGRAPHY| SOLVED PAPER - 2024| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2024
GEOGRAPHY
Full
Marks: 100
Pass
Marks: 30
Time:
3 hours
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figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
1. Answer any four of the following: 1x4=4
(a) Which one of the following is an economic factor influencing the
distribution of population? (Choose the correct answer)
(i) Climate.
(ii) Soil.
(iii) Minerals.
(iv) Landforms.
Ans:- (iii) Minerals.
(b) Which one of the following is a secondary activity? (Choose the
correct answer)
(i) Paddy cultivation.
(ii) Mining.
(iii) Chemical based Industry.
(iv) Tourism.
Ans:- (iii) Chemical based Industry.
(c) Which one of the following is not a tertiary activity? (Choose
the correct answer)
(i) Advocate.
(ii) Teacher.
(iii) Industrial worker.
(iv) Doctor.
Ans:- (iii) Industrial worker.
(d) Which one of the following is a secondary activity? (Choose the
correct answer)
(i) Farming.
(ii) Manufacturing.
(iii) Hunting.
(iv) Trading.
Ans:- (ii) Manufacturing.
(e) Which trans-continental railways of the following connects
Halifax city with the Vancouver city? (Choose the correct answer)
(i) Trans-Siberian Railway.
(ii) Trans-Canadian Railway.
(iii) The Union and Pacific Railway.
(iv) The Trans-Australian Railway.
Ans:- (ii) Trans-Canadian Railway.
(f) Which one of the following types of economic activities
dominates in all rural settlements? (Choose the correct answer)
(i) Primary.
(ii) Secondary.
(iii) Tertiary.
(iv) Quaternary.
Ans:- (i) Primary.
(g) As per 2011 Census, the population density (persons per sq. km)
in India is (Choose the correct answer)
(i) 313.
(ii) 328.
(iii) 382.
(iv) 390.
Ans:- (iii) 382.
2. Answer very briefly: (any four) 1x4=4
(a) Name of the state where Hooghly Industrial Region is located.
Ans:- West Bengal.
(b) One mining town of Assam.
Ans:- Margherita.
(c) One administrative city of Assam.
Ans:- Dispur.
(d) One type of Non-Ferrous mineral.
Ans:- Copper.
(e) Location of Tata Iron and Steel Plant.
Ans:- Jamshedpur.
(f) Highest amount of sugar producing state of India.
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh.
(g) One National Park of Assam
Ans:- Kaziranga.
3. Answer in brief: (any ten) 2x10=20
(a) Write two major causes of population growth.
Ans:- The two main reasons for
population growth are the increase in the birth rate and the decrease in
the death rate due to better medical facilities.
(b) Mention two types of subsistence agriculture.
Ans:- There are two types of
subsistence farming: classical subsistence farming and intensive
subsistence farming.
(c) Mention two types of plantation agriculture.
Ans:- There are two types of
plantation farming: tea plantations and rubber plantations.
(d) What are the two main factors affecting mining activities?
Ans:- There are two main factors
affecting mining activities: physical factors such as geological structure
and economic factors such as demand and technology.
(e) Mention two types of animal based industries.
Ans:- There are two types of
animal-based industries: the leather industry and the dairy industry.
(f) Which are the two main factors of population migration?
Ans:- There are two main reasons for
population migration: push factors such as unemployment and pull factors
such as better employment opportunities.
(g) Give two reasons of low level Human Development is most of the
Northern States of India.
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