AHSEC Class 12 Swadesh Adhyayan Question Paper - 2023| ASSEB BOARD
2023
SWADESH ADHYAYAN
(Theory)
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 24
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
[Geography]
[PART-I]
1. Choose the correct answers from the following (any six): 1x6=6
(a) Which of
the following districts of Assam is hilly?
(i) Cachar
(ii) Kamrup
(iii) Karbi
Anglong
(iv) Jorhat
(b) In which
place of Assam was coal discovered first?
(i) Naharkatiya
(ii) Ledo
(ii) Margherita
(iv) Makum
(c) As per
the 2011 Census, the total population of Assam was:
(i) 3.12 crore
(ii) 3.5 crore
(iii) 5.4 crore
(iv) 1.2 lakh
(d) Nameri
National Park is located in which of the following regions?
(i) Nagaon
(ii) Sonitpur
(iii) Tinsukia
(iv) Arunachal
Pradesh
(e) In which
part of North-East India is limestone found?
(i) Karbi
Anglong
(ii) Mizoram
(iii) Barak
Valley
(iv) Guwahati
(f) How many
types of soils are there in Assam?
(i) 4
(ii) 5
(iii) 2
(iv) 3
(g) _________
is the main tool of Geography. (Fill in the blank)
2. Write short answers to the following questions (any
four): 2x4=8
(a) What is the
difference between Biotic and Abiotic Resources?
(b) Write two
advantages of water transport.
(c) What are the
different types of scales?
(d) Write the
names of two oil refineries of Assam.
(e) Give two
reasons for the high population growth in Assam.
(f) Mention two
causes of water pollution.
3. Answer the following questions (any five): 4×5=20
(a) Describe the
influence of Monsoon winds in Assam.
(b) Write a note
on the conservation of biodiversity.
(c) Explain the
concept of sustainable development and its goals.
(d) Explain the
concept of remote sensing and its use in geographical studies.
(e) Explain any
five problems faced by the biodiversity of Assam.
(f) Give a brief
description of the road transport system of Assam.
(g) State five
causes of low population density in the hilly districts of Assam.
(h) What is
pollution? Explain the causes of various types of pollution.
4. Answer the following:
(a) What do you
understand by map projection? Classify map projections into different types.
Explain with a diagram. 2+4=6
Or
(b) Discuss the
Peasant Uprising in different parts of Assam under British rule. 2+4=6
History
PART-II
1. Choose the correct answers from the following (any
six): 1x6=6
(a) In which
year did the Sepoy Mutiny in India take place against the British?
(i) 1828
(ii) 1838
(iii) 1857
(iv) 1947
(b) What is
the name of the first tea company in Assam?
(i) Maijan Tea
Company
(ii) Jorhat Tea
Company
(iii) Dibrugarh
Tea Company
(iv) Assam Tea
Company
(c) From
where was Arunodoi published?
(i) Guwahati
(ii) Sibsagar
(iii) Jorhat
(iv) Kolkata
(d) What
percentage of crude oil production in India is contributed by Assam?
(i) 27%
(ii) 32%
(iii) 17%
(iv) 34%
(e) Who
discovered the tea plant in Assam?
(i) Robert Bruce
(ii) C. A. Bruce
(iii) David
Scott
(iv) None of the
above
(f) Who is
the author of the book Silent Spring?
(i) Rachel
Carson
(ii) Arundhati
Roy
(iii) Medha
Patekar
(iv) Madhav
Gadgil
(g) Kutuha is
a variety of:
(i) Silkworm
(ii) Bamboo
(iii) Ornament
(iv) Metal
2. Write short answers to the following (any four): 2x4=8
(a) Write two
places in Assam famous for the bell-metal industry.
(b) Mention two
impacts of industrial development on the life and culture of Assam.
(c) What are the
two types of immigration?
(d) Write two
causes of the Anglo-Burma War.
(e) Name two
places from where tea workers came to Assam as laborers.
3. Write briefly on the following (any five): 4x5=20
(a) Land policy
of the Ahom administration.
(b) Explain the
role of women in the freedom movement in Assam.
(c) Chipko
Movement.
(d) Discuss the
provisions of the Yandaboo Treaty and its results.
(e) Explain the
causes and pattern of Bangladeshi migration to Assam.
(f)
Non-Cooperation Movement.
(g) Methods of
gold washing.
(h) Write a note
on the Tribal Belt and Block.
4. Answer the following:
(a) What do you
understand by environmental degradation? Explain the causes of environmental
degradation in Assam and suggest remedial measures. 2+4=6
Or
(b) Discuss the
Peasant Uprising in different parts of Assam under British rule. 2+4=6
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