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CBSE Class 12 Geography Question Paper Set 1(64-2-1)
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Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read both statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): There is a strong dichotomy between physical environment and human beings.
Reason (R): Nature and humans are intimately connected.
"Neither there is absolute necessity nor there is absolute freedom.''
The given statement is related to which one of the following concepts?
Read the following sub-fields of social geography carefully and choose the correct option:
I. Resource Geography II. Leisure Geography
III. Gender Geography IV. Marketing Geography
Which one of the following types of farming is most labour intensive?
Define brain drain and give one reason for its occurrence between developed and developing nations.
Which one of the following is an example of non-metallic mineral based industry?
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): The concept of sustainable development emerged in the 1980s.
Reason (R): General awareness about environmental issues originated during the 1960s in the western world.
If you were asked to prepare a hill area development programme, which of the following should be kept in mind? Choose the correct option.
I. Establishing heavy industry
II. Ecosystem
III. National Highway construction
IV. Topography
Match the following minerals in Column I with their locations in Column II and choose the correct option.
Column I (Minerals) Column II (Locations)
a. Iron ore i. Khetri
b. Manganese ii. Koraput
c. Bauxite iii. Chandrapur
d. Copper iv. Sundargarh
Read the information given in the box carefully and identify the mineral.
It is a non-ferrous ore.
Odisha is the largest producer state.
It is used in manufacturing of aluminium.
Which one of the following contributes maximum in India’s export?
Which one of the following organisations regulate the air traffic of major airports of India?
Which one of the following ports is situated at Zuari Estuary?
Which one of the following inland waterways stretch is correctly matched?
(Waterways) (Stretch)
Study the given table (Human Development Index 2022) and answer the question:
How many countries fall under the low category of human development in the given table?
Congo comes under which one of the following categories of human development?
Which of the following European country falls under very high category of human development?
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage:
The Quaternary Sector along with the Tertiary Sector has replaced most of the primary and secondary sectors on the basis of economic growth. More than half of workers in developed economies are in the services sector. Knowledge-oriented services are growing due to the demand for consumption of information-based services from mutual fund managers to tax consultants, software engineers and statisticians. Personnel working in office buildings, elementary schools and university classrooms, hospitals and doctors’ offices, theatres, accounting and brokerage firms all belong to this category of services.
Like some of the tertiary functions, quaternary activities can also be outsourced. They are not tied to resources, affected by the environment, or necessarily localised by market.
18.1 Define the concept of "outsourcing''.
More than 50 percent of all workers in developed countries belong to which sector of economy?
Mutual fund managers are demanding which type of services?
Study the given map carefully and answer the questions that follow:
19.1 Name the easternmost terminal station of the given rail route.
Name the most important agro centre along the rail route.
Name the sea near to the westernmost terminal station.
"International trade is mutually beneficial to nations.'' Support the statement with suitable arguments.
"Global sea ports are the gateways of international trade.'' Support the statement with suitable arguments.
Explain the importance of the Northern Atlantic Sea Route.
Study the given table carefully and answer the questions that follow.
22.1 During which decade was the net increase in number of towns/ULBs the lowest?
Mention the net increase in number of towns/ULBs during 1961–91.
Explain the decennial growth rate of urban population.
Explain the need to extend the network of national highways in India.
How do the "landforms'' and "urbanisation'' influence the distribution of world population? Explain with examples.
How do "water availability'' and "industrialisation'' influence the distribution of world population? Explain with examples.
"The earliest human beings depended on their immediate environment for their sustenance.'' Examine the statement with reference to hunting and gathering.
"Commercial livestock rearing is well organised and capital intensive.'' Examine the statement with comparison to nomadic herding.
Explain the problem of low productivity of Indian agriculture. Analyse the role of "National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture'' to solve this problem.
Explain the problems of the "indebtedness'' of Indian farmers. Analyse the importance of "Farmer’s Portal'' in helping the farmers.
The Government of India’s campaign "Beti Bachao – Beti Padhao'' is an effective step to empower women. Justify the statement.
Explain the causes of air pollution and suggest any three measures to overcome it.
Explain the causes of noise pollution and suggest any three measures to overcome it.
On the given political map of the world, the following geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names.
A. A major sea-port
B. A major air-port
C. A major shipping canal
D. A major area of subsistence gathering
E. A major area of nomadic herding
F. A major area of commercial livestock rearing
G. A major area of extensive commercial grain farming
On the given political outline map of India, locate and label any five of the following geographical features with appropriate symbols:
The state leading in the production of sugarcane
An oil refinery located in Bihar
Important coal mines located in West Bengal
Important iron-ore mines located in Coastal Maharashtra
Important manganese mines located in Madhya Pradesh
A major sea-port located in Odisha
An important international airport in Telangana
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