CBSE Class 12 Geography Question Paper Set 2 (64-2-2) with Solution PDF

Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option:

Column-I (Mineral)       Column-II (Major Mines)

a. Iron-ore                     i. Khetri

b. Manganese               ii. Bailadila

c. Bauxite                      iii. Chandrapur

d. Copper                       iv. Sundargarh

• (A) iv iii ii i
• (B) ii iv iii i
• (C) iii iv ii i
• (D) iv iii i ii

The concept, "understanding the parts in totality would lead to understanding of the whole'' is concerned with which one of the following approaches of geography?

• (A) Regional analysis
• (B) Spatial organisation
• (C) Areal differentiation
• (D) Exploration and description

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.

• (A) Copper
• (B) Mica
• (C) Bauxite
• (D) Manganese

Which one of the following is the least labour intensive cultivation method?

• (A) Plantation agriculture
• (B) Subsistence agriculture
• (C) Extensive commercial cultivation
• (D) Market gardening

Foot-loose industries are located ____.

• (A) where energy supply is continuous
• (B) where good accessibility by rail/road is available
• (C) where cheap and skilled labour is available
• (D) where market facilities are available

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 economic development of a region depends upon its resource base.

Reason (R): Sometimes resource rich regions remain backward.

• (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• (C) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
• (D) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.

Which one of the following inland waterway and its stretch is correctly matched?

(Waterways) (Stretch)

• (A) National Waterways No. 1 -- Allahabad -- Haldia
• (B) National Waterways No. 2 -- Sadiya -- Dhubri
• (C) National Waterways No. 3 -- Kottapuram -- Kollam
• (D) National Waterways No. 6 -- Kakinada -- Puducherry

The main Indira Gandhi Canal terminates in which one of the following districts of Rajasthan?

• (A) Bikaner
• (B) Barmer
• (C) Ganganagar
• (D) Jaisalmer

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): There is a strong dichotomy between physical elements and human beings.

Reason (R): Nature and humans are intricately intertwined.

• (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• (C) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
• (D) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.

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

• (A) I and III are correct.
• (B) I and IV are correct.
• (C) II and III are correct.
• (D) II and IV are correct.

Arrange the following coal mining areas of India from south to north direction of their location and choose the correct option:

I. Singareni

II. Neyveli

III. Jharia

IV. Talcher

• (A) II, I, III, IV
• (B) I, II, IV, III
• (C) I, II, IV, III
• (D) I, III, II, IV

Which one of the following ports is situated at Zuari Estuary?

• (A) New Mangalore
• (B) Kochchi
• (C) Marmagao
• (D) Ennore

Which one of the following organisations regulate the air traffic of major airports of India?

• (A) Airport Authority of India
• (B) Indian Airport Commission
• (C) Indian Air Control Board
• (D) Airport Development Authority

Which one of the following contributes maximum in India’s export?

• (A) Agriculture and allied products
• (B) Ores and minerals
• (C) Manufactured goods
• (D) Mineral fuels and lubricants

Study the given table (Human Development Index 2022) and answer the question:


Which of the following European country falls under very high category of human development?

• (A) Chile
• (B) Mexico
• (C) Botswana
• (D) Belarus

Congo comes under which one of the following categories of human development?

• (A) Very high
• (B) High
• (C) Medium
• (D) Low

How many countries fall under the low category of human development in the given table?

• (A) 2
• (B) 4
• (C) 3
• (D) 5

Study the given map carefully and answer the questions that follow (Trans-Siberian Railway):


(18.1) Name the easternmost terminal station of the given rail route.

Name the most important agro centre along the rail route.

Name the sea near the westernmost terminal station.