Scribd
Upload
9 views9 pages

Hs 2nd Year

Document

Uploaded by

Puja sonowal
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
9 views9 pages

Hs 2nd Year

Document

Uploaded by

Puja sonowal
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 9

2ND TERM EXAMINATION -2024

H.S. 2ND YEAR


SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY

FULL MARKS: 100 TIME : 3 HOURS

Q1 Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given


below:1x30=30

(1) Which one of the following figures represents the working age-group
of the population?
(I) 15 to 66years
(II) 15 to 65years
(III)18 to 64 years
(IV)15 to 59years

(2) Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of Human
Development ?
(I) Prof. Amartya Sen
(II) Ellen C.Semple
(III)Dr. Mahabub-ul-Haq
(IV)Ratzel

(3) India’s population as per 2011 census is-


(I) 1028 million
(II) 3287 million
(III)3182 million
(IV)1210 milion
(4) Which one of the following is a secondary activity?
(I) Farming
(II) Manufacturing
(III) Hunting
(IV)Trading

(5) Which one of the following types of economic activities dominates in all rural
settlements ?
(I) Primary
(II) Secondary
(III)Tertiary
(IV) Quaternary

(6) Which one of the following is an economic factor influencing the distribution of
population?
(I) Climate
(II) Soil
(III)Minerals
(IV)Landforms

(7) Which one of the following towns is not located on a river bank?
(I) agra
(II) Bhopal
(III) Patna
(IV) Kolkata

(8) Which one of the following group of cities have been arranged in the sequence of
their ranks I.e 1,2,3 and 4 in size?
(i) Greater Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
(ii) Delhi , Greater Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
(iii) Kolkata, greater Mumbai , Chennai ,Kolkata
(iv) Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai

(9) Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?
(I) Sino-tibetan
(II) Indo-aryan
(III)Austria
(IV)Dravidian

(10) Which one of the following states has the highest density of population in India?
(I) West bengal
(II) Kerala
(III)Uttar Pradesh
(IV)Punjab

(11). Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?


(I) dairy farming
(II) Mixed farming
(III)Plantation agriculture
(IV)Commercial grain farming

(12). Which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation
not practised?
(I) American Canadian prairies
(II) European steppes
(III)Pampas of Argentina
(IV)Amazon basin
(13). Full form of CAD
(I) Computer application device
(II) Computer aided design
(III) Computer automatic device
(IV) Computer accessor device

(14) . Which one of the following is, to an area of sparse population ?


(I)The Atacama
(II)South- east Asia
(III)Equatorial region
(IV)Polar region

(15).Which one among the following is not an example of Garrison Cantonment


town?
(I) Babina
(II) Udhampur
(III)Mhow
(IV)Kozhikode

(16) Which one from the following is an example of an Ancient town?


(I) Delhi
(II) Jaipur
(III)Varanasi
(IV)Agra

(17) Which of the following is the functional classification of an urban settlement ?


(I) Industrial
(II) Town
(III)Mining
(IV) All of the Above
(18) What percentage of the urban population lives in Class I towns as per the 2011
Census?
(I) 10%
(II) 20%
(III)60%
(IV)40%

(19) Which is not correct for intensive Subsistence Agriculture ?


(I) Use of machinery is limited
(II) Mostly done by Human Labour
(III) Land holding is in moderate size
(IV) Density of population is high

(20) Which one from the following is not correct for Plantation Agriculture?
(I) Large capital investment is required
(II) Scientific method of cultivation
(III) Skilled and cheap labours are required
(IV)Low yield per acre but high yield per person

(21) In which from the following countries dairy farming is not practiced?
(I) Eastern Europe
(II) South East Australia
(III)New Zealand
(IV)Tasmania

(22) Which one of the following is called Principal crop in Extensive Commercial
Grain Cultivation?
(I) Corn
(II) Wheat
(III)Rice
(IV)Barley
(23) Which industry is located near raw materials?
(I) Diary
(II) Cotton Textile
(III)Handicrafts
(IV)Aircraft

(24) Ruhr is an industrial region of:


(I) England
(II) Germany
(III)France
(IV) USA

(25) Which activities transform raw materials into valuable products?


(I) Primary
(II) Secondary
(III) Tertiary
(IV)Quaternary

(26) In which one of the. Following types of economy are the factors of production
owned individually?
(I) Capitalist
(II) Mixed
(III)Socialist
(IV)None

(27) Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other
industries?
(A) Cottage Industries
(B) Small- Scale Industries
(C) Basic Industries
(D) Footloose Industries

(28) Which country have introduced the Gross National Happiness Index first?
(I) Nepal
(II) Bhutan
(III)Bangladesh
(IV)Sri Lanka

(29) Which of the one is not a Pillar of human development?


(I) Equity
(II) Sustainability
(III)Productivity
(IV)Capacity

(30) Which country is the first in rank in human development index?


(I) Latvia
(II) Norway
(III)Finland
(IV)Austria

Q2. Answer very briefly: 1x8=8

(a) Define transhumance ? 1


(b) When did National Youth Policy of Government of India launched? 1
(c) Name one method of mining depending on the mode of occurrence and the nature
of ore? 1
(d) Which activities called as ‘gold collar’ profession? 1
(e) Which type of energy is called sustainable energy sources? 1
(f) What is agro- based industries? 1
(g) Name one animal based industries? 1
(h) Name one physiographic division of Assam? 1

Q3. Answer in brief: 2x10=20

(a) What is data processing? 2


(b) Name two components of population growth? 2
(c) What is the formula for physiological and agricultural density? 2
(d) Name two branch of Sino-Tibetan family? 2
(e) Name two types of rural settlement in India? 2
(f) Name two examples of ancient town in India? 2
(g) What is semi-clustered settlements?Give example. 2
(h) Name two geographical factors that influence the distribution
of population? 2
(i) What are foot loose industry? Give example. 2
(j) Define census.What is the importance of the study of population?

Q4. Answer the following questions in about 100 words: 3x9=27

(a) Explain the evolution of towns in India. 3


(b) Differentiate between Mixed and Diary farming. 3
(c) What are the factors affecting transport? 3
(d) What is truck farming? Mention any two features of truck farming. 3
(e) Mention any three characteristic of primitive subsistence agriculture. 3
(f) What are the two types of mining? Write two characteristic of each. 3
(g) How does an agglomeration develop? 3
(h) Explain with example any three geographical factors which influence the
distribution of the population in the world . 3
(i) Describe any three characteristics of the first stage of ‘Demographic Transition
Theory’. 3
Q5. Answer the following questions: (any three) 5x3=15

(a) What is the density of population ? Describe the spatial variation of population
density in India. 5
(b) Explain the meaning of rural settlements. Describe any four problems related to
rural settlements of the world . 5
(c) Describe manufacturing. Classify manufacturing industries on the basis of size
into three categories and explain the important characteristic of each type. 5

(d) Explain the characteristics of the four pillars of Human development. 5

You might also like