PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2024-2025

Grade:- XII Maximum Marks:- 70

Subject:- GEOGRAPHY Time:- 3Hrs

General Instructions:

(1) This question paper contains 30 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(2) This question paper is divided into five sections. Sections-A, B, C, D and E.
(3) Section A-Question number 1 to 17 are Multiple Choice type questions carrying 1
mark each.
(4) Section B-Question number 18 and 19 are Source based questions carrying 3 marks
each.
(5) Section C-Question number 20 to 23 are Short answer type questions carrying 3
marks each. Answer to these questions shall be written in 80 to 100 words.
(6) Section D-Question number 24 to 28 are Long Answer type questions carrying 5
marks each. Answer to these questions shall be written in 120 to 150 words.
(7) Section E-Question number 29 and 30 are Map based questions.

Section-A

1. Those factors which make the place of destination seem more attractive than the place of
origin are known as

(A) migratory factors (C) push factors

(B) political factors (D) pull factors

Q.2 Arrange the following phases in a sequence order according to their occurrence in
Indian population:

(i) Population explosion (ii) Stationary phase

(iii) Decreased growth (iv) Steady growth

(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) (C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

Q.3. The open-cast mining is the easiest and the _________ way of mining minerals.
(A) useless (C) cheapest
(B) expensive (D) hardest

Q.4. The state with the highest population in India is:

(A) West Bengal (C) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Kerala (D) Uttarakhand

Q. 5. A country's level of development is measured only in terms of its:

(A) Medical growth (C) Human growth
(B) Education growth (D) Economic growth

Q.6 ___________predominate the rural-to-urban stream of inter-state migration due to

economic reasons.

(A) Children (C) Men

(B) Women (D) Old

Q.7. Density of population is the ratio between the number of people to the (
______ of land.
(A) location (C) Value
(B) Area (D) None of the Above

Q.8. According to 2011 census, which state of India has the lowest density of population?

(A) Assam (C) Meghalaya

(B) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Sikkim

Q.9. Which of these is not a modern town?

(A) Surat (C) Daman

(B) Agra (D) Kochi

Q. 10. Arrange the correct sequence of column II against the column I

Column I Column II

(FIELD OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (SUB-FIELD)

I. Social Geography I. Rural Planning

II. Political Geography II. Marketing Geography
III. Economic Geography III. Military Geography
IV. Settlement Geography IV. Gender Geography

(A) III-1, IV-2,1-3, 11-4 (B) 1-4, 11-3, III-2, IV-1

(C) IV-3, 1-4, П-1, ІIІ-2 (D) II-2, III-1, IV-4, 1-3

Q. 11. The share of domestic sector in surface water utilization is:

(A) 2 percent (C) 5 percent

(B) 4 percent (D) 9 percent

Q. 12. Which central authority supervises water quality of national aquatic resources?

(A) CPCB (C) CCBB

(B)SPCB (D) SCPB

Q.13. About 97% of the coal reserves occurs in the valley of:

(A) Damodar (C) Chhattisgarh

(B) Spiti (D) Lahaul

Q. 14. The energy sources like solar power, wind, wave, geothermal energy are:

(A) Exhaustible resources (C) Alternate resources

(B) Inexhaustible resources (D) Temporary resources

Q. 15. Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?

(A) Commercial grain farming (C) Mixed farming

(B) Plantation agriculture (D) Dairy farming

Section-B

16. Read the note on Outsourcing given below and answer the questions that follow:

When outsourcing involves transferring work to overseas locations, it is described by the

term off - shoring, although both off - shoring and outsourcing are used together. Business
activities that are outsourced include information technology (IT), human resources,
customer support and call center services and at times also manufacturing and
engineering. Data processing is an IT related service easily be carried out in Asian, East
European, and African countries. In these countries IT skilled staff with good English
language skills are available at lower wages than those in the developed countries. Thus, a
company in Hyderabad or Manila does work on a project based on GIS techniques for a
country like U.S.A or Japan. Overhead costs are also much lower making it profitable to get
job-work carried out overseas, whether it is in India, China or even a less populous country
like Botswana in Africa.

Answer any three questions:

(i) What is outsourcing called when it is transferred overseas?

(A) Contracting out (C) Off-shoring

(B) Foreign sourcing (D) Data processing

(ii) Data processing is related to which field?

(A) Production (C) R&D

(B) HR (D) IT

(iii) Why can outsourcing services be carried out easily in Asian countries?

(A) IT skilled staff (C) Lower wages

(B) Good English language skills (D) All of these

(iv) What is the nature of overhead costs in east European Countries?

(A) Higher (C) Lower
(B) Similar (D) Unpredictable

Q.17. Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:

Answer any three questions:

(i) Which class of towns constitutes the minimum share in distribution of urban
population?

(Α) ΙII (C) IV

(В)II (D) VI

(ii) Which class of towns constitutes more than 50% share of the urban population?
(A) I (C) IV
(B) III (D) V

(iii) Which two classes of towns are likely to have similar distribution of urban population?
(A)II and III (B) I and III
(C) I and IV (D) III and V

(iv) If Class I towns have a population size of 1,00,000 and more and Class III towns have a
population size of 20,000 to 49,999, which of these is most likely to be the population size
of Class V towns?

(A) 50,000 to 74,999 (C) 2,00,000 and more

(B) 75,000 to 99,999 (D) 5,000 to 9,999

Section-C

Q.18. What is the nature of decadal and annual growth rates of population in India?
Q.19. Explain the basic needs approach and capability approach to human development.
Q.20. Describe quaternary services.
Q.21. Why is irrigation important for Indian agriculture?
OR
What is the effect of technology on the environment of human beings?
Q.22. Describe any three major problems of slums of India.
OR
Why is Mediterranean agriculture considered as one of the best and profitable types of
agriculture?

Section-D

Q.23. Clarify and differentiate between two types of intensive subsistence agriculture.
Q.24. Explain the economic and cultural factors that influence the distribution of population
in the world.
OR
Describe any five characteristics of ‘Pastoral Nomadism’ in the world.
Q.25. ‘Services are very important aspect for economic development of the country’.
Analyze the statement by explaining five components of a service sector.
OR
Define the term ‘medical tourism’. Explain the four tourist attractions with examples.
Q.26. What makes the rural settlement different from urban settlement in India? Explain.
Q.27. How has noise pollution become hazardous in many big cities of India? Explain by
giving suitable examples.
Q.28. On the outline map of India mark and indicate the following features (any five):

(a) The state with highest level of urbanization.

(b) The leading state in the production of coffee.
(c) The steel plant setup in collaboration with U.K.
(d) An international airport in Assam.
(e) The Headquarters of North-Eastern Railway.
(f) The major seaport in Odisha.
(g) Singareni coal mines

29. On the given political map of the world, five geographical features have been marked as
A, B, C, D and E. Identify them with the help of the following information and write their
correct names on the lines drawn near each feature.

(A) Grasslands of Australia associated with commercial grain farming.

(B) Grasslands of South Africa associated with commercial grain farming.
(C) Grasslands of North America associated with commercial grain farming.
(D) One area of subsistence gathering in North America.
(E) One area of nomadic herding in Asia.

B
A

D E
30. Locate and label the following geographical features on the political outline map of
India with appropriate symbols.
(A) State with lowest density of population
(B) Highly urbanized state
(C) Major Jute growing regions
(D) The state leading in the production of coffee
(E) Major wheat growing areas.