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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-18) 
SUBJECT- GEOGRAPHY (029) 
       CLASS XII 
Time- 3 Hrs.          Max.Marks – 70  
General Instructions: 
 There are 22 general questions. 
 Questions No. 1 – 7 are very short-answer questions carrying 1 mark each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 40 words. 
 Questions No. 8 – 13 are short-answer questions carrying 3 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 – 100 words. 
 Questions No. 14 – 20 are long-answer questions carrying 5 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
 Questions No. 21 – 22 are related to identification or locating and labelling 
of geographical features on maps, carrying 5 marks each. 
 Outline maps of the World and India provided to you must be attached 
within your answer-book. 
 Use of templates or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed. 
 All questions are compulsory. 
 
S.NO. QUESTIONS MARKS 
1. Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
½+½=1 
2. What is Digital Divide? 
 
1 
3. What are administrative towns? State one example from India? 
 
½+½=1 
4. Explain the term market gardening. 
 
1 
5. Explain the term ‘Golden Quadrilateral’. 
 
½+½=1 
6. What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
7. Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water 
pollution in India. 
½+½=1 
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-18) 
SUBJECT- GEOGRAPHY (029) 
       CLASS XII 
Time- 3 Hrs.          Max.Marks – 70  
General Instructions: 
 There are 22 general questions. 
 Questions No. 1 – 7 are very short-answer questions carrying 1 mark each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 40 words. 
 Questions No. 8 – 13 are short-answer questions carrying 3 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 – 100 words. 
 Questions No. 14 – 20 are long-answer questions carrying 5 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
 Questions No. 21 – 22 are related to identification or locating and labelling 
of geographical features on maps, carrying 5 marks each. 
 Outline maps of the World and India provided to you must be attached 
within your answer-book. 
 Use of templates or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed. 
 All questions are compulsory. 
 
S.NO. QUESTIONS MARKS 
1. Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
½+½=1 
2. What is Digital Divide? 
 
1 
3. What are administrative towns? State one example from India? 
 
½+½=1 
4. Explain the term market gardening. 
 
1 
5. Explain the term ‘Golden Quadrilateral’. 
 
½+½=1 
6. What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
7. Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water 
pollution in India. 
½+½=1 
8. “There is a direct dependence of human beings on nature for 
resources which sustain them”. Justify the statement in the light of 
environmental determinism. 
3x1=3 
9. Why are sugar mills located within the cane producing regions? 
Explain any three reasons. 
3 
10. Discuss the problems associated with urban settlements in 
developing countries. 
3x1=3 
11. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions: 
 
a) Identify the iron and steel plant shown in the map. 
b) Name any one raw material and its source. 
c) How does the iron and steel plants form a base for industrial 
development? 
 
1+1+1=
3 
12. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follows 
Dharavi–Asia’s Largest Slum 
“…. Buses merely skirt the periphery. Autorickshaw’s cannot go 
there; Dharavi is part of central Bombay where three wheelers are 
banned. 
Only one main road traverses the slum, the miscalled ‘ninety-foot 
road’, which has been reduced to less than half of that for most of 
its length. Some of the side alleys and lanes are so narrow that not 
even a bicycle can pass. The whole neighborhood consists of 
temporary buildings, two or three storied high with rusty iron 
stairways to the upper part, where a single room is rented by a 
whole family, sometimes accommodating twelve or more people; 
it is a kind of tropical version of the industrial dwelling of 
Victorian London’s East End. 
But Dharavi is a keeper of more somber secrets than the revulsion 
1½+ 
1½=3 
 
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-18) 
SUBJECT- GEOGRAPHY (029) 
       CLASS XII 
Time- 3 Hrs.          Max.Marks – 70  
General Instructions: 
 There are 22 general questions. 
 Questions No. 1 – 7 are very short-answer questions carrying 1 mark each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 40 words. 
 Questions No. 8 – 13 are short-answer questions carrying 3 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 – 100 words. 
 Questions No. 14 – 20 are long-answer questions carrying 5 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
 Questions No. 21 – 22 are related to identification or locating and labelling 
of geographical features on maps, carrying 5 marks each. 
 Outline maps of the World and India provided to you must be attached 
within your answer-book. 
 Use of templates or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed. 
 All questions are compulsory. 
 
S.NO. QUESTIONS MARKS 
1. Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
½+½=1 
2. What is Digital Divide? 
 
1 
3. What are administrative towns? State one example from India? 
 
½+½=1 
4. Explain the term market gardening. 
 
1 
5. Explain the term ‘Golden Quadrilateral’. 
 
½+½=1 
6. What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
7. Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water 
pollution in India. 
½+½=1 
8. “There is a direct dependence of human beings on nature for 
resources which sustain them”. Justify the statement in the light of 
environmental determinism. 
3x1=3 
9. Why are sugar mills located within the cane producing regions? 
Explain any three reasons. 
3 
10. Discuss the problems associated with urban settlements in 
developing countries. 
3x1=3 
11. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions: 
 
a) Identify the iron and steel plant shown in the map. 
b) Name any one raw material and its source. 
c) How does the iron and steel plants form a base for industrial 
development? 
 
1+1+1=
3 
12. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follows 
Dharavi–Asia’s Largest Slum 
“…. Buses merely skirt the periphery. Autorickshaw’s cannot go 
there; Dharavi is part of central Bombay where three wheelers are 
banned. 
Only one main road traverses the slum, the miscalled ‘ninety-foot 
road’, which has been reduced to less than half of that for most of 
its length. Some of the side alleys and lanes are so narrow that not 
even a bicycle can pass. The whole neighborhood consists of 
temporary buildings, two or three storied high with rusty iron 
stairways to the upper part, where a single room is rented by a 
whole family, sometimes accommodating twelve or more people; 
it is a kind of tropical version of the industrial dwelling of 
Victorian London’s East End. 
But Dharavi is a keeper of more somber secrets than the revulsion 
1½+ 
1½=3 
 
it inspires in the rich; revulsion, moreover, that is, in direct 
proportion to the role it serves in the creation of the wealth of 
Bombay. In this place of shadow less, treeless sunlight, 
uncollected garbage, stagnant pools of foul water, where the only 
non-human creatures are the shining black crows and long grey 
rats, some of the mostbeautiful, valuable and useful articles in 
India are made. 
 
From Dharavi come delicate ceramics and pottery, exquisite 
embroidery and zari work, sophisticated leather goods, high-
fashion garments, finely-wrought metalwork, delicate jewelry 
settings, wood carvings and furniture that would find its way into 
the richest houses, both in India and abroad… 
Dharavi was an arm of the sea,that was filled by waste, largely 
produced by the people who have come to live there: Scheduled 
Castes and poor Muslims. It comprises rambling buildings of 
corrugated metal, 20 metres high in places, used for the treatment 
of hides and tanning. There are pleasant parts, but rotting garbage 
is everywhere…” 
 
a. Justify the statement, “slum dwellers need help in making the 
transition from inhabitants of precarious urban settlements to 
citizens with full human rights and civic responsibilities.”  
b. Find out the values associated with it. 
13. Study the data of Percentage of net irrigated area to total by wells 
and Tube-wells given below and answer the questions: 
State  Percentage 
 
Gujarat  86.6 
Rajasthan  77.2 
Madhya Pradesh  66.5 
Maharashtra  65 
Uttar Pradesh  58.21 
West Bengal  57.6 
Tamil Nadu  54.7 
 
a) Which state has maximum percentage of net irrigated area to 
total by wells and Tube-wells? 
b) What are the implications of excessive use of ground water? 
1+2=3 
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-18) 
SUBJECT- GEOGRAPHY (029) 
       CLASS XII 
Time- 3 Hrs.          Max.Marks – 70  
General Instructions: 
 There are 22 general questions. 
 Questions No. 1 – 7 are very short-answer questions carrying 1 mark each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 40 words. 
 Questions No. 8 – 13 are short-answer questions carrying 3 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 – 100 words. 
 Questions No. 14 – 20 are long-answer questions carrying 5 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
 Questions No. 21 – 22 are related to identification or locating and labelling 
of geographical features on maps, carrying 5 marks each. 
 Outline maps of the World and India provided to you must be attached 
within your answer-book. 
 Use of templates or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed. 
 All questions are compulsory. 
 
S.NO. QUESTIONS MARKS 
1. Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
½+½=1 
2. What is Digital Divide? 
 
1 
3. What are administrative towns? State one example from India? 
 
½+½=1 
4. Explain the term market gardening. 
 
1 
5. Explain the term ‘Golden Quadrilateral’. 
 
½+½=1 
6. What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
7. Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water 
pollution in India. 
½+½=1 
8. “There is a direct dependence of human beings on nature for 
resources which sustain them”. Justify the statement in the light of 
environmental determinism. 
3x1=3 
9. Why are sugar mills located within the cane producing regions? 
Explain any three reasons. 
3 
10. Discuss the problems associated with urban settlements in 
developing countries. 
3x1=3 
11. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions: 
 
a) Identify the iron and steel plant shown in the map. 
b) Name any one raw material and its source. 
c) How does the iron and steel plants form a base for industrial 
development? 
 
1+1+1=
3 
12. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follows 
Dharavi–Asia’s Largest Slum 
“…. Buses merely skirt the periphery. Autorickshaw’s cannot go 
there; Dharavi is part of central Bombay where three wheelers are 
banned. 
Only one main road traverses the slum, the miscalled ‘ninety-foot 
road’, which has been reduced to less than half of that for most of 
its length. Some of the side alleys and lanes are so narrow that not 
even a bicycle can pass. The whole neighborhood consists of 
temporary buildings, two or three storied high with rusty iron 
stairways to the upper part, where a single room is rented by a 
whole family, sometimes accommodating twelve or more people; 
it is a kind of tropical version of the industrial dwelling of 
Victorian London’s East End. 
But Dharavi is a keeper of more somber secrets than the revulsion 
1½+ 
1½=3 
 
it inspires in the rich; revulsion, moreover, that is, in direct 
proportion to the role it serves in the creation of the wealth of 
Bombay. In this place of shadow less, treeless sunlight, 
uncollected garbage, stagnant pools of foul water, where the only 
non-human creatures are the shining black crows and long grey 
rats, some of the mostbeautiful, valuable and useful articles in 
India are made. 
 
From Dharavi come delicate ceramics and pottery, exquisite 
embroidery and zari work, sophisticated leather goods, high-
fashion garments, finely-wrought metalwork, delicate jewelry 
settings, wood carvings and furniture that would find its way into 
the richest houses, both in India and abroad… 
Dharavi was an arm of the sea,that was filled by waste, largely 
produced by the people who have come to live there: Scheduled 
Castes and poor Muslims. It comprises rambling buildings of 
corrugated metal, 20 metres high in places, used for the treatment 
of hides and tanning. There are pleasant parts, but rotting garbage 
is everywhere…” 
 
a. Justify the statement, “slum dwellers need help in making the 
transition from inhabitants of precarious urban settlements to 
citizens with full human rights and civic responsibilities.”  
b. Find out the values associated with it. 
13. Study the data of Percentage of net irrigated area to total by wells 
and Tube-wells given below and answer the questions: 
State  Percentage 
 
Gujarat  86.6 
Rajasthan  77.2 
Madhya Pradesh  66.5 
Maharashtra  65 
Uttar Pradesh  58.21 
West Bengal  57.6 
Tamil Nadu  54.7 
 
a) Which state has maximum percentage of net irrigated area to 
total by wells and Tube-wells? 
b) What are the implications of excessive use of ground water? 
1+2=3 
14. Define ‘Population density’. Explain any four geographical factors 
that affect the distribution of population in the world 
5 
15. How are ports helpful for trade? Give a classification of ports on 
the basis of their location. 
3+2=5 
16. Suggest the measures of promotion of sustainability in Indira 
Gandhi Canal Command Area. 
5 
17. Explain any five bases of international trade. 
 
5 
18. Why is petroleum referred to as liquid gold? State two important 
uses of petroleum and name two oil fields each in Assam and 
Gujarat. 
5 
19. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions: 
 
a) Name this trans-continental railway line? 
b) Which two oceans are connected by this trans-continental 
railway? 
c) How has this railway line helped in the economic development 
of this region? 
1+1+3=
5 
20. Describe the major challenges of agriculture in present India. 
 
5x1=5 
21. In the given political outline map of the world, the following four 
features are shown. Identify these features and write their correct 
names on the lines marked near each feature. 
A: Area of commercial livestock rearing 
B: A sea port 
C: A mega city 
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-18) 
SUBJECT- GEOGRAPHY (029) 
       CLASS XII 
Time- 3 Hrs.          Max.Marks – 70  
General Instructions: 
 There are 22 general questions. 
 Questions No. 1 – 7 are very short-answer questions carrying 1 mark each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 40 words. 
 Questions No. 8 – 13 are short-answer questions carrying 3 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 – 100 words. 
 Questions No. 14 – 20 are long-answer questions carrying 5 marks each. 
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
 Questions No. 21 – 22 are related to identification or locating and labelling 
of geographical features on maps, carrying 5 marks each. 
 Outline maps of the World and India provided to you must be attached 
within your answer-book. 
 Use of templates or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed. 
 All questions are compulsory. 
 
S.NO. QUESTIONS MARKS 
1. Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
½+½=1 
2. What is Digital Divide? 
 
1 
3. What are administrative towns? State one example from India? 
 
½+½=1 
4. Explain the term market gardening. 
 
1 
5. Explain the term ‘Golden Quadrilateral’. 
 
½+½=1 
6. What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
7. Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water 
pollution in India. 
½+½=1 
8. “There is a direct dependence of human beings on nature for 
resources which sustain them”. Justify the statement in the light of 
environmental determinism. 
3x1=3 
9. Why are sugar mills located within the cane producing regions? 
Explain any three reasons. 
3 
10. Discuss the problems associated with urban settlements in 
developing countries. 
3x1=3 
11. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions: 
 
a) Identify the iron and steel plant shown in the map. 
b) Name any one raw material and its source. 
c) How does the iron and steel plants form a base for industrial 
development? 
 
1+1+1=
3 
12. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follows 
Dharavi–Asia’s Largest Slum 
“…. Buses merely skirt the periphery. Autorickshaw’s cannot go 
there; Dharavi is part of central Bombay where three wheelers are 
banned. 
Only one main road traverses the slum, the miscalled ‘ninety-foot 
road’, which has been reduced to less than half of that for most of 
its length. Some of the side alleys and lanes are so narrow that not 
even a bicycle can pass. The whole neighborhood consists of 
temporary buildings, two or three storied high with rusty iron 
stairways to the upper part, where a single room is rented by a 
whole family, sometimes accommodating twelve or more people; 
it is a kind of tropical version of the industrial dwelling of 
Victorian London’s East End. 
But Dharavi is a keeper of more somber secrets than the revulsion 
1½+ 
1½=3 
 
it inspires in the rich; revulsion, moreover, that is, in direct 
proportion to the role it serves in the creation of the wealth of 
Bombay. In this place of shadow less, treeless sunlight, 
uncollected garbage, stagnant pools of foul water, where the only 
non-human creatures are the shining black crows and long grey 
rats, some of the mostbeautiful, valuable and useful articles in 
India are made. 
 
From Dharavi come delicate ceramics and pottery, exquisite 
embroidery and zari work, sophisticated leather goods, high-
fashion garments, finely-wrought metalwork, delicate jewelry 
settings, wood carvings and furniture that would find its way into 
the richest houses, both in India and abroad… 
Dharavi was an arm of the sea,that was filled by waste, largely 
produced by the people who have come to live there: Scheduled 
Castes and poor Muslims. It comprises rambling buildings of 
corrugated metal, 20 metres high in places, used for the treatment 
of hides and tanning. There are pleasant parts, but rotting garbage 
is everywhere…” 
 
a. Justify the statement, “slum dwellers need help in making the 
transition from inhabitants of precarious urban settlements to 
citizens with full human rights and civic responsibilities.”  
b. Find out the values associated with it. 
13. Study the data of Percentage of net irrigated area to total by wells 
and Tube-wells given below and answer the questions: 
State  Percentage 
 
Gujarat  86.6 
Rajasthan  77.2 
Madhya Pradesh  66.5 
Maharashtra  65 
Uttar Pradesh  58.21 
West Bengal  57.6 
Tamil Nadu  54.7 
 
a) Which state has maximum percentage of net irrigated area to 
total by wells and Tube-wells? 
b) What are the implications of excessive use of ground water? 
1+2=3 
14. Define ‘Population density’. Explain any four geographical factors 
that affect the distribution of population in the world 
5 
15. How are ports helpful for trade? Give a classification of ports on 
the basis of their location. 
3+2=5 
16. Suggest the measures of promotion of sustainability in Indira 
Gandhi Canal Command Area. 
5 
17. Explain any five bases of international trade. 
 
5 
18. Why is petroleum referred to as liquid gold? State two important 
uses of petroleum and name two oil fields each in Assam and 
Gujarat. 
5 
19. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions: 
 
a) Name this trans-continental railway line? 
b) Which two oceans are connected by this trans-continental 
railway? 
c) How has this railway line helped in the economic development 
of this region? 
1+1+3=
5 
20. Describe the major challenges of agriculture in present India. 
 
5x1=5 
21. In the given political outline map of the world, the following four 
features are shown. Identify these features and write their correct 
names on the lines marked near each feature. 
A: Area of commercial livestock rearing 
B: A sea port 
C: A mega city 
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D: An international airport 
E: An area of high density 
 
22. On the outline political map of India provided to you, locate and 
label the following with appropriate symbols : 
(i) A dam in Uttarakhand 
(ii) A state with lowest sex ratio. 
(iii) A state with highest road density. 
(iv) A land locked port in eastern coast of India. 
(v) The oldest copper mine of India. 
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