Class 12 Geography Question Paper Solved (2020) | Geography for Grade 12 PDF Download

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Date:                            Class:  XII 
Geography (029) 
Time: 3hr.                                         M. M: 70 
General Instructions: 
1. Read the question paper carefully 
2. All the questions are compulsory 
3. Attempt all the part of the Question together.  
4. Question numbers 1 to 7 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each. Answer to 
each of these questions should not exceed 20 words.  
5.  Question numbers 8 to 13 are short answer question carrying 3 marks each. Out of which 
question No. 11 and 12 are value based question. Answer to each of these questions 
should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Question numbers 14 to 20 are long answer questions of 5 marks each. Answer to each of 
these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
7. Question number 21 is a map question of Identifying and locating and labeling of 
geographical features on maps carrying 10 marks. 
8. Attach both the maps with your answer script. 
 
1 Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water pollution in India.  1 
 
2 Name any two zaid crops grown in India.  1 
 
3 Name the famous petroleum pipeline of USA. 
 
1 
4 Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
1 
5 What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
6 Name the scholar who introduced the concept of Human Development? 
 
1 
7 Name two ancient towns of India. 
 
1 
8 Explain any three features of Mumbai -Pune Industrial region? 
 
3 
9 What is rain water harvesting? State any two objective of rain water harvesting in India. 
 
3 
10 Study the map given below and answer the following questions 
 
1+2=3 
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Date:                            Class:  XII 
Geography (029) 
Time: 3hr.                                         M. M: 70 
General Instructions: 
1. Read the question paper carefully 
2. All the questions are compulsory 
3. Attempt all the part of the Question together.  
4. Question numbers 1 to 7 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each. Answer to 
each of these questions should not exceed 20 words.  
5.  Question numbers 8 to 13 are short answer question carrying 3 marks each. Out of which 
question No. 11 and 12 are value based question. Answer to each of these questions 
should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Question numbers 14 to 20 are long answer questions of 5 marks each. Answer to each of 
these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
7. Question number 21 is a map question of Identifying and locating and labeling of 
geographical features on maps carrying 10 marks. 
8. Attach both the maps with your answer script. 
 
1 Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water pollution in India.  1 
 
2 Name any two zaid crops grown in India.  1 
 
3 Name the famous petroleum pipeline of USA. 
 
1 
4 Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
1 
5 What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
6 Name the scholar who introduced the concept of Human Development? 
 
1 
7 Name two ancient towns of India. 
 
1 
8 Explain any three features of Mumbai -Pune Industrial region? 
 
3 
9 What is rain water harvesting? State any two objective of rain water harvesting in India. 
 
3 
10 Study the map given below and answer the following questions 
 
1+2=3 
 
 
 
 
a. Name the inland water way shown in the map. 
b. How this water way been a boon in the development of the countries through which it 
passes. Explain 
 
11 Why Slavery was a lucrative business in the 17
th
 century? Why it was curse on human values. 
 
3 
12 Explain any three ill effects of air pollution on the human health in India. 
 
3 
13 “Seaports considered as gateways of international trade of India” –Give three arguments to 
justify the statement. 
 
3 
14. “Human development is necessary in the country like India “? Justify the statement by giving 
five reasons.  
 
5 
15 Describe five salient features of Dairy farming. 
 
5 
16 What is Human development?  Describe the four main approaches of Human development? 5 
 
17 “There are various factors affecting the location of rural settlements in the world.” – Discuss. 5 
 
18 Describe in brief about the different trends of population growth in the world by giving few 
suitable examples. 
5 
 
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Date:                            Class:  XII 
Geography (029) 
Time: 3hr.                                         M. M: 70 
General Instructions: 
1. Read the question paper carefully 
2. All the questions are compulsory 
3. Attempt all the part of the Question together.  
4. Question numbers 1 to 7 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each. Answer to 
each of these questions should not exceed 20 words.  
5.  Question numbers 8 to 13 are short answer question carrying 3 marks each. Out of which 
question No. 11 and 12 are value based question. Answer to each of these questions 
should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Question numbers 14 to 20 are long answer questions of 5 marks each. Answer to each of 
these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
7. Question number 21 is a map question of Identifying and locating and labeling of 
geographical features on maps carrying 10 marks. 
8. Attach both the maps with your answer script. 
 
1 Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water pollution in India.  1 
 
2 Name any two zaid crops grown in India.  1 
 
3 Name the famous petroleum pipeline of USA. 
 
1 
4 Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
1 
5 What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
6 Name the scholar who introduced the concept of Human Development? 
 
1 
7 Name two ancient towns of India. 
 
1 
8 Explain any three features of Mumbai -Pune Industrial region? 
 
3 
9 What is rain water harvesting? State any two objective of rain water harvesting in India. 
 
3 
10 Study the map given below and answer the following questions 
 
1+2=3 
 
 
 
 
a. Name the inland water way shown in the map. 
b. How this water way been a boon in the development of the countries through which it 
passes. Explain 
 
11 Why Slavery was a lucrative business in the 17
th
 century? Why it was curse on human values. 
 
3 
12 Explain any three ill effects of air pollution on the human health in India. 
 
3 
13 “Seaports considered as gateways of international trade of India” –Give three arguments to 
justify the statement. 
 
3 
14. “Human development is necessary in the country like India “? Justify the statement by giving 
five reasons.  
 
5 
15 Describe five salient features of Dairy farming. 
 
5 
16 What is Human development?  Describe the four main approaches of Human development? 5 
 
17 “There are various factors affecting the location of rural settlements in the world.” – Discuss. 5 
 
18 Describe in brief about the different trends of population growth in the world by giving few 
suitable examples. 
5 
 
 
 
19 Study the map and answer the following questions: 
 
 
a. Name the largest Metropolitan city along with the state where it is located? 
b. Name the easternmost Metropolitan city of India as shown in the map. 
c. Name one state of the north and one state from  north- east India which do not have 
Metropolitan cities in the year 2001 
d. Why do these states not have Metropolitan cities? Give any two reasons. 
 
5 
20. 
 
Describe the major challenges of agriculture in present India. 
 
5 
21 A. On the given out line map of the world following five features are shown. Identify 
these features and write their correct names on the lines marked near each features: 
a. A mega city of China. 
b. Major Seaport of Brazil. 
c. Major Airport of England. 
d. The Highest HDI ranking country. 
e. An industrial region of North America. 
B. On the given out line map of India locate and label the following with appropriate 
symbols. 
a. Telegu speaking state. 
b. Metropolitan city of Punjab. 
c. A Cotton Producing state.  
d. Southern Terminal of North –South corridor. 
e. State with the highest literacy Rate. 
5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 
 
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Date:                            Class:  XII 
Geography (029) 
Time: 3hr.                                         M. M: 70 
General Instructions: 
1. Read the question paper carefully 
2. All the questions are compulsory 
3. Attempt all the part of the Question together.  
4. Question numbers 1 to 7 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each. Answer to 
each of these questions should not exceed 20 words.  
5.  Question numbers 8 to 13 are short answer question carrying 3 marks each. Out of which 
question No. 11 and 12 are value based question. Answer to each of these questions 
should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Question numbers 14 to 20 are long answer questions of 5 marks each. Answer to each of 
these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
7. Question number 21 is a map question of Identifying and locating and labeling of 
geographical features on maps carrying 10 marks. 
8. Attach both the maps with your answer script. 
 
1 Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water pollution in India.  1 
 
2 Name any two zaid crops grown in India.  1 
 
3 Name the famous petroleum pipeline of USA. 
 
1 
4 Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
1 
5 What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
6 Name the scholar who introduced the concept of Human Development? 
 
1 
7 Name two ancient towns of India. 
 
1 
8 Explain any three features of Mumbai -Pune Industrial region? 
 
3 
9 What is rain water harvesting? State any two objective of rain water harvesting in India. 
 
3 
10 Study the map given below and answer the following questions 
 
1+2=3 
 
 
 
 
a. Name the inland water way shown in the map. 
b. How this water way been a boon in the development of the countries through which it 
passes. Explain 
 
11 Why Slavery was a lucrative business in the 17
th
 century? Why it was curse on human values. 
 
3 
12 Explain any three ill effects of air pollution on the human health in India. 
 
3 
13 “Seaports considered as gateways of international trade of India” –Give three arguments to 
justify the statement. 
 
3 
14. “Human development is necessary in the country like India “? Justify the statement by giving 
five reasons.  
 
5 
15 Describe five salient features of Dairy farming. 
 
5 
16 What is Human development?  Describe the four main approaches of Human development? 5 
 
17 “There are various factors affecting the location of rural settlements in the world.” – Discuss. 5 
 
18 Describe in brief about the different trends of population growth in the world by giving few 
suitable examples. 
5 
 
 
 
19 Study the map and answer the following questions: 
 
 
a. Name the largest Metropolitan city along with the state where it is located? 
b. Name the easternmost Metropolitan city of India as shown in the map. 
c. Name one state of the north and one state from  north- east India which do not have 
Metropolitan cities in the year 2001 
d. Why do these states not have Metropolitan cities? Give any two reasons. 
 
5 
20. 
 
Describe the major challenges of agriculture in present India. 
 
5 
21 A. On the given out line map of the world following five features are shown. Identify 
these features and write their correct names on the lines marked near each features: 
a. A mega city of China. 
b. Major Seaport of Brazil. 
c. Major Airport of England. 
d. The Highest HDI ranking country. 
e. An industrial region of North America. 
B. On the given out line map of India locate and label the following with appropriate 
symbols. 
a. Telegu speaking state. 
b. Metropolitan city of Punjab. 
c. A Cotton Producing state.  
d. Southern Terminal of North –South corridor. 
e. State with the highest literacy Rate. 
5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 
 
 
      Answer Key (Geography) (class XII) 
1. The economically most important age group is 15 -59 years.                     1 
2. Pittsburg area of USA                           1 
3. Norway (0.943) and Australia (0.929).        1 
4. Viticulture is a type of farming which is mainly confined to cultivation of grapes in Medeterean 
region.            ½ + ½ =1 
5. Balance of trade has serious implication on country’s economy because positive or favourale balance 
of trade means value of export is more than the value of import than the country earns more. On the 
other hand negative balance of trade means the country spends on buying of goods than earning by 
selling of goods.         1 
6. Dispersed settlements are found in the States of Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh because these 
areas hilly and some areas are covered by forests.     1 
7. Because this region is rich in minerals like iron ore and coal.   1 
8.  The characteristics of semi clustered rural settlement5s of rural India are: 
a. The semi-clustered settlement may result from the tendency to clustering in restricted areas of 
dispersed settlements.  
b. In this type of settlement one or more section of section of the village society choose to live a 
little away from the main cluster. 
c. The land owners and the higher caste people live in the central part of the main village. Whereas 
people of lower strata of the society live in outer flanks of the village. 1+1+1 =3   
9. The urban marketing centres have widely specialised urban services because of the following 
reasons: 
a. Urban centers provide ordinary goods and services as well as many of the specialised goods and 
services required by the people. 
b. Urban centers also provide manufactured goods and specialised market develop around these 
centers. 
c. They also provide market for Labour, housing, semi or finished products. 
d. Services of educational institutions and professionals such as teachers, lawyers, consultant, and 
physicians are also available there.     1+1+1 =3 
10. The concept of possibilism can be explained by giving the following points: 
a. With The development of better and more efficient technology human being move from a state of 
necessity to a state of freedom. 
b. They create possibilities with the resource obtained from the environment. 
c. The human activities create cultural landscape. The imprint of human activities created 
everywhere Health resorts on highlands, huge urban sprawls, fields, pastures in the plains, and 
earlier scholars termed this as possibilism.    1+1+1=3 
11. a. The availability of pre and post natal healthcare facilities in order to reduce infant mortality is the 
most important measure of a healthy and reasonable long life which I value the most. The reason for 
this is that the life of the infants is most valuable and their lives should be saved at all cost. 
b.   India has done well in some of the Health indicators like decline in death rate from 25.1 per 
thousand in 1951 to 8.1 per thousand in 1999and infant mortality from 148 per thousand to 70 during 
this period. India also succeeded increasing the life expectancy 37.1year to 62.3 years for males  and 
36.2 to 65.3 years for females from 1951 to 1999    1 ½ + 1 ½ =3 
12. Sustainable development is important because: 
a. It helps to save our resources for future generation. 
b. Also focus on that development should not be at the cost of the environment. 
The two alternative sources of energy resources are wind energy, solar energy etc. 
13. Movement of people from the place of origin to the place of destination is called migration. 
 The important factors of migration are : 
 a.Pull factor  
b.Push factor. 
( explanation on each) 
14.   The rural settlements are closely related to land water supply upland or high lands, building 
materials and defence etc. The following factors influence the rural settlements. 
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Date:                            Class:  XII 
Geography (029) 
Time: 3hr.                                         M. M: 70 
General Instructions: 
1. Read the question paper carefully 
2. All the questions are compulsory 
3. Attempt all the part of the Question together.  
4. Question numbers 1 to 7 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each. Answer to 
each of these questions should not exceed 20 words.  
5.  Question numbers 8 to 13 are short answer question carrying 3 marks each. Out of which 
question No. 11 and 12 are value based question. Answer to each of these questions 
should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Question numbers 14 to 20 are long answer questions of 5 marks each. Answer to each of 
these questions should not exceed 150 words. 
7. Question number 21 is a map question of Identifying and locating and labeling of 
geographical features on maps carrying 10 marks. 
8. Attach both the maps with your answer script. 
 
1 Mention any two cultural activities that are responsible for water pollution in India.  1 
 
2 Name any two zaid crops grown in India.  1 
 
3 Name the famous petroleum pipeline of USA. 
 
1 
4 Give two reasons for unfavourable sex ratio in the world. 
 
1 
5 What is meant by balance of Trade? 
 
1 
6 Name the scholar who introduced the concept of Human Development? 
 
1 
7 Name two ancient towns of India. 
 
1 
8 Explain any three features of Mumbai -Pune Industrial region? 
 
3 
9 What is rain water harvesting? State any two objective of rain water harvesting in India. 
 
3 
10 Study the map given below and answer the following questions 
 
1+2=3 
 
 
 
 
a. Name the inland water way shown in the map. 
b. How this water way been a boon in the development of the countries through which it 
passes. Explain 
 
11 Why Slavery was a lucrative business in the 17
th
 century? Why it was curse on human values. 
 
3 
12 Explain any three ill effects of air pollution on the human health in India. 
 
3 
13 “Seaports considered as gateways of international trade of India” –Give three arguments to 
justify the statement. 
 
3 
14. “Human development is necessary in the country like India “? Justify the statement by giving 
five reasons.  
 
5 
15 Describe five salient features of Dairy farming. 
 
5 
16 What is Human development?  Describe the four main approaches of Human development? 5 
 
17 “There are various factors affecting the location of rural settlements in the world.” – Discuss. 5 
 
18 Describe in brief about the different trends of population growth in the world by giving few 
suitable examples. 
5 
 
 
 
19 Study the map and answer the following questions: 
 
 
a. Name the largest Metropolitan city along with the state where it is located? 
b. Name the easternmost Metropolitan city of India as shown in the map. 
c. Name one state of the north and one state from  north- east India which do not have 
Metropolitan cities in the year 2001 
d. Why do these states not have Metropolitan cities? Give any two reasons. 
 
5 
20. 
 
Describe the major challenges of agriculture in present India. 
 
5 
21 A. On the given out line map of the world following five features are shown. Identify 
these features and write their correct names on the lines marked near each features: 
a. A mega city of China. 
b. Major Seaport of Brazil. 
c. Major Airport of England. 
d. The Highest HDI ranking country. 
e. An industrial region of North America. 
B. On the given out line map of India locate and label the following with appropriate 
symbols. 
a. Telegu speaking state. 
b. Metropolitan city of Punjab. 
c. A Cotton Producing state.  
d. Southern Terminal of North –South corridor. 
e. State with the highest literacy Rate. 
5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 
 
 
      Answer Key (Geography) (class XII) 
1. The economically most important age group is 15 -59 years.                     1 
2. Pittsburg area of USA                           1 
3. Norway (0.943) and Australia (0.929).        1 
4. Viticulture is a type of farming which is mainly confined to cultivation of grapes in Medeterean 
region.            ½ + ½ =1 
5. Balance of trade has serious implication on country’s economy because positive or favourale balance 
of trade means value of export is more than the value of import than the country earns more. On the 
other hand negative balance of trade means the country spends on buying of goods than earning by 
selling of goods.         1 
6. Dispersed settlements are found in the States of Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh because these 
areas hilly and some areas are covered by forests.     1 
7. Because this region is rich in minerals like iron ore and coal.   1 
8.  The characteristics of semi clustered rural settlement5s of rural India are: 
a. The semi-clustered settlement may result from the tendency to clustering in restricted areas of 
dispersed settlements.  
b. In this type of settlement one or more section of section of the village society choose to live a 
little away from the main cluster. 
c. The land owners and the higher caste people live in the central part of the main village. Whereas 
people of lower strata of the society live in outer flanks of the village. 1+1+1 =3   
9. The urban marketing centres have widely specialised urban services because of the following 
reasons: 
a. Urban centers provide ordinary goods and services as well as many of the specialised goods and 
services required by the people. 
b. Urban centers also provide manufactured goods and specialised market develop around these 
centers. 
c. They also provide market for Labour, housing, semi or finished products. 
d. Services of educational institutions and professionals such as teachers, lawyers, consultant, and 
physicians are also available there.     1+1+1 =3 
10. The concept of possibilism can be explained by giving the following points: 
a. With The development of better and more efficient technology human being move from a state of 
necessity to a state of freedom. 
b. They create possibilities with the resource obtained from the environment. 
c. The human activities create cultural landscape. The imprint of human activities created 
everywhere Health resorts on highlands, huge urban sprawls, fields, pastures in the plains, and 
earlier scholars termed this as possibilism.    1+1+1=3 
11. a. The availability of pre and post natal healthcare facilities in order to reduce infant mortality is the 
most important measure of a healthy and reasonable long life which I value the most. The reason for 
this is that the life of the infants is most valuable and their lives should be saved at all cost. 
b.   India has done well in some of the Health indicators like decline in death rate from 25.1 per 
thousand in 1951 to 8.1 per thousand in 1999and infant mortality from 148 per thousand to 70 during 
this period. India also succeeded increasing the life expectancy 37.1year to 62.3 years for males  and 
36.2 to 65.3 years for females from 1951 to 1999    1 ½ + 1 ½ =3 
12. Sustainable development is important because: 
a. It helps to save our resources for future generation. 
b. Also focus on that development should not be at the cost of the environment. 
The two alternative sources of energy resources are wind energy, solar energy etc. 
13. Movement of people from the place of origin to the place of destination is called migration. 
 The important factors of migration are : 
 a.Pull factor  
b.Push factor. 
( explanation on each) 
14.   The rural settlements are closely related to land water supply upland or high lands, building 
materials and defence etc. The following factors influence the rural settlements. 
a. Water Supply. 
b. Land. 
c. Upland. 
d. Building materials  
e.  Defence. 
             (Explanation on each points_       1+1+1+1+1 =5 
15. The following ports are classified on the basis of specialized functions :  
a. Oil port - These ports deal in the processing and shipping of oil. Some of these are Tanker ports 
and some are refinery ports. Maracaibo in Venezuela Esskhira in Tunisia are tanker port where as 
Abadan is a refinery port. 
b. Port of Call- These ports originally developed as calling ports on main sea routes where ships 
used to anchor for refueling, watering and taking foods, and laterb these ports developed into 
commercial ports. 
c. Packet station: These are also known as ferry ports. These packet stations are mainly deal with 
transportation of passengers and mails for short distances. These stations occur in pairs facing 
each others. 
d. Entrepot port- These are collection centers where goods are bought from different countries for 
export. 
e. Naval ports- These ports have strategic importance. These ports serve warships and have repair 
warships for them..         1+1+1+1+1=5 
 
16. The five major factors problem of Indian agriculture are: 
a. Dependence on erratic monsoon and inadequate irrigation facilities. 
b. Low productivity from land 
c. Constrain of financial support and farmers suffer from indebtedness. 
d. Small land holdings due to law of inheritance. 
e. Lack of commercialization. 
( ALL THESE POINTS ARE TO BE EXPLAINED.)  1+1+1+1+1 =5 
17. The net change in the size of population between two points of time is said to be population growth. 
Its rate is expressed in terms of percentage. 
The four phases of Indian demographic history are as follows: 
Phase 1 
a. Stagnant or stationary growth phase: ( 1901-1921) – During this period growth rate was very 
low even recording a negative growth rate during 1911- 1921.Both the birth rate and death were 
very high ,keeping the increase rate low.  
b. Poor health and medical services illiteracy and inefficient distribution system of food and other 
basic necessities were largely responsible for high birth and death rates. 
Phase 2  
Steady growth phase: (1921- 1951) – This decade is referred as period of steady growth.  
a. An overall improvement in health and medical facilities throughout the country brought down the 
mortality rate.  
b. At the same time better transport facilities and improved distribution system made the condition 
better. as the crude birth rate remained high and this ld to higher growth rate than previous year. 
Phase 3 
Rapid growth phase (1951 -1981) – During this phase the population was doubled and is 
marked as the period of population explosion. 
a. The average annual growth rate of population during this period was 2.2 5 because 
developmental works were taken up in large scale.  
b. Beside the natural growth the rate of increase was also added by immigration from neighbouring 
countries. 
Phase 4  
 Period of declining population growth-(1981-2001) –  
a. In this period though the growth rate remained high but started slowing down gradually.  
b. Because of mass promotion of literacy rate increase in the mean age of marriage of girls. 
                                                                                                      (1+1+1+1+1=5)