Geography: CBSE Sample Question Paper - 3 | Sample Papers for Class 11 Humanities - Humanities/Arts PDF Download

General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Question number 1 to 14 are Multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
(iii) Question number 15 to 16 are Multiple source based questions carrying 3 marks each.
(iv) Question number 17 to 21 are Short-answer questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 – 100 words.
(v) Question number 22 to 26 are Long-answer questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words.
(vi) Question number 27 and 28 are related to identification and locating and labelling of geographical features on maps, carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) Outline maps of the World and India provided to you must be attached within your answer-book
(viii) Use of templates and stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed.

Q.1. There are ___ inner planets.
(a)  five
(b)  seven
(c)  four
(d)  six

Q.2. The mega-ocean meaning all water was called:
(a) Lurasia
(b) Panthalassa
(c)  Tillite
(d)  Pangaea

Q.3.  Which one of the following is the hardest mineral:
(a) Topaz
(b)  Feldspar
(c) Diamond
(d) Quartz

Q.4. Which one of the following sentences best defines the term ‘Lapies’:
(a)  A landform whose opening is more or less circular at the top and funnel-shaped towards bottom
(b)  A small to medium sized shallow depression
(c)  An irregular surface with sharp pinnacles, grooves and ridges
(d)  A landform forms due to dripping water from surface

Q.5.  Make correct pairs from the following two columns:

Q.6.  Arrange the hydrologic cycle in correct order: E
(i) Collection
(ii) Evaporation
(iii) Precipitation
(iv) Convection
Options:
(a) i, iv, iii, ii
(b)  iv, ii, iii, i
(c)  ii, iv, iii, i
(d)  iii, iv, ii, i

Q.7. Temperature is high throughout the year and diurnal ranges of temperature are the greatest in the dry season. This is a characteristic of:
(a) Tropical wet climate
(b) Tropical monsoon climate
(c) Tropical wet and dry climate
(d) Tropical dry climate

Q.8. Geography helps in understanding the reality in its_________ perspective.
(a) spatial
(b) holistic
(c) physical
(d) overall

Q.9. The earthquakes are measured on:
(a)  Gravity Scale
(b)  Victor Scale
(c)  Shadow Scale
(d)  Richter Scale

Q.10. Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary of the Indian plate along the Himalayan mountains:
(a) Continent-continent convergence
(b) Transform boundary
(c) Divergent boundary
(d) Ocean-continent convergence

Q.11.  The grooved , fluted features in an open limestone field is known as:
(a)  doline
(b)  uvalas
(c)  valley sink
(d)  ridges

Q.12.  Sea salt, pollen, ash, smoke-soot, fine soil — these are associated with:
(a)  Dust particles
(b)  Meteors
(c)  Water vapour
(d)  Gases

Q.13.  Arrange the Peninsular rivers from the longest to the shortest in the correct order: E
(i) Godavari
(ii) Krishna
(iii) Kaveri
(iv) Narmada
Options:
(a)  ii, iii, iv, i
(b)  iv, iii, ii, i
(c)  iv, ii, iii, i
(d)  i, ii, iii, iv

Q.14. The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone normally occurs:
(a) Near the Tropic of Cancer
(b) Near the Equator
(c) Near the Arctic Circle
(d) Near the Tropic of Capricorn

Q.15.  Read the case study given below and answer any three of the questions that follow.
If  soil  erosion  and  exhaustion  are  caused  by  humans;  by  corollary,  they  can  also  be  prevented  by  humans.  Nature has its own laws of maintaining balance. Nature offers enough opportunities for humans to develop their economy without disturbing the ecological balance. Soil conservation is a methodology to maintain soil fertility, prevent soil erosion and exhaustion, and improve the degraded condition of the soil. Soil erosion is essentially aggravated by faulty practices. The first step in any rational solution is to check open cultivable lands on slopes from farming. Lands with a slope gradient of 15-25 per cent should not be used or cultivation. If at all the land is  to  be  used  for  agriculture,  terraces  should  carefully  be  made.  Over-grazing  and  shifting  cultivation  in  many  parts of India have affected the natural cover of land and given rise to extensive erosion. It should be regulated and  controlled  by  educating  villagers  about  the  consequences.  Contour  bunding,  Contour  terracing,  regulated  forestry, controlled grazing, over cropping, mixed farming and crop rotation are some of the remedial measures which are often adopted to reduce soil erosion. Efforts should be made to prevent gully erosion and control their formation. Finger gullies can be eliminated by terracing. In bigger gullies, the erosive velocity of water may be reduced by constructing a series of check dams. Special attention should be made to control headward extension of gullies. This can be done by gully plugging, terracing or by planting cover vegetation. In arid and semi-arid areas, efforts should be made to protect cultivable lands from encroachment by sand dunes through developing shelter belts of trees and agro -forestry. Lands not suitable for cultivation should be converted into pastures for grazing.  Experiments  have  been  made  to  stabilise  sand  dunes  in  western  Rajasthan  by  the  Central  Arid  Zone  Research Institute (CAZRI).
(i) Finger gullies can be eliminated by__________:
(a)  mixed farming
(b)  plantation farming
(c)  shift cultivation
(d)  terracing

(ii) Nature has its own laws of maintaining ________.
(a)  coexistence
(b)  balance
(c)  happiness
(d)  destruction

(iii) What should be done to land which is not suitable for cultivation?
(a)  Should be used for slash farming 
(b)  Should not be used at all
(c)  Should be used for grazing
(d)  Should be left for a year and again cultivated

Q.16. Read the case study given below and answer any three of the questions that follow.
We all know that the earth rotates from west to east over its axis. It makes the sun rise in the east and set in the west. The rotation of the earth over its axis takes 24 hours to complete one circle or 360° of longitudes. As 180° of longitudes fall both east and west of the Prime Meridian, the sun, thus takes 12 hours’ time to traverse the eastern and western hemispheres. In other words, the sun traverses 150 of longitudes per hour or one degree of longitude in every four minutes of time. It may further be noted that the time decreases when we move from west to east and increases with our westward movement. The rate of the time at which the sun traverses over certain degrees of  longitudes  is  used  to  determine  the  local  time  of  an  area  with  respect  to  the  time  at  the  Prime  Meridian  (0°  Longitude).
(i)  How much time does the Sun takes to traverse the eastern and western hemispheres?
(a)  14 hours
(b)  12 hours
(c)  16 hours
(d)  10 hours

(ii) The Prime Meridian is drawn from ____________.
(a) east to west
(b)  west to east
(c)  north to south
(d)  south to north

(iii)___________ of longitudes fall both east and west of the Prime Meridian.
(a)  180°
(b) 120°
(c)  160°
(d)  140°

Q.17.  "The angle of inclination of the rays determines the amount of insolation received." How?

Q.18.  Describe the climatic conditions Koeppen mentions.

Q.19.  Explain what earthquakes are and elaborate on the concepts of focus/hypocenter and epicenter? Describe the methods used for measuring earthquake magnitude and intensity.

Q.20.  What are landslides' disastrous effects?

Q.21.  What are your knowledge of the world's deepest ocean trenches?

Q.22.  Define drought. Describe the many types of droughts that occur in India.

Q.23.  Describe the geographic variations in the country's rainfall.

Q.24. What is the differences between the food chain and food web.

Q.25. What distinguishes the Mountains of Arunachal, Himachal, Purvanchal, and Uttaranchal from one another?

Q.26.  Describe the characteristics of laterite soil.

Q.27. Locate and label the following on the political outline map of India:
A. An important node on golden quadrilateral route in Maharashtra state
B. State with lowest level of population density
C. Largest rice producing state
D. Shimoga manganese mine
E. A major seaport in Andhra Pradesh

Q.28. Study the given world map and identify the features marked as A, B, C, D and E. Also their correct names on the map:
A. A major seaport of North America
B. An area of extensive commercial grain farming
C. A major international airport
D. A mega city
E. Largest country in Europe and North Asia