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DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER

Geography (Theory)
Class XII Max. Marks : 70
Time: 3 hours
The weightage or the distribution of marks over the different dimensions of the question paper shall
be as follows :-
1. Weightage to form of questions
Form of questions No. of Marks for Total marks Estimated time
questions each question (in minutes)
Long answer (L.A) 5 5 25 55 minutes
Short answer (S.A) 10 3 30 70 minutes
Very short answer (V.S.A) 10 1 10 20 minutes
Map question 1 5 5 15 minutes
Total 26 - 70 160+20 minutes
for revision
Total time:
180 minutes
2. Weightage to content (Chapter nos. of NCERT textbooks are given against each unit
within brackets)
Part A : Fundamentals of Human Geography (Textbook I) 35 marks
Unit No. Title of the unit & Ch. Nos. of the Textbooks Marks
1. Human Geography: Nature and scope (Ch. 1) 3 marks
2. People (Ch. 2 to 4) 5 marks
3. Human Activities (Ch. 5 to 7) 10 marks
4. Transport, Communication and Trade (Ch. 8 and 9) 10 marks
5. Human Settlements (Ch. 10) 5 marks
6. Map work ----World map (for identification only relating
to Units 1 to 5) 2 marks
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Part B : India ---- People and Economy (Textbook II) 35 marks
7. People (Ch. 1 to 3) 5 marks
8. Human Settlements (Ch. 4) 4 marks
9. Resources and sustainable development (Ch. 5 to 9) 12 marks
10. Transport, Communication and International Trade (Ch. 10 & 11) 7 marks
11. Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems (Ch. 12) 4 marks
12. Map work (Map of India for locating & labelling relating to Units 7 to 11) 3 marks
(Locating & tabelling)
3. Weightage to Difficulty Level
Estimated Difficulty Level Percentage
(i) Easy (E) 20%
(ii) Average (AV) 60%
(iii) Difficult (D) 20%
4. Scheme of options
No internal choice expect for blind students
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Fundamentals of Human Geography
Textbook I (NCERT)
Map Items for Identification Only on outline political map of the World
Unit One Ch.-1 Nil
Unit Two Ch. 2 to 4 1 Largest and smallest Country of each continent in
area.
2 Countries having smallest and largest population of
each continent
3 Countries having lowest and highest density of
papulation of each continest.
4 Countriest having lowest and highest growth rate of
population of each continent according to 1995-
2000.
5 Countries having lowest and highest rank in Human
Development Index in 2003.
Unit Three Ch. 5 to 7 1 Areas of subsistence gathering
Primary Activities 2 Major areas of nomadic herding of the world.
3 Major areas of commercial livestock rearing
4 Major areas of extensive commercial grain faming
5 Major areas of mixed farming of the World.
6 Major areas of dairy farming of the World.
Secondary Activities 1 Ruhr region, Silicon Valley, Appalachian region,
Great lakes region
Unit Four Ch. 8 to 9 2 Transcontinental Railways: Terminal Stations of
transcontinental railways
3 Major Sea Ports :
Europe: North Cape, London, Hamburg,
North America: Vancouver, San Francisco, New
Orleans
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South America: Reo De Janeiro, Colon, Valparaiso
Africa: Suez, Durban and Cape Town
Asia: Yokohama, Shanghai, Hongkong, Aden,
Colombo, Karachi, Kolkata
Australia: Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland
4. Inland Waterways: Suez canal, Panama canal
Rhine waterway and St. Lawrence Seaway
5. Major Airports:
Asia: Tokyo, Beijing, Irkutsk, Vladivostok, Mumbai,
Jedda, Aden
Europe: Moscow London, Paris, Berlin, and Rome
North America: Chicago, New Orleans, Mexico City
South America: Bogota, Brasilia, Buenos Aires,
Santiago
Australia: Drarwin and Wellington.
Unit Five Ch. 10 Mega cities of the world
India-People and Economy (Textbook II)
for locating & labelling only on the outline political map of India
Units Seven & Ch. 1 to 4 (i) States having largest and smallest area.
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(ii) States having largest and smallest population.
(iii) States having highest and lowest density of population
(iv) States having and highest and lowest growth rate of
population 1991-2001.
(v) States having highest and lowest rural population.
(vi) States having highest and lowest urban population.
(vii) States having highest and lowest participation rate.
(viii)States having highest and lowest literacy rate.
(ix) States having highest and lowest female literacy rate.
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(x) State having highest percentage of population below
poverty line.
(xi) State at the top in human development index.
(xii) 35 Metropolitan cities (2001)
Unit Nine Ch. 5 to 9 Leading producing states of the following crops:
(a) Rice, (b) Wheat, (c) Jowar, (d) Bajra,
(e) Maize, (f) Groundnut, (g) Cotton, (h) Jute,
(i) Sugarcane, (j) Tea and (k) Coffee
Minerals:
Iron-ore mines: Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar, Durg, Bailadela,
Ratnagiri, Bellary
Manganese mines: Sundergarh, Balaghat, Nagpur,
Shimoga,
Copper mines: Hazaribagh, Singhbhum, Khetari,
Udaipur & Amarkantak
Bauxite mines: Katni, Bilaspur and Koraput
Coal mines: Jharia, Bokaro, Raniganj, Korba, Talcher,
Singareni, Neyveli.
Oil fields: Digboi, Kalol, Ankaleshwar, Bassian and
Mumbai High
Oil Refineries: Bhatinda, Panipat, Mathura, Jamnager,
Mangalore, Tatipaka, Haldia, Guwahati, Baroni
Industries :
Iron and Steel Plants: Bhadravati, Bhilai, Bokaro,
Durgapur, Rourkela and Jameshedpur
Cotton Textile: Ahmedabad, Surat, Gwalior, Varanasi,
Murshidabad, Pune, Nagpur, Solapur and Mysore
Software Technology Parks: Gandhinager, Shrinager,
Mohali, Shimla, Delhi, Noida, Kanpur, Indore,
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Hyderabad, Bhubaneshwar and Major Industrial
Regions
Unit Ten Ch. 10 and 11 Transport :
(i) States having lowest and highest density of roads.
(ii) Headquarters of all railway zones.
(iii) Major Sea Ports: Kandla, Marmagao, Kochi,
Tuticorin, Chennai, Paradwip, Haldia
(iv) International Air ports:
Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata,
Guwahati, Delhi, Amritsar, Panaji, Kochi and
Thiruvananthapuram.
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BLUE PRINT
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER I
CLASS XII
Max. Marks : 70
Subject : Geography (Theory)
Book 1 : Fundamentals of Human Geography (NCERT Publication)
Total Total
Form of Q. Long Answer Short Answer Very Short Answer MapQ. of
Mark 5 3 1 2 Unit
Unit
1.Human Geography:
Nature & Scope (ch. 1) 3(1) 3(1)
2. People (ch.2 to 4) 5(1) 5(1)
3. Human Activities (ch.5to7) 5(1) 3(1) 2(2) 10(4)
4. Transport,
Communication & 5(1) 3(1) 2(2) 10(4)
Trade (ch.8 & 9)
5. Human
Settlements (ch. 10) 5(1) 5(1)
6. Map Work-
World Map Based 2(1) 2(1)
on units (1 to 5)
7. People
(ch. 1, 2 & 3) 5(1) 5(1)
8. Human
Settlements (ch. 4) 3(1) 1(1) 4(2)
9. Resources &
Development 12(4) 12(4)
(ch. 5 to 9)
10. Transport,
Communication & 3(1) 4(4) 7(5)
Trade (ch. 10 & 11)
11. Geographical
Perspective on 3(1) 1(1) 4(2)
Selected Issues &
Problems (ch. 12)
12. Map Work-
Map of India 3(-) 3(-)
[relating to units
7 to 11] (3)
Sub-Total 25(5) 30(10) 10(10) 5(1) 70(26)
Grand Total 70(26)
Note: 1. Fiqures given within brackets indicate number of questions and outside the brackets, their total marks.
Part A
Time: 3 hours
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Sample Question Paper-I
GEOGRAPHY (Theory)
CLASS XII
Time : 3 hrs. Max. Marks : 70
General I nstructions:
1. There are 26 questions in all.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Marks for each question are indicated against it.
4. Question numbers 1 to 10 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each.
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 20 words.
5. Question numbers 11 to 20 are short answer questions carrying 3 marks each. An-
swer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 words.
6. Question numbers 21 to 25 are long answer questions of 5 marks each.
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words.
7. Question no. 26 is related to identification or locating and labelling of geographical
features on maps.
8. Outline maps of the World and I ndia provided to you must be attached within your
answer book.
9. Use of templates or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed.
Q 1. What is the population size of Class I cities in India? 1
Q 2. Name the two categories of air transport in India. 1
Q 3. Name the headquarters of Northern Railway Zone of India. 1
Q 4. Name the stretch of National Waterway No. 1 of India. 1
Q 5. Which type of pollution causes various diseases related to the respiratory system? 1
Q 6. Give one example each of ferrous and non-ferrous industries. 1
Q 7. Explain the term Quinary Activities. 1
Q 8. Which means of transport is highly suitable for transporting heavy and bulky goods
at very low cost over long distances between continents. 1
Q 9. Explain the most important feature of the pipeline constructed from Naharkatia oil
field to Barauni. 1
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Q 10. Which one of the following waterways has drastically reduced the oceanic distance between
India & Europe:- (i) The Rhine waterway; (ii) The Cape of Good Hope Searoute;
(iii) Suez Canal and (iv) Panama canal. 1
Q 11. Make the correct pairs of each item of List I by selecting the appropriate word from List II
List I : Fields of Human Geography
1.1 Social Geography, 1.2 Political Geography and 1.3 Economic Geopraphy
List II : Disciplines of Social Science
A. Urban Studies and Planning, B. Agricultural Sciences, C. Demography, D. History and
E. Military Science. 3x1=3
Q 12. State any three characteristics of clustered rural settlements in India. 3x1=3
Q 13. Describe three major problems associated with urban waste disposal in India. 3x1=3
Q 14. Distinguish between the Dryland farming and Wetland farming in India by explaining
three distinguishing features of each. 3x1=3
Q 15. Explain the meaning of water quality. Why is the quality of water in India deteriorating?
Give any two reasons. 1+2=3
Q 16. Explain any three important measures initiated under the new Industrial Policy of India
announced in 1991. 3x1=3
Q 17.
(17.1) Name the transcontinental railway line shown in the above map.
(17.2) How has this railway line helped in the economic development of the region? Explain two
points. 1+2=3
For Blind Candidates only in lieu of Question 17
(17.1) Name the Trans Continental railway of Canada.
(17.2) Explain any two points regarding the economic importance of this railway line for the country.
1+2=3
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Q 18. Study the given table and answer the following questions.
Percentage of net irrigated area to total by wells and tube-wells
State Percentage
Gujarat 86.6
Rajasthan 77.2
Madhya Pradesh 66.5
Maharashtra 65
Uttar Pradesh 58.21
West Bengal 57.16
Tamil Nadu 54.7
(18.1) Name the state which has the highest percentage of irrigated area by wells & tube-wells.
Also give the reason for the same.
(18.2) Which state has the lowest percentage of area irrigated by wells and tube-wells? Also give
the main reasons for the same. 1+1=3
Q 19. Study the given map showing areas of extensive commercial grain farming in the world.
Write in your answer book the correct names of grasslands associated with commerical
Grain Farming in areas A, B and C marked in the map. 1+1+1=3
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For Blind Candidates only in lieu of question No. 19
Name the grasslands assoicated with commerical grain farming in North America, Africa
and Australia 3x1=3
Q 20. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow.
(20.1) In which year is the gap between exports and imports least? How much is the deficit in our
foreign trade in this year?
(20.2) Which year shows the highest deficit in our foreign trade? Give its value.
(20.3) What is the main reason behind an increase in our trade deficit? 1+1+1=3
For Blind Candidates only in lieu of question No. 20
Answer the following questions
(20.1) What is International Trade?
(20.2) Give the meaning of Trade deficit.
(20.3) What is the main reason behind an increase in Indias trade deficit? 3x1=3
Q. 21 What is the Human Development? Describe in brief the four approaches of Human
Development. 1+4=5
Q. 22 Define the term trade. State four characteristics of Rural Marketing Centres. 1+4=5
Q. 23 Explain any five advantages of water transport in the world. 5x1=5
Q. 24 Rural settlements in the world are affected by several factors. Support this statement
with five suitable examples. 5x1=5
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Q.25 Explain any five economic consequences associated with migration in India. 5x1=5
Q. 26 (26.1) In the given outline political map of the World, four features are shown by A, B, C,
D. Identify the features with the help of the information given below and write their
correct names on the lines marked in the map.
A. Mega City
B. Largest region of dairy farming.
C. Western terminal city of Australian Trans Continental Railway.
D. An important industrial centre.
(26.2) Locate and label the following on the given outline politicial map of India.
(i) The state having the highest percentage of population below the
poverty line.
(ii) The state leading in coffee production.
(iii) The software technology park in Uttaranchal. 3x1 = 3
4x=2
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For Blind Candiates only in lieu of question 26
Answer the following questions :
(1) Name the western terminal station of Australian Trans Continental Railway.
(2) Name any one Mega city of Japan
(3) A state in India having the highest percentage of population below the poverty line.
(4) A state in India leading in coffee production.
(5) The software technology park in Uttaranchal.
5x1=5
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Q No. (26.2)
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BLUE PRINT
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER II
CLASS XII
Max. Marks : 70
Subject : Geography (Theory)
Book 1 : Fundamentals of Human Geography (NCERT Publication)
Total Total
Form of Q. Long Answer Short Answer Very Short Answer MapQ. of
Mark 5 3 1 2 Unit
Unit
1.Human Geography:
Nature & Scope (ch. 1) 3(1) 3(1)
2. People (ch.2 to 4) 5(1) 5(1)
3. Human Activities (ch.5to7) 5(1) 3(1) 2(2) 10(4)
4. Transport,
Communication & 5(1) 3(1) 2(2) 10(4)
Trade (ch.8 & 9)
5. Human
Settlements (ch. 10) 5(1) 5(1)
6. Map Work-
World Map Based 2(1) 2(1)
on units (1 to 6)
7. People
(ch. 1, 2 & 3) 5(1) 5(1)
8. Human
Settlements (ch. 4) 3(1) 1(1) 4(2)
9. Resources &
Development 12(4) 12(4)
(ch. 5 to 9)
10. Transport,
Communication & 3(1) 4(4) 7(5)
Trade (ch. 10 & 11)
11. Geographical
Perspective on 3(1) 1(1) 4(2)
Selected Issues &
Problems (ch. 12)
12. Map Work-
Map of India 3(-) 3(-)
[relating to units
7 to 11] (3)
Sub-Total (A&B) 25(5) 30(10) 10(10) 5(1) 70(26)
Grand Total 70(26)
Note: 1. Fiqures given within brackets indicate number of questions and outside the brackets, their total marks.
Part A
Time: 3 hours
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1. There are 26 questions in all.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Marks for each question are indicated against it.
4. Question numbers 1 to 10 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each.
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 20 words.
5. Question numbers 11 to 20 are short answer questions carrying 3 marks each. An-
swer to each of these questions should not exceed 80 words.
6. Question numbers 21 to 25 are long answer questions of 5 marks each.
Answer to each of these questions should not exceed 150 words.
7. Question no. 26 is related to identification or locating and labelling of geographical
features on maps.
8. Outline maps of the World and I ndia provided to you must be attached within your
answer book.
9. Use of templates or stencils for drawing outline maps is allowed.
Q 1. What term is used for a railway line that runs across a continent and links
its two ends? 1
Q 2. Name the famous petroleum pipeline which connects the oil wells of the Gulf of Mexico to
the North-Eastern States in USA. 1
Q 3. Name the air service of India which connects all the continents. 1
Q 4. Explain the term truck farming. 1
Q 5. Name the type of industry which has the following characteristics: assembly-line
technique of mass production, advanced technology, use of various raw materials and
enormous energy. 1
Q 6. Which type of rural settlement in India includes Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla, Dhani etc. 1
Q 7. Complete the following table by writing in your answer book the appropriate names of
item No. 1 & 2 1
Sample Question Paper-II
GEOGRAPHY (Theory)
CLASS XII
Time : 3 hrs. Max. Marks : 70
General I nstructions:
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Q 8. Name the two cities of Uttar Pradesh that are mainly responsible for polluting the River Ganga.
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Q 9. Which category of roads in India constitute only 2% of the total road length but they carry
40% of the total road traffic? 1
Q 10. Name a port of Maharashtra and a Port of Tamil Nadu which have been constructed to
reduce the pressure on the existing major ports. 1
Q 11. Name the two most important cereal crops of India. Give the names of any two states
which are the important producers of each of these crops. 1+2=3
Q 12. Describe three main features of Indian Railways. 3x1=3
Q 13. Explain three main features of possibilism approach in Human Geography. 3x1=3
Q 14. Explain the three factors on which the development of Inland waterways in the world depends.
3x1=3
Q 15. Explain the main features of any three categories of towns in India classified on the basis of
their functions. 3x1=3
Q 16. Explain the impact of technology in increasing the agriculatural output in India. Give three
points in this regard. 3x1=3
Q 17. Explain the meaning of Rainwater Harvesting. How is rainwater harvesting beneficial to us?
Give four points for it. 1+2=3
Q 18. Explain any three sources of air pollution in India. 3x1=3
Q 19. Study the above picture and answer the following questions:
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(19.1) Give a suitable title to the given picture.
(19.2) State two typical features of the service shown in the picture. 1+2=3
For Blind Candidates only, in lieu of question 19
(19.1) Name the service which provides food to office goers in Mumbai.
(19.2) Explain two main features of this service. 1+2=3
Q 20. Study the above diagram showing the location of a major steel plant of India and answer
the following questions:
(20.1) Name the state in which this steel plant in located.
(20.2) What is the source of iron ore for this plant?
(20.3) Name the two sources providing water and power to this steel plant. 1+1+1=3
For Blind Candidates ony in lieu of question 20
Name any three major industrial regions of India. 3x1=3
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Q 21. Name the two types of international trade. Describe two main features of each. 1+2+2=5
Q 22. Describe any five environmental problems associated with urban settlements in the devel-
oping countries of the world. 5x1=5
Q 23. Name the four langugage families in India. Which one of them is spoken by the largest
number of people in the country? Name any four states in which this language is mainly
spoken. 2+1+2=5
Q 24. On the basis of place of residence, classify the population of the world into two groups.
Explain two main characteristics of each group of population. 1+2+2=5
Q 25. The modern economic development in the world is mainly the result of the development of
Quarternary Services. Justify the statement with five suitable arguments. 5x1=5
Q. 26.
(26.1) In the given outline political map of the World four features are shown by A, B, C, D.
Identify the features with the help of the information given below and write their correct
names on the lines marked in the map:
A. Country with the highest HD1 in the world.
B. Country famous for Commerical livestock rearing.
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C. A major sea port.
D. Country famous for coffee plantations. 4x=2
(26.2) Locate and label the following on the given outline political map of India.
(i) Largest metropolitan city of India.
(ii) An oil refinery in Haryana.
(iii) An international airport in North-east India. 3x1=3
For Blind Candidates only in lieu of question 26
Answer the following questions :
1. Name the country with the highest HDI in the world.
2. Which country is famous for coffee plantations in the world.
3. Name the largest metropolitan city of India.
4. Name an oil refinery in Haryana.
5. Which is the international airport in North-east India. 5x1=5
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