AHSEC| CLASS 11| GEOGRAPHY| SOLVED PAPER - 2015| H.S.1ST YEAR
2015
GEOGRAPHY SOLVED PAPER
Full Marks: 70
Time: 3 hours
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full marks for the questions
1. Find out the correct answer of the following: 1x8=8
a)
Who used the term
‘Geography’ for the first time?
1)
Aristotle.
2)
Galileo.
3)
Herodotus.
4)
Eratosthenes.
Ans:- Eratosthenes.
b)
Which one of the
following is not a subject matter of Human Geography?
1)
Population.
2)
Settlement.
3)
Ecosystem.
4)
Political system.
Ans:- Political system.
c)
The approximate age of
the earth is
1)
4500 lakh years.
2)
4500 million years.
3)
4500 crore years.
4)
4500 billion years.
Ans:- 4500 billion years.
d)
Fossils are found in
which type of rocks?
1)
Igneous.
2)
Sedimentary.
3)
Metamorphic.
4)
None of the above.
Ans:- Sedimentary.
e)
In which part of a river
the rate of erosion is maximum?
1)
Upper course.
2)
Middle course.
3)
Lower course.
4)
Mouth of the river.
Ans:- Middle course.
f)
Which of the following
countries share longest boundary with India?
1)
Bangladesh.
2)
China.
3)
Pakistan.
4)
Myanmar.
Ans:- Bangladesh.
g)
The water body that has
separated Andaman from the Nicobar group of islands is
1)
10 degree channel.
2)
11 degree channel.
3)
Gulf of Mannar.
4)
Andaman Sea.
Ans:- 10 degree channel.
h)
The only two
west-flowing rivers of Deccan Plateau are
1)
Narmada and Mahanadi.
2)
Godavari and Tapi.
3)
Narmada and Tapi.
4)
Mahanadi and Godavari.
Ans:- Narmada and Tapi.
2. Write short answer: 2x10=20
(a) Which are the largest and smallest planets of the solar system?
Ans:- Mercury and Jupiter
(b) Name the two landmasses separated by Tethys Sea or Tethys
geosynclines.
Ans:- Laurasia and Gondwana
(c) Name the two major seismic belts of the world.
Ans:- Circum and Pacific Belt.
(d) Mention the proportion of oxygen and nitrogen gas of atmosphere
in percentage.
Ans:- 20.95% and 78.09%
(e) Which two variables of climate were used by Koppen in his
climatic classification?
Ans:- Air and temperature.
(f) Name two primary factors responsible for occurrence of ocean
current.
Ans:- Solar heating and winds
(g) Which two elements of climate play the most significant role for
rich biodiversity?
Ans:- Wind and humidity.
(h) The cyclonic storms occurred in Eastern India during the months
of March and April are known by which name in Assam and West Bengal?
Ans:- Bordoichilla and Kalbaisakhi.
(i) ‘Khadar’ and ‘Bhangar’ refers to which categories of alluvial
soil of the plains of Northern India?
Ans:- Khadar – New
Bhangar - Older
(j) Name two National Parks of Assam.
Ans:- Kaziranga and Manas.
3. Distinguish the following in brief
(any five): 3x5=15
(a) Physical and Chemical weathering.
Ans:- Physical weathering is caused by
physical interactions. Sand, blown away by wind scraping a surface, or water
causing swelling or weakening of material in an underlying structure (or
cracking and cracking due to something freezing and thus expanding water),
etcetera.
Chemical weathering is caused by a chemical reaction with the surface. For example, acid rain erodes the surface of a marble sculpture, or oxygen in the air causes oxidation of the surface layers of a painting, or ultraviolet exposure to sunlight breaks down chemical pigments. (b) Lapse rate and Temperature inversion.
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