AHSEC| CLASS 11| GEOGRAPHY| QUESTION PAPER - 2017| H.S.1ST YEAR
2017
GEOGRAPHY
Full Marks: 100
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin
indicate full marks for the questions
1. Find out the correct answer of the following: 1x8=8
(a) Which branch of geography includes the study of ‘human migration’?
(i) Historical geography
(ii) Political geography
(iii) Population geography
(iv) Cultural geography
(b) How many satellites does planet Saturn has?
(i) 16
(ii) 18
(iii) 20
(iv) 22
(c) The single landmass that included all the continents, as
suggested by Alfred Wegener, is known as
(i) Angaraland
(ii) Pangaea
(iii) Laurasia
(iv) Panthalassa
(d) Fossils are found in which type of rock?
(i) Igneous
(ii) Sedimentary
(iii) Metamorphic
(iv) None of the above
(e) The greenhouse gas that destroys the ozone layer of the
stratosphere is
(i) Carbon dioxide
(ii) Methane
(iii) Chlorofluorocarbon
(iv) Sulphur dioxide
(f) Monsoon wind is a/an
(i) Local wind
(ii) Periodic wind
(iii) Regular wind
(iv) Accidental wind
(g) The shallow part of the ocean bottom that extends up to 200m
deep towards sea from shore belt is called
(i) Continental shelf
(ii) Continental slope
(iii) Deep-sea plain
(iv) Ocean deep
(h) The black soil of Deccan Plateau is most suitable for which
crop?
(i) Cotton
(ii) Wheat
(iii) Rice
(iv) Tea
2. Write short answers: 2x10=20
(a)
Expand the terms GIS and GPS, the two modern technologies used in geography.
(b)
Name two interior layers of the earth separated by Mohorovicic discontinuity or
Moho.
(c)
To which types of rock the granite and marble belong?
(d)
Which two erosional agents are responsible for the formation of landforms
Monadnock and Inselberg?
(e)
Name two different expressions of humidity.
(f)
Mention any two favorable conditions for the occurrence of temperature
inversion.
(g)
Name two west-flowing rivers of Peninsular India.
(h)
By which name the old alluvium and new alluvium of Ganga plain are known?
(i)
Name two major river basins of Assam.
(j)
By which name the cyclonic storm occurs during the month of April is known in
Bengal and Assam?
3. Distinguish the following in brief
(any five): 3x5=15
(a)
Physical weathering and Chemical weathering.
(b)
Weather and Climate.
(c)
Tide and Ocean current
(d)
Konkan coast and Malwa coast.
(e)
Regur and Laterite soil of India.
(f)
Arid and Semiarid region of India.
(g)
Indian islands of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
4. Define the following (any four): 3x4=12
(a)
Epeirogenic earth movement.
(b)
Dewpoint.
(c)
Global warming.
(d)
Biome.
(e)
Draught.
(f)
Bhabar belt.
5. Why is India called a land of diversity?
Explain. 5
6. Draw a map of India, identify its international
boundaries and locate the neighbouring countries.
Or
Describe
the east-flowing rivers of Deccan Plateau of India with the help of map. 5
7. Identify the factors of India’s climate
and explain one of them. 5
Or
What
is landslide? Discuss, how the human activities are responsible for the
occurrence of landslide. 5
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