AHSEC| CLASS 12| GEOGRAPHY| SOLVED PAPER - 2016| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2016
GEOGRAPHY
Full Marks: 70
Pass Marks: 21
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Choose the right answer from the four-alternative given below: 1x4=4
(a) Which one of the following continents has highest growth of
population?
(i) Asia
(ii) North America
(iii) Africa
(iv) Europe
Ans:- (iii) Africa
(b) Which one of the following countries has the highest sex-ratio
in the world?
(i) France
(ii) Japan
(iii) Latvia
(iv) India
Ans:- (iii) Latvia
(c) In which one of the following States is the major oil fields
located?
(i) Rajasthan
(ii) Bihar
(iii) Tamil Nadu
(iv) Assam
Ans:- (iv) Assam
(d) Which one of the following rivers is highly polluted?
(i) Yamuna
(ii) Brahmaputra
(iii) Sutlej
(iv) Godavari
Ans:- (i) Yamuna
2. Answer the
following questions in brief: 1x4=4
(a) What is age-sex pyramid?
Ans:- The age-sex structure of the
population is shown in the shape of a pyramid. This is called the sex-age
pyramid.
(b) In which category of activities is trade included?
Ans:- Trading
is involved in tertiary activity.
(c) What is mineral?
Ans:- A mineral is a naturally occurring
substance that can be represented by a chemical formula, that is usually solid
and inorganic, and that has a crystal structure. This is distinct from a rock,
which may be an aggregate of minerals or non-minerals and has no specific
chemical composition.
(d) What do you mean by ‘communication?
Ans:- Communication is the act of
conveying intended meaning to another entity through the use of mutually
understood signs and semiotic rules. The basic steps of communication are
communicative intent, message creation, message encoding, signal transmission,
signal reception, message decoding and finally the interpretation of the
message by the receiver.
3. Answer in
brief: 2x10=20
(a) Name two subfields of Human Geography.
Ans:- The interaction between primitive
human societies and the dominant forces of nature has been called environmental
determinism.
(b) Name two secondary human activities.
Ans:- (i) Those activities which convert
the materials provided by primary activities into goods which are more useful
to human beings are called secondary activities.
(ii) There is no direct contact with nature or does not depend on
the environment.
(c) Write two characteristics of rural settlement.
Ans:- (i) Primary activities are the
main occupations.
(ii) Closely related to agricultural land.
(d) Write two benefits of water transport.
Ans:- Water transport has the following advantages:
(i) The cost of conservation is less.
(ii) It is comparatively less precious than rail and road transport.
(e) Write two major north bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra.
Ans:- The northern tributaries of the
Brahmaputra River are the Subansiri and Jia-Bharali.
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