Geography Official 2023-2024 ISC (Arts) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

1. On the given outline map of India, mark and label the following: 
   1. The highest range of the Himalayas.
   2. The northern part of the western coastal plains of India.
   3. The water body that lies between the peninsulas of Kachchh and Kathiawar.
2. Refer to the given outline Map of India and label the following:
   1. The Nuclear Power Plant marked X is ______.
   2. The river marked T is ______.
   3. The state with the highest density of roads marked Y is ______.

Refer to the outline map of India. Identify the correct option from the ones given below and write it in the answer.

1. The mountain pass located at the Indo-China border marked S is ______.
   1. Nathu La
   2. Shipki La
   3. Karakoram
   4. Bomdi La
2. The port marked U which mainly exports tea, is ______.
   
   1. Visakhapatnam
   2. Kolkata
   3. Kandla
   4. Mumbai
3. The city market P, known as Information Technology Capital of India, is ______.
   1. Bengaluru
   2. Chennai
   3. Ahmedabad
   4. Mumbai
4. The terminal towns of the North-South corridor marked Wand Z are ______.
   1. Porbandar and Silchar
   2. Porbandar and Kanyakumari
   3. Srinagar and Kanyakumari
   4. Srinagar and Silchar

The city of Delhi has spread and coalesced with surrounding neighbouring towns like Gurugram and Noida. What is this known as:

Ribbon settlement

Metropolis

Urban Agglomeration

Urban Sprawl

Assertion: The Himalayas were formed due to the collision of tectonic plates.

Reason: Indian plate moved northwards and pushed beneath the Eurasian Plate leading to the compression of sediments in the Tethys Sea.

Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

Assertion is true and Reason is false.

Assertion is false and Reason is true.

The land left uncultivated for a period of one to five years to help soil regain its fertility is called ______.

Give a reason for the following:

Industries are unevenly located in India.

Intensive fishing is practised along the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Give any two reasons to justify this statement.

How have Korba and Bailadila contributed to making Chhattisgarh an important mining region of India?

A landowner bought cultivable land for growing a crop. Despite all his efforts the land did not yield any crop.

Give any two reasons to explain why the land did not yield any crop.

State any two reasons why fragmentation of land holdings leads to low agricultural productivity in India.

State any two conditions that are favourable for generation of power from the energy source shown above.

Briefly discuss the significance of this energy source in ensuring sustainable development.

The image given above shows a fossil fuel that has versatile uses. Mention any two of its uses.

State any two disadvantages of above fossil fuel.

Which two modern methods of irrigation are well suited for regions with low ground water resources?

State any two advantages of these modern methods of irrigation.

Study the sketch map given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Name the National Highways Development Project which connects the four cities marked on the map.
2. Give any three reasons to justify that such transport projects strengthen the industrial economy of India.

How has Indian agriculture transformed from subsistence to commercial farming?

State any two conditions that favour the cultivation of cotton in India.

Briefly explain any two strategies of the Second Green Revolution in India.

State any two climatic conditions required for cultivation of coconut in India.

India is referred to as a sub-continent. Justify.

How is the Himalayan River system different from the Peninsular River system?

Study the temperature and rainfall graphs of Station X and Y and answer the questions that follow:

1. Which station has a coastal location? Why?
2. What is the source of rainfall in Station X?
3. Why does Station Y receive scanty rainfall?

What is urban forestry?

Mention any two objectives of Urban Forestry.

Analyse the sketch map given below which shows two flood prone regions of India marked P and S.

Explain any four causes of floods in these regions.

How do you think agro-forestry is beneficial besides reducing greenhouse emissions?

Identify the shaded part in the map given above. State any two characteristic features of this relief division. What is its significance?

Give any three differences between Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats.

Discuss any four problems triggered by the increase of migrants in the area referred to above.

State any three factors that determine the movement of migrants in the area referred to above.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Which type of energy did the officials at Alipore police station decide to use?
2. State the two conditions required for the generation of this type of energy.
3. Discuss four advantages of this type of energy.