HSC Arts (English Medium)
Academic Year: 2024-2025
Date: March 2025
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Note :
- All questions are compulsory.
- Draw relevant diagrams/graphs where necessary.
- Use of colour pencil is allowed.
- Use of Map Stencil is allowed.
- Figures to the right indicate full marks.
- Tie your supplement of the map to your main Answer Sheet.
Complete the chain:
| Sr. No. | A | B | C | ||
| 1. | Small-scale industries | (i) | Manual manufacturing | (a) | Ceramics |
| 2. | Cottage industries | (ii) | Skilled crafts person | (b) | Tata Iron and Steel company |
| 3. | Consumer goods | (iii) | Individual | (c) | Dehradun |
| 4. | Private | (iv) | Ready for direct consumption |
(d) | Potters |
| 5. | MNCs | (v) | ONGC | (e) | Pharmaceutical |
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
State whether right or wrong.
Secondary activities include trade and transportation.
Right
Wrong
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
State whether right or wrong:
Location of region is not responsible for regional imbalance.
Right
Wrong
Chapter: [0.07] Region and Regional Development
State whether right or wrong.
Mediterranean regions were inhabited due to their pleasant climate.
Right
Wrong
Chapter: [0.01] Population : Part - 1
State whether right or wrong:
Region loses its self-sufficiency due to migration.
Right
Wrong
Chapter: [0.02] Population : Part - 2
State whether right or wrong:
Least population is found in continent of Australia.
Right
Wrong
Chapter: [0.01] Population : Part - 1
Many governments support establishing zones or regions which are specially developed for industrial production. In India, they are called ______.
SEZ
transportation zone
market zone
commercial zone
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
A nature is more dominant than man. This is ______.
naturalism
possibilism
environmental approach
stop and go approach
Chapter: [0.08] Geography : Nature and Scope
A man is more dominant than nature. This is ______.
naturalism
possibilism
environmental approach
stop and go approach
Chapter: [0.08] Geography : Nature and Scope
The physical extent of land on which crops are sown and harvested is known as ______.
current fallow
cultivable wasteland
area under permanent pastures and greasing lands
net area sown
Chapter: [0.03] Human Settlements and Land Use
A region decided on the basis of human factors is ______.
functional region
physical region
formal region
political region
Chapter: [0.07] Region and Regional Development
Identify the incorrect factor:
Footloose industries
Watch-making
Diamond cutting
Computer chips
Cotton textile
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
Identify the incorrect factor:
Favourable factor for population:
Fertile soil
Temperate climate
Availability of water
Hot climate
Chapter: [0.01] Population : Part - 1
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Identify the incorrect factor:
Push factors of migration
Drought
War
Polluted water
Opportunity of education
Chapter: [0.02] Population : Part - 2
Identify the incorrect factor:
Factors favourable to cotton textile industry in Mumbai:
Mineral
Humid climate
Market
Supply of labour
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
Identify the incorrect factor:
Primary economic activities:
Agriculture
Hunting
Fishing
Small scale industry
Chapter: [0.04] Primary Economic Activities
Give geographical reason:
Houses are built as per convenience in pattern less settlement.
Chapter: [0.03] Human Settlements and Land Use
Give geographical reason
Extensive agriculture is a commercial type of agriculture.
Chapter: [0.04] Primary Economic Activities
Give geographical reason.
Geographical diversity is responsible for trade to occur.
Chapter: [0.06] Tertiary Economic Activities
Give geographical reason
India is passing through stage 3 of demographic transition.
Chapter: [0.01] Population : Part - 1
Give geographical reason
Hunting has been banned.
Chapter: [0.04] Primary Economic Activities
Give geographical reason:
Human Geography is multidisciplinary in nature.
Chapter: [0.08] Geography : Nature and Scope
Differentiate between
Water transport and Air transport
Chapter: [0.06] Tertiary Economic Activities
Differentiate between:
Secondary economic activities and Tertiary economic activities.
Chapter: [0.06] Tertiary Economic Activities
Differentiate between:
Weight-losing and Weight-gaining industries
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
Differentiate between:
Barren and Non-agricultural land
Chapter: [0.03] Human Settlements and Land Use
Differentiate between:
Physical Geography and Human Geography.
Chapter: [0.08] Geography : Nature and Scope
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Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index.
- Railway connecting two continents
- Any two countries in stage 2 of demographic transition theory.
- An industrial region in Japan.
- Area of lumbering in Asia.
- Dubai - Airport.
- Fishing area near South Africa.
- An industrial region in North America.
- Air route - London to Buenos Aires.
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
Observe the following graph and answer the question given below.
- Which region has the highest literacy rate?
- Which region has the lowest literacy rate?
- In which region does women fare better than men in literacy rate?
- Write a concluding paragraph about the graph.
- What does this graph tells us?
Chapter: [0.02] Population : Part - 2
Write short note
Classification of industries based on source of raw material
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
Differentiate between primary and secondary activities.
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
Write a short note on the latest trends in geography.
Chapter: [0.08] Geography : Nature and Scope
Write short note
Rural land use
Chapter: [0.03] Human Settlements and Land Use
Write short note on:
Market gardening
Chapter: [0.04] Primary Economic Activities
Read the given passage and answer the following questions:
| Careful planning and implementation is necessary for economic development of any country. In the tourism sector the need for planned development is of great importance. It involves many industries working together in a complex way and needs special attention. Planning basically tries to allot limited resources between various competitors with a view to maximize output, income and employment and to make sure different sectors have fair growth. Tourism planning is a process through which the set goals can be achieved and the various choices linked to tourism development can be addressed. It is a long term and constant process of preparing, upgrading and improving a destination for tourist. Communities are the basic elements of tourism. It mainly depends upon the level of acceptance shown by local communities. In the process of planning their involvement is essential The development of tourism creates impact on mainly environment, socio-culture and economy of the host community at any destination. These impacts produce both negative as well as positive impacts. Planning is necessary to reduce the negative impact and boost the positive impact for sustainable development of a destination. |
- Why does the tourism sector need planning?
- What is the importance of communities in planning?
- Explain any two benefits of planning.
- What factors affect the economy of the host community?
- Why planning is a long-term task?
Chapter: [0.06] Tertiary Economic Activities
Draw a diagram and label it:
Linear settlement
Chapter: [0.01] Population : Part - 1
Draw diagram and label it:
Classification of tertiary economic activities.
Chapter: [0.06] Tertiary Economic Activities
Draw a diagram and label it:
Skills of Geographers.
Chapter: [0.08] Geography : Nature and Scope
Answer the following:
Explain the physical factors affecting location of industries.
Chapter: [0.05] Secondary Economic Activities
Explain the factors affecting trade between two countries.
Chapter: [0.06] Tertiary Economic Activities
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