Geography 64/2/2 2025-2026 Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

Match Column - I with Column - II and choose the correct option:

a - iv, b - iii, c - i, d - ii

a - iii, b - iv, c - ii, d - i

a - iii, b - iv, c - i, d - ii

a - iv, b - iii, c - ii, d - i

The concept, ‘understanding the parts in totality would lead to understanding of the whole’ is concerned with which one of the following approaches of geography?

Regional analysis

Spatial organisation

Areal differentiation

Exploration and description

Read the information given in the box carefully and identify the mineral:

Copper

Mica

Bauxite

Manganese

Which one of the following is the least labour intensive cultivation methods?

Plantation agriculture

Subsistence agriculture

Extensive commercial cultivation

Market Gardening and Horticulture

Foot-loose industries are located ______

where energy supply is continuous.

where good accessibility by rail/road is available.

where cheap and skilled labour is available.

where market facilities are available.

Assertion (A): The economic development of a region depends upon its resource base.

Reason (R): Sometimes resource rich region remain backward.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.

(A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.

Which one of the following inland waterway and its stretch is correctly matched?

National Waterways No. 1 - Allahabad - Haldia

National Waterways No. 3 - Sadiya - Dhubri

National Waterways No. 2 - Kottapuram - Kollam

National Waterways No. 5 - Kakinada – Puducherry

The main Indira Gandhi Canal terminates in which one of the following districts of Rajasthan?

Bikaner

Barmer

Ganganagar

Jaisalmer

Assertion (A): There is a strong dichotomy between physical elements and human beings.

Reason (R): Nature and human are intricately interwined.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.

(A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.

Read the following sub-fields of social geography carefully and choose the correct option:

1. Resource Geography
2. Leisure Geography
3. Gender Geography
4. Marketing Geography

I and III are correct.

I and IV are correct.

II and III are correct.

II and IV are correct.

Arrange the following coal mining areas of India from south to north direction of their location and choose the correct option:

1. Singareni
2. Neyveli
3. Jharia
4. Talchar

II, I, III, IV

II, I, IV, III

I, II, IV, III

I, II, III, IV

Which one of the following ports is situated at ‘Zuari Estuary’?

New Mangalore

Kochchi

Marmagao

Ennore

Which one of the following organisations regulate the air traffic of major airports of India?

Airport Authority of India

Indian Airport Commission

Indian Air Control Board

Airport Development Authority

Which one of the following contributes maximum in India’s export?

Agriculture and allied products

Ores and minerals

Manufactured goods

Mineral fuels and lubricants

Study the following table carefully and answer the question.

Which of the following European country falls under very high category of human development?

Chile

Mexico

Botswana

Belarus

Study the following table carefully and answer the question.

Congo comes under which one of the following categories of human development?

Very high

High

Medium

Low

Study the following table carefully and answer the question.

How many countries fall under the low category of ‘human development index’ in the given table?

2

4

3

5

Study the given map carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Trans-Siberian Railway

1. Name the easternmost terminal station of the given rail route. (1)
2. Name the most important agro centre along the rail route. (1)
3. Name the Sea near to the westernmost terminal station. (1)

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

1. Define the concept of ‘outsourcing’. (1)
2. More than 50 percent of all workers in developed countries belongs to which sector of economy? (1)
3. ‘Mutual funds managers’ are demanding which type of services? (1)

“The difficulties of the barter system were overcome by the introduction of money.” Support the statement with suitable arguments.

“Free trade can adversely affect the economies of developing countries.” Support the statement with suitable arguments.

Explain the importance of the ‘Northern Atlantic Sea Route’.

Study the given table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

1. During which decade, the net increase in number of towns/UAs is the lowest?
2. Mention the net increase in number of towns/UAs during 1981-91.
3. Explain the decennial growth rate of urban population.

Explain the role of ‘border roads’ in the defence of the nation.

How do climate and mineral mining influence the distribution of world population? Explain with examples.

How do soil fertility influence the distribution of the world population? Explain with examples.

How do socio-cultural factors influence the distribution of the world population? Explain with examples.

Explain the causes of air pollution.

Suggest any three measures to overcome the air pollution.

Explain the causes of noise pollution.

Suggest any three measures to overcome noise pollution.

“The earliest human beings depended on their immediate environment for their sustenance.” Examine the statement with reference to hunting and gathering.

“Commercial livestock rearing is well organised and capital intensive.” Examine the statement with comparison to nomadic herding.

“The distribution of rural Population in uneven across India.” Evaluate the statement.

Explain the problem of ‘low productivity’ of Indian agriculture.

Analyse the role of the ‘National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture’ to solve this problem.

Explain the problems of the ‘indebtedness’ of Indian farmers.

Analyse the importance of the ‘farmer’s portal’ in helping the farmers.

On the given political outline map of the world, seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:

1. A major sea-port
2. A major air-port
3. A major shipping canal
4. A major area of ‘subsistence gathering’
5. A major area of ‘nomadic herding’
6. A major area of ‘commercial livestock rearing’
7. A major area of ‘extensive commercial grain farming’

On the given political outline map of India, locate and label any five of the following seven geographical features with appropriate symbols:

1. The state leading in the production of sugarcane.
2. An oil refinery located in Bihar
3. Important coal mines located in West Bengal
4. Important iron-ore mines located in Coastal Maharashtra
5. Important manganese mines located in Madhya Pradesh
6. A major sea-port located in Odisha
7. An important international airport in Telangana