HSC Arts (English Medium)
Academic Year: 2023-2024
Date & Time: 31st July 2024, 11:00 am
Duration: 3h
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Note:
- All questions are compulsory.
- Draw relevant diagrams/graphs wherever necessary.
- Use of colour pencil is allowed.
- Use of map stencil is allowed.
- Figures to the right indicate full marks.
- The supplement of map to your main answer sheet.
Complete the chain according to the correlation of factors in Column ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ | Column ‘C’ |
| (1) Consumer goods | (a) Physical geography | (h) Commercial area |
| (2) Geography | (b) International | (i) Climatology |
| (3) Migration | (c) Industrial area | (j) Pharmaceuticals |
| (4) Formal regions | (d) Distinct boundaries | (k) India to Australia |
| (5) Urban land use | (e) Ready for direct consumption | (l) State |
| (f) Current fallow | (m) Automobiles |
Chapter:
Assertion (A): Increase in dependency ratio will affect the economy.
Reason (R): Medical costs are high when there are more elderly in the population.
Only Assertion is correct.
Only Reason is correct.
Both Assertion and Reason correct and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
Both Assertion and Reason correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Chapter: [2] Population : Part - 2
Assertion (A): When cities grow, their functions also grow.
Reasoning (R): Cities can have only one function.
Only A is correct.
Only R is correct.
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Chapter: [3] Human Settlements and Land Use
Assertion (A): In India, diversity is found in industrial production.
Reason (R): India is predominantly agrarian country.
Only Assertion is correct.
Only Reason is correct.
Both Assertion and Reason correct and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
Both Assertion and Reason correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Chapter: [5] Secondary Economic Activities
Assertion (A): Population and regional development are closely interrelated.
Reason (R): Population influences development of region.
Only Assertion is correct.
Only Reason is correct.
Both Assertion and Reason correct and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
Both Assertion and Reason correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Chapter:
Assertion (A): Knowledge of computers is now an added skill that a geographer requires.
Reason (R): Computer apps are not used in geography.
Only Assertion is correct.
Only Reason is correct.
Both Assertion and Reason correct and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
Both Assertion and Reason correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Chapter:
Identify and write the incorrect factor:
Population composition:
Age structure
Sex-ratio
Relief
Occupational structure
Chapter:
Identify and write the incorrect factor:
Types of settlements on the basis of spacing between the houses
Compact settlement
Dispersed settlement
Isolated settlement
Regional settlement
Chapter:
Identify and write the incorrect factor:
Industries based on ownership
Ancillary sector
Public sector
Private sector
Co-operative sector
Chapter:
Identify and write the incorrect factor:
Indicators of regional development
Literacy
Language
Life expectancy
Quality of population
Chapter:
Identify and write the incorrect factor:
Scholars of geography
Hecataeus
Ptolemy
Shakespeare
Strabo
Chapter:
Migration affects the distribution and density of population.
True
False
Chapter:
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Bakery industries are not located near the markets.
True
False
Chapter:
Tertiary activities include only services.
True
False
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Regions can be very small or very large.
True
False
Chapter:
Give geographical reasons:
Mountainous regions are sparsely populated.
Chapter:
Give geographical reasons:
Rural to urban migration is increasing.
Chapter:
Give geographical reasons:
The suburbs near main cities are rapidly developing.
Chapter:
Give geographical reasons:
Industrial growth is limited in South America.
Chapter:
Give a geographical reasons:
The proportion of airways as a means of transportation is increasing.
Chapter:
Give geographical reasons.
Factors like illiteracy, poverty affect the regional development.
Chapter: [7] Region and Regional Development
Distinguish between:
Triangular settlement and Circular settlement.
Chapter:
Differentiate between:
Expansive population pyramid and Constrictive population pyramid.
Chapter: [2] Population : Part - 2
Differentiate between:
Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate
Chapter:
How are large scale industries different from cottage industries? Explain.
Chapter:
Differentiate between:
Physical Geography and Human Geography.
Chapter: [8] Geography : Nature and Scope
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Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index:
- Country having the highest population in the World.
- Mega city on the western coast of India.
- Country having the highest life expectancy in Asia.
- Grassland in the USA.
- Major industrial country in Northern part of South America.
- Canal connecting Asia, Europe and Africa continents.
- Largest desert in Africa.
- Sparsely populated snow covered island in North Atlantic ocean.
Chapter:
Read the following map and answer the questions given below:

Questions:
- Which is the major international airport in the Europe?
- Which rail route connects two continents in the given map?
- Which continent does not have any permanent means of transportation?
- Which canal connects Pacific ocean and Atlantic ocean?
- Name the international airport in Africa.
Chapter:
Classify and explain the industries based on the source of raw materials.
Chapter: [5] Secondary Economic Activities
Write short note on:
Means of communication and their importance.
Chapter:
Write short note.
Causes of regional imbalance
Chapter: [7] Region and Regional Development
Write a short note on the latest trends in geography.
Chapter: [8] Geography : Nature and Scope
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
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Mining − Use of minerals Man has been using minerals since ancient times. Minerals have been used for making weapons, tools, jewellery, medicines, utensils, etc. The various stages of cultural evolution of man are also related to the use of minerals. At the end of the Stone Age, man developed skills of using minerals. Various periods like the Copper Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Atomic Age, respectively were delineated accordingly. Man has even started exploiting the mineral oil and natural gas reserves from the sea and ocean beds too. Man cannot manufacture the minerals that are found naturally in the earth’s crust. The distribution of minerals is highly uneven in the world. This activity depends solely on the availability of minerals and not related to latitude directly. Even though the minerals may be present, actual mining depends on several factors. These factors may be the geology of the region, the value of the minerals, climate, capital investment, technology, skilled labour, etc. Due to mechanisation, this occupation has developed on a large scale. |
Questions:
- What kind of minerals are exploited by man from sea and ocean beds?
- Why have humans been using minerals since ancient times?
- What is the reason for large scale development of mining activity?
- Why the mining activity is not related to latitude directly?
Chapter:
Draw neat and labelled diagram:
Provision of public goods and services to minimize regional imbalance.
Chapter:
Draw neat, labelled diagram:
Demographic Transition Theory.
Chapter:
Draw neat and labelled diagram:
Classification of industries on the basis of capital investment.
Chapter:
Explain the human factors affecting distribution of population.
Chapter: [1] Population : Part - 1
Explain the types of primary economic activities.
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