Science (English Medium) Class 11 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

Study the following figures and answer the following questions.

1. Which seasons are shown in these maps?
2. What is the value of the highest isobar in Figure A and through which part of the country does it pass?
3. What are the values of the highest and the lowest isobars in Figure B and where are they located?
4. What are the patterns of temperature distribution in both the maps?
5. In which parts do you see the highest and the lowest mean temperature in Figure A?
6. What relationship do you see between the distribution of temperature and pressure in both the maps?

Figure A

Figure B

Which one of the following was the purpose of Project Tiger?

How can people’s participation be effective in conserving forests and wildlife?

What are the basic requirements for the formation of a cyclone?

How do you distinguish between the process of soil formation and soil-forming factors?

What is the role of climate and biological activity as two important control factors in the formation of soils?

What are conventional signs?

Which of the following is not used in visual interpretation technique?

Why is remote sensing a better technique than other traditional methods?

Lines connecting the places of equal pressure are called______.

What are Isotherms?

Which meteorological symbols are used to mark the following on a weather map?

1. Rain
2. Mist
3. Sunshine
4. Lightning
5. Overcast Sky

Which one of the following states of India experiences floods frequently?

Which one of the following states receives floods in the winter months?

In which of the following rivers is the Majuli River Island situated?

How are the floods in Eastern India different from the ones in Western India?

Why are there more droughts in Central and Western India?

Write short note on ‘Marginal Information’ in Topographical sheets.

If you are interpreting the cultural features from a topographical sheet, what information would you like to seek and how would you derive this information? Discuss with the help of suitable examples.

Study the extract for topographical sheet 63K/12 shown in the figure below and answer the following questions.

1. Give the height of the highest point on the map.
2. River Jamtihwa Nadi is flowing through which quarter of the map?
3. Which is the major settlement located in the east of the Kuardari Nala?
4. What type of settlement does the area have?
5. Name the geographical feature represented by white patches in the middle of Sipu Nadi.
6. Name the two types of vegetation shown on part of the topographical sheet.
7. What is the direction of the flow of the Kuardari?
8. In which part of the sheet area is Lower Khajuri Dam located?

R. F. 1: 50,000
Part of the Topographical Sheet No 63K/12