MODEL QUESTION PAPER CLASS: XT ‘TIME: 3 Hrs SUB: GEOGRAPHY MAX MARKS: 70 ‘GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS il “There are 31 questions: in all four sections. Section -A~ Q1-Q10 are MCQ’s carrying | ‘mark eacl ueationMultpte Chokce Questions) 1x 10= 10 marks _ | Ti, Sections -B- Q1I-Q19 are very short answer questions earrying 2 marks ench ( Having 9 Seer thort answer tye questions to be answered in 20-30 words) 2.x 9= 18 marks carrying 3 marks each. (Having 9 jh, (Having 10 Objective Type “TV. Section -C- Q20-Q28 are Short short answer type questions to be (00-150 words) 3 x9=27 marks “Y___ Section -D- Q29-Q31 are Long answer type questions earrying S marks each. (Having Teng answer type questions to be answered in 150-300 words) 5x3= ISmarks = 10 Marks Section - A. 10x 1, Which one of the following is related to cause -effect relationship? a) Why b) What c) Where d) When 2, Which one of the following is a direct source of information about the interior of the earth? a) Earthquake waves b) Gravitational force ) Volcanoes 4) Earth magnetism 4, Which ofthe following features is associated with erosional work ofriver? a) Plunge pools b) Alluvial fans ¢) Delta 4) Natural levees 4, Inwhich layer of the atmosphere is ozone concentrated? a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere ) Mesosphere 4) Exosphere 5. The direction of the wind around a low pressure area in the Northern hemisphere is: a) Clockwise : b) Anticlockwise ). Perpendicular to isobars d) Parallel to isobars Ne6, Which one of the following countries shares the longest land frontier with India? a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan China 4) Myanmar 7. What causes rainfall on the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu in the beginning of winters? a) South-West monsoons 'b). Temperate eyclones ) North-East monsoons 4) Local air circulation 8, Theatmosphere is mainly heated by the a) Short wave solar radiation b) Long wave terrestrial radiation «)_ Reflected solar radiation ¢)_ Scattered solar radiation «6, Which of the following water bodies separates the ‘Andaman from the Nicobar? a) 11 Degree Channel b) 10 Degree Channel ©) Gulf of Mannar ¢) Andaman sea 40. Which one ofthe following states of India experiences floods frequently? a) Bihar b) Assam West Bengal 4) Uttar Pradesh Section - B 9x2=18 Marks 11, What do you understand by Dualism in geography? 12, Name the pressure belts across the planet Earth? ts. Name the two main branches in which the monsoon approaches the Indian land mass? 14, How is a seamount different from a guyot? 415, What are sub-duction zones? 16. Name any two depositional features of fluvial (river) origin? 47, What are tropical cyclones? 18, How are Tides caused? 19, How is temperature inversion different from normal lapse rate? : Section - C 9x3=27 Marks 20, How is geography an integrating discipline? 21. Give evidences in support of Wegner’s continental drift theory? DN (00722, How are sand dunes formed? 23, How does land breeze differ from sea breeze? 24, How do monsoons effect the ‘economic life of people in India? 95, What are the implications of India having a long coastline? 36, Now does a mountain oF «hill ereale rain shadow region on one of its sides while the otherside is receiving heavy rainfall? 27. Briefly, highlight the chi ‘characteristics of Tropical thorn forest found in India. 38, Suppose youre living near the equatorial region. Which type of rainfall would you beexperieneing and why? Section - D 5x3=15 Marks 29, Enlist vari graphic divisions of India. Explain any one. explain briefly the Formation of distine 00% found in the Northern Plains. rhe structure ofthe atmosphere withthe help of a diagram. Or Explain the Heat budget of the earth and the atmosphere withthe help of diagram: sa, Suppest the measures that can be undertaken to mitigate the disastrous consequences ofdrought in India. Or Onan outline map of India, Show the followings ‘One drought prone area One flood hazard zone ‘Areas of tropical thorn forests Western Ghats River Ganga semvonenenncenees nee xX