CBSE Geography Sample Question Paper - Year 1997
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Q1) Name the six major racial group from which the population of the Indian sub continent has been derived.
Q2) Define settlement pattern. Name the two components which basically define a settlement pattern.
Q3) “The seas surrounding the shores of India have played a vital role in determining the nature of interaction of the Indian people with those of the surrounding regions.” Explain the above statement by giving them supportive arguments.
Q4) Where are the Moist Tropical Evergreen forests found in India? Explain one way in which this vegetarian is similar to the equatorial forests, and one way in which it is dissimilar to it.
Q5) “The centripetal and centrifugal forces are responsible for producing a balance of Unity in Diversity in the Indian polity.” Explain the above statement by giving these suitable examples.
Q6) Why is greater attention being paid to the uplift of the scheduled caste population in India. Discuss the distribution pattern of Schedule Caste population with reference to two state having (a) high (b) low concentration.
Q7) Study carefully the table given below and then answer the following questions:-
| INDIA : CLASSIFICATION OF WORKING POPULATION |
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ITEM
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1991
(in millions) |
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TOTAL WORKERS
Of which RURAL URBAN MALE FEMALE MAIN MARGINAL |
306.0 241.7 |
y is the total number of workers more in the rural areas than in urban areas?
Q7.2) Why is the number of female workers less than that of the male workers? Would it be right to say that the working population in India is male dominated?
Q7.3) Who are marginal workers? Why is their number so small as compared with the main workers?
Q8) Study the table given below and then answer the following questions.
| Crops | Area (in lakh hectares) |
Production (in lakh tonnes) |
Yield (in kg. per hectare) |
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| 1950-51 | 1993-94 | 1950-51 | 1993-94 | 1950-51 | 1993-94 | |
| Rice Maize Pulses |
388 32 191 |
420 60 224 |
206 17 55 |
790 95 131 |
668 547 363 |
1879 1583 584 |
Q8.1) What is the proportionate increase in the production of rice during the period 1950-51 to 1993-94?
Q8.2) Which item in the above is mainly responsible for the increased production?
Q8.3) Suggest two reasons for that item helping in the increase in production.
Q9) Write the names of the rivers indicated in the map given below by numbers 3, 7, 12, 20, 26 and 27. Also write their number along side.
Image no.1
Q10) Keeping the above outline map as base, draw a sketch map of Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area, and in it mark and label.
Image no.2
Q 10.1 Area irrigated ‘under lift’
Q 10.2 The cities of Bikaner and Jaisalmer.
Q11) State two characteristic features each of the Kashmir Valley and the Eastern Himalayas.
Q12) Why is conservation of minerals necessary? Describe any three steps taken for conserving minerals.
Q13) Discuss four important reforms introduced in Indian agriculture after independence.
Q14) Define 1) Planning Region ii) Economic Region. Explain two differences between the two.
Q15) Study the climatic data given below and then answer the following questions.
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Temperature and Rainfall Data of Selected Stations |
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| Months | |||||||||||||
| Station | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
| Calcutta | ToC R cm |
9.6 1.2 |
22.0 2.8 |
27.1 3.4 |
30.1 5.1 |
30.4 13.4 |
29.9 29.0 |
28.9 33.1 |
28.7 33.4 |
28.9 25.3 |
27.6 12.7 |
23.4 2.7 |
19.7 0.4 |
| Jodhpur | ToC R cm |
16.8 0.5 |
19.2 0.6 |
26.6 0.3 |
29.8 0.3 |
33.3 1.0 |
33.9 3.1 |
31.3 10.8 |
29.0 13.1 |
29.1 5.7 |
27.0 0.8 |
20.1 0.2 |
14.5 0.2 |
| Shillong | ToC R cm |
9.8 1.4 |
11.3 2.9 |
15.9 5.6 |
18.5 14.6 |
19.2 29.5 |
20.5 47.6 |
21.1 35.9 |
20.9 34.3 |
20.0 30.2 |
17.2 18.8 |
13.3 3.8 |
10.4 0.6 |
| Trivandrum | ToC R cm |
26.7 2.3 |
27.3 2.1 |
28.3 3.7 |
28.7 10.6 |
28.6 20.8 |
26.6 35.6 |
26.2 22.5 |
26.2 14.6 |
26.5 13.8 |
26.7 21.3 |
26.6 20.6 |
26.5 7.5 |
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T = Mean monthly temperature in oC |
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