CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2025

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Hunting and Food Gathering. The earliest human beings depended on their immediate environment for their sustenance. They subsisted on: (a) animals which they hunted; and (b) the edible plants which they gathered from forests in the vicinity. Primitive societies depended on wild animals. People located in very cold and extremely hot climates survived on hunting. The people in the coastal areas still catch fish though fishing has experienced modernisation due to technological development. Many species have now become extinct or endangered due to illegal hunting (poaching). The early hunters used primitive tools made of stones, twigs, or arrows so the number of animals killed was limited. Gathering and hunting are the oldest economic activity known. These are carried out at different levels with different orientations. Gathering is practised in regions with harsh climatic conditions. It Often involves primitive societies, who extract, both plants and animals to satisfy their needs for shelter and clothing. This type Of activity requires a small amount of capital investment and operates at very low level of technology. The yield per person is very low and little or no surplus is produced.

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

Study the map of Rhine waterways and answer the questions that follow

The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of Questions :

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

Note : Answer any five

On the given political outline map of India, locate and label any five of

the following geographical features with appropriate symbols.

Attempt any five :

Which one of the following is the core concern of geography as a discipline?

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): World Trade Organisation (WTO) is widening the gulf between rich and poor by making rich countries richer.

Reason (R): ‘The influential nations in the WTO focus on their own commercial interests.

Choose the correct option to fill the blank:

The act of opening up economies for trading is known as

Arrange the following towns of India from the oldest to the newest order based on their historical evolution and choose the correct option:

(i) Jaipur

(ii) Chandigarh

(iii) Madurai

(iv) Jamshedpur

Read the following statements related to the objectives of smart city mission carefully and choose the correct option:

(i) To promote the city with clean and sustainable environment.

(ii) To provide decent quality of life to its citizens.

(iii) To provide employment to the job seekers.

(iv) To make the city less vulnerable to disasters.

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Read both the statements carefully and the correct option :

Assertion (A) : The agriculturally rich states of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh are facing the crisis of groundwater depletion.'

Reason (R) : 'More groundwater is utilised for irrigation than water- table recharge.'

Read the following statements related to Indira Gandhi Canal Project carefully and the correct option :

(i) Indira Gandhi Canal project was conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1950 and it was launched in 1961.

(ii) Introduction of canal irrigation has brought perceptible changes in the agricultural economy of the command area.

(iii) Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and crop intensity.

(iv) Traditional crops of jowar, bajra has been replaced by and wheat

Read the following statements related to international trade of India carefully and choose the correct option :

(i) India has a long coastline surrounded by ocean from three sides.

(ii) Indian coasts have large number of well-developed sea ports.

(iii) Kandla port exports huge amount of iron-ore.

(iv) The transportation cost by water is very cheap for voluminous items.

Why is it that slums are the areas of residence with least choice ? Choose the correct options

(i) They have dilapidated houses with poor ventilation.

(ii) The basic facilities like lights and toilets are difficult to get.

(iii) Hygienic conditions and drinking water are improper.

(iv) Better drainage facilities are available.

Under which one of the following category of commodities, increase in export is continuously observed?

Under which one of the following category of commodities, maximum decline in export is recorded from 2015-16 to 2016-17?

Under which one of the following categories of commodities, the increase in export is observed from 2010-11 to 2016-17?

Read the following statements about ports carefully and choose the correct option:

(i) The ports provide the facilities of loading, unloading and storage of cargo.

(ii) The importance of ports is judged by the size of its hinterland.

(iii) The quantity of cargo handled by a port indicates the level of development of its hinterland.

(iv) Ports are the chief gateways of the world trade.

Examine the role of climate, water availability and soil fertility on the distribution of world population.

Examine three stages of demographic transition theory

Explain the main characteristics of rural roads in India.

Suggest the measures to achieve the objectives of 'Namami Gange Programme'.