QUESTION PAPER
2025 BOARD EXAM
CBSE CLASS 12-HUMANITIES GEOGRAPHY Board Paper 2025 — Set 4
2025
GEOGRAPHY
CLASS 12-HUMANITIES
CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2025
GEOGRAPHY
(Solved)
General Instructions :
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :
- This question paper contains 37 questions. All questions are compulsory.
- This question paper is divided into 4 sections.
- Section A – questions number 1 to 7 are case based questions
- Section B – questions number 8 to 24 are multiple choice questions
- Section C – questions number 25 to 28 are short answer
- Section D – questions number 29 to 37 are long answer
- There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions.
- Use of calculator is NOT allowed.
Section A
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
There are many professionals who provide their services against payment of their fee. Thus, all types of services are special skills provided in exchange of payments. Health, education, law, governance and recreation, etc., require professional skills. These services require other theoretical knowledge and practical training. Tertiary activities are related to the service sector. Manpower is an important component of the service sector as most of the tertiary activities are performed by skilled labour, professionally trained experts and consultants. In the initial stages of economic development, larger proportion of people worked in the primary sector. In a developed economy, the majority of workers get employment in tertiary activity and a moderate proportion is employed in the secondary sector.
(1) Describe any one example of the relationship between primary and secondary sectors.
[1 Marks](2) How can a person avail services of a professional?
[1 Marks](3) Explain any one difference between secondary and tertiary sectors.
[1 Marks]
(1) Mention the names of the terminal stations of the given railway line.
[1 Marks](2) Explain the economic importance of this railway line.
[1 Marks](3) Mention the names of the oceans lying in the East and West directions of this railway line.
[1 Marks]Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow :
(1) Mention the increase in number Of towns/UAs in 1991 in comparison to 1941.
(2) In which decade is the minimum increase in the percentage of urban population recorded ?
(3) Describe the decennial growth of urbanisation.
On the given political outline map of India , locate and label any five of the following seven geographical features with appropriate symbols :
(1) 1) The state leading in the production of rice
(2) 2) An oil refinery in Uttar Pradesh
(3) 3) The sea port situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal
(4) 4) Important bauxite mines located in southern Odisha
(5) 6) Important iron ore mines located in southern Chhattisgarh
(6) 5) The international airport in Assam
(7) 7) Important copper mines located in southern Rajasthan
Answer any five questions out of the following
(1) Name the state leading in the production of rice.
(2) Name the place where an oil refinery is located in Uttar Pradesh.
(3) Name the sea port situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal.
(4) Name the place where important iron ore mines are located in southern Chhattisgarh.
(5) Name the international airport in Assam.
(6) Name the place where important copper mines are located in southern Rajasthan.
(7) Name the place where important bauxite mines are located in southern Odisha.
On the given political outline map of the world (on page 25), seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them :
(1) An area of nomadic herding
(2) A major sea port
(3) An area of extensive commercial grain farming
(4) A major airport
(5) An inland waterway
(6) A terminal station of a trans-continental railway
(7) A major airport
Answer any five questions out of the following :
(1) Name the area of nomadic herding in Southern Africa.
(2) Name a major sea port located in South-eastern part of Australia.
(3) Name a major airport in Mexico.
(4) Name an area of extensive commercial grain farming of SouthAmerica.
(5) Name the major international airport of Japan.
(6) Name the inland waterway of Egypt.
(7) Name the terminal station of the western end of Trans-SiberianRailway.
Section B
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Industries based on cheap, bulky and weight-losing material are located close to the sources of raw materials.
Reason (R): It is followed to reduce the cost of products.
Read the following statements related to 'gathering' carefully and choose the correct option.
I. Generally gathering is practised in the regions with harsh climatic conditions.
II. In modern times, some gathering is market-oriented.
III. Denmark is a classical example Of gathering activities.
IV. Gathering is practised mostly by primitive societies.
Choose the correct statement related to 'retail trading.
Which one of the following waterways uses the 'Panama Canal' ?
The ports specialized in bulk cargo are called:
Arrange the following states from the highest to the lowest order according to their production of Bauxite and choose the correct option.
I. Odisha
II. Gujarat
III. Chhattisgarh
IV. Madhya Pradesh
Choose the correct group of states utilizing their groundwater resource moderately.
The world's longest highway tunnel, Atal Tunnel is constructed across which one Of the following ranges Of the Himalayas ?
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): International trade is mutually beneficial to nations.
Reason (R): It helps in getting the needed items from other countries.
Read the following factors of population migration in India from rural to urban areas carefully and choose the correct option of push factors.
I. Unemployment
II. Job opportunities
III. Economic backwardness
IV. Lack Of medical facilities
The pressure on agricultural land increases not only due to the limited availability but also by deterioration of. In the context of this statement read the following reasons carefully and choose the correct option.
I. Soil erosion and waterlogging.
II. Salinisation and alkalinisation Of soil.
III. Rich land fertility and multiple cropping.
IV. Decline in land productivity.
Choose an objective of the Namami Gange Programme from the following:
The maximum number of countries given in the table belong to which one of the following continents?
Arrange the following countries from low to high order of Human Development Index value and choose the correct option.
I. Singapore
II. Germany
III. Mexico
IV. Israel
Choose the correctly matched pair.
Section C
Why does 'solar thermal energy' have greater advantage over 'non-renewable energy' in India ? Explain.
Section D
"Rearing of animals in ranches is organized on the scientific basis. Examine the statement.
Mixed economies have public, private and joint sector industries. Examine the statement.
How does personal communication system enable the user to establish direct contact with the world of knowledge and information ? Analyse.
Analyse the changing pattern of imports in India.
Define the concept of 'Common Property Resource'. Explain any four characteristics of common property resources in India.
Distinguish between 'irrigated' and 'rainfed agriculture' in India
with examples.
Spatial variation in population density is found in India. Explain the statement with examples.
Population distribution pattern in India is highly uneven. Explain the statement with examples.
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