QUESTION PAPER
2025 BOARD EXAM
CBSE CLASS 12-HUMANITIES GEOGRAPHY Board Paper 2025 — Set 6
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 36 questions. All questions are compulsory.
- This question paper is divided into 4 sections.
- Section A – questions number 1 to 8 are case based questions
- Section B – questions number 9 to 23 are multiple choice questions
- Section C – questions number 24 to 27 are short answer
- Section D – questions number 28 to 36 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 :
Promoting Gender Sensitivity through
'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' Social Campaign
The division of the society into male, female and transgender is believed to be natural and biological. But, in reality, there are social constructs and roles assigned to individuals which are reinforced by social institutions. Consequently, these biological differences become the basis of social differentiations, discriminations and exclusions. The exclusion of over half of the population becomes a serious handicap to any developing and civilised society. It is a global challenge, which has been acknowledged by the UNDP when it mentioned that, "If development is not engendered it is endangered" (HDR UNDP 1995). Discrimination, in general, and gender discrimination, in particular, is a crime against humanity.
All efforts need to be made to address the denial of opportunities of education, employment, political representation, low wages for similar types of work, disregard to their entitlement to live a dignified life, etc. A society, which fails to acknowledge and take effective measures to remove such discriminations, cannot be treated as a civilised one. The Government of India has duly acknowleged the adverse impacts of these discriminations and launched a nationwide campaign called 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao'.
(1) Describe any one ill-effect of gender discrimination on a society.
(2) Explain the main objective of 'Beti Bachao — Beti Padhao' campaign.
(3) "If development is not engendered it is endangered." Explain the statement.
Study the given figure carefully and answer the questions that follow :
(1) Mention the methods of mining given in the picture.
(2) Which mining method is more life threatening ?
(3) Differentiate between the two methods of mining given in the picture.
Answer the following :
(1) Define the term mining.
(2) Why are developed countries avoiding mining in their own countries ?
(3) Mention two methods of mining.
Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow.
(1) With reference to 1951, how much change has taken place in the percentage of total population in 1991 ?
(2) Explain the reason of increasing trend of number of towns/UAs from 1961 to 2001.
(3) Describe the trend of urban population in the given table.
On the given political outline map of the world , 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) A. A major sea port
(2) F. An area of nomadic herding
(3) B. A major airport
(4) E. An area of commercial livestock rearing
(5) D. An inland waterway
(6) C. A terminal station of Trans-Siberian Railway
(7) G. A major sea port of South America
Answer any five questions out of the following :
(1) 1) Name a major sea port of England.
(2) 2) Name a place in South Africa where an international airport is located.
(3) 4) Name the major inland waterway of North America.
(4) 3) Write the name of the easternmost terminal station of Trans-Siberian Railway.
(5) 6) Write the name of an area of nomadic herding in northern parts of Europe and Asia.
(6) 7) Write the name of a place in Brazil where an international airport is located.
(7) 5) Name an area of extensive commercial grain farming in Australia.
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 with the highest population density
(2) 4) Important coal mines located in Tamil Nadu
(3) 2) The leading rice producing state
(4) 3) Important iron ore mines located in coastal Maharashtra
(5) 5) A major sea port in Gujarat
(6) 6) An international airport in Punjab
(7) 7) An oil refinery in Uttar Pradesh
Answer any five questions out of the following :
(1) 1) Name the state with the highest population density.
(2) 2) Name the leading rice producing state.
(3) 4) Name the place where important coal mines are located in Tamil Nadu.
(4) 5) Name the place where a major sea port is located in Gujarat.
(5) 3) Name the place where important iron ore mines are located in coastal Maharashtra.
(6) 6) Name the place where an international airport is located in Punjab.
(7) 7) Name the place where an oil refinery is situated in Uttar Pradesh.
Section B
Which of the following are branches of Dravidian language in India? Choose the correct option.
I. Central Dravidian
II. East Dravidian
III. South Dravidian
IV. North Dravidian
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): There is an inverse relationship between quality and quantity of minerals.
Reason (R): Good quality minerals are less in quantity as compared to low quality minerals.
In which one of the following approaches of human development are human beings the targets of all developmental activities? Choose the most appropriate option.
Read the following characteristics of tertiary activities carefully and choose the correct option.
I. Tertiary activities include all types of services.
II. Trade, transport and communication are parts of tertiary activities.
III. Raw material is transformed into finished goods under tertiary activities.
IV. Reachers, lawyers and traders are some of the examples of tertiary activities.
Case for Free Trade
The act of opening up economies for trading is known as free trade or trade liberalisation. This is done by bringing down trade barriers like tariffs. Trade liberalisation allows goods and services from everywhere to compete with domestic products and services. Globalisation along with free trade can adversely affect the economies of developing countries by not giving equal playing field by imposing conditions which are unfavourable. With the development of transport and communication systems, goods and services can travel faster and farther than ever before. But free trade should not only let rich countries enter the markets, but allow the developed countries to keep their own markets protected from foreign products. Countries also need to be cautious about dumped goods; as along with free trade dumped goods of cheaper prices can harm the domestic producers.
Which one of the following is the impact of the development of transport and communication on trade?
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Readboth the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) : India has highly uneven pattern of population distribution.
Reason (R) : Population distribution is highly associated with physical, socio-economic and historical factors.
Which one of the following is an example of 'Gold Collar' professional ?
Case for Free Trade
The act of opening up economies for trading is known as free trade or trade liberalisation. This is done by bringing down trade barriers like tariffs. Trade liberalisation allows goods and services from everywhere to compete with domestic products and services. Globalisation along with free trade can adversely affect the economies of developing countries by not giving equal playing field by imposing conditions which are unfavourable. With the development of transport and communication systems, goods and services can travel faster and farther than ever before. But free trade should not only let rich countries enter the markets, but allow the developed countries to keep their own markets protected from foreign products. Countries also need to be cautious about dumped goods; as along with free trade dumped goods of cheaper prices can harm the domestic producers.
Which one of the following is called 'free trade' ?
Case for Free Trade
The act of opening up economies for trading is known as free trade or trade liberalisation. This is done by bringing down trade barriers like tariffs. Trade liberalisation allows goods and services from everywhere to compete with domestic products and services. Globalisation along with free trade can adversely affect the economies of developing countries by not giving equal playing field by imposing conditions which are unfavourable. With the development of transport and communication systems, goods and services can travel faster and farther than ever before. But free trade should not only let rich countries enter the markets, but allow the developed countries to keep their own markets protected from foreign products. Countries also need to be cautious about dumped goods; as along with free trade dumped goods of cheaper prices can harm the domestic producers.
The most adverse effect of free trade' is observed with which one of the
following ?
Section C
Humans are directly dependent on natural resources to sustain them. Explain the statement with examples.
Section D
"Urban centres in India are more differentiated in terms of the socio-economic, politico-cultural and other indicators Of development." Evaluate the statement with examples.
The land degradation due to man-made processes has greater concern than natural. Evaluate the statement with examples.
Define 'Common Property Resources'. How do they help in providing livelihood to the landless and marginal farmers? Explain
Define 'migration,. Differentiate between pull and push factors of population migration.
Explain the changing patterns Of the composition of India's import.
Explain the characteristics Of 'Trans-Canadian Railway'.
Explain the characteristics of 'Trans-Siberian Railway'.
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