Geography and Economics July 2015 Board Paper Solution.
Q. 1. A. Choose the correct alternatives from the brackets and rewrite the statements fully in your answer book: [3]
- The Punjab and Haryana Plain is the leading producer of ________. (bajara, wheat, oilseeds, sugar cane)
- The ____________ people lead a nomadic pastoral life in the upper Indus Valley. (Gaddi, Chamba, Gujjar, Ladakhi)
- The Tarai is _________ land. (a forest, a marshy, an infertile, a desert)
Ans. (1) wheat, (2) Chamba, (3) a marshy
B. Match the Column ‘A’ with Column ‘B’ [3]
Column ‘A’
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Column ‘B’
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1. Goat
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a. Step Wells
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2. Bavadis
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b. The holiest of the Sikh shrines.
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3. Harmindir Sahib
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c. Lohi
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d. Small tank
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Ans. (1) = c (2) = a (3) = b
Q. 2. A. Give geographical reasons. (Any two) [4]
(1) Regionalization is very essential.
(2) Laterite soils are formed in regions receiving heavy rainfall.
(3) Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial in nature.
(4) Plantation agriculture is mainly confined to the southern parts of the Western Ghats.
B. Write short notes on. (Any Two) [4]
(1) The Camel Safari.
(2) The Konkan Coast.
(3) The Eastern Himalayas
Q. 3. A. Draw a simple bar graph to represent the following data. [2]
Years
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Per Capita Income
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2000 - 2001
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18000
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2001 - 2002
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19000
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2002 - 2003
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20000
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2003 - 2004
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24000
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2004 - 2005
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27000
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B. Observe the following figure and answer the following questions given below it. (Any two). [2]
Questions:
(1) Name the two rivers between which Doab lies.
Ans. The ‘Doab’ region lies between the rivers Yamuna and Ganga.
(2) Name one of the tributaries of River Ganga.
Ans. River Ghaghara
(3) Name the zone shown on the North - West direction of the figure.
Ans. Bhabar zone
(4) On which side does the Ganga plain slope down?
Ans. The Ganga plain slopes down towards the east.
(C) Mark the following in the outline map of India supplied to you. Write the names. Give Index. (Any Two) [2]
(1) Arunachal Pradesh.
(2) The highest peak of India.
(3) The Western Ghats.
(4) Kanyakumari.
Ans.
