Class XI

Subject- Geography
General Instructions :
1. There are 30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

2. This question paper is divided into (5) five sections A, B,C,D and E

3. Section A- Question nos. 1 to 17 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.

4. Section B- Question nos. 18 to 19 are source based answer type questions carrying 3 marks

each.

5. Section C- Question nos. 20 to 23 are short answer type questions carrying 3 marks each.

Answer to each of them should be in 80-100 words.

6. Section D- Questions nos. 24 to 28 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each.

Answer to each should be in 120-150 words.

7. Section E- Question nos. 29 to 30 are Map based questions related to identification and

locating and labelling of geographical features respectively carrying 5 marks each.

8. The outline map of India and world provided to you must be attached within your answer

sheet.

9. Use of template or stencils for outline map is allowed.

Section A
1. Which one of the following features can be termed as ‘physical
feature’?
(a) Port (b) Road
(c) Plain (d) Water park
2. A deep, long and wide trough or basin with very steep concave high
walls at its head as well as in sides is known as:
(a) Cirque (b) Glacial valley
(c) Lateral Moraine (d) Esker
3. Debris avalanche can be included in the category of:
(a) Landslides (b) Slow flow mass movements
(b) Rapid flow mass movements (d) Subsidence

4. Which one of the following is a direct source of information about the

interior of the earth?
(a) Earthquake waves (c) Gravitational force
(b) Volcanoes (d) Earth magnetism
5. Which one of the following describes the lithosphere:
(a) upper and lower mantle (b) crust and upper mantle
(c) crust and core (d) mantle and core

6. Which one of the following processes is a gradational process?

(a) Deposition (c) Volcanism
(b) Diastrophism (d) Erosion
7. Which one of the following rivers was known as the ‘Sorrow of
Bengal’?
(a) The Gandak (b) The Son
(c) The Kosi (d) The Damodar
8. Which one of the following longitudes is the standard meridian for
India?
(a) 69°30'E (b) 82°30'E
(c) 75°30'E (d) 90°30'E
9. Which one of the water bodies separates the Andaman from the
Nicobar?
(a) 11°° Channel (b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) 10°° Channel (d) Andaman Sea
10. Which one of the following is the place of confluence of the
Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi?
(a) Vishnu Prayag (b) Rudra Prayag
(c) Karan Prayag (d) Deva Prayag
11. On which of the following hill range is the ‘Dodabeta’ peak situated?
(a) Nilgiri hills (b) Anaimalai hills
(c) Cardamom hills (d) Nallamala hills

12. In which of the following stages of landform development,

downward cutting is dominated?
(a) Youth stage (b) Late mature stage
(c) Early mature stage (d) Old stage

13. Which one of the following latitudinal extent is relevant for the
extent of India’s area?
(a) 8°41'N - 35°7'N (b) 8°4'N - 37°6'N
(c) 8°4'N - 35°6'N (d) 6°45'N - 37°6'N
14. Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary of the
Indian plate along the Himalayan mountains?
(a) Ocean-continent convergence (b) Divergent boundary
(b) Transform boundary (d) Continent-continent convergence

15. Which one of the following figures represents the age of the earth?
(a) 4.6 million years (b) 13.7 billion years
(c) 4.6 billion years (d) 13.7 trillion years

16. Make correct pairs from the following two columns and mark the
correct option.
1. Meteorology A. Population Geography
2. Demography B. Soil Geography
3. Sociology C. Climatology
4. Pedology D. Social Geography

17. Which one of the following scholars coined the term ‘Geography’?
(a) Herodotus (b) Erathosthenese
(c) Galileo (d) Aristotle

Section- B
Question 18.
Read the given Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The endogenic and exogenic forces causing physical stresses and

chemical actions on earth materials and bringing about changes in the

configuration of the surface of the earth are known as geomorphic

processes. Diastrophism and volcanism are endogenic geomorphic

processes. Weathering, mass wasting, erosion and deposition are

exogenic geomorphic processes. Any exogenic element of nature (like

water, ice, wind, etc.) capable of acquiring and transporting earth materials
can be called a geomorphic agent. When these elements of nature

become mobile due to gradients, they remove the materials and transport

them over slopes and deposit them at lower level. A process is a force

applied on earth materials affecting the same. An agent is a mobile

medium (like running water, moving ice, wind, waves) which removes,

transports and deposits earth materials.

(a). Which of the following is endogenic processes?

i. Diastrophism and deposition

ii. Weathering and Volcanism

iii. Erosion

v. Diastrophism

(b)The correct order from the following is ;-

i. Transportation, Erosion, Deposition

ii. Erosion, Transportation, Deposition

iii. Deposition,Transportation, Erosion

iv. Erosion, Deposition, Transportation

(c). Which of the following is not the Geomorphic agent ?

i. Wind

ii. Running Water

iii. Erosion

iv. Waves

19. Read the given Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Rising from the height of 150 m above the river plains up to an elevation

of 600-900 m is the irregular triangle known as the Peninsular plateau.

Delhi ridge in the northwest, (extension of Aravalis), the Rajmahal hills in

the east, Gir range in the west and the Cardamom hills in the south

constitute the outer extent of the Peninsular plateau. However, an

extension of this is also seen in the northeast, in the form of Shillong and

Karbi-Anglong plateau. The Peninsular India is made up of a series of

patland plateaus such as the Hazaribagh plateau, the Palamu plateau, the

Ranchi plateau, the Malwa plateau, the Coimbatore plateau and the

Karnataka plateau, etc. This is one of the oldest and the most stable

landmass of India. The general elevation of the plateau is from the west to

the east, which is also proved by the pattern of the flow of rivers. Name

some rivers of the Peninsular plateau which have their confluence in the

Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea and mention some landforms which
are typical to the east flowing rivers but are absent in the west flowing

rivers. Some of the important physiographic features of this region are tors,

block mountains, rift valleys, spurs, bare rocky structures, series of

hummocky hills and wall-like quartzite dykes offering natural sites for water

storage. The western and northwestern part of the plateau has an

emphatic presence of black soil. This Peninsular plateau has undergone

recurrent phases of upliftment and submergence accompanied by crustal

faulting and fractures. (The Bhima fault needs special mention, because

of its recurrent seismic activities). These spatial variations have brought in

elements of diversity in the relief of the Peninsular plateau. The

northwestern part of the plateau has a complex relief of ravines and

gorges. The ravines of Chambal, Bhind and Morena are some of the well-

known examples.

(a)Explain the extent of the Peninsular Plateau.

(b). The peninsular India is made up of a series of Patland Plateaus.

Justify.

(c). There are many landforms found in Peninsular Plateau. State any
Two examples.

Section-C

Short Answer type Questions

20. What are exogenic process? Mention the name of its agents.

Or

Describe the process of differentiation in the development of evolution of

Lithosphere.

21. Make a comparison of the island groups of the Arabian Sea and the Bay
of Bengal.

22. Analyse the Continental Drift Theory.

Or

Briefly explain the indirect sources of information of the interior of the earth.

23. How are the convectional currents in the mantle initiated and maintained?

Section- D

Long Answer Type Questions:

24. Explain the erosional and depositional landforms formed by the wind.

Or

Explain the erosional and depositional work of the river.

25. Evaluate the evidences in support of the Continental drift Theory.

Or

Explain the Himalayan river or drainage system.

26. Write an explanatory note on Big Bang Theory.

Or

Write an explanatory note on Plate Tectonic theory.

27. Write in detail about the regional divisions of Himalayan mountains.

Or

Write about the interior structure of the earth.

28. What are different branches of geography based on systematic

approach?

Or

How geography is an integration discipline explain in your own words?

Section- E

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