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15 Optional Paper Geography Paper- II

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 200

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(A) Please fill up the OMR Sheet of this Question Answer Booklet properly before answering.

(B)

Please also see the directions printed on the obverse before filling it.

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The question paper has been divided into three Parts- A, B and C. The number of questions

to be attempted and their marks are indicated in each part.

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(C) Attempt answers either in Hindi or English, not in both.

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(E) The candidates should not write the answers beyond the limit of words prescribed in parts A, 8 and C tailing this the marks can be deducted.

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PART- A '1FT- 31

Marks : 40

3iq; ' 40

Note : Attempt all the twenty questions. Each question carries 2 marks. Answer should not exceed 15 words.

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I State physiographic characteristics of Sahyadris.

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2 Name any four of the principal left bank tributaries of the Godawari.

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3 What factors are chosen to determine agro-climatic regions of India?

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4 Which eight states together constitute about two-third of the total population of India?

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5 Which six states constitute 60 percent of the total scheduled tribes population of India and which two states have no scheduled tribes population?

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6 What are the main sources of soil and land pollution in India?

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7 Wh~t percent of net irrigated area in Kamataka is irrigated by canals? Name major canal

irrigation projects of Karnataka.

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8 Which four states of India together produce about 53 percent rice and which two states

of India together produce about 58 percent wheat of the country?

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9 What are the basic components of Green Revolution in India?

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10 Which areas of Orissa and Jharkhand are suitable for manufacturing of aluminium metal?

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11 Name major industries of Gujarat Industrial region.

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12 In which state of lmha roads are the only means of modern internal transp01i"

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t3 Name any four major railway junctions on the shortest railway route between New Delhi and Chennai. '

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14 Why foreign trade of India is mainly a maritime trade?

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15 During which years India resorted to Annual Plans and for what reasons?

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Marks : 60 aiq; : 60

Note : Attempt all the twelve questions. Each question carries 5 marks. Answer should not exceed 50 words.

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21 Explain the term ENSO event.

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22 Describe briefly the tropical wet evergreen forests of India. "'"mf il; i0"'1 ~ dllli' B<U4°W q-.jt 'lit fl!~ffirr<li\ <!>I ~ quj., ~ 1

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23 Define rural settlements and describe their types with example.

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24 Give brief account of different phases of population grcm th i11 r ndi;1 -.,ltKe I fllll in relation to theOI)' of demographic transition.

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25 Discuss briefly the conditions of growth and distribution of sugarcane cultivation in India.

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26 What are the objectives of "National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding" programme?

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27 Write a brief note on the paper manufacturing industry in India. '11«1 i1' 'l>l'Rf ~f.'tq\•1 oeirJ 'I< ~ ~ ~ I

28 State the criteria of identifYing industrially backward areas and the factors responsible for industrial backwardness in India.

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29 Describe national waterways of India.

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30 Summarise sectoral policy preferences in indian Five Yea1 Piau~.

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31 What development areas are covered under functions and powers ofPanchayat. ~ t 'liT'il q ~TfWIT t ~ m>rn t -.,t., -« $[ ~~lf<l• ~ ?

32 Write a note on reserves, production and distribution of gypsum and rock phosphate minerals in Rajasthan. ~ -li ~ oUT -&<!; ~ ~ t 'l"m:, iffiK'!, 'I ~ 'IT Wq.fr ~ I

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PART- C

'WI-" Marks : 100

ajq; ' 100

Note : Attempt any 5 questions. Each question carries 20 marks. Answer should not exceed

200 words.

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33 Define types of droughts and briefly describe drought prone areas and recent strategies

of drought management in India.

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34 Delineate and discuss cultural regions of India in the context of evolution of unity in

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35 Discuss the main components of land reforms in India and examine in brief the progress

made in resp~ct of them. _

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- 36 Review the salient features of industrial policies of India since independence and explain

their impact on industrial decentralization.

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37 Explain the main changes occurred in the composition of India's foreign trade since

independence. Do they indicate any· directional changes?

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38 Examine the state of regional disparities in development in India and evaluate the policy

measures undertaken to minimise regional imbalances since Fifth Five Year Plan.

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39 Bring out features of weather conditions and associated agricultural economy in Rajasthan.

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