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HISTORY, CIVICS AND GEOGRAPHY

Paper 2 (Geography) - 2008

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PART I (30 Marks)

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Question 1
Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
Click here for Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10.

(a) What is the compass direction of Sunset point from the settlement of Anadra?[1]
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(b) What is the pattern of drainage in grid square 2315?[1]
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(c) Mention any two features seen in the map extract which indicate that the region has seasonal rainfall.[1]
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(d) Calculate the distance in kilometers along the metalled road from causeway in grid square 1715 to the distance stone marked 20 in grid square 1818.[1]
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(e) What advantage does a Representative Fraction have over a verbal scale?[1]
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Question 1
(f) Give the six figure grid reference of:
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(i) Anjini Devi ka Mandir
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(ii) Δ 1327.
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Question 1

(g) Name the three different kinds of roads in grid square 2411 grid square 2515.[2]
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(h) Mention two occupations of the people living in the northern part of the region in the map extract. Give reasons to support your answer.[2]
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(i) What is the difference between the slope in grid square 2115 and the one in l8l1. Give a reason for your answer.[2]
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Question 1
(j) What is the purpose of: 
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(i) the fireline in grid square 2316?
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(ii) the pipeline in grid square 2209?
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Question 1
(k) What do the following represent?
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(i) The red square in grid square 2514.
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(ii) 4r in grid square 1612.
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Question 1

(l) Abu is a popular holiday resort. Mention any three features seen in the map extract which attract holiday makers to Abu.[3]
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Question 2
On the outline map provided:

(a) Label the river Sutlej.[1]
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(b) Label the river Godavari.[1]
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(c) Mark with a bold line and name the Aravali Range.[1]
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(d) Mark and label the Khyber pass.[1]
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(e) Mark and name the largest commercial city of Pakistan.[1]
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(f) Mark and label Bangalore.[1]
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(g) Shade and label an area of laterite soil in North India.[1]
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(h) Mark and name an off shore oil field.[1]
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(i) Mark and label the Tropic of Cancer.[1]
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(j) Mark and name the winds which bring rain to Bangladesh in July and August.[1]
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PART II (50 Marks)

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Question 3

(a) Mention two favourable effects of the Himalayas on the economy of India.[2]
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(b) Why is Pakistan often described as the 'Gift of the Indus'? Give two reasons.[2]
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(c) Mention three differences between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.[3]
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(d) Give three reasons why Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.[3]
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Question 4

(a) What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of Pakistan?[2]
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(b) Mention two factors which are responsible for the slow growth of industry in Nepal.[2]
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(c) Mention three benefits of the long coastline of India.[3]
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Question 4
(d) Give reasons for the following:
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(i) The Deccan plateau is a highly dissected one.
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(ii) Most of the rivers in South India flow into the Bay of Bengal.
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(iii) The Rann of Kutch is not cultivated.
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Question 5

(a) Mention two differences between the cyclonic rain in Bangladesh and the cyclonic rain in Pakistan.[2]
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(b) Name the source of winter rain in Tamil Nadu. How does Tamil Nadu benefit from it?[2]
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Question 5
(c) Give a reason for each of the following:
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(i) Patna gets a heavier rainfall than Varanasi.
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(ii) The Arabian Sea branch of the South West Monsoon does not shed any moisture in Western Rajasthan.
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(iii) India has varied climatic conditions.
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Question 5
(d) Study the climatic data provided below and answer the questions that follow:
 Month   Jan Feb Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 
 Station A (sea level)                        
 Temperature (°C)  24.4  25.4  26.7  29.3  30.0  29.9  29.8  27.8  26.9  26.3  25.1  24.8
 Rainfall (cm)  0.1  0.1  0.5  0.6  3.8  26.6  29.6  30.5  26.5  11.9  1.1  0.2
 Station B (800m above sea level)                        
 Temperature (°C)  8.1  8.9  15.6  20.1  25.2  24.3  24.1  22.7  20.6  18.4  14.1  9.6
 Rainfall (cm)  0.4  0.3 0.3   1.1  1.3  3.2  7.7  10.3  5.8  0.7  0.4  0.3

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(i)Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station A. Suggest reason why the range is a small one.
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(ii)Which of the two Stations has the lower temperature? Why?
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(iii) Calculate the annual rainfall of Station B.
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Question 6

(a) Explain the formation of  Laterite soil. Why is Laterite soil not suitable for cultivation?[2]
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Question 6
(b) Give one difference between the following:
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(i) Khadar soil and Bhangar soil.
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(ii) Sheet erosion and Wind erosion.
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Question 6[3]

(c) Mention two characteristics of Black soil. Why is this soil agriculturally important?
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Question 6
(d) Give reasons as to why:
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(i) Red soil is red in colour.
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(ii) Large tracts in Maharashtra are covered with Black soil.
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(iii) Man is largely responsible for soil erosion.
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Question 7

(a) Name two states with large deposits of coal. Name the coalfields in the states that you have named.[2]
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(b) What is lignite? Name one place in India where it is mined.[2]
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Question 7[3]

(c) (i) Mention two uses of mineral oil.
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(ii) Name an old and a new mineral oil producing area.
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Question 7[3]

(d) (i) Mention two reasons why minerals are important?
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(ii) Name one area in Orissa and one area in Chattisgarh where iron ore is mined.
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Question 8[2]

(a) (i) When are kharif crops (l) sown and (2) harvested?
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(ii) Name a cash crop which is also a kharif crop.
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Question 8[2]

(b) India is the largest producer of tea. State the climatic factors necessary for its growth.
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Question 8
(c) Explain the following methods of propagation and name the crop associated with each:
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(i) bud grafting
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(ii) ratoon cropping
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Question 8[3]

(d) (i) What are the geographical conditions necessary for the cultivation of groundnuts?
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(ii) What climatic condition adversely affects the groundnut crop?
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(iii) Name two non-edible oilseeds grown.
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Question 9

(a) What are two advantages of natural gas?[2]
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(b) Mention two reasons to explain the increasing use of bio-gas.[2]
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(c) Give three reasons to explain why it is easier to harness rivers in South India for power than rivers in North India.[3]
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Question 9[3]

(d) (i) What does NTPC stand for? Mention one of its functions.
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(ii) Name any two coal based thermal power stations in Uttar Pradesh.
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Question 10

(a) Mention two reasons why the sugar industry has developed in Maharashtra.[2]
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(b) Give two reasons for the importance of the silk industry in India.[2]
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(c) Give three factors that favour the cotton industry in Kolkata.[3]
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Question 10[3]

(d) (i) Explain why sugar-cane must be crushed within 24 hours of  harvesting.
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(ii) Name four sugar milling centres in the northern plains.
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Question 11

(a) Mention two reasons for the importance of the Electronic industry in India's development.[2]
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(b) What is a petrochemical industry? Mention two reasons why petrochemical products are replacing traditional raw materials.[2]
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Question 11[3]

(c) (i) Mention two characteristics of a mini steel plant.
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(ii) From where does the integrated steel plant at Jamshedpur get its iron ore and coal?
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Question 11
(d) Name the following:
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(i) A shipbuilding yard on the west coast of India.
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(ii) A centre where diesel locomotives are manufactured.
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(iii) The foreign collaborator of the iron and steel plant at Rourkela.
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