Geography Question Paper 2022 [AHSEC Class 11 Geography Question Paper]

Geography Question Paper 2022
[AHSEC Class 11 Geography Question Paper]

1. Find out the correct answer of the following (any seven):          1x7=7

(a) Who among the following scholars coined the term ‘geography’?

(i) Herodotus.

(ii) Eratosthenes.

(iii) Aristotle.

(iv) Galileo.

(b) Which two layers of the earth’s interior is separated by Moho’s discontinuity?

(i) Sial and Sima.

(ii) Inner core and Outer core. 

(iii) Outer core and Mantle.

(iv) Mantle and Crust.

(c) The lowermost layer of the atmosphere is

(i) Stratosphere.

(ii) Mesosphere. 

(iii) Troposphere. 

(iv) Ionosphere.

(d) The greenhouse gas that destroys the ozone layer of the atmosphere is

(i) Carbon dioxide.

(ii) Methane.

(iii) Chlorofluorocarbon.

(iv) Sulphur dioxide.

(e) Who among the following used the term ‘ecology’ for the first time?

(i) O’Neill.

(ii) Charles Darwin.

(iii) W. M. Davis.

(iv) Ernst Haeckel.

(f) The single landmass that included all the continents as suggested by Alfred Wegener is known as

(i) Angaraland.

(ii) Pangaea.

(iii) Laurasia.  

(iv) Panthalassa.

(g) Which one of the following proportions of land area of the country has been targeted to be under forest in the Forest Policy of India?

(i) 33 percent.

(ii) 55 percent. 

(iii) 44 percent.

(iv) 22 percent.

(h) Which one of the following rivers is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?

(i) Gandak.

(ii) Kosi.

(iii) Son.

(iv) Yamuna.

2. Give short answers (any eight):                 2x8=16

(a) What are the two major branches of geography?

(b) Mention any two factors affecting salinity of ocean water.

(c) Name two foreign countries sharing common boundaries with Assam.

(d) Which two glaciers are the sources of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna?

(e) Name two different expressions of humidity.

(f) Mention any two conditions necessary for the occurrence of temperature inversion.

(g) Name two Biosphere Reserves of Assam.

(h) Name two famous rivers of peninsular drainage system which are flowing through the rift valleys.

(i) From which two years the Project Tiger and Project Elephant have been launched in India?

3. Write short notes on (any five):              3x5=15

(a) Flood problem of India.

(b) River terrace.

(c) Rock cycle.

(d) Solar radiation.

(e) Biodiversity.

(f) Soil conservation in India.

4. Distinguish the following in brief (any three):            4x3=12

(a) River systems of the Himalayas and Peninsular India.

(b) Continental shelf and Continental slope.

(c) Natural disasters and Man-made disasters.

(d) Body wave and Surface wave of earthquake.

5. What do you understand by weathering? What are the types of weathering? Describe.  2+3=5

6. Describe the factors which determine the climate of India.      5

Or

What do you understand by global warming? Describe briefly the effects of greenhouse gases in global warming.  2+3=5

7. How does rainfall occur? Give a description on the types of rainfall.           2+3=5

Or

Describe the causes and effect of monsoonal rain in India.          5

8. Draw a map of India and mark any three of the following features in appropriate locations:           2+3=5

(a) Tripura State.

(b) Delhi.

(c) Chilika Lake.

(d) Garo Hills.

(e) Narmada River.