ANNUAL RE -EXAMINATION (2011)
GEOGRAPHY CLASS –XI
TIME -3hrs M.M. 70
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) There are 26 questions in all.
2) All the questions are compulsory.
3) Question no. 1 to 10 are very short answer questions of one mark each. Answer to these should not exceed 30 words.
4) Question no. 11 to 20 are short answer questions of 3 marks each. Answer to these questions should not exceed 80 words.
5) Question no. 21 to 25 are long answer questions of 5 marks each .Answer to these should not exceed 150 words.
Q1 Name the two tributaries which join to form river Ganga. [1]
Q2 Give any two reasons for the decline of wildlife in India. [1]
Q3 What is relative humidity ? [1]
Q4 What is the significance of ozone in the atmosphere? [1]
Q5 Give any two uses of tides. [1]
Q6 Give any two differences between forest cover & forest area. [1]
Q7 What are biological natural disasters? [1]
Q8 Name the highest peak of southern India. [1]
Q9 Give any two effects of global warming. [1]
Q10 Which of the following longitudes is the standard meridian of India:
[a] 63 30 E [b] 76 30 E [c] 82 30 E [d] 94 30 E [1]
Q11 With the help of diagrams explain spring & neap tides [3]
Q12 Define the following:
[a] food chain [b] endangered species [c] biodiversity [3]
Q13 [a] Discuss any four measures to deal with landslides.
[b] Discuss any two consequences of drought. [3]
Q14 Discuss any three factors that affect the temperature on the surface of the earth. [3]
Q15 Discuss any six effects of the earthquake on the surface of the earth. [3]
Q16 Define the following terms:
i]weathering ii] top soil iii]exogenic forces iv] landslide v] rockfall vi] gradation [3]
Q17 With the help diagrams explain how land & sea breeze takes place. [3]
Q18 Discuss the three stages involved in disaster mitigation & management. [3]
Q19 With the help of diagrams explain the following features:
[i] delta [ii] beach [3]
Q20 Write the names of the relief features marked on the map given below as 1-6.
ANNUAL EXAMINATION [2010]
GEOGRAPHY-XI SET-1
TIME-3hrs M.M -70
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) There are 26 questions in all.
2) All the questions are compulsory.
3) Question no. 1 to 10 are very short answer questions of one mark each. Answer to these should not exceed 30 words.
4) Question no. 11 to 20 are short answer questions of 3 marks each. Answer to these questions should not exceed 80 words.
5) Question no. 21 to 25 are long answer questions of 5 marks each .Answer to these should not exceed 150 words.
Q1 What are greenhouse gases? [1]
Q2 Why is there time difference of nearly two hours between the western & the
eastern most parts of India? [1]
Q3 Name the two important lakes of the Kashmir Himalayas. [1]
Q4 Give any two methods to converse soils. [1]
Q5 What do mean by farm forestry? [1]
Q6What are meteorological droughts? [1]
Q7 What is thermocline? [1]
Q8 What do you mean by dew? [1]
Q9Which of the following rivers flow through a rift valley:
[i]Narmada [ii] Chenab [iii]Godavari [iv]Yamuna [1]
Q10 Which one of the following states of India have neither the international
boundary nor a coastline:
[i]Gujarat [ii] Bihar [iii] Rajasthan [iv]Madhya Pradesh [1]
Q11[i] What do you understand by the term foodweb?
[ii]Discuss the economic role of biodiversity. [1+2]
Q12 With the help of a diagram explain how the following features are formed:
[i]continental shelf [ii] mid-oceanic ridge
[1 ½+1 ½=3]
Q13[i] Discuss important characteristics of the troposphere.
[ii]What do you mean by terrestrial radiation? [2+1=3]
Q14[I] Discuss any two human & two natural causes of flood.
[ii]Name the two districts of Rajasthan which fall under Extreme Drought
Affected Areas [2+1=3]
Q15Explain the following process of weathering:
[i]carbonation [ii] expansion & contraction due to temperature changes
[1 ½+1 ½=3]
Q16[i] Discuss the significance of ozone in the atmosphere.
[ii]Discuss any four effects of global warming. [1+2=3]
Q17 Discuss the three stages involved in disaster mitigation & management. [3]
Q18 [i]Give any two direct evidences of the interior of the earth.
[ii]Discuss the important characteristics of the core. [1+2=3]
Q19 With the help of diagrams explain stalactites & stalagmites [3]
Q20 Write the names of the relief features marked on the map given as 1 to 6 [3]
Q21[i] With the help of diagrams explain land & sea breezes.
[ii]How is Equatorial low pressure belt formed? [4+1=5]
Q22 [i]Distinguish between eastern & western coasts.[4 points]
[ii] What do you mean by river basin?
[iii]With the help of a diagram explain dendritic pattern of drainage. [2+1+2=5]
Q23 With the help of a diagram explain permanent wind belts of the earth. [5]
Q24 [i]Why Rajasthan receives very low rainfall?
[ii]Discuss the Hot Weather season under the following headings:
1)months 2)temperature conditions 3)pressure conditions 4)precipitation [1+4=5]
Q25 Study the map given below & answer the following questions:
[i] Name the natural vegetation marked as A & C.
[ii]Give any three important characteristics of the vegetation marked as B.
[iii] Name the two important species of natural vegetation marked as D. [1+3+1]
Q26 On the given outline map of India mark the following:
1) River Indus
2) Manas biosphere reverse
3) laterite soils
4)Capital of Andhra Pradesh
5) Gulf of Kutch [1*5=5]