CUET 2026 May 11 Shift 1 Geography Question Paper Available- Download Answer Key and Solution PDF

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II






Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
• (C) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• (D) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the 'Evolution of Geography?


1. Spatial Organisation

2. Emergence of Humanistic, Radical and Behavioural schools

3. Regional Analysis

4. Post-modernism in Geography


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 3, 1, 2, 4
• (B) 1, 3, 2, 4
• (C) 3, 2, 1, 4
• (D) 2, 3, 1, 4

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Statement I and the other is labelled as Statement II.


Statement I: The Demographic Transition Theory helps us predict the future population of any area.


Statement II: In the first stage, fertility is high but mortality is low due to medical advancements.


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) Both Statements are correct.
• (B) Statement I is correct, Statement II is incorrect.
• (C) Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is correct.
• (D) Both Statements are incorrect.

Arrange the following continents in descending order of their population growth rate (2010--15):


1. Asia

2. Africa

3. Latin America

4. Europe


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 2, 3, 1, 4
• (B) 2, 1, 3, 4
• (C) 1, 2, 3, 4
• (D) 3, 2, 1, 4

Which pair is NOT correctly matched regarding the components of population change?

• (A) Crude Birth Rate (CBR): \(\dfrac{Bi}{P}\times1000\)
• (B) Crude Death Rate (CDR): \(\dfrac{D}{P}\times1000\)
• (C) Growth Rate: \((Births-Deaths)+(In-migration-Out-migration)\)
• (D) Natural Growth: \(Births+Deaths\)

Consider the following statements about the Human Development Index (HDI):


1. It was created by Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq and Prof. Amartya Sen.


2. The index ranges from 0 to 100.


3. Access to resources is measured by purchasing power in US dollars.


Which is/are correct?

• (A) 1 and 2
• (B) 1 and 3
• (C) 2 and 3
• (D) All of the above

Identify the type of farming based on these characteristics:



Large estates owned by Europeans in colonies.
Focus on a single crop (Monoculture).
High capital investment and scientific methods.


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) Intensive Subsistence
• (B) Mediterranean Agriculture
• (C) Plantation Agriculture
• (D) Extensive Commercial Grain Farming

Arrange the following primary activities from 'Most Ancient' to 'Modern':


1. Commercial Livestock Rearing

2. Nomadic Herding

3. Gathering

4. Market Gardening


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 3, 2, 1, 4
• (B) 3, 1, 2, 4
• (C) 2, 3, 1, 4
• (D) 3, 2, 4, 1

Match the following 'Shifting Cultivation' names with their regions:







Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
• (B) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
• (C) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
• (D) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

Statement I: Mediterranean agriculture is highly specialized commercial agriculture.


Statement II: Viticulture (grape cultivation) is a specialty of the Mediterranean region.


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) Statement I is the cause of Statement II.
• (B) Both statements are correct and II explains I.
• (C) Both statements are correct but II does not explain I.
• (D) Statement II is incorrect.