CBSE Class 12 2025 Geography 64-4-2 Question paper Set -2:Download Solutions with Answer Key

Which one of the following is the characteristic of ‘Phase-III’ of population growth in India?

• (A) High female literacy and declining population
• (B) Improvisation in medical facilities and living conditions
• (C) Great Economic Depression and effects of World War II
• (D) Low population growth and low net increase

Read the following characteristics related to ‘collective farming’ carefully and choose the correct option.

I. It is based on social ownership of production and collective labour.
II. It was introduced in erstwhile Soviet Union.
III. All farmers contribute the inputs according to their land size.
IV. This type of collective farming is called ‘Kolkhoz’.

• (A) Only I, II and IV are correct.
• (B) Only I, III and IV are correct.
• (C) Only II, III and IV are correct.
• (D) Only I, II and III are correct.

The statements given below describe communication services. Identify the most appropriate characteristics of telecommunication from the following.

• (A) All forms of transport are referred to as means of telecommunication.
• (B) Where the transport network is efficient, telecommunication is very successful.
• (C) Newspapers are the most efficient means of telecommunication.
• (D) It is linked to the development of modern technology and high speed dissemination of information.

Arrange the following stations of Trans-Siberian Railway from west to east locations and choose the correct option.

I. Chita
II. Moscow
III. Omsk
IV. Kazan

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

Which one of the following ports is operational for shorter distances?

• (A) Packet Station
• (B) Ports of Call
• (C) Out Ports
• (D) Entrepot Ports

Arrange the following oil refineries of India from their north to south locations and choose the correct option.
I. Mathura
II. Bathinda
III. Bina
IV. Panipat

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

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Foot loose industries can be located in a wide variety of places.
Reason (R): Location of foot loose industries is determined by transport network accessibility.

• (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• (C) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
• (D) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.

“A very large proportion of workers are engaged in other services in highly urbanized areas.” With reference to the given statement choose the correct option.

I. Large scale urbanisation and industrialisation require more workers.
II. Historically, it is a sectoral shift in the economy of the country.
III. Percentage of female workers is relatively high in the secondary sector.
IV. It is a shift of workers from farm-based to non-farm-based occupations.

• (A) Only I, II and III are correct.
• (B) Only II, III and IV are correct.
• (C) Only I, III and IV are correct.
• (D) Only I, II and IV are correct.

Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?

• (A) Physiological density – Total population/Net cultivated area
• (B) Agricultural density – Total agricultural population/Net cultivable area
• (C) Population density – Total population/Total area
• (D) Marginal worker – Total population/Total working population

Identify the characteristics of ‘Phase-I’ of population growth in India and choose the correct option.

I. Stagnant phase of population growth
II. Low or negative net growth of population
III. Rapid fall in the mortality rate
IV. Poor health and medical services

• (A) Only I, II and III are correct.
• (B) Only II, III and IV are correct.
• (C) Only I, II and IV are correct.
• (D) Only I, III and IV are correct.

Which one of the following is not a challenge of adolescent population faced by the society?

• (A) High marriage age
• (B) Drug abuse and alcoholism
• (C) Low female literacy
• (D) Dropouts from school

Which one of the following is not a challenge of adolescent population faced by the society?

• (A) High marriage age
• (B) Drug abuse and alcoholism
• (C) Low female literacy
• (D) Dropouts from school

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): The significance of Kolkata sea port has declined in the recent times.
Reason (R): Kolkata port is confronted with the problem of silt accumulation in the Hugli river.

• (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• (C) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
• (D) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.

The objective of Border Roads Organisation is:

• (A) To construct roads in moderately elevated plateau areas.
• (B) To construct roads in high altitude mountainous terrains.
• (C) To construct roads in low lying plain areas.
• (D) To construct roads in coastal areas for linking ports.

Read the following features and identify the crop.
It is a tropical plantation crop and has three varieties.
Karnataka alone accounts for more than two-thirds of its total production of India.
It is grown in the highlands of Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala.

• (A) Sugarcane
• (B) Tea
• (C) Coffee
• (D) Cotton

Which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory is an indicative of primitive stage?

• (A) Stage I
• (B) First part of stage II
• (C) Second part of stage II
• (D) Stage III

The highest difference between the crude birth rate and crude death rate is observed in which one of the following stages of demographic transition theory?

• (A) End of stage I
• (B) End of the first part of stage II
• (C) End of the second part of stage II
• (D) End of stage III

Net increase in population during third stage of demographic transition theory is low due to which one of the following reasons?

• (A) Low birth rate and low death rate
• (B) Low birth rate and high death rate
• (C) High birth rate and low death rate
• (D) High birth rate and high death rate

18.1 Identify both terminal ports of the Rhine Waterway.

18.2 Identify any two countries through which the Rhine Waterway passes.

18.3 On the map, which river joins the Rhine Waterway from the east?

19.1 What types of items are exported by the industrialised nations?

19.2 Mention the way by which trade could be boosted in developing countries.

19.3 Finished products of industrialised nations find the market in which types of countries?

“Tertiary activities are based on specialised skills, experience and knowledge of workers.” Explain the statement.

(a) “Human geography is a highly interdisciplinary subject.” Analyse the statement.

(b) “Human geography tries to explain the relationship of human beings with the physical environs of their occupation.” Analyse the statement.

Rama has been given the responsibility of preparing a development programme for a hilly area. Explain any three points which should be kept in mind while preparing the programme.

23.1 In which decade is the maximum increase in number of towns/UAs observed?

23.2 Describe the trend of urbanisation in India.

23.3 The lowest increase in the percentage of total urban population is recorded in which decade?

“Equity refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody.” Analyse the statement in context to an important pillar of human development.

(a) “In India, sea ports have emerged as gateways of international trade.” Substantiate the statement.

(b) “Satellites are mode of communication in themselves as well as they regulate the use of other means of communication.” Substantiate the statement.

(a) “Market gardening and horticulture specialise in the cultivation of high value crops.” Justify the statement.

(b) “High-tech industries are regionally concentrated, self-sustained and highly specialized.” Justify the statement.

(a) “India’s water demand is highly dominated by irrigational needs.” Evaluate the statement.

(b) “In India, water resources are getting polluted with industrial effluents, domestic waste, and insecticides used in agriculture.” Evaluate the statement.

(a) “Population flow from rural to urban areas is an unbalanced pattern of development between urban and rural areas in India.” Evaluate the statement with examples.

(b) “Indiscriminate use of water by increasing population and industrial expansion has led to degradation of the quality of water considerably.” Evaluate the statement with examples.

On the given political outline map of the world (on page 25), seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Identify any five with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
A major sea port
A major airport
A terminal station of a trans-continental railway
A major area of nomadic herding
A major area of extensive commercial grain farming
A major area of commercial livestock rearing
A major area of subsistence gathering

OR On the given political outline map of India (on page 27), locate and label any five of the following seven geographical features with appropriate symbols:
The state leading in the production of wheat
An oil refinery in Bihar
A major sea port of Andhra Pradesh
Important coal mines located in West Bengal
Important iron ore mines located in Odisha
Important manganese mines located in Karnataka
An important international airport in Punjab