CBSE Class 12 Geography Answer Key 2024 All SETs, Download PDF Here!

CBSE Class 12 Geography Answer Key 2024:  The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Examination for Class 12 students for the academic year 2023–24 has begun. On February 29, 2024, the board successfully conducted the class 12 geography exam from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. In this article, We have provided  answers to all the questions of CBSE Class 12 Geography to help students assess their performance in the exam by checking the correct answers. The CBSE Class 12 Geography Answer Key 2024 for Sets 1, 2, and 3 is available here. You can also check the exam analysis and all sets of the question paper in PDF format. 

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CBSE Class 12 Geography Paper Answer Key 2024 

SET-1 (64/5/1)

Q.1. 'Neeru-Meeru' watershed management programme is associated with which of the following states?

(A) Rajasthan 
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka

Answer. (C) Andhra Pradesh

Q.2. Which of the following is a means of mass awareness regarding 'water conservation'?

(A) Writing letters to the people. 
(B)Telephonic conversation
(C) Through T.V. and Print Media 
(D) Personal contact with people

Answer. (C) Through T.V. and Print Media 

Q.3. Which one of the following is the main objective of 'Jal Kranti Abhiyan' ? 

(A) Per capita water availability assurance

(B) Rain-water harvesting 

(C) Conservation of water resources

(D) Providing sufficient water for agriculture

Answer. (C) Conservation of water resources

4. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read them carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): "Free international trade can prove to be detrimental to the under-developed countries."
Reason (R): Under-developed countries are not at par to compete with developed countries.
Options:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A). 
Answer. (D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A). 
5. Which of the following fact, about jute cultivation in India, is true? 
(A) West Bengal is the leading producer of jute.
(B) Jute is cash crop for Punjab and Haryana.
(C) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are other leading jute producing states.
(D) India produces about 30% of the jute production of the world.
Answer. (A) West Bengal is the leading producer of jute.
6. Read the following information carefully and identify the correct option for the crop Grown in Kharif season. Mainly grown in semi-arid area in India. Gujarat and Maharashtra are the leading producer states,
Option:
(A) Cotton
(B) Tea
(C) Jute
(D) Sugarcane
Answer. (A) Cotton
7. Which one of the following states in India is the leading producer of manganese?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) Bihar
Answer: (C) Odisha

8. Which one of the following is the largest coalfields in India?
(A) Jharia
(B) Raniganj
(C) Neyveli
(D) Bokaro
Answer: (A) Jharia

9. Which of the following waterways and their stretches are correctly matched?

(National Waterways)                                            (Stretch)

(A) National Waterways No. 1                 Godavari - Krishna

(B) National Waterways No. 2                      Sadiya - Dhubri

(C) National Waterways No. 3                 Allahabad - Haldia

(D) National Waterways No. 4                   Kottapuram-Kollam

Answer: (D)

10. Match the Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option:

Column-I                                                                           Column-II

(Railway Zone)                                                       (Headquarters)

(a) Northern                                                                (i) Hajipur

(b) South Central                                                     (ii) Chennai

(c)Southern                                                                 (iii) New Delhi

(d) East Central                                                         (iv) Secunderabad

Options:

      (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

Answer. (B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

11. Which of the following metro-cities is not linked with the 'Golden Quadrilateral'?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai

(C) Hyderabad
(D) Delhi
Answer: (C) Hyderabad
12 Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read them carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): "The gateways of the International trade are the porta and harbours."
Reason (R): Only heavy cargos are transported through ports and harbours in the world.
Options:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A). 
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
Answer. (A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.

13. Which one of the following is an example of oil port?
(A) Abadan
(B) Manchester 
(C) Kochchi
(D) Dever
Answer. (A) Abadan

14. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read them carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): "Waterway is an important mode of transport both for passengers and cargo traffic in
India."
Reason (R): "It is fuel efficient and eco-friendly mode of transport."

Options:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (RO) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct
Answer. (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

Read the given passage and answer the Question Nos. 15 to 17:

Characteristics of High Human Development

High level of human development group has 53 countries. Providing education and healthcare is an important government priority. Countries with higher human development are those where a lot of investment in the social sector has taken place. Altogether, a higher investment in people and good governance has set this group of countries apart from the others.

Many of these countries has been the former imperial powers. The degree of social diversity in these countries is not very high. Many of the countries with a high human development score are located in Europe and represent the industrialised western world. Yet there are striking numbers of non-European countries also who have made it to this list.

15. Which one of the following is an important priority of high human development index' countries? Choose the most appropriate option. 

(A) Education and healthcare

(B) Healthcare and territorial security

(C) Education and industrial development.

(D) Economic development and per capita income

Answer. (A) Education and healthcare

16. Which one of the following differentiates the higher human development countries from others? Choose the most appropriate option.

(A) Higher gross domestic production

(B) Higher investment in social sector

(C) Higher industrialization

(D) Higher per capita income

Answer.  (B) Higher investment in social sector

17. How many countries are under high human development index' category?

Choose the correct option.

(A) 51

(B) 52

(C) 53

(D) 54

Answer. (C) 53

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