CBSE Board Class 12 Geography MCQs (With Answers) 2024: The Central Board of Secondary Education Class 12 Geography exam 2024 is planned for February 29, 2024 (Thursday). The exam will be conducted offline in pen and paper mode from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The subject code would be 029. If you have solved the CBSE Class 12 Geography 2023–24 sample papers, then you must be aware that MCQs will be the major and very initial part of the paper. The questions from 1 to 17 will be multiple-choice questions with one mark each. These questions can be a game changer for you if prepared well. For that reason, we have provided here 30+ MCQs for your CBSE Class 12 Geography exam 2024. Solve these questions and check your preparation. In case you are stuck somewhere, the answers are also provided along with the question. Scroll down, download, and give your preparation an upper edge.
MCQs for CBSE Class 12 Geography 2024
Q1. Maracaibo, Esskhira and Tripoli ports are classified as -
A. Ports of Call
B. Naval Ports
C. Oil Ports
D. Entrepot ports
Answer: C. Oil Ports
Q2.Consider the following and choose the correct answer with the help of given codes
| STAGES OF POPULATION | GROWTH FEATURES |
| I Period between 1901 to 1921 | 1. Period of steady growth |
| II Period between 1921 to 1951 | 2. Phase of stagnant growth of Population |
| III Period between 1951 to 1981 | 3. High but decreasing growth rate |
| IV After 1981 till present | 4. Period of population explosion |
Options:
| I | II | III | IV | |
| A. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| B. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| C. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| D. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Answer:
| I | II | III | IV | |
| B. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Q3. Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?
A. Sino – Tibetan
B. Austric
C. Indo – Aryan
D. Dravidian
Answer: C. Indo – Aryan
Q4. Which of the following is an example of low-order service?
A. Teacher
B. Gardener
C. Lawyer
D. Musician
Answer: B. Gardener
Q5. What conditions of birth rate and death rate are generally seen in least developed countries?
A. High Birth Rate and High Death Rate
B. Low Birth rate and Low Death rate
C. High Birth Rate and Low Death Rate
D. Low Birth Rate and High Death Rate
Answer: A. High Birth Rate and High Death Rate
Q6. How does the natural increase in population occur, as per the graph?
A. Birth Rate – Death Rate
B. Death Rate + Birth Rate
C. Growth Rate - Birth Rate
D. Birth Rate + Migration
Answer: A. Birth Rate – Death Rate
Q7. If you are asked to formulate the National Water Policy, what will be the utmost important priority for you:
A. To provide water for the generation of hydroelectricity
B. Availability of water for industries
C. To provide drinking water
D. Availability of water for navigation
Answer: C. To provide drinking water
Q8. In which of the following group of countries of the world, HYV of Wheat and Rice were developed?
A. Japan and Australia
B. Mexico and Philippines
C. USA and Japan
D. Mexico and Singapore
Answer: B. Mexico and Philippines
Q9. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer with the help of given options.
Statement I: In recent years- ropeways, cableways and pipelines were developed as a means of transport.
Statement II: They were developed to cater to the demands of transporting specific goods under special circumstances.
A. Only statement I is correct
B. Only statement II is correct
C. Both the statements are correct, and statement II correctly explains statement I
D. Both the statements are true but not related with each other
Answer: C Both the statements are correct, and statement II correctly explains statement I
Q10. Which of the following is an example of low order service?
A. Teacher
B. Gardener
C. Lawyer
D. Musician
Answer: B. Gardener
Q11. Which of the following pairs is matched correctly?
| NAME OF THE COUNTRY | OIL PORT |
| a. Tunisia | Tripoli |
| b. Lebanon | Esskhira |
| c. Venezuela | Maracaibo |
| d. Oman | Aden |
Answer:
| NAME OF THE COUNTRY | OIL PORT |
| c. Venezuela | Maracaibo |
Q12. Which two cities are connected by the Channel Tunnel?
A. London with Barcelona
B. London with Berlin
C. London with Paris
D. London with Rome
Answer: C. London with Paris
Q13. Which of the following may be interpreted as a spontaneous effort to achieve a better balance between population and resources?
A. Migration
B. Growth Rate
C. Birth Rate
D. Death Rate
Answer: A. Migration
Q14. What is the major export from New Mangalore ports?
A. Coal
B. Iron ore
C. Copper
D. Mica
Answer: B. Iron ore
Q15. Identify the correct order of location from west to east, for the given natural gas reserves of India.
A. Ankaleshwar, Tripura, Jaisalmer, Krishna Godavari basin
B. Jaisalmer, Ankaleshwar, Krishna Godavari basin, Tripura
C. Tripura, Jaisalmer, Krishna Godavari basin, Ankaleshwar
D. Krishna Godavari basin, Ankaleshwar, Tripura, Jaisalmer
Answer: B. Jaisalmer, Ankaleshwar, Krishna Godavari basin, Tripura
Q16. Arrange the following in correct sequence:
Following is the sequence of generating geothermal :
(i) It is so hot that when it rises to the earth's surface, it turns into steam.
(ii) Groundwater in such areas (where the geothermal gradient is high) absorbs heat from the rocks and becomes hot.
(iii) This steam is used to drive turbines and generate electricity.
(iv) Geothermal energy exists, because the earth grows progressively hotter with increasing depth.
A. (iv) - (ii) - (i) - (iii)
B. (ii) - (i) - (iv) - (iii)
C. (i) - (iv) - (iii) - (ii)
D. (iii) - (ii) - (iv) - (i)
Answer: A. (iv) - (ii) - (i) - (iii)
Q17. Which one of the following Union Territories has the highest density of population?
A. NCT Delhi
B. Andaman and Nicobar Island
C. Chandigarh
D. Puducherry
Answer: A. NCT Delhi
Q18. Population of India according to Occupation can be categorized into:
A. Main workers, Marginal workers, Non workers
B. Marginal workers, Household industrial workers, Non workers
C. Agricultural labourers, Marginal workers, Non workers
D. Cultivators, Main workers, Marginal workers
Answer: A. Main workers, Marginal workers, Non workers
Q19. Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla and Dhani are examples of which of the following settlements?
A. Clustered Settlements
B. Semi-Clustered Settlements
C. Dispersed Settlements
D. Hamleted Settlements
Answer: D. Hamleted Settlements
Q20. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
A. Coffee
B. Sugarcane
C. Rubber
D. Wheat
Answer: D. Wheat
Q21. Which of the following mainly is not an industrial city?
A. Bhilai
B. Durgapur
C. Chandigarh
D. Barauni
Answer: C. Chandigarh
Q22. According to census 2011, which of the following depicts the percentage of the level of urbanization in India?
A. 31.16 %
B. 28 %
C. 33.16 %
D. 26 %
Answer: A. 31.16 %
Q23. Which of the following areas of our country are deficient in rainfall and are drought-prone?
A. Northeastern states
B. Deccan Plateau
C. Gangetic Plain
D. Brahmaputra valley
Answer: B. Deccan Plateau
Q24. Which of the following sectors has used the highest percentage of total water in India?
A. Domestic
B. Commerce
C. Agriculture
D. Industry
Answer: C. Agriculture
Q25. Which one of the following concepts is related to Naturalization of Humans?
A. Environmental Determinism
B. Possiblism
C. Humanism
D. Neo-Determinism
Answer: A. Environmental Determinism
Q26. "Human geography is the study of the changing relationship between the unresting man and the unstable earth." Who among the following geographers given this definition?
(A) Ellen C. Semple
(B) Ratzel
(C) George B. Cressey
(D) Paul Vidal de la Blache
Answer: (A) Ellen C. Semple
Q27. Sub-field of political geography is
(A) Behavioural Geography
(B) Geography of Resources
(C) Geography of Tourism
(D) Military Geography
Answer: (D) Military Geography
Q28. Which one of the following is garrison cantonment town?
(A) Kandala
(B) Saharanpur
(C) Jharia
(D) Mhow
Answer:
Q29. Choose the correct pair of the following types of towns:
| (Types of Town) | (Town) |
| (A) Industrial | Itarsi |
| (B) Mining | Singrauli |
| (C) Garrisson | Satna |
| (D) Administrative | Ankleshwar |
Answer: B. Mining-Singrauli
Q30. Under which one of the following sectors, collection of information comes?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Quaternary
Answer: (D) Quaternary
Q31. Read the following statements regarding open-cast mining and choose the correct option:
- This is the cheapest way of mining.
- The output is in large quantity.
- It requires specially designed lifts, drills.
- It requires special ventilation system.
Options:
(A) Only I and II are correct
(B) Only III and IV are correct
(C) Only I and III are correct
(D) Only II and IV are correct
Answer: (A) Only I and II are correct
Q32. Which among the following is NOT the mineral based industry?
(A) Iron and steel
(B) Aluminium
(C) Cement
(D) Salt
Answer: (D) Salt
Q33. Which among the following is correct meaning of land degradation'?
(A) Waterlogging in degraded land
(B) Declining productivity of the land
(C) Increasing of degraded forests
(D) Increasing of agricultural land.
Answer: (B) Declining productivity of the land
Q34.Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation?
(A) Soil erosion
(B) Low productivity
(C) High productivity
(D) Increasing wastelands
Answer: (A) Soil erosion
Q35. Which of the following industries produce raw material for other industries?
(a) Small scale industries
(b) Basic or key industries
(c) Household industries
(d) Joint sector industries
Answer: (b) Basic or key industries
Q36. Which of the following is not the feature of small scale industries?
(a) They use simple power driven machines.
(b) They rely on semi-skilled labour.
(c) They obtain raw materials locally.
(d) Their products are sold in international markets.
Answer: (d) Their products are sold in international markets.
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CBSE Class 12 Geography 2023-24 Mark Distribution
Fundamental of Human Geography
| Chapter No. | Chapter Name | Weightage |
| UNIT 1 | ||
| 1 | Human Geography | 3 |
| UNIT 2 | ||
| 2 | The World Population Density Distribution and Growth | 8 |
| 3 | Human Development | |
| UNIT 3 | ||
| 4 | Primary Activities | 19 |
| 5 | Secondary Activities | |
| 6 | Tertiary and Quaternary Activities | |
| 7 | Transport, Communication and Trade | |
| 8 | International Trade | |
| Map Work (Based on identification of features on World Political Map) | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 35 | |
India People and Economy
| Chapter No. | Chapter Name | Weightage |
| UNIT 1 | ||
| 1 | Population Distribution Density Growth and Composition | 5 |
| UNIT 2 | ||
| 2 | Human Settlement | 3 |
| UNIT 3 | ||
| 3 | Land Resources and Agriculture | 10 |
| 4 | Water Resources | |
| 5 | Mineral And Energy Resources | |
| 6 | Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context | |
| UNIT 4 | ||
| 7 | Transport and Communication | 7 |
| 8 | International Trade | |
| UNIT 5 | ||
| 9 | Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems | 5 |
| Map Work (Based on Marking and labelling on a political Map of India) | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 35 | |
Also Read:
- CBSE Class 12 Syllabus 2023-2024 (All Subjects)
- CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper 2023-2024 (All Subjects)
- CBSE Class 12 Practice Papers 2023-2024
- NCERT Solutions for Class 12 (All Subjects and Chapters)
- Important Questions for Class 12 Board Exam 2024 (All Subjects)
- CBSE Class 12 Study Material 2024
- CBSE Class 12 Additional Questions 2024 with Competency and Marking Scheme
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