MT 154 MT 154 SOCIAL SCIENCE (73) GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS PRELIM I PAPER I (E)

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1 MT 5 Seat No. MT 5 SOCIAL SCIENCE (73) GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS PRELIM I PAPER I (E) Time : Hours (Pages 3) Max. Marks : 0 Note : (i) All figures are compulsory. (ii) Figures to the right indicate full marks. (iii) Draw neat diagrams and sketches wherever necessary (iv) Use the supplied outline map of India and graph paper. (v) To draw map of India use of Stencil is allowed. Q.. (A) Complete and write the following statements by choosing appropriate alternative from the given in the brackets : (i) First census of independent India was taken in... (98, 95, 90, 99) (ii) In Uttar Pradesh... is famous for footwear industry. (Lakhanpur, Kanpur, Saharanpur) (iii) Largest deposits of manganese are located in... state. (Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala) Q.. (B) Match the Columns : Group A Group B (i) Kalpakkam (a) Uttar Pradesh (ii) Rawatbhatta (b) Gujarat (iii) Kakrapara (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan Q.. (A) Give geographical reasons : (Any ) (i) Conservation of energy resources is important. (ii) India exports iron ore on a large scale. (iii) Programme of Arrest Water, Percolate Water is planned. Q.. (B) Write short notes : (Any ) (i) Communication. (ii) Conventional energy resources. (iii) Project Operation Milk Flood Programme. 3 3

2 / MT - 5 Q.3. (A) Draw a multiple bar graph with the following information. Admissions in Mahesh Tutorials Mulund Branch Andheri Branch Q.3. (B) Observe the given graph and answer the following questions : (Any ) (i) What kind of a graph is this? (ii) In which year was the population nearly 68 crores? (iii) What was the population in the year 00? (iv) After which year there has been a rapid growth in population?

3 3 / MT - 5 Q.3. (C) Mark the following on the outline map of India : (Any ) (i) River Narmada. (ii) The state having higher number of females compared to the number of males. (iii) Cotton producing area in Maharashtra (iv) Atomic Energy Centre in Uttar Pradesh. Q.. Answer the following in detail : (Any ) (i) State the main types of land use. (ii) State the measures for conservation of minerals. (iii) How are railways useful? Q.5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate alternative : (i) Transformation of public sector into private is known as.... (Globalisation, Liberalisation, Privatisation) (ii) Reduction in import barriers and export... is known as trade liberalisation. (taxes, subsidies, bounties) Q.6. Answer in or sentences each : (Any 3) (i) Give any one indicator of growth. (ii) State the causes of decrease in supply of goods and services? (iii) What is the main objective of public borrowing? (iv) What do you understand by Right to be heard? (v) Why is the offtake from P.D.S decreasing? Q.7. Answer in 5 or 6 sentences each : (Any ) (i) Explain any four factors leading to consumers exploitation. (ii) What are the non-economic effects of inflation? 8 6 Best Of Luck

4 MT 5 MT 5 SOCIAL SCIENCE (73) GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS PRELIM I PAPER I (E) Time : Hours Prelim I Model Answer Paper Max. Marks : 0 A.. (A) Complete and write the following statements by choosing appropriate alternative from the given in the brackets : (i) First census of independent India was taken in 95. (ii) In Uttar Pradesh Kanpur is famous for footwear industry. (iii) Largest deposits of manganese are located in Karnataka state. A.. (B) Match the Columns : Group A Group B (i) Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu (ii) Rawatbhatta Rajasthan (iii) Kakrapara Gujarat A.. (i) (A) Give geographical reasons : (Any ) (Each point ½ mark) Conservation of energy resources is important. Energy is most important for economic development of a nation as the industrial development depends upon its availability.. The conventional sources of energy such as coal, mineral oil, natural gas, atomic energy minerals are all exhaustible in nature and thus go on decreasing. 3. Even in the rural areas the use of fuel wood is bringing about depletion of forests.. Thus with the ever increasing demand and decreasing availability we need to conserve the resources. (ii). India has very large reserves of iron ore and accounts for 0 percent of the total iron ore reserves of the world.. There has also been a significant increase in iron ore production during the post independence period. 3. After supplying iron ore to its own industries India exports large quantities of iron ore.. This helps India to earn a lot of foreign exchange. (iii). Water management is necessary in the use of ground water.. The use of ground water has increased largely during last few years. 3. As a result, ground water level is going down day by day.. Due to less rainfall and its rapid runoff, ground water reserves do not increase.

5 / MT Construction of weirs on streams and small rivers and construction of percolation tanks must be undertaken at village level. Hence, in order to increase reserves of ground water programme of Arrest Water, Percolate Water is planned. A.. (B) Write short notes : (Any ) (Each point ½ mark) (i). Exchange of information and messages is called communication.. Due to modern means of communication, it is possible for the people from any part of the world to communicate with each other within a short time. 3. Events occurring in any part of the world reach the people by television.. Modern means of communication help to exchange thoughts in written, spoken and in visual form. 5. With the help of space satellites, field of communication has undergone a revolution. (ii). In the rural areas in India energy is obtained from fuel wood, charcoal and waste materials from farms. These are conventional energy resoures.. The availability and use of these resources differs in different parts of India and it is also not possible to quantify these resources accurately. 3. Some of the other conventional energy resources used in India are coal, mineral oil and natural gas.. The conventional sources of energy are also termed as exhaustible resources as they can decrease. (iii). India ranks first in milk production in the world. During the post independence period special emphasis was given to dairy occupation.. Farmers were given other facilities such as special breeds of cows and buffaloes, nutritious fodder, veterinary care services and capital for other activities 3. The programme Project Operation Milk Flood has been chalked out by the Government of India to increase the milk production. The objectives of this programme are to provided a fair price to the farmer for their products. 5. It also has the objective of connecting the rural and the urban areas. 6. The other objectives are to increase the intake of milk in the diet of the common man and to provide employment in the rural areas.

6 3 / MT - 5 A.3. (A) Draw a multiple bar graph with the following information : Y TOTAL ADMISSIONS SCALE : cm = 00 unit on Y axis Total Admissions INDEX Andheri Branch Mulund Branch Years X A.3. (B) Observe the given graph and answer the following questions : (Any ) (i) Line graph. (ii) 98. (iii) 0 crores 87 lakhs (approximately). (iv) 95.

7 / MT - 5 A.3. (C) Mark the following on the outline map of India : (Any ) INDIA Narora Narmada River Narmada The state having higher number of females compared to the number of males Kerala Cotton producing area in Maharashtra Atomic Energy Centre in Uttar Pradesh Narora. A.. Answer the following in detail : (Any ) (i) Considering the characteristics, there are five major categories of land use in India.. Area under forests All types of forests are included in this category. About 3 % of the total area of the nation is under forests. Generally forests are dense in the mountainous and heavy rainfall regions and vary according to the amount of rainfall.. Land not available for cultivation Lands under roads, railways, settlements and water bodies are included in this category. Similarly barren, rugged and land not suitable for cultivation also come in this category. About 3 percent of the

8 5 / MT - 5 area of the country is included in this type of land use. West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have large area of this type. 3. Grazing and cultivable waste land There are very few permanent pastures in India. Permanent pastures, area under miscellaneous trees and cultivable waste land which is not cultivated at present, are included in this category. Out of the total land in India about 0 percent comes under this category.. Fallow land Land which was under cultivation but presently is not being cultivated is known as fallow land. Some farmers keep some land fallow for a year or two to maintain fertility of the soil. Area under fallow land is about 8 percent in the nation. 5. Cultivated land About 6 percent of the total area of the nation is under cultivation. Distribution of cultivated area in India is uneven. Percentage of cultivated land is highest in Punjab and Haryana and low in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Thus, the use of land depends on the characteristics of the land. Land Use Cultivated land 6% Area under forest 8% 0% 3% 3% Land not available for cultivation Grazing and cultivable waste land Fallow land (ii). Minerals are formed by natural processes of long duration.. Mineral resources are limited and exhaustible and in certain areas minerals are on the verge of extinction. 3. Production of minerals has increased at large scale due to increasing demand from industrial and agricultural sectors.. For conservation of minerals resources existing minerals should be used carefully and with proper planning. 5. Certain minerals and metals can be reused. 6. Modern technology plays an important part in the conservation of minerals. 7. By using modern technology our nation is making efforts for conservation of minerals. (iii). Indian Railways is an important means of passenger and goods transport.

9 6 / MT - 5. Railways connect people and places from different parts of the nation. 3. They are important for the economic development of the country.. Industries and agriculture have speedily developed due to railway transport. 5. The first railway track in India was laid from Mumbai to Thane in 853. At that time the length of the tracks was only 3 km. 6. The approximate length of the railways in India is 63,500 km. which connects nearly 7000 stations. 7. It is economical and more convenient to transport heavy and bulky commodities over longer distances by rail. (Use stencil) A.5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate alternative : (i) Transformation of public sector into private is known as Privatisation. (ii) Reduction in import barriers and export subsidies is known as trade liberalisation. A.6. Answer in or sentences each : (Any 3) (i) (i) Increase in country s real output of goods and services over a period of time is the most important indicator of growth. (ii) It is generally measured in GNP / NNP. (ii) (i) The causes of decrease in supply of goods and services are : (a) Industrial disputes (b) Shortage of factors of production (c) Natural calamities (d) Hoarding of goods. (ii) Decrease in the supply of goods and services leads to inflation. (iii) (i) The main objective of public borrowing is to take away excess purchasing power from the public. (ii) The government issues bonds to absorb private savings of household and business houses. (iv) (i) Right to be heard means that the consumers have a right to express their opinions regarding the quality and prices of the goods or services. (ii) Their views should be considered by manufacturers, sellers and traders. (v) (i) In recent years the offtake from P.D.S. is decreasing due to the reducing gap between open market price and P.D.S. price especially of wheat and rice. (ii) For example - In Delhi the gap between open market price and P.D.S price of wheat reduced from 7% to 8% from 99 to 99.

10 7 / MT - 5 A.7. Answer in 5 or 6 sentences each : (Any ) (i) Following factors lead to consumers exploitation : (Write any ) (i) High prices : a) Sometimes artificial shortage of commodities is created in the market. b) The consumers are forced to buy them at higher prices. (ii) Poor quality of goods and services : a) In order to earn greater profit, manufacturers increase the quantity but neglect the quality of production. b) Adulterated material used in production, endangers the health of consumers. (iii) Lack of knowledge : a) Consumers do not get full information about the quality, quantity, potency, purity and standard of the products. b) So, they are compelled to buy unknown substitutes. (iv) Misleading advertisements : a) Sometimes false claims made by advertisements can mislead consumers. b) The manufacturers through such advertisements create artificial demand for undesirable goods. (v) Intangible services : a) Services are intangible and cannot be seen, touched, heard or tasted, before buying them. b) So consumers are offen cheated while purchasing services. (ii) The non-economic effects of inflation are as follows : (i) Inflation is socially unjust as it redistributes income and wealth in favour of the rich which leads to conflict in the society between the rich and the poor class. (ii) It leads to increased corruption and morality of the people suffers. (iii) Inflation creates political instability, for e.g. Hitler rose to power in Germany because of the post - World War I inflation. (iv) Prof. Vakil has compared inflation with robbery. Robbery is visible, but inflation is invisible. (v) In short inflation is dangerous for the economic development of a society.