MT MT 154 SOCIAL SCIENCE (73) GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS PRELIM I PAPER I (E) Preliminary Model Answer Paper Max.

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1 MT MT 5 SOCIAL SCIENCE (73) GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS PRELIM I PAPER I (E) Time : Hours Preliminary 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) Kanniyakumari is the southernmost tip of Indian Peninsula. (ii) Bhakra - Nangal Project is built on Satluj river. (iii) The Southern part of Western Ghats is named as Annamalai. A.. (B) Match the Columns : Group A Group B (i) K- Second highest peak of the world (ii) Mansarover Source of rivers Indus (iii) The Karakoram Heavily glaciated A.. (A) Give geographical reasons : (Any ) (i) (i) About 38% of the total population of Rajasthan State lives in the desert. (ii) In the past years, there has been an increase in human population. (iii) Compared to the other deserts the Rajasthan desert is the most densely populated in the world. Its population density is about 83 persons per sq. km. (iv) The reason behind this is that the Rajasthan Desert is a transition zone between densely populated basins of Ganga on the east and Indus on the west side. (ii) (i) The plantation agriculture requires vast farms and a long rainy season to raise cash crops like tea, coffee, coconut, rubber, etc. (ii) In the northern parts of the Western Ghats, agriculture is confined to narrow valleys and moderated slopes. (iii) The climatic factors like longer monsoon and deep weathering in southern parts of Western Ghats favour the plantation agriculture in the region. (iv) The coffee plantations in Baba Budan Hills, Tea plantations in Udagamandalam and Munnar areas or spices in Kerala - Tamil Nadu Ghats are some of the major plantations in these areas. (v) So the plantation agriculture is mainly confined to the southern parts of the Western Ghats.

2 / MT - 5 (iii) (i) Mining activities are well developed in Chota Nagpur plateau because it is rich in mineral deposits. (ii) Minerals like Mica, Bauxite, Copper, Limestone, Iron ore and Coal are found here. (iii) The Damodar valley is rich with coal deposits and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country. (iv) Massive coal deposits are found in the central basin. The important coalfields in the basin are Jharia, Raniganj, West Bokaro, East Bokaro and Ramgarh. (iv) (i) The Middle Ganga Plain has immature alluvial soils as it is formed by deposition of new alluvium year after year. (ii) A poor drainage pattern of the Middle Ganga Plain is the reason for the availability of immature alluvial soils. (iii) Poor drainage causes accumulation of sodium salts which renders the soil infertile. (iv) The immature alluvial soils generally lacks nitrogen and needs manure and fertilizers. A.. (B) Write short notes : (Any ) (i) (i) High rainfall, hot and humid climate leading to deep weathering has favoured luxurient growth of natural vegetation in the Western Ghats section. (ii) A portion of south Sahyadri is gifted with tropical rain forests. (iii) In this forest trees like, Mahogany, Teak, Ain, Bomboo etc. are found. (iv) Eucalyptus and teak are to be seen in the plantation forests. (ii) (i) Large scale mining activities are carried in this plateau region. (ii) These mining activities lead to pollution of soil and water. (iii) After the extraction of minerals, the mining areas become useless for any other use. (iv) Development in industrial sector, air, water and soil pollution has increased. (v) Western part of the region is an earthquake prone zone. (vi) In 993, an earthquake in Latur killed many people and destroyed properties. (vii) Koyna is also an earthquake prone region. (iii) (i) The Central Plain is drained by the river Ganga and its tributaries. (ii) The Upper Ganga Plain has a very low gradient and slopes from northwest to southeast. So the Ganga and its tributaries, which are perennial rivers rising from the Himalayas, like

3 3 / MT - 5 Yamuna, Ramganga, Ghaghara, Kosi and Gomati flow gently making meanders and ox-bow lakes in the plain. (iii) Chambal river rises in the Peninsular and joins the Yamuna river. (iv) The Middle Ganga Plain is drained mainly by the Ganga, Ghaghara, Kosi and Son. The Son, Kosi and Ghaghara are notorious for floods and frequent changes in their courses. The Son is a major tributary of the Ganga originating from Peninsula Plateau. (v) The Lower Ganga Plain is drained by the rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and Suvarnrekha. The Damodar meets the Ganga- Hoogaly system in the deltaic region of the Ganga. A.3. (A) Draw a simple line graph for the following information : Production of Rice in million tonnes Y A SIMPLE LINE GRAPH COAL PRODUCTION SCALE cm = 50 million tonnes on Y axis X Years

4 / MT - 5 A.3. (B) Observe the given graph and answer the following questions : (Any ) (i) The important mountain ranges in the northern part is Ajanta range, Balaghat range (ii) The general direction of slope is from Northwest to South east. (iii) Krishna, Godavari and Mahanadi are the major river valleys on the plateau. (iv) River Wardha, River Manjara, River Wainganga are tributaries of River Godavari. (Write any ) A.3. (C) Mark the following on the outline map of India : (Any ) INDIA Marusthal. Palk Strait Lakshadweep islands 3 Palk Strait. 3. Purvanchal Lakshadweep islands. Marusthal

5 5 / MT - 5 A.. Answer the following in detail : (Any ) (i) (i) Desert region of Rajasthan is the biggest wool-producing area in India. (ii) Chokla, Marwari, Malpuri and Pungal breeds of sheep are found in the region. (iii) Of the total wool production in India 0% to 50% comes from Rajasthan. (iv) The wool of Chokla breed of sheep is considered to be of superior quality. Breeding centres have been developed for Merino sheep at Suratgarh and Bikaner. (v) Some important mills for making woollen thread have been established in Jodhpur and Bikaner. (ii) The region of the Central Highlands extends from the southern rim of the North Indian Plain up to the Narmada Valley. The Aravalli Hills, East Rajasthan Uplands, Madhya Bharat, Pathar, Malwa Plateau, Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand, Chota Nagpur Plateau and the Vindhya Range form the subdivisions of Central Highlands. (i) Aravalli Hills : (a) Aravalli hills are supposed to be the oldest mountain range in India. (b) It spreads in South West - North East direction. Gurushikhar is the highest peak of the Aravalli hills. (ii) The East Rajasthan Uplands : (a) The region extends eastward from the foot of Aravalli hills to the Eastern Plains. (b) It is drained by Banas river. (iii) Bundelkhand : (a) (b) The Bundelkhand region lies to the northeast of Malwa Plateau. It spreads in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining portion of south Uttar Pradesh. (iv) Malwa Plateau : (a) The Malwa Plateau is located in the southwestern part of the Central Highlands. (b) The average elevation of the plateau is 500 m. (c) It forms the source region of rivers like Mahi, Chambal and Betwa. (v) Vindhyanchal - Baghelkhand : (a) Vindhyanchal - Baghelkhand spreads to the south east of Bundelkhand and east of the Malwa Plateau. (b) River Tons, Son and its tributaries drain in the region. Most of the Vindhyanchal area falls within the state of Madhya Pradesh.

6 6 / MT - 5 (c) Baghelkhand lies to the east of Vindhyanchal and spreads in eastern Madhya Pradesh and northern part of Chhattisgarh. (vi) Vindhya Range : (a) (b) The Vindhya Range practically forms a boundary between the North and South India. It is all about 00 km and spreads from Eastern part of Gujarat to Bihar. The southern margin of this range defines the northern edge of the Narmada Valley. (vii) Chota Nagpur Plateau : (a) It spreads in Jharkhand and extends into states like West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. (b) It is one of the mineral rich region of our country. The Central Highlands are wider in the west and the width decreases towards the east. Some noteworthy landscape of the region are Mount Abu in Aravallis, the Ravines (badlands) of River Chambal, marble gorge of River Narmada near Jabalpur and Kaimur escarpment. (iii) (i) The commercial rearing of milch animals is known as dairy farming. (ii) It is also an important part of rural economy. (iii) Haryana breed of bulls and Murrah breed of buffaloes are famous in the semi-arid western districts of the plain. (iv) Amritsar is the leading centre of fresh milk collection and it supplies milk to Chandigarh and Shimla. (v) For producing milk products, modern dairy industries have recently set up in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Rohtak districts. A.5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate alternative : (i) Optimum population indicates an ideal size of population. (ii) In Capitalist economy, means of production are owned, controlled and operated by private individuals. A.6. Answer in or sentences each : (Any 3) (i) (i) Scarcity of resources is the root cause of economic problems. (ii) It limits the production of goods and services in the economy. (ii) (i) Inflation is generally associated with rapidly rising prices. (ii) Inflation is a decline in the purchasing power due to increase in prices. (iii) During inflation, some businessmen resort to adulteration, hoarding of goods, quality deterioration, etc. for earning huge profits. Thus, inflation adversely affects moral values.

7 7 / MT - 5 (iv) There are two main objectives of PDS : (i) To provide essential goods to the consumers at reasonable and subsidised price. (ii) To maintain minimum nutritional status of the population. (v) (i) Right to safety : The consumers should be protected against goods and services which are hazardous to health. For e.g. protection from defective vehicles, inferior electrical appliances etc. (ii) Right to choose : Consumers have a right to make a choice from variety of goods and services available in the market as per their preferences and purchasing power. A.7. Answer in 5 or 6 sentences each : (Any ) (i) The common business malpractices are : (i) Sale of adulterated goods (ii) Sale of defective goods. (iii) Use of false weights and measures (iv) Hoarding and black marketing of the goods. (v) Charging more than Maximum Retail Price (MRP) (vi) Misleading advertisements of goods and services. (ii) The important fiscal measures used to control inflation are as follows : (i) Reduction in public expenditure : Government or public expenditure should be reduced to control inflation. (ii) Increase in taxes : The government increases the existing tax rates and imposes some new taxes to control inflationary pressure. (iii) Surplus budget : In order to control inflation, the government has to adopt surplus budget. (iv) Public borrowings : In order to take away the excess purchasing power from the public, the government borrows money from market, private individuals and business firms. It reduces demand and hence prices come down. (v) Over valuation : It discourages exports and increases the availability of goods and services in a country.

MT MT 154 SOCIAL SCIENCE (73) GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS PRELIM I PAPER VI (E) Preliminary Model Answer Paper Max.

MT MT 154 SOCIAL SCIENCE (73) GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS PRELIM I PAPER VI (E) Preliminary Model Answer Paper Max. MT 5 08...... 00 MT 5 SOCIAL SCIENCE (73) GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS PRELIM I PAPER VI (E) Time : Hours Preliminary Model Answer Paper Max. Marks : 0 A.. (A) Complete and write the following statements by choosing