Test Paper Set I Subject : Social Science - II Time : Hr. Marks : 0 Geography : Chapter - 5; Economics : Chapter - A.. (A) Complete the following sentences using words from the brackets : The foothills of Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts are called the Duars. Varanasi is famous for silk sarees. (B) Match the words from column A with column B : Khadar Consists of new alluvial Bangar Consists of older alluvial A.. (A) Give geographical reasons : () Excessive felling of trees in the Middle Ganga Plain resulted in large scale deforestation. () As agriculture is the mainstay of economy, more area is under cultivation. (3) Also, the forests have dispersed settlements of small villages. Thus, forest area is decreasing in Central Plain. () The Ganga Plain is the region leading in agricultural production. () So, many industries based on agricultural raw materials are set up here. (3) Such industries are sugar, oil seeds, rice, cotton and jute mills. (4) Sugar industry is the most developed industry in the Upper Ganga Plain. Therefore, agro based industries are found in the Ganga Plain. (B) Write short notes on : () Assam is one of the richest biodiversity zones in the world. It has tropical monsoon climate with heavy rainfall and high humidity. () It consists of tropical rainforest, deciduous forest, riverine grasslands, bamboo orchards and numerous wetland ecosystems.
...... (3) Many of these are now protected as National Parks and Reserved Forests. (4) Kaziranga National Park is famous for Indian Rhinoceros and is a World Heritage site in Assam Plain. (5) The state is the last refuge for numerous other endangered species such as Golden Langur, Wood Duck, Bengal Florican, and Pygmy Hog. (6) Some other endangered species with significant population in Assam are the tiger, elephant and gibbon. (7) The white-winged Wood Duck is a state bird of Assam. (8) Assam is also well known for orchids. (9) The state has the largest population of the wild water buffalo in the world. (0) The state has the highest diversity of birds in India. () The Ganga delta has the shape of a triangle. It is also known as the Ganga- Brahmaputra delta. It is the world s largest delta. () The Ganga - Brahmaputra delta is also known as the Sundarbans Delta. (3) It is one of the most fertile regions of the world. Thus, it is called the Green Delta. (4) The Ganga delta stretches from the Hooghly river to Meghna river and Kolkata, Haldia are the principal ports in India. (5) Most of the delta is composed of alluvial soils made up of small sediment particles that finally settle down as the river slows down. (6) The soil has large amount of minerals and nutrients which are good for agriculture. The delta is composed of channels, swamps, lakes and flood plains. (7) A large number of people live in the delta despite risks from floods caused by monsoons and heavy runoff from melting snows of the Himalaya and tropical cyclones. A.3. (A) Observe the following map and answer the following questions : (iii) Ganga and Yamuna are the rivers in the Doab region. We find Doab region in the Upper Ganga Plain. Son, Gomati, Gandak are the tributaries of River Ganga in the Lower Ganga Plain.
... 3... (B) Mark and name the following on the outline map of India with a suitable index. A.4. Answer the following questions in detail : () The Ganga Plain is one of the most densely populated areas of the world. It occupies 9% of the total area of the country and accommodates 3% of the population of the country. () The average density of the plain is 93 persons per sq. km. (3) In the Upper Ganga Plain, more than 000 persons per sq. km. is observed in many districts. Compact settlements are found in the Bangar regions of the plain that have good facilities of irrigation and transport. 4
... 4... A.5. (4) The Middle Ganga Plain is densely populated region, except the forested Terai area which has dispersed settlements of small village. Nearly 93% of the population is rural. The Bihar plain has big and compact villages. The forested Terai tract has dispersed settlements of small villages. Patna is the largest city of the region. (5) In the Lower Ganga Plain, the population is unevenly distributed. In the northern part, Siliguri has less than 400 persons per sq. km. Near Kolkata and Howrah, population density is above 000 persons. () The Upper Ganga Plain, Middle Ganga Plain and Lower Ganga Plain have a rich natural vegetation. () The Upper Ganga Plain was earlier covered by forests but due to expansion of agriculture and human settlement, the area under forest continued to shrink. (3) Bhabar and Terai tracts have a dominance of sal and semal trees. Shisham, babul, khair and semal are also found in western dry areas. (4) Excessive felling of trees in the Middle Ganga Plain has resulted in large scale deforestation. The uncultivable tracts have bargad, pipal, imli, mahua, neem and babul, etc. (5) The Lower Ganga Plain has three types of natural vegetation. Mangroves or Sundari trees are dominant in West Bengal. Tropical evergreen forests occur in the northern part in Duar tract with sal and shisham as dominant varieties. (6) In the western part, deciduous forests occur with trees like teak, shisham, bamboo, etc. Complete and write the following statements by choosing appropriate alternative given below : In the capital intensive technique there is more use of machinery than labour. In a capitalist economy, means of production are owned, controlled and operated by private individuals. 4 A.6. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences : () Mixed economy is one in which public and private sectors coexist. () The public sector is owned and run by the government.
... 5... (3) The private sector is owned and managed by private individuals. E.g. India () In a socialist economy decisions about production are taken by the government. () These decisions depend upon the objectives and priorities laid down by the Central Planning Authorities. A.7. Answer the following questions in five to six sentences : Every economy faces common basic economic problems related to economic activities. () What to produce is one such economic problem. It is a problem regarding selection of goods and services to be produced. () Every economy has to decide whether to produce consumer goods such as rice, wheat, cloths, etc. or capital goods like machinery or equipments. (3) Similarly, an economy has to make a choice between necessary goods and luxury goods. (4) Generally, top priority is given to the production of goods and services of mass consumption. () An efficient use of resources is very important to achieve the highest possible growth rate. () Available resources have to be allocated among different productive activities so as to obtain maximum total output. (3) There may be under utilization or misutilization of resources. Under such situations total output would be less than full capacity. (4) An efficient utilization of available resources helps to solve the basic economic problems.