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Book – Fundamentals of Human Geography

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 – Human Geography, Nature and Scope MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which one of the following is not an approach in Human Geography ?
(A) Areal differentiation
(B) Quantitative revolution
(C) Spatial organisation
(D) Exploration & description

Ans – (B) Quantitative revolution

2. Which approach of Human Geography was followed in colonial period ?
(A) Spatial organisation
(B) Regional analysis
(C) Areal differentiation
(D) Behavioural

Ans – (B) Regional analysis

3. To which field of Human Geography does Psychology belong?
(A) Social Geography
(B) Urban Geography
(C) Economic Geography
(D) Population Geography

Ans – (A) Social Geography

4. Which one of the the following is the most important factor in the interaction between people and environment? Most Important
(A) Human intelligence
(B) Technology
(C) Peoples perception
(D) Human brotherhood

Ans – (B) Technology

5. Which element is called ‘Mother- Nature ? Most Important
(A) Physical Environment
(B) Political Environment
(C) Cultural Environment
(D) Industrial Environment

Ans – (A) Physical Environment

6. Who proposed the concept of Neo-determinism? Most Important
(A) Griffith Taylor
(B) Blache
(C) Huntington
(D) Ritter

Ans – (A) Griffith Taylor

7. Griffith Taylor popularized which of the following ideas/concepts ?
(A) Possibilism
(B) Determinism
(C) Neo-determinism
(D) Areal Differentiation

Ans – (C) Neo-determinism

8. Sufficiency of which type of resources can help to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the needs of the large population in the developing countries ? Most Important
(A) Financial
(B) Human
(C) Natural
(D) Social

Ans – (C) Natural

9. Which one of the following States of India has the lowest child sex ratio 0-6 years?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Punjab
(C) Haryana
(D) Himachal Pradesh

Ans – (C) Haryana

10. In which Continent, low sex ratio is found? Most Important
(A) Europe
(B) Australia
(C) North America
(D) Asia

Ans – (D) Asia

11. Which element is not a part of environment?
(A) Climate.
(B) Relief
(C) Agriculture
(D) Water

Ans – (C) Agriculture

12. Which one of the following is not an approach of Human Geography?
(A) Regional Variation
(B) Quantitative Revolution
(C) Spatial Organization
(D) Exploration and Description

Ans – (B) Quantitative Revolution

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 2 – The World Population Distribution, Density and Growth MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which one of the following is not a push factor? Most Important
(A) Water shortage
(B) Unemployment
(C) Medical / Educational facilities
(D) Epidemics

Ans – (C) Medical / Educational facilities

2. Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population ? Most Important
(A) Africa
(B) Asia
(C) South America
(D) North America

Ans – (B) Asia

3. Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population? Most Important
(A) The Atacama
(B) Equatorial Region
(C) South-East Asia
(D) Polar Regions

Ans – (C) South-East Asia

4. What are world population at the beginning of 21st Century ?
(A) 4 billion
(B) 5 billion
(C) 6 billion
(D) 8 billion

Ans – (C) 6 billion

5. Which is an administrative town?
(A) Surat
(B) Varanasi
(C) Karnal
(D) Gandhinagar

Ans – (D) Gandhinagar

6. Which is the most populated town of South America ? Most Important
(A) Rio-de-Janerio
(B) Buenos Aires.
(C) Santos
(D) Sao Paulo

Ans – (D) Sao Paulo

7. The ten most populated countries have World Population: Most Important
(A) 50%
(B) 60%
(C) 70%
(D) 80%

Ans – (D) 80%

8. Which is the most Populated Country? Most Important
(A) India
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) Germany

Ans – (C) China

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 3 – Human Development MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which one of the following is not a country with high human development? Most Important
(A) Japan
(B) Norway
(C) Egypt
(D) Argentina.

Ans – (B) Norway

2. Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of Human Development ?
(A) Prof. Amartya Sen
(B) Dr. Mahbub-Ul-Haq
(C) Ellen C. Semple
(D) Ratgel

Ans – (B) Dr. Mahbub-Ul-Haq

3. When was Human Development Index created ?
(A) 1980
(B) 1990
(C) 1985
(D) 1995

Ans – (B) 1990

4. What is the score of high development index? Most Important
(A) Above 0.6
(B) Above 0.7
(C) Above 0.9
(D) Above 0.8

Ans – (D) Above 0.8

5. Which one of the following best describes development ? Most Important
(A) An increase in size
(B) A positive change in quality
(C) A constant in size
(D) A simple change in the quality

Ans – (B) A positive change in quality

6. Which one of the following is India’s rank in terms of Human Development among the countries of the world in 2005 ? Most Important
(A) 126
(B) 128
(C) 127
(D) 129

Ans – (C) 127

7. Which is not a key area of human development ? Most Important
(A) Access to resources
(B) Good health
(C) Education
(D) Industrial development

Ans – (D) Industrial development

8. Which country ranks first in world in Human Development Index ? Most Important
(A) Australia
(B) Canada
(C) Norway
(D) Germany

Ans – (C) Norway

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 4 – Primary Activities MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which one of the following does not follow monoculture? Most Important
(A) Dairy Farming
(B) Mixed Farming
(C) Plantation agricultures
(D) Commercial grain farming

Ans – (B) Mixed Farming

2. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop? Most Important
(A) Coffee
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Wheat
(D) Rubber

Ans – (C) Wheat

3. Growing of flowers is called: Most Important
(A) Truck farming
(B) Factory Farming
(C) Mixed Farming
(D) Floriculture

Ans – (D) Floriculture

4. Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?
(A) Kolkoz
(B) Viticulture
(C) Mixed Farming
(D) Plantation

Ans – (D) Plantation

5. In which one of the following countries Co-operative Farming was the most successful experiment ?
(A) Russia
(B) Denmark
(C) India
(D) Netherland

Ans – (B) Denmark

6. In which of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?
(A) American Canadian Praries
(B) European Steppes
(C) Pampas of Argentina
(D) Amazon Basin

Ans – (D) Amazon Basin

7. Which of the following types of agriculture is slash-burn agriculture ?
(A) Extensive subsistence agriculture
(B) Extensive commerce grain agriculture
(C) Primitive subsistence agriculture
(D) Mixed farming

Ans – (C) Primitive subsistence agriculture

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 5 – Secondary Activities MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?
(A) Socialist
(B) Mixed
(C) Capitalist
(D) None

Ans – (C) Capitalist

2. This type of worker is not the part of cottage industry ?
(A) Carpenter
(B) Weaver
(C) Shopkeeper
(D) Sheepkeeper

Ans – (C) Shopkeeper

3. Which one of the following activities is not a secondary sector activity ?
(A) Iron smelting
(B) Making garments
(C) Catching fish
(D) Basket weaving

Ans – (C) Catching fish

4. Which of the following industries is set-up near the energy source ?
(A) Cement industry
(B) Aluminium industry
(C) Cotton textile industry
(D) Sugar industry

Ans – (B) Aluminium industry

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 6 – Tertiary and Quaternary Activities MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Tertiary activities depend on : Most Important
(A) Skill
(B) Factory
(C) Production
(D) Machinery

Ans – (A) Skill

2. Which one of the following activities is related to quaternary sector? Most Important
(A) Manufacturing computers
(B) University teaching
(C) Paper and Raw pulp Production
(D) Printing Activities

Ans – (B) University teaching

3. To which group of activity does a tax consultant belong?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Quaternary
(D) Tertiary

Ans – (C) Quaternary

4. Which one of the following is a tertiary activity ? Most Important
(A) Farming
(B) Weaving
(C) Trading
(D) Hunting

Ans – (C) Trading

5. Jobs that involve high degrees and level of Innovations are known as:
(A) Secondary activities
(B) Quaternary activities
(C) Primary activities
(D) Quinary activities

Ans – (B) Quaternary activities

6. Which one of the following sectors, provides most of the employment in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata ?
(A) Primary
(B) Quaternary
(C) Secondary
(D) Service

Ans – (D) Service

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 7 – Transport and Communication MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which country has the highest density of railway network ?
(A) Brazil
(B) USA
(C) Canada
(D) Russia

Ans – (B) USA

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 8 – International Trade MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. In which of the following trade blocks, is India an associate member ?
(A) SAFTA
(B) ASEAN
(C) OECD
(D) OPEC

Ans – (B) ASEAN

Book : India People and Economy 

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 – Population : Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which one of the following states has the highest density of population in India ? Most Important
(A) West Bengal
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Punjab

Ans – (B) Uttar Pradesh

2. How many of the following cities in India have attained the million status at the beginning of 2006 ? Most Important
(A) 40
(B) 41
(C) 42
(D) 43

Ans – (C) 42

3. Which one of the following figures represents the working age group of the population?
(A) 15 to 65 years
(B) 15 to 66 years.
(C) 15 to 64 years.
(D) 15 to 59 years.

Ans – (D) 15 to 59 years.

4. Which one of the following is the largest language group of India? Most Important
(A) Sino-Tibetan
(B) Austric
(C) Indo-Aryan
(D) Dravidian

Ans – (C) Indo-Aryan

5. India’s population as per 2001 census is:
(А) 102.8 Crore
(B) 318.2 Crore
(C) 328.7 Crore
(D) 2 Crore

Ans – (А) 102.8 Crore

6. India’s population as per 2001 census is:
(A) 1028 million
(B) 3128 million
(C) 3287 million
(D) 20 million

Ans – (A) 1028 million

7. Which state has lowest Density of Population in India?
(A) Tripura
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans – (D) Arunachal Pradesh

8. Which one of the following States has the highest proportion of urban population in India according to 2001 Census?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Gujarat

Ans – (B) Maharashtra

9. The first Population Census in India was conducted in:
(A) 1901
(B) 1872
(C) 1857
(D) 1906

Ans – (B) 1872

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 2 – Human Settlement MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. In which of the following environments does one expect the presence of dispersed rural settlements ?
(A) Alluvial plains of Ganga
(B) Lower valleys of Himalaya
(C) Arid and Semi-Arid regions of Rajasthan
(D) Forests and Hills in North-East

Ans – (D) Forests and Hills in North-East

2. Which one of the following types of economic activities dominates in all rural settlement?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Quaternary

Ans – (A) Primary

3. Which one of the following towns is not situated along the bank of a river ? Most Important
(A) Agra
(B) Bhopal
(D) Kolkata
(C) Patna

Ans – (B) Bhopal

4. Which is a Medieval town? Most Important
(A) Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Patliputra

Ans – (A) Delhi

5. Which one of the following forms of settlement develops along either side of roads, rivers or canals?
(A) Circular
(B) Cross-shaped
(C) Linear
(D) Square

Ans – (C) Linear

6. In which valley were Harappa and Mohanjodaro towns located?
(A) Ganga
(B) Narmada
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Indus

Ans – (D) Indus

7. Which types of settlements are found in alluvial plains?
(A) Clustered
(B) Semi Clustered
(C) Hamleted
(D) Dispersed

Ans – (A) Clustered

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 3 – Land Resources and Agriculture MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which of the following is the main type of Land degradation in irrigated areas ?
(A) Channel corrosion
(B) Soil salinity
(C) Wind erosion
(D) Accumulation of silt on the land

Ans – (B) Soil salinity

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 4 – Water Resources MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. The highest proportion of the total water used in the country is in which one of the following sectors ?
(A) Irrigation
(B) Domestic Use
(C) Industries
(D) None of the above.

Ans – (A) Irrigation

2. Which one of the following types describes water as a resource? Most Important
(A) Abiotic resource
(B) Biotic resource
(C) Non-renewable resources
(D) Cyclic resource

Ans – (D) Cyclic resource

3. How much-part of earth is covered with water?
(A) 61%
(B) 71%
(C) 81%
(D) 91%

Ans – (B) 71%

4. What is the share of India in worlds water resources?
(A) 1%
(B) 2%
(C) 3%
(D) 4%

Ans – (D) 4%

5. In which of the following States the groundwater utilization (%) is more than its total groundwater potential?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala

Ans – (A) Tamil Nadu

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 5 – Mineral and Energy Resources MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which Mineral is obtained from monazite sand ?
(A) Thorium
(B) Uranium
(C) Coal
(D) Oil

Ans – (A) Thorium

2. Which out of the following states has major oil fields ? Most Important
(A) Bihar
(B) Assam
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Tamil Nadu

Ans – (B) Assam

3. On which station out of the following, the First Atomic Station was set up? Most Important
(A) Kalpakkam
(B) Narora
(C) Tarapur
(D) Rana Pratap Sagar

Ans – (C) Tarapur

4. In which State is Kiriburu mine located?
(A) Bihar
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Chhattisgarh

Ans – (C) Jharkhand

5. Out of the following which mineral is called ‘Brown diamond’ ?
(A) Iron ore
(B) Manganese
(C) Lignite
(D) Mica

Ans – (C) Lignite

6. Which is the non-ferrous metal?
(A) Aluminium
(B) Copper
(C) Zinc
(D) Iron

Ans – (A) Aluminium

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 6 – Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Sufficiency of which type of resource can help to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the needs of the large population in the developing countries ?
(A) Financial
(B) Human
(C) Natural
(D) Social

Ans – (A) Financial

2. In which state in Bharmaur Tribal Region situated ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Uttar Pradesh

Ans – (B) Himachal Pradesh

3. I.T.D.P. refers to which one of the following?
(A) Integrated Tourism Development Programme
(B) Integrated Tribal Development Programme
(C) Integrated Travel Development Programme
(D) Integrated Transport Development Programme

Ans – (B) Integrated Tribal Development Programme

4. Which one of the following is the most crucial factor for sustainable development in Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area ?
(A) Transport development
(B) Agricultural development
(C) Eco-development
(D) Colonisation of land

Ans – (C) Eco-development

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 7 – Transport and Communication MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. In which of the following year, the first radio programme was broadcast ?
(A) 1911
(B) 1936
(C) 1927
(D) 1923

Ans – (D) 1923

2. Which one of the following is a landlocked harbour?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Ennore
(C) Mumbai
(D) Haldia

Ans – (A) Visakhapatnam

3. Which factor is not included in exchange?
(B) Transport
(A) Trade
(C) Communication
(D) Salaries

Ans – (D) Salaries

HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 8 – International Trade MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

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HBSE Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 – Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems MCQ Important Questions 2024-25

1. Which one of the following Union Territories of India has the highest literacy rate ? Most Important
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Damon and Diu
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Ans – (A) Lakshadweep

2. Which one of the following is not a source of Geographical Information ? Most Important
(A) Travellers accounts
(B) Old maps
(C) Samples of rock materials from the moon
(D) Ancient epics

Ans – (C) Samples of rock materials from the moon

3. According to the 2011 census, which of the following States has the highest urban population ratio?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Goa

Ans – (B) Maharashtra

 

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