Unit I:
Chapter 1- Population: Distribution, Density, Growth, and Composition:
Q1. How do you perceive the idea of India? Is it simply a territory? Does this signify an amalgam of people? Is it a territory inhabited by people living under certain institutions of governance?
Q2. Prepare a pie diagram of India's linguistic composition showing each linguistic group's sectoral shares.
Q3. Prepare a qualitative symbol map of India showing the distribution of different linguistic groups in the country
Q4. What is the work participation rate?
Q5. Very hot and dry and very cold and wet regions of India have a low population density. In this light, explain the role of climate on the distribution of population.
Q6. Which states have a large rural population in India? Give one reason for such a large rural population.
Q7. Why do some states of India have higher rates of work participation than others?
Q8. ‘The agricultural sector has the largest share of Indian workers.’ – Explain.
Q9. Discuss the spatial pattern of the density of population in India.
Q10. Give an account of the occupational structure of India’s population.
Chapter-2: Migration: Types, Causes, and Consequences.
Q1. Why are more females migrating from rural to rural areas higher in India?
Q2. Why is inter-state male migration higher from rural to urban?
Q3. Why is the female marriage migration law in Meghalaya different?
Q4. What are the positive and negative consequences of migration?
Q5. Differentiate between lifetime migrant and migrant by the last residence.
Q6. Identify the main reason for male/female selective migration.
Q7. What is the impact of rural-urban migration on the age and sex structure of the place of origin and destination?
Q8. Discuss the consequences of international migration in India.
Q9. What are the socio-demographic consequences of migration?
Chapter-3: Human Development
Q1.
Which one of the states in India has the highest proportion of population below the poverty line?
Q2. Arrange the states on the basis of their percentage of population below the poverty line in ascending order.
Q3. Select 10 states which have a high proportion of population below the poverty line and represent the data by bar diagram.
Q4. Represent the literacy rates for states having more than the national average by bar diagram after arranging the data in descending order.
Q5. Why are the total literacy rates in Kerala, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, and Goa higher than in other states?
Q6. Can literacy reflect the status of Human Developments? Discuss.
Q7. Define Human Development.
Q8. Give two reasons for low levels of Human Development in most of the Northern States of India.
Q9. Give two reasons for the declining child sex ratio in India.
Q10. Discuss the spatial patterns of female literacy in India in 2011 and bring out the reasons responsible for it.
Q11. Which factors have caused spatial variations in the levels of Human Development among the states in India?
Unit-II
Chapter 4: Human Settlement.
Question.
List the urban agglomerations/cities state-wise and see the state-wise population under this category of cities in India.
Question 2.
What are garrisson towns? What is their function?
Question 3.
How can one identify an urban agglomeration?
Question 4.
What are the main factors for the location of villages in desert regions?
Question. 5.
What are metropolitan cities? How are they different from urban agglomerations?
Question 6.
Discuss the features of different types of rural settlements. What are the factors responsible for the settlement patterns in different physical environments?
Question 7.
Can one imagine the presence of only a one-function town? Why do the cities become multi-functional?
Unit -III
Chapter-5. Land Resources and Agriculture
Question 1.
Compare the changes in land use between 1950–57 and 2014–15 in India.
Question 2.
What is the difference between the actual increase and the rate of increase? Work out the actual increase and rate of increases for all the land use categories between 1950–51 and 2014–15 in India.
Question 3.
Differentiate between different food grains. Mix grains of various kinds and separate cereals from pulses. Also, a separate fine from coarse cereals.
Question 4.
Why is agricultural productivity low in dry regions?
Question 5.
What are the implications of severe What are the implications of severe indebtedness? Do you feel that the recent incidents of farmers’ suicides in different states of the country are the result of indebtedness?
Question 6.
Differentiate between barren and wasteland and culturable wasteland.
Question 7.
How would you distinguish between net sown area and gross cropped area?
Question 8.
Why is the strategy of increasing cropping intensity important in a country like India?
Question 9.
How do you measure total cultivable land?
Question 10.
What is the difference between dryland and wetland farming?
Question 11.
What are the different types of environmental problems of land resources in India?
Question 12.
What are the important strategies for agricultural development followed in the post-independence period in India?
Chapter -6.
Water resources
Question-1.
Intensive irrigation in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh is increasing salinity in the soil and depletion of groundwater irrigation. Discuss its likely impacts on agriculture.
Question-2.
Find out which are the major towns/cities located on the bank of the Ganga and its tributaries and the major industries they have.
Question-3.
It is said that the water resources in India have been depleting very fast. Discuss the factors responsible for the depletion of water resources.
Question-4.
What factors are responsible for the highest groundwater development in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu?
Question-5.
Why the share of the agricultural sector in total water used in the country is expected to decline?
Question-6.
What can be the possible impacts of the consumption of contaminated/unclean water on the people?
Question-7.
Discuss the availability of water resources in the country and the factors that determine its spatial distribution.
Question-8.
The depletion of water resources may lead to social conflicts and disputes. Elaborate it with suitable examples.
Question-9.
What is watershed management? Do you think it can play an important role in sustainable development?
Chapter-7.
Mineral and Energy Resources
Question-1.
Why and where Dandi March was organized by Mahatma Gandhi?
Question-2.
Give an account of the distribution of mica in India.
Question-3.
What is nuclear power? Mention the important nuclear power stations in India.
Question-4.
Name non-ferrous metal. Discuss their spatial distribution.
Question-5.
What are non-conventional sources of energy?
Question-6.
Write a detailed note on the Petroleum resources of India.
Question-7.
Write an essay on hydel power in India.
Chapter-8:
Manufacturing Industries
Question-1.
Why do you think the iron and steel industry is basic to the industrial development of any country?
Question-2.
Name the two sectors of the cottage textile industries. How are they different?
Question-3.
Why is the sugar industry a seasonal industry?
Question-4.
What is the raw material base for the petrochemical industry? Name some of the products of this industry.
Question-5.
What is the major impact of the Information Technology (IT) revolution in India?
Question-6.
How did the Swadeshi movement give a major impetus to the cotton textile industry?
Question-7.
What do you understand by liberalization, privatization, and globalization? How have they helped industrial development in India?
Chapter-9: Planning and Sustainable Development in the Indian Context
Question-1.
What are the social benefits of ITDP in the Bharmaur tribal region?
Question-2.
Define the concept of sustainable development.
Question-3.
What are the positive impacts of irrigation on the Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area?
Question-4.
Write short notes on the drought-prone area program. How does this program help in the development of dryland agriculture in India?
Question-5.
Suggest the measures of promotion of sustainability in the Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area.
Unit-IV.
Chapter-10.
Transport and Communication.
Question-1.
Why are the rural roads’ density very low in the hilly, plateau, and forested areas? Why does the quality of rural roads deteriorate away from the urban centers?
Question-2.
Why have Bengaluru and Hyderabad in the South and Delhi, Kanpur, and Patna in north India emerged as important nodes?
Question-3.
Which cities of India have Metro Rail facilities?
Question-4.
Which activity does transportation convey? Name three major modes of transportation.
Question-5.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of pipeline transportation.
Question-6.
What do you mean by ‘communication’?
Question-7.
Discuss the contribution of Air India and India in the air transport of India.
Question-8.
Which are the chief means of transportation in India? Discuss the factors affecting their development.
Question-9.
Give a detailed account of the development of railways in India and highlight their importance.
Question-10.
Describe the role of roads in the economic development of India.
Unit-IV;
Chapter-11: International Trade
Question-1.
Can you find out the reasons for the variations in the location of ports along the western and eastern coasts?
Question-2.
Mention the characteristics of India’s foreign trade.
Question-3.
Distinguish between port and harbor.
Question-4.
Explain the meaning of the hinterland.
Question-5.
Name important items which India imports from different countries.
Question-6.
Name the ports of India located on the east coast.
Question-7.
Describe the composition of the export and import trade of India.
Question-8.
Write a note on the changing nature of international trade in India.
Unit-V.
Chapter-12: Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems
Question-1.
Why are the children of slum-dwellers deprived of school education?
Question-2.
What is the difference between pollution and pollutants?
Question-3.
Describe the major source of air pollution.
Question-4.
Mention major problems associated with urban waste disposal in India.
Question-5.
What are the effects of air pollution on human health?
Question-6.
Describe the nature of water pollution in India.
Question-7.
Describe the problem of slums in India.
Question-8.
Suggest measures for reduction of land degradation.
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