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1 MT Seat No. MT - GEOGRAPHY - (73) - SEMI PRELIM - II : PAPER - 3 Time : 2 Hours (Pages 5) Max. Marks : 0 Q.1. Fill in the blank choosing the correct alternative : (a) On the foot hills of the Aravalis.... (a) lie the Budelkhand Plateau (b) lie the Malwa Plateau (c) lie the Mewad Plateau (d) lie the Deccan Plateau (b) The most common method of transportation in Brazil is.... (a) railways (b) waterways (c) roadways (d) airways (c) The diversity in the climatic conditions of India are due to the location and altitude of the place. (a) longitudinal (b) latitudinal (c) equatorial (d) tropical (d) It is 12 noon at Delhi. Then the local time in Brasilia is.... (a).30 p.m. (b) 3.30 a.m. (c) 3.30 p.m. (d) 8.30 a.m. Q.2. Identify the correct group : (a) Physiographic division of India from north to south (i) The Himalayas - The North Indian Plains - The Peninsula (ii) The Peninsula - The Great Escarpment - The North Indian Plains (iii) Coastal Plains - Islands - Himalayas (b) These Rivers of Brazil are north flowing - (i) Juruika - Xingu - Aragua (ii) Negro - Branco - Paru (iii) Japura - Jarua - Purus (c) The order of the physiographic units in Brazil while going from North West to South East (i) Parana River basin -Guyana Highlands - Brazilian Highlands (ii) Guyana Highlands - Amazon River basin - Brazilian Highlands (iii) Coastal plains - Amazon River basin - Brazilian Highlands

2 (d) The order of plateaus of India from South to North. (i) Karnataka - Maharashtra - Bundelkhand (ii) Chota Nagpur - Malwa - Marwad (iii) Telangana - Maharashtra - Marwad Q.3. Answer the following in 1 or 2 sentences : (Any ) (a) How important are the inland waterways in India s transportation? (b) Why does Brazil experience wide climatic variations? (c) What are Sunderbans? (d) Which countries are located to the west of Brazil? (e) What is the most common method of transportation in Brazil? Q.. (A) On an outline map of Brazil fill the given information and make a legend : (Any ) (a) The new capital city of Brazil. (b) Rainshadow region in Brazil. (c) Sao Marcos Bay (d) The easternmost extreme point of mainland Brazil. (e) River Sao Francisco (f) South East Trade Winds.

3 Q.. (B) Read the map of India given and answer the questions given below : (Any ) (a) Which means of transport are visible on the map? (b) In which part of India is the density of railways more? (c) Name any two important ports on the Eastern Coast of India. (d) Which two extremes of India are connected by East-West Highway?

4 (e) Which parts of India have a sparse network of transport? (f) The Golden Quadrilateral passes through which four mega cities? Q.5. Give geographical reasons : (Any 2) (a) Development of transport is important for the country s progress. (b) In spite of the Aravalli hills, many parts of Rajasthan, Western Rajasthan do not receive much rainfall. (c) The waterways are developed in Brazil. (d) As compared to Amazon, the pollution in the river Ganga affects human life greatly. Q.. (A) Draw a multiple bar graph based on the following statistical information and answer the following questions : Population engaged in various sectors in India and Brazil (201) Sectors India (%) Brazil (%) Primary Secondary Tertiary (a) What is the graph about? (b) Which country has a higher percentage of population engaged in the primary sector? (c) Can we say Brazil is an agrarian economy? OR

5 Q.. (B) Study the following graph and answer the questions based on it : (a) What type of graph is this? (b) In which country did more international tourists arrive in the year 2000? (c) From which year a substantial increase in International tourists is seen in India? (d) What was the total number of tourists in Brazil in 2015? (e) What is the difference between Brazil and India in terms of number of international tourists for the year 2015? (f) What do we infer from India's line graph? Q.7. Answer the following in detail : (Any 2) (a) Discuss the factors affecting the climate of Brazil. (b) What is Brazil's Standard Time? (c) How is the eastern and the western coast of India different? (d) What are the difficulties in the development of the railway system in Brazil s internal areas? 8 Best of Luck

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