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Maharashtra SSC Social Science Paper II (Geography) Board Paper July 2025

Written board papers, 40 marks and 2 hours each: Science & Technology Part 1 and 2, Algebra, Geometry and more.

2025, July 120 minutes 40 marks Save WhatsApp

Sections

Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives and complete the sentences (4 marks) 4 questions
Q.2 Match the columns (4 marks) 4 questions
Q.3 Answer the following in one sentence (any four) (4 marks) 5 questions
Q.4 (B) Observe the map of India and answer the following questions (any four) (4 marks) 1 questions
Q.5 Give geographical reasons (any two) (6 marks) 4 questions
Q.6 (A) Prepare a simple bar graph and answer, or (B) read the graph and answer (6 marks) 2 questions
Q.7 Answer in detail (any two) (8 marks) 3 questions

July 2025 Social Science Paper II: Geography

This is the Maharashtra SSC Geography paper (Social Sciences Paper II) from July 2025, English medium, paper code N 734. It is a 2-hour paper for 40 marks on the India–Brazil comparison. Q.4(A), marking places on an outline map of Brazil, is not included here; the map of India in Q.4(B) is described in words.

The paper tests the Andaman islands, the climate of northern Brazil, Himalayan wildlife and the governments of the two countries, a matching set on field visits, forests and settlements, one-sentence answers, a map of India, reasons on deciduous forests and Brazil's rivers, a bar graph of Brazil's urbanisation, a pair of sex-ratio line graphs and detailed answers on field visits, the climate of India and Brazil's primary occupations.

How to use it

Attempt the paper in 2 hours and then check the answers. In the graph questions, note the scale of each axis before you read a value. Revise with the Geography questions page and the SSC exam hub.

Chapters covered

Instructions

Solve on paper with a timer, then check against the solutions.

Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives and complete the sentences (4 marks)

  1. Q.1 (1) Islands in the Andaman group are mainly ............................. .

    1. (A) made from the part separated from the mainland
    2. (B) coral islands
    3. (C) volcanic islands
    4. (D) continental islands
    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.1 (2) Northern part of Brazil has ............................ type of climate.

    1. (A) monsoon
    2. (B) hot
    3. (C) cold
    4. (D) temperate
    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.1 (3) In the snow-capped regions of Himalaya ....................... are found.

    1. (A) deers
    2. (B) antilopes
    3. (C) monkeys
    4. (D) snow leopards
    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.1 (4) India and Brazil have .................. type of government.

    1. (A) military
    2. (B) communist
    3. (C) republic
    4. (D) presidential
    1 mark See answer →

Q.2 Match the columns (4 marks)

  1. Q.2 (1) Match the column :
    Column ‘A’ : Field Visit
    Column ‘B’ : (i) Nucleated settlement (ii) Pantanal (iii) Khejadi (iv) Questionnaire (v) Teak (vi) Sundarban
    1 mark See answer →
  2. Q.2 (2) Match the column :
    Column ‘A’ : Deciduous forests
    Column ‘B’ : (i) Nucleated settlement (ii) Pantanal (iii) Khejadi (iv) Questionnaire (v) Teak (vi) Sundarban
    1 mark See answer →
  3. Q.2 (3) Match the column :
    Column ‘A’ : Sao Paulo
    Column ‘B’ : (i) Nucleated settlement (ii) Pantanal (iii) Khejadi (iv) Questionnaire (v) Teak (vi) Sundarban
    1 mark See answer →
  4. Q.2 (4) Match the column :
    Column ‘A’ : Brazil
    Column ‘B’ : (i) Nucleated settlement (ii) Pantanal (iii) Khejadi (iv) Questionnaire (v) Teak (vi) Sundarban
    1 mark See answer →

Q.3 Answer the following in one sentence (any four) (4 marks)

  1. Q.3 (1) What are the evergreen rainforests in Brazil called ?
    1 mark See answer →
  2. Q.3 (2) Which is the cheapest means of transport ?
    1 mark See answer →
  3. Q.3 (3) What is the rank of Brazil in the world with respect to its population ?
    1 mark See answer →
  4. Q.3 (4) Out of India and Brazil which one is located in both hemispheres ?
    1 mark See answer →
  5. Q.3 (5) Name the major tributary of river Ganga.
    1 mark See answer →

Q.4 (B) Observe the map of India and answer the following questions (any four) (4 marks)

  1. Q.4 (B) Observe the map of India and answer the following questions (any four) :
    [Map: an outline map of India with its neighbouring countries, the Tropic of Cancer, the standard meridian 82°30′ E, the northern and southern limits of the mainland and the southernmost tip; the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean are labelled.]
    (1) Name the neighbouring country located to the South of India.
    (2) What is the North-South distance of India ?
    (3) Name the Southernmost tip of India.
    (4) Which latitude passes through the middle of India ?
    (5) What is the longitude of Indian standard time ?
    4 marks See answer →

Q.5 Give geographical reasons (any two) (6 marks)

  1. Q.5 (1) Deciduous trees are found on a large scale in India.
    3 marks See answer →
  2. Q.5 (2) Per capita land availability is more in Brazil as compared to India.
    3 marks See answer →
  3. Q.5 (3) A dense network of railways has developed in the north Indian plains.
    3 marks See answer →
  4. Q.5 (4) There are no west-flowing rivers in Brazil.
    3 marks See answer →

Q.6 (A) Prepare a simple bar graph and answer, or (B) read the graph and answer (6 marks)

  1. Q.6 (A) With the help of given statistical data, prepare a simple bar graph and answer the following questions :
    Brazil – Urban population in percentage (1960–2010)
    Years : 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010
    % of urban population : 47.1, 56.8, 66.0, 74.6, 81.5, 84.6
    (1) What is the interval of the data ?
    (2) Which decade shows decrease in the rate of urbanisation ?
    (3) What was the percentage of increase in the urban population from 1970 to 1980 ?
    6 marks See answer →
  2. Q.6 (B) Read the graph and answer the following questions :
    [Two line graphs, one below the other, both with years 1961–2011 on the X-axis and sex ratio from 900 to 1100 on the Y-axis. In the upper graph (Sex Ratio – Brazil) the line rises gently from about 1010 in 1961 to about 1020 in 2001 and then sharply to about 1077 in 2011. In the lower graph (Sex Ratio – India) the line falls from about 941 in 1961 to about 927 in 1991 and then rises slightly to about 940 in 2011.]
    (1) What does the graph indicate ?
    (2) Name the type of graph.
    (3) Name the country with high sex ratio in 2011.
    (4) What was the sex ratio in the year 2001 in Brazil ?
    (5) Which year shows lowest sex ratio in India ?
    (6) What was the sex ratio in the year 1961 in India ?
    6 marks See answer →

Q.7 Answer in detail (any two) (8 marks)

  1. Q.7 (1) What preparations would you make before going for the field visit ? Prepare a questionnaire to visit a weather station.
    4 marks See answer →
  2. Q.7 (2) Explain the importance of the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean with respect to the climate of India.
    4 marks See answer →
  3. Q.7 (3) Give information of agriculture and mining occupations of Brazil.
    4 marks See answer →