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Maharashtra SSC Social Science Paper II (Geography) Board Paper March 2024

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

2024, March 120 minutes 40 marks Save WhatsApp

Sections

Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives and complete the sentences (4 marks) 4 questions
Q.2 Choose the odd man out (4 marks) 4 questions
Q.3 Write short notes (any two) (4 marks) 3 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

March 2024 Social Science Paper II: Geography

This is the Maharashtra SSC Geography paper (Social Sciences Paper II) from March 2024, English medium, paper code N 669. 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-reading part Q.4(B) is described in words.

The paper opens with the Pantanal, population distribution and transport in Brazil, goes on to an odd-one-out set, short notes on the retreating monsoon, deciduous forests and Brazil's history, a highways map, reasons on Himalayan vegetation, cyclones, settlements and fishing, and a stacked-bar graph of the sectors of the two economies.

How to use it

Write the paper in 2 hours and then check your answers. For the graph question, read the height of each segment from the scale carefully before answering. Revise with the Geography questions page.

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) In the swampy areas of Pantanal ________ are found.

    1. (A) condor
    2. (B) pink dolphins
    3. (C) huge anacondas
    4. (D) macaws
    1 mark See answer →

  2. Q.1 (2) On the distribution of population ______ factor affects.

    1. (A) physiographic
    2. (B) sex-ratio
    3. (C) literacy
    4. (D) life expectancy
    1 mark See answer →

  3. Q.1 (3) The most common method of transportation in Brazil is ______.

    1. (A) airways
    2. (B) waterways
    3. (C) roadways
    4. (D) railways
    1 mark See answer →

  4. Q.1 (4) We should carry _____ for a field visit to collect information.

    1. (A) chair
    2. (B) black board
    3. (C) water bottle
    4. (D) questionnaire
    1 mark See answer →

Q.2 Choose the odd man out (4 marks)

  1. Q.2 (1) Coastal states in Brazil : (i) Rio de Janeiro (ii) Paraiba (iii) Amapa (iv) Acre
    1 mark See answer →
  2. Q.2 (2) Region with very high rainfall in India : (i) Western part of Rajasthan (ii) Western Ghats (iii) Meghalaya plateau (iv) Arunachal Pradesh
    1 mark See answer →
  3. Q.2 (3) Tributary of river Amazon : (i) Paru river (ii) Purus river (iii) Parana river (iv) Juruika river
    1 mark See answer →
  4. Q.2 (4) Animals found in the Peninsular region of India : (i) Indian Bisons (ii) Deer (iii) Antelopes (iv) Yaks
    1 mark See answer →

Q.3 Write short notes (any two) (4 marks)

  1. Q.3 (1) Retreating monsoon
    2 marks See answer →
  2. Q.3 (2) Deciduous forests of India
    2 marks See answer →
  3. Q.3 (3) Historical background of Brazil
    2 marks 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: ‘INDIA – National Highways and Major Ports’. The index shows the North-South Highway, the East-West Highway, the Golden Quadrilateral, other National Highways and major ports marked with a dot. Ports marked include Kandla, Porbandar, Mumbai, Marmagao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Tuticorin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Haldia and Kolkata; New Moore Island is shown near the Ganga delta.]
    (1) What is the title and subtitle of the map?
    (2) Which part has more density of roadways?
    (3) Name two parts to the western coast.
    (4) Name the highway that connects Porbandar and Silchar.
    (5) Name the island near Kolkata.
    4 marks See answer →

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

  1. Q.5 (1) Vegetation is scarce in the high altitudes of Himalayas.
    3 marks See answer →
  2. Q.5 (2) Tropical cyclones occur rarely in Brazil.
    3 marks See answer →
  3. Q.5 (3) Settlements become sparse as we move towards the Amazon river basin.
    3 marks See answer →
  4. Q.5 (4) Fishing plays an important role in the economy of India.
    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 :
    Trend of Urbanisation in India (1961 to 2011)
    Years : 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011
    Percentage of Urban Population : 18.0, 18.2, 23.3, 25.7, 27.8, 31.2
    (1) What was the percentage of urbanisation in the year 1961?
    (2) In which decade was the growth of urbanisation lowest?
    (3) What was the percentage of urbanisation in the year 1991?
    6 marks See answer →
  2. Q.6 (B) Read the graph and answer the following questions :
    [Stacked bar graph: ‘India and Brazil – Contribution of sectors in national income and percentage of population engaged in the sector’. For each country four bars are shown, one for the contribution of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors to national income and one for the share of the population engaged in each sector. India: primary 17% and 48.8%, secondary 26% and 24.3%, tertiary 57% and 26.9%. Brazil: primary 5.5% and 10%, secondary 27.5% and 19%, tertiary 67% and 71%.]
    (1) Name the sectors mentioned in the graph.
    (2) Which sector contributes the highest in National income in India?
    (3) How much percent of population is engaged in primary sector in Brazil?
    (4) Out of given two countries, the share of primary sector to the national income is less.
    (5) Which country's contribution of tertiary sector to the national income is less?
    (6) In which sector 19% population of Brazil is engaged?
    6 marks See answer →

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

  1. Q.7 (1) Prepare a questionnaire for a field visit to a factory.
    4 marks See answer →
  2. Q.7 (2) Give information of the coastal region of Brazil.
    4 marks See answer →
  3. Q.7 (3) Which factors affect the distribution of population of India?
    4 marks See answer →