Maharashtra HSC Geography Board Paper June 2026 with Answers

Q.1 (A) (1) Complete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in column 'A', 'B' and 'C': Migration

Q.1 (A) (2) Complete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in column 'A', 'B' and 'C': Urban problem

Q.1 (A) (3) Complete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in column 'A', 'B' and 'C': Pastoral based industries

Q.1 (A) (4) Complete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in column 'A', 'B' and 'C': Tertiary economic activity

Q.1 (A) (5) Complete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in column 'A', 'B' and 'C': Physical Geography

Q.1 (B) (i) Choose the correct option by identifying the correct co-relation between Assertion and Reason.

A : Broad based population pyramid indicates more children in the population.
R : Broad apex is an indicator of high number of elders in the population.

Q.1 (B) (ii) Choose the correct option by identifying the correct co-relation between Assertion and Reason.

A : Settlements are of various types.
R : Various physical factors affect the development of settlements.

Q.1 (B) (iii) Choose the correct option by identifying the correct co-relation between Assertion and Reason.

A : The humid climate of Mumbai is suitable for the development of cotton textile industries.
R : Cement industries are found in large scale at Mumbai.

Q.1 (B) (iv) Choose the correct option by identifying the correct co-relation between Assertion and Reason.

A : Transportation is a secondary economic activity.
R : Transportation plays very important role in the development of secondary activities.

Q.1 (B) (v) Choose the correct option by identifying the correct co-relation between Assertion and Reason.

A : Only human factors are studied in geography.
R : A Geographer requires various skills.

Q.1 (C) (i) Arrange the age groups in proper descending order :
(a) Child (b) Adult (c) Old (d) Young

Q.1 (C) (ii) According to size, arrange the settlements from large to small.
(a) Suburb (b) Megacity (c) City (d) Metro-city

Q.1 (C) (iii) Arrange the industries in descending order according to the high capital investment –
(a) Carpentry (b) Iron and steel industry (c) Toy making industry (d) Milk processing industry

Q.1 (C) (iv) Identify the tertiary activity –
(a) Hunting (b) Agriculture (c) Trade (d) Cotton textile industry

Q.1 (C) (v) Skills of a geographer - Identify incorrect factor –
(a) Observation (b) Map making (c) Data Collection (d) Communication skills

Q.1 (D) (i) State whether the statement is True or False: Literacy rate is an indicator of a country’s development.

Q.1 (D) (ii) State whether the statement is True or False: Settlements can not be classified according to functions.

Q.1 (D) (iii) State whether the statement is True or False: Sugar industries are located near raw material producing area.

Q.1 (D) (iv) State whether the statement is True or False: Broken coastlines are unfavourable for the ports.

Q.1 (D) (v) State whether the statement is True or False: Many policies have been implemented to reduce regional imbalance in India.

Q.2 (i) Give geographical reason: In developed countries, percentage of population engaged in agriculture is low.

Q.2 (ii) Give geographical reason: In rural settlements, land use is related to agriculture.

Q.2 (iii) Give geographical reason: Extensive agriculture is a commercial type of agriculture.

Q.2 (iv) Give geographical reason: Distribution of industries is uneven in the world.

Q.2 (v) Give geographical reason: Panama Canal is known as the gateway to the Pacific.

Q.2 (vi) Give geographical reason: Physical factors are most important for regional development.

Q.3 (i) Differentiate between: Donor region and Recipient region

Q.3 (ii) Differentiate between: Rural settlement and Urban settlement

Q.3 (iii) Differentiate between: Horticulture and Market gardening

Q.3 (iv) Differentiate between: Heavy industries and Light industries

Q.3 (v) Differentiate between: Physical geography and Human geography

Q.4 (A) (i) Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (any six): A country having highest density of population in Asia.

Q.4 (A) (ii) Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (any six): Region to the South of Sahara desert having low literacy rate.

Q.4 (A) (iii) Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (any six): Commercial City in the USA.

Q.4 (A) (iv) Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (any six): A region in South America where animal husbandry is practised on commercial scale.

Q.4 (A) (v) Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (any six): Perth – an industrial region.

Q.4 (A) (vi) Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (any six): Mumbai to London airway.

Q.4 (A) (vii) Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (any six): Snow covered continent in Southern hemisphere.

Q.4 (A) (viii) Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (any six): Nile river basin.

Q.4 (B) Read the following graph and answer the questions given below:

[Graph: Bar graph titled 'Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line in Different Regions'. X-axis: Regions A, B, C, D; Y-axis: Percentage, 0 to 50 at intervals of 5. Bar heights read from the graph:]

Questions:
(i) What has been shown in the given graph?
(ii) How many people are below poverty line in B-region?
(iii) In which region, highest percentage of population is below poverty line?
(iv) Which region has lowest percentage of population below poverty line?
(v) Which region has 45% population below poverty line?

Q.5 (i) Write short note on: Impact of climate on population distribution.

Q.5 (ii) Write short note on: Classification of industries based on ownership.

Q.5 (iii) Write short note on: Water transportation.

Q.5 (iv) Write short note on: Strategies to reduce regional imbalance.

Q.5 (v) Write short note on: Nature of geography.

Q.6 (A) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

Development of the World Population

The total number of people living on Earth has more than doubled since the 1950s, and continues to increase. The world population was around 7.38 billion people in 2015. A look at the development of the world population since the beginning of the Common Era shows that such a surge in numbers is unprecedented. The first significant rise in population ocurred during the 14th century, after the Black Death had killed approximately 25 million people worldwide. Subsequently, the global population increased slowly but steadily until it reached record numbers between 1950 and 2000.

The majority of the global population lives on the Asian continent. In around 100 years, it is estimated that population levels on the African continent will have reached similar levels to those we see in Asia today.

As for a forecast of the development of the world population, the figures are estimated to have reached more than 10 billion by the 22nd century. Growing population numbers pose an increasing risk to the planet, since rocketing numbers equal increased consumption of food and resources. Scientists worry that natural resources, such as oil, and food resources will become scarce, endangering the human race and, even more so, the world’s ecosystem.

Questions:
(i) When did the first significant rise occur in the global population?
(ii) Which continent supports the maximum population in the world?
(iii) What would be the estimated world population by the 22nd century?
(iv) Do you think the increasing population is a risk to the planet earth? Why?

Q.6 (B) (i) Draw neat, labelled diagram (any two): Types with names of the Grasslands in the world.

Q.6 (B) (ii) Draw neat, labelled diagram (any two): Classification of industries based on output.

Q.6 (B) (iii) Draw neat, labelled diagram (any two): Classification of Trade and Commerce as a Tertiary economic activity.

Q.7 (i) Name the different types of agriculture and explain any two types of agriculture.

Q.7 (ii) Explain the Demographic Transition Theory.