Paper - 6 MT 2018 ___ ___ 1100 Seat No. MT - GEOGRAPHY - (73) - SEMI PRELIM - II : PAPER - 6 Time : 2 Hours (Pages 4) Max. Marks : 40 Q.1. Fill in the blank choosing the correct alternative : 4 (a) The ...................... Island is the only active volcano of India. (a) Majuli (b) St. Mary's (c) Barren (d) Lakshadweep (b) The Amazon valley receives around …………… mm of rainfall. (a) 2000 (b) 1800 (c) 1500 (d) 1000- 1200 (c) About 85% of passenger and 70% of freight traffic are carried by ...................... every year in India. (a) roadways (b) railways (c) waterways (d) airways (d) Which of the following shapes show the coastal part of India correctly ? (a) (b) (c) (d) Q.2. Arrange the sentences in correct sequence : 4 (a) Amazon washes off the load supplied to it from the catchment. Consequently, sediments are not deposited even at the mouth. (b) A series of islands are developed along the mouth of Amazon beyond the coast line into the Atlantic ocean. (c) Amazon river receives huge discharge, this is about 2 lakh m3/s per second. (d) Amazon collects its headwaters from the eastern slopes of Andes mountains in Peru. Q.3. State whether right or wrong. Rewrite wrong sentences : (Any 4) 4 (a) The longest waterway in the world Ganga can be navigated upto 7300 kms. (b) The region to the South of Brazilian Highland is called 'Drought Quadrilateral'. ... 2 ... Paper - 6 (c) Pakistan is a neighbouring country to the southeast of India. (d) Approximately 95% of India's foreign trade moves through ocean routes. (e) If Arun calls his mother from Digboi at 7 a.m., his mom would pick up his call at 9 a.m. at Jaisalmer. Q.4. (A) On an outline map of India fill the given information and make 4 a legend : (Any 4) (a) River Mahanadi. (b) Western Ghats. (c) Tropic of Cancer. (d) Important port in Andhra Pradesh. (e) Aravalli mountain. (f) North Indian Plains. Q.4. (B) Read the map of Brazil given and answer the questions given 4 below : (Any 4) ... 3 ... Paper - 6 (a) Considering the isotherms of Brazil, what is the average range of temperature in Brazil? (b) In which area does it rain more? (c) From which directions are winds blowing towards Brazil? (d) What could be the obstruction in the way of these winds? (e) Which type of rainfall will occur because of these winds? (f) In which part of Brazil are the average temperatures low? Q.5. Give geographical reasons : (Any 2) 6 (a) India’s contribution of tourism to its GDP appears lesser than Brazil and population engagement seems higher. (b) Pantanal is called the largest wetlands in the world. (c) A dense network of railways has developed in the North Indian Plains. (d) Convectional type of rainfall is not prominent in India. Q.6. (A) Draw a multiple bar graph based on the following statistical 6 information and answer the following questions : Population engaged in various sectors in India and Brazil (2016) Sectors India (%) Brazil (%) Primary 48.8 10 Secondary 24.3 19 Tertiary 26.9 71 (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 ... 4 ... Paper - 6 Q.6. (B) Study the following graph and answer the questions based on 6 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 the India's line graph ? Q.7. Answer the following in detail : (Any 2) 8 (a) Explain the importance of Himalayas and the Indian Ocean with respect to the climate of India. (b) Write the detail about the Amazon River Basin (c) Which factors attract more tourists in Brazil? (d) Discuss the factors affecting the climate of Brazil. Best of Luck .