Primary Activities: Class 12 Previous Year Questions

Primary Activities questions asked in CBSE board exams

Repeated questions first. Open the free app to see each question as it appeared in the paper, with its marking scheme.

1. Page 17 of 24 29. On the given political outline map of the world, seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them :…
   Board 20265 markslong answerRepeated: 2023,2024,2025,2026
2. On the given political outline Map of the World, seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them : 5 × 1 = 5 A. A major …
   Board 20255 markslong answerRepeated: 2023,2024,2025,2026
3. Which one of the following types of farming is most labour intensive ? 1 (A) Horticulture (B) Subsistence agriculture (C) Co-operative farming (D) Collective farming
   Board 20261 markMCQ
4. Page 5 of 24 7. Arrange the following coal mining areas of India from south to north direction of their location and choose the correct option : 1 I. Singareni II. Neyveli III. Jharia IV. Talchar Options : (A) II, I, III, IV (B) II, I, IV, III (C) I, II, IV, I…
   Board 20261 markMCQ
5. Page 15 of 24 25. (a) “The earliest human beings depended on their immediate environment for their sustenance.” Examine the statement with reference to hunting and gathering. 5 OR (b) “Commercial livestock rearing is well organised and capital intensive.” Exam…
   Board 20265 markslong answer
6. Which one of the following is the low latitudes zone of subsistence gathering practiced in the world ? 1 (A) Northern Canada (B) Northern Eurasia (C) Southeast Asia (D) Southeast Chile
   Board 20261 markMCQ
7. Choose the correctly matched pair from the following. 1 (A) Red collar worker – Practicing lawyers (B) Gold collar worker – Senior business executive (C) Pink collar worker – Environmental scientist (D) White collar worker – Mining worker
   Board 20261 markMCQ
8. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow : Hunting and Food Gathering The earliest human beings depended on their immediate environment for their sustenance. They subsisted on : (a) animals which they hunted; and (b) the edible plants wh…
   Board 20253 marksshort answer
9. ·"Some wastelands are rendered unfit for agriculture by human activities." Choose the correct option related to the statement : Shifting cultivation area ii. i. Coastal plains iv. iii. Degraded pastures Bhabar areas Options : (A) Only ii (B) Both ii and iv (C)…
   Board 20251 markMCQ
10. Fodder crops are an important component of which among the following types of agriculture ? (a) Mixed (b) Mediterranean (c) Co-operative (d) Collective
    Board 20231 markMCQ
11. Read the given resources and choose the correct option related to I. Village water bodies II. Village agriculture land III. Village residential land IV. Pasture land Options : (a) Only I and II are correct. (b) Only II and III are correct. (c) Only III and IV …
    Board 20231 markMCQ
12. ·Dependence on erratic monsoon is still a big problem of Indian agriculture." Support the statement.
    Board 20233 marksshort answer
13. Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option : Column I (Railway zone) Column II (Headquarter) i. North Central 1. Secunderabad ii. East Central 2. Allahabad/Prayagraj iii. West Central 3. Hajipur iv. South Central 4. Jabalpur Options : (a) i 1,…
    Board 20231 markMCQ
14. Read the following statements regarding open-cast mining and choose the correct option : I. This is the cheapest way of mining. IH. The output is in large quantity. III. It requires specially designed lifts, drills. IV. It requires special ventilation system. …
    Board 20231 markMCQ
15. Choose the correct pair of the following types of towns : (Types of Town) (Town) (A) Industrial Itarsi (B) Mining Singrauli (C) Garrisson Satna Ankleshwar (D) Administrative
    Board 20231 markMCQ
16. Why is dairy farming practised near urban and industrial centres? Name two regions of commercial dairy farming and write two reasons for its high capital requirements. 2+1+2=5 i
    CBSE practice 2023-245 markslong answer
17. In what ways do the disparities in metropolitan cities continue to widen and exacerbate (become worse) over time? Elaborate your answer along these points: - infrastructure - social services and amenities - economic inequality - education and healthcare - immi…
    CBSE practice 2023-245 markslong answer
18. Observe the given map and answer the questions that follow. 1. Which type of farming is prevalent in the shaded area of the map? 2. Mention the environmental concerns related to the agricultural activity practiced in the region. 3. Which category of nations wo…
    CBSE practice 2022-233 marksshort answer
19. Which of the following is NOT an institutional or technological reform in agriculture? A. shift in demand for organic produce B. subsidising fertilisers and pesticides C. digitalisation of retailing in agriculture D. provision of crop insurance by the governme…
    CBSE practice 2021-221 markMCQ
20. Which type of mineral extraction does the image show? A. mining B. quarrying C. shaft mining D. open-cast mining
    CBSE practice 2021-221 markMCQ

Practise all 28 Primary Activities questions with answers →

Other Class 12 Geography chapters

Frequently asked questions