ISC 2023 Geography Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Geography paper (code 853) set by CISCE for the 2023 board examination. It carries 70 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has 13 questions in three sections, all compulsory, with internal choices in some questions. Section A opens with map work on an outline map of India, where features are marked, labelled and identified, followed by objective items. Section B has short-answer questions on migration, land use, rainwater harvesting, minerals and satellite communication. Section C has long answers built around sketch maps of jet streams and of north-western India, and ends with a passage about a teenager trying to protect a crowded, polluted hill station, leading into questions on eco-tourism. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Geography

Year

2023

Paper code

853

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

13

Pages

6

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  14 marks

  Questions 1–2: map work on an outline map of India plus multiple-choice, true/false and very short answers

• Section B

  28 marks

  Questions 3–9, short answers of four marks each; internal choice in two questions

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 10–13, long answers of seven marks each, including two sketch-map questions and a passage-based question; internal choice in one

Topics covered

• Map work on India
• Physiography and the Himalayas
• Drainage systems
• Climate and jet streams
• Population and migration
• Settlements and urbanisation
• Land use and agriculture
• Water conservation
• Minerals and energy resources
• Transport and communication
• Regional planning and ports
• Tourism and eco-tourism

Questions from this paper

1. Differentiate between national migration and international migration. Give an example of each type.
2. A farmer in Tamil Nadu produces three crops of rice in an agricultural year. What kind of land use pattern is being referred to, and why is the farmer able to cultivate three crops in a year?
3. What is rainwater harvesting? Briefly discuss why it is considered an important method of conserving water.
4. Discuss any four changes brought about by satellites in the field of communication in India.
5. Explain the difference between a meso-region and a micro-region with the help of an example of each.
6. Explain any four problems of tourism in India.