Sarpang
Lower Secondary School
Annual
Examination, 2014
Subject:
Geography
Full
Mark : 100
Class:
VIII
Time
: 2 Hrs
Section-A
(30
Questions-30 Marks)
Directions: Each question in this section is followed
by four possible choices of answer.
Choose the correct answer
and write it down in the answer sheet provided to you.
1. Which
of the following is not a natural
calamity?
a. Flood b.
Migration c. Drought
d. Earth quake
2. The
area of Bhutan is
a. 46,500
square kilometers. c. 38,394 square kilometers
b. 38,500
square kilometers d. 46,394 square kilometers
3. Which
of the following best suits the definition
of mix- farming ?
a. Growing
of two types of crop in the same plot at the same time.
b. Growing
of crops and raising of livestock.
c. Growing
of same crop two times in a year.
d. All
of the above.
4. The
total number of men, women and children living in the country is called
a. Population
structure b. Female population c. Male population d. Population
5. The
following factors make people to settle in a place EXCEPT
a. Climate
is neither too cold nor too hot
c. The soil is fertile
b. Gentle
slope, not too steep
d. The climate is too cold or
hot
6. Poor
input and farming process result in
a. Labor
shortage
c. Poor out put
b. Increase
in gradient of the field
d. Water shortage
7. Which
of the following is NOT true about
problems of harnessing water energy?
a. Our
country is mountainous
c. Our villages are scattered
b. Loose
surface and unstable rocks d. Availability of skilled workers
8. ‘The
desert vegetation is found in areas where the rainfall is less than 50 cm a
year. In these places thorny trees and bushes grow
very far apart from each other’. The type of vegetation described above is
a. The
Tropical Evergreen Forest c.
The Mountain Forest
b. The
Tidal Forest d. The Thorn Forest
9. The
suitable name for the land which is raised like a table would be
a. Plain
land b. Plateau c. Flat land d.Spur
10. The
way of raising fish in the pond is called
a. Artificial
Insemination b. Aquaculture
c. Cross breeding d. Overgrazing
11. The
following factors determine the condition of mining EXCEPT
a. Size
of deposit b. Depth
c. Grade and ground feasibility
d. Negative impact
12. Making
of things, using of goods and service is the definition of
a. Industry b. Secondary Industry c. Primary Industry d. Tertiary Industry
13. The
first motor road in Bhutan was built in the year
a. 1990 b. 1974 c. 1961 d. 1958
14. All
of the following statement are the problem of old transport system EXCEPT
a. Long
time taken c. Hard and tedious
b. Often hazardous d. Move people and goods cheaply
15. Building
the houses alongside of the road is
called
a. Ribbon
settlement c. Town development
b. Urban development d. Village development
16. When
the number of livestock far exceeds the size and capacity of the pasture to produce sufficient grass, it is called
a. Soil
erosion b. Overgrazing c.
Afforestation d. Reforestation
17. All
of the following are the physical factors affecting agriculture EXCEPT
a. Relief c. Climate and Altitude
b. Availability
of water d. Knowledge and information
18. The
total potential of energy from water in Bhutan is estimated at
a. 10,000
MW b. 15,000 MW c. 20,000 MW d. 25,000 MW
19. The
machine which is used to divide energy from water into smaller units is called
a. Cable b. Generator c. Turbine d.
Transformer
20. Which
of the following is not an example of alternative source of energy in Bhutan?
a. Biogas b. Coal c.
Solar energy d. Wind energy
21.
The inner layer of the earth’s body is
a. Core b. Mantle c. Crust d.
Fault
22. Volcano
may not be active but may become active is called
a. Extinct
volcano b. Dormant volcano c.
Crater d. Tuff
23. The
place where the earth quake is first of all felt on the earth surface is called
a. Fault b. Epicenter c. Neck d. Seismic focus
24. The
process of decaying and breaking of rocks under the action of weather is called
a. Denudation b. Weathering c.
Aggradations d. Degradation
25. Artesian
wells usually occur in places where
a. a
layer of permeable rock is lying between two layers of impermeable rocks.
b. A
layer of impermeable rock lying between two layers of permeable rocks.
c. There
is no rainfall at all.
d. There is no plant cover
26. The
line above which the snow never melts even in summer is called
a. Snow line
b. Tree line c.
Glacier d. Alpine vegetation
27. Which
of the following rivers is known as ‘sorrow of China’?
a. Sikiang b.
Hwang-Ho c. Yangtse Kiang d.
Lena
28. The
meaning of Intermontane plateau is
a. Plateau on an island c. Plateau between two oceans
b. Plateau between two mountains d.
Plateau between two rivers
29. Which
of the following is NOT a state of
India?
a. Andaman
and Nicobar island b. West Bengal c.
Assam d. Kerala
30. Which
is NOT a method of irrigation in
India?
a. Tanks b. Tunnels c. Wells d. Canals
SECTON-B (Answer all the questions)
Question
31.
Fill in the blanks. ( 10
marks )
a. Milk-like
liquid produced by the rubber tree is…………………….
b. The
extraction of minerals from the deposit is called ……………………
c. The
cross breed between the mare and the donkey is called ……………………
d. Growing
two varieties of crops on the same plot at the same time is called…………
e. The
number of live born babies for every 1000 people in the same period is called……
f.
Making of things and
using goods and services is called ………
g.
……..transport is
impossible in Bhutan due to high mountains and deep valleys
h.
One of the benefits of the commercial logging
activities is the collection of
payment called ………….
i.
A megawatt is unit of power, ……….. Kilowatt makes a megawatt.
j.
Debarking of spruce and pine trees
immediately after felling is to protect the
forest from …………………
Queston 32. Match the following by rewriting the
statements in
the answer sheet correctly. (5)
A B
Crop
police
Asia
Commercial
crop
Thogsup
Shifting cultivation Cotton
The largest continent The plain of Punjab
A
land of five rivers Forest degradation
Queston
33. Select the product from the list below and
write in the second column to match
with the minerals. (Ornament, Ruby, Roofing,
energy, Bricks, Utensils, Fertilizer,
Construction, cutting glass,
Flooring) ( 10 marks)
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Minerals
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Use for
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Minerals
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Use for
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1.Clay
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6. Slate
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2. gold
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7. Granite
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3.Gypsum
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8. Uranium
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4.Gem stone
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9. Aluminum
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5.Marble
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10. Diamond
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Question
34. Answer all the questions with correct points only . ( 25 marks )
a. What
are the human activities that cause forest degradation? (2)
b. ‘Farmers
should keep less number of high qualities of animals’.
Do
you agree with the above statement? Why or Why not? (2)
c. Distinguish
between primary and secondary industry. (2)
d. ‘Transport
has both positive and negative impact.’ Justify
it with one point each. (2)
e. Write
three problems of rural- urban migration?
(3)
f.
Write three advantages that
hydro-electricity have over other sources of power. (3)
g. Give
three reasons for Government’s
initiative to plan population. (3)
h. Mention
three ways of traditional farming method
different from new farming method. (3)
i.
Explain with the neat diagram how the
delta is formed. (5)
Question 35. Answer the following questions . (
10 marks )
a.
Refer the grid and answer the questions
that follows .
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*C
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*Y
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*X
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32
31
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22 23 24 25 26
I .
Write the four figure grid reference for A
and B
( 2)
II. Write the six figure grid reference for *C (
1 )
III. What is the compass direction of *Y from *X
( 1 )
b.
What does R.F mean? (1)
c.
The distance between Wangdi and
Sarpang on a map is 10 cm.,
what
will be the distance on the ground , if the scale of the map is 2cm = 20 km,
(2)
d.
Complete the table by copying as it
is on your answer sheet . ( 3)
On the map On the ground R.F.___
? 40
m 1: 1000__
4 cm ? 1: 100,000_
5 cm 10
km ?_____
SECTION-C
Question
36. Maps
should be filled up as per the directions correctly. ( 10 marks )
1. On
the outline map of Bhutan provided to you, locate the following.
(5)
a. Mark with * and name the capital of Bhutan
b. Mark
and name any one place where domestic airport is found.
c. Locate
the place where the coal is found.
d. Shade
and name the Dzongkhag under which your school falls.
e. Mark
with X and name Gangkar Puensum
2. On
the outline map of India provided to you, locate the following.
(5)
a. Put
some dots to locate Gangetic Plain.
b. Draw
a thick line and locate the Eastern Ghats.
c. Shade
and locate Bay of Bengal.
d. Draw
line and name the River Brahmaputra
e. Shade
and name the Indian Ocean
T H E :
& + & : E N D
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