Sarpang
Lower Secondary School
Sarpang
Bhutan
Mid-
Term Examination 2013
Class
VIII
Full mark: 100
Geography
Time:
2 hours.
Section
A [30 marks]
Direction:
each question in this section is followed by four choices of answer. Choose the
correct answer and write down in the answer sheet provided.
Q1. The number of people that die for every 1000
people a year is death rate and number of live born babies for every people in
the same period is called
i.
Death rate ii. Old age rate iii. Young age rate. Iv. Birth rate
Q2. Which of the following factors change the
population of a place?
i.
Birth and death iii. Medical care and
birth
ii. Pregnant
mother and birth iv.
Immigration and emigration
a (i and iv) b (i and ii)
c (i and iii)
d (ii and iv)
Q3. Which of the following is not a natural calamity?
i.
Flood ii. Migration iii. Earth quake iv. Drought
Q4. Which of the following is not physical factor of
population distribution?
i.
The climate is either too cold nor too
hot
ii. The
soil is fertile and not barren
iii. There
are opportunities for earning
iv. There
is neither too less water nor too much
water
Q5. Some people live at altitude of 3000m-3500m,
grow buck wheat and barley, the village
and house
are scattered. The above statement
describes about
i.
Sparsely populated area iii. Densely populated
area
ii. Un
populated area iv.
Moderately populated area
Q6. The art of reducing the birth rate and
lengthening the life span of those are living is
i.
Population planning iii. Population
preparation
ii. Population
birth iv.
Population reduction
Q7. Planting, sowing, watering, weeding, harvesting
and fertilizing are known as
i.
Input ii.Doing work in the farm iii. Farming process iv.
Output
Q8. In the spring and autumn season, hail stone
inflict unexpected damage of crops,
this
is caused by
i.
Natural problem ii. Pest problem iii. Used problem iv. Man made problem
Q9. Poor input and farming process result to
i.
Poor outcome iii. Poor labor
ii. Poor
water iv.
Poor weeding
Q10. Which of the following is not true about physical
factor that influences agriculture?
i.
The relief of the land is the most important
ii. Crops
require a certain range of temperature
iii. Source
of a water for irrigation available
iv. Labor
is important factor
Q11. Our farmers required basic knowledge about
agriculture on
i.
Varieties of crops and sowing
ii. Soil
fertility and land preparation
iii. Decision
making
iv. Pest
and disease
A (ii and iii) B (iii and iv) C (i, ii and iv) D (i, ii and iv)
Q12. All the information’s and market development influences how a farmer takes his/her own-
i.
Decision ii. Capital
iii.Labor iv. Transport
Q13. The raising of domestic animals is
i.
Live stock farming ii.Non-ruminant
iii.Agriculture iv. Mixed
cropping
Q14. Animals that chew the cud is known as
i.Farming ii.Poultry iii. Non-ruminant iv.Ruminant
Q15. A new method of breading is made available
throughout the country, this method is known as
i.
Artificial insemination
ii. Local
cow with jersey
iii. Local
cow with barman
iv. Local
cow with brown Swiss
Q16. The inner most layer of the earth is
i.
Crust ii.Mantle iii.Core
iv.Lithosphere
Q17. Rocks are made up of substance which we call
i.
Fossils ii.Minerals
iii.Igneous iv.Geysers
Q18. Aluvium left by river during the flood
i.
Destroy the soil
ii. Enriches
soil
iii. Add
minerals to soil
iv. Add
fossils
Q19. Raw materials used to obtain from the minerals
formed in rocks is
i.Metal ii. Sand stone iii.Aluminum
iv.Minerals
Q20. Volcanoes which are no longer active are called
i.
Dormant
ii. Extinct
iii.Sleeping iv.Fault
Q21. Earthquake usually occurs in the places where
the earth crust has cracks and weak. The cracks through which variation pass is
i.
Fault ii.Epicenter iii. Crust
iv.Plates
Q22. As a result of earth quake the rocks on the
surface of the earth change its
i.
Earlier position
ii. Later
position
iii. Dormant
position
iv. Neck
position
Q23. Geologist believe that the upper layer of the
earth is divided about
i.
12 Large plates ii.7 Large plates
iii. 6 Large plates iv. 8 Large plates
Q24. The process of decaying and breaking of rocks
under the action of weather is
i.
Weathering ii. Soil formation
iii.Gradation iv. Agradations
Q25. The humus is derived from the remains of
i.
Plants and animals
ii. Rules
and soil
iii. Gradation
and aggradations
iv. Soil
and sand
Q26. The following are work of upper course of a
river except
i.
Cause erosion
ii. Grinding
action
iii. Wearing
away the bids
iv. Deposition
takes place
Q27. Which of the following is not the descriptions
of artisan well?
i.
Wells which occur in the certain region
ii. Wells
formed in between layers of permeable and impermeable rocks
iii. Comes
up with great force when hole is dug
iv. These
wells are not man made
Q28. People manufacture hand made paper from the
bark of
i.
Daphne shrub ii. Blue poppy
ii.
iii.Bamboo plant iv. Rose plant
Q29. Our forest is also rich source of herbal-
i.
Flower
ii.Handicraft
iii.Medicine iv.Trext
plant
Q30. Handicraft made from forest resources commonly
found in kheng area is known
i.
Bangchung ii. Dupa
iii. Phob
iv. Plate
SECTION-
B ( LONG QUESTIONS -30 marks)
Direction:
All the questions, the intended marks for a question are stated in bracket.
Q1. State three factors that have influenced people
to migrate (3)
Q2. List down three advantages and disadvantages of
migration (3)
Q3. Describe how the physical and climatic features
affect the
population distribution in the country (3)
Q4. Write three ways in which we can plan our
population (3)
Q5. In what three ways is traditional farming method
different from
new farming method?
(3)
Q6. What are three important consequences of mixed
cropping? (3)
Q7. Why is capital an important factor in the
farming system? Name any three. (3)
Q8. The labor
is a very important factor in the farming system;
discuss three areas where farmers can increase output
(3)
Q9. What three consequences will our people face as
a result of over grazing? (3)
Q10. What are three advantages of having quality livestock farming? (3)
SECTION-
C (SHORT ANSWER – 20 marks )
Direction:
Answer all the questions, intended marks are indicated in the bracket.
1. Distinguish
between three courses of river. (3)
2. Name
the three agents of weathering.(3)
3. Describe
how sedimentary rocks are formed? (2)
4. What
are the differences between extinct and dormant volcanoes? (2)
5. Describe
the result of major earthquake. (2)
6. Explain
with the diagram how delta is formed. (2)
7. Define
the following.(6)
a. Geyser
b. Fossils
c. Igneous
rock
d. Hydrosphere
e. Lithosphere
f. Core
SECTION –D (20 marks)
DIRECTION:
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Match
the word which appropriately relate with. (5)
a. Weather 1. Do
not allow water to pass.
b. Humus 2. Crescent shaped dune.
c. Barkhan 3.
Decayed matters.
d. Iceberg 4. Temperature.
e. Impermeable 5.
Masses of ice breaks.
2. Fill
in the blanks with the appropriate words. (1x5)
a. The
bulls which are found in Sambekha (Haa) and Dungna (Chukha) are
called ____________.
b. Seri
cows commonly cross breeded with ______ to get Jatsham.
c. Yaks
are also important means ______ for the Bjobs.
d. The
cross breed between mare and donkey is _________.
e. Animal
waste maintains soil ___________.
3. Write
(C) against Correct statement and (W) against Wrong statement.[1x5]
a. British
Government made it compulsory to send every child to
school as a method of family planning. [ ]
b. Clay
soil doesn’t have smaller particles of soil and non-sticky. [ ]
c. The
increasing population of domestic animals will create an adverse
effect on environment. [ ]
d. Changing
limestone to marble is the example of metamorphic rock. [ ]
e. The
farmland, animal, farming tools and money is
not the capital of a farmer. [ ]
4. On
the outline of the map of the Bhutan, mark the following. (1x5)
a. Mark
with (^) and name Jomolhari and Gangkar puensum.
b. Mark
(~) and name the river Wangchu and Punatsangchu.
c. Mark
with (.) and name the capital of Bhutan.
BEST
OF LUCK!
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