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Model Test Paper - 1

Geography
Based on Chapters 1–5 Total: 70 marks

A. Fill in the blanks. (1×5=5 marks)

1. A ______________________________________ is a dip or low point between two areas of
higher ground.

2. The world’s population is spread _____________________________________ across the
globe with small concentrations of large numbers of people living in the same area.
3. The process by which a country loses its most educated and talented skilled workers to other
countries through migration is known as_________________________________________.

4. Urbanisation refers to a general increase in population and the amount of ________________
__________________________of a settlement.
5. Kosi River, known as the _______________________________ of Bihar, is the widest river of
the state.

B. Choose the correct answer. (1×5=5 marks)
1. The low-pressure centre of a cyclone, known for being eerily calm as compared to the winds
around it, is also known as the heart /foot/ eye of the storm.

2. A city that develops adjacent to the main urban centre in order to relieve some of its pressure
by providing residential, employment and other facilities in proximity to the main urban
centre is called a smart/sustainable/satellite city.

3. Immigration/Emigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
4. The number of people in each age group in a country is referred to as that country’s
sex/age/literacy composition.

5. The rate of the rise or fall of the ground level is known as its indent/slope/dip.

C. State whether the following statements are True or False. (1×5=5 marks)
1. When people move from their place of origin to the site of temporary work
for several months it is known as impelled migration. _________

2. The cost of living in urban areas is very low, therefore slums and other illegal
settlements develop. _________
3. USA suff ers from the largest number of oil spills in the world.

4. The Indian Plate constantly pushes the African Plate in the upward direction. _________
5. The Government of India has set up a National Committee on Disaster
Management (NCDM) under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. _________

D. Name the following. (2×5=10 marks)

1. The gap between Mount Everest and Lhotse in the Himalayas

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