Population: Part 1
46 Maharashtra HSC Class 12 Geography previous year questions (PYQs) from 7 papers, 2024 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.
About this chapter
- Difficulty: 7 easy · 32 moderate · 7 hard.
- Most-asked subtopics: Distribution and Density of Population (13), Physical Factors Affecting Population Distribution (13), Components of Population Change (6).
- Updated 24 September 2026.
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- Set · 1 questionComplete the chain and rewrite in your answer paper :
No. 'A' 'B' 'C' (1) Amazon River basin (1) Manufacturing Activities (1) Tata Iron and Steel Industries. (2) Constrictive Pyramid (2) Commercial cattle rearing (2) Low population density. (3) Industrial Region (3) Individual (3) Low birth rate and least death rate. (4) Pampas Grassland (4) Dense equatorial Forest (4) South America (5) Private (5) More old age Population (5) Availability of Employment #1ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionDo as directed: Choose the correct option and write.
#2ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionIdentify the incorrect factor and write it :
#3ModerateHuman Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 3 questionsMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#4ModerateDistribution and Density of Population
#5ModerateDemographic Transition Theory
#6ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionWrite short notes on the following (Any THREE) :
#7HardBirth Rate, Death Rate and Growth Rate
- Set · 1 questionComplete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in coloumn 'A', 'B' and 'C' :
No. 'A' 'B' 'C' (1) Ice covered region (a) Capital of the country (l) Harmful farming (2) Administrative city (b) Artificial satellite (m) Sparsely populated (3) Shifting agriculture (c) Use of manpower (n) Communication (4) Cottage industry (d) Polar region (o) Weavers (5) Global Positioning System (GPS) (e) Small size of farm (p) Tokyo #8ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option and complete the sentences.
#9ModerateComponents of Population Change
- Set · 1 questionTrue or False :
#10EasyPhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionDo as directed :
#11ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#12ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionDifferentiate between (Any THREE) :
#13ModerateDemographic Transition Theory
- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#14ModerateDistribution and Density of Population
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#15HardHuman Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#16ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionDistinguish between (Any THREE) :
#17ModerateBirth Rate, Death Rate and Growth Rate
- Set · 3 questionsMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#18ModerateDistribution and Density of Population
#19ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
#20ModerateDistribution and Density of Population
- Set · 1 questionDraw neat and labelled diagrams (Any TWO) :
#21ModerateDemographic Transition Theory
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#22HardHuman Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionComplete the chain and rewrite in your answer paper :
No. 'A' 'B' 'C' (1) Consumer goods (e) Atlantic ocean (m) Pharmaceutical product (2) Panama canal (f) Fertile region (n) Ecological balance (3) Plain (g) Ready for direct consumption (o) Development of Agriculture (4) Food chain (h) Short term (p) Pacific ocean (5) Migration (i) Ecosystem (r) Arabian sea (j) Indian ocean (s) Long term #23ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#24ModerateDistribution and Density of Population
- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#25ModerateDistribution and Density of Population
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#26HardHuman Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 2 questionsMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#27ModerateDistribution and Density of Population
#28ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionWrite short notes on (Any THREE) :
#29HardPhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 4 questionsRead the following passage and answer the questions given below : Development of the World Population The total number of people living on Earth has more than doubled since the 1950s, and continues to increase. The world population was around 7.38 billion people in 2015. A look at the development of the world population since the beginning of the Common Era shows that such a surge in numbers is unprecedented. The first significant rise in population ocurred during the 14th century, after the Black Death had killed approximately 25 million people worldwide. Subsequently, the global population increased slowly but steadily until it reached record numbers between 1950 and 2000. The majority of the global population lives on the Asian continent. In around 100 years, it is estimated that population levels on the African continent will have reached similar levels to those we see in Asia today. As for a forecast of the development of the world population, the figures are estimated to have reached more than 10 billion by the 22nd century. Growing population numbers pose an increasing risk to the planet, since rocketing numbers equal increased consumption of food and resources. Scientists worry that natural resources, such as oil, and food resources will become scarce, endangering the human race and, even more so, the world's ecosystem.
#30ModerateComponents of Population Change
#31ModerateComponents of Population Change
#32ModerateComponents of Population Change
#33ModerateComponents of Population Change
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#34HardDemographic Transition Theory
- Set · 1 questionComplete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in column 'A', 'B' and 'C' :
No. 'A' 'B' 'C' (1) Making maps (a) Delhi (l) Niger (2) Administrative cities (b) Pampas (m) Small-Scale Industry (3) Grass-Land Region (c) Observation (n) Skills of Geographer (4) Toys (d) Bangladesh (o) New York (5) Population Explosion (e) Paper Industry (p) Argentina #35ModerateDemographic Transition Theory
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option and complete the sentences :
#36ModerateHuman Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions as per given instructions :
#37ModerateDemographic Transition Theory
- Set · 1 questionWrite True or False :
#38EasyComponents of Population Change
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#39ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Population Distribution
- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#40ModerateDistribution and Density of Population
- Set · 5 questionsObserve the pie-chart and answer the following : The pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of world population by continent (2019).
Continent Population (%) Africa 16.96 Asia 59.65 North America 9.69 South America 8.40 Europe 4.75 Australia 0.55 #41EasyDistribution and Density of Population
#42EasyDistribution and Density of Population
#43EasyDistribution and Density of Population
#44EasyDistribution and Density of Population
#45EasyDistribution and Density of Population
- Set · 1 questionWrite notes on the following (Any THREE) :
#46HardBirth Rate, Death Rate and Growth Rate