Primary Economic Activities
48 Maharashtra HSC Class 12 Geography previous year questions (PYQs) from 7 papers, 2024 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.
About this chapter
- Difficulty: 3 easy · 38 moderate · 7 hard.
- Most-asked subtopics: Agriculture and Its Types (15), Animal Husbandry (11), Mining (8).
- 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 #1ModerateAnimal Husbandry
- Set · 1 questionDo as directed: Choose the correct option and write.
#2ModerateFishing
- Set · 1 questionIdentify the correct co-relation in the given statements and write : A : Assertion R : Reasoning
#3ModerateLumbering
- Set · 1 questionIdentify the incorrect factor and write it :
#4EasyNature of Primary Economic Activities
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#5ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 3 questionsMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#6ModerateAnimal Husbandry
#7ModerateFishing
#8ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionWrite short notes on the following (Any THREE) :
#9HardHunting and Gathering
- Set · 4 questionsRead the following passage and answer the questions given below : Considering the latitudinal distribution of animal husbandry in the world, it is located between 30°N to 60°N and 30°S to 55°S latitudes. Climate is one of the most influencing factors in the development of animal husbandry. It is more developed in the Northern Hemisphere. Presence of grasslands in Australia and North and South America has led to distribution of this occupation. But, this occupation is influenced by advanced technology market and availability of large estates. It has developed on a commercial basis in North America, South America and Australia. The animal husbandry in North and South America is carried out with the help of advanced technology on a commercial scale. Dense forests, inhospitable climate, low quality fodder in equatorial region has discouraged the development of animal husbandry in these regions.
#10ModerateAnimal Husbandry
#11ModerateAnimal Husbandry
#12ModerateAnimal Husbandry
#13ModerateAnimal Husbandry
- 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 #14ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option and complete the sentences.
#15ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#16ModerateMining
- Set · 1 questionDifferentiate between (Any THREE) :
#17ModerateLumbering
- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#18ModerateAnimal Husbandry
- Set · 1 questionWrite short notes on the following (Any THREE) :
#19HardFishing
- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#20ModerateAnimal Husbandry
- Set · 1 questionWrite short notes on (Any THREE) :
#21HardAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 4 questionsRead the following passage and answer the questions given below : Mining - Use of minerals Man has been using minerals since ancient times. Minerals have been used for making weapons, tools, jewellery, medicines, utensils, etc. The various stages of cultural evolution of man are also related to the use of minerals. At the end of the Stone Age, man developed skills of using minerals. Various periods like the Copper Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Atomic Age respectively were delineated accordingly. Man has even started exploiting the mineral oil and natural gas reserves from the sea and ocean beds too. Man cannot manufacture the minerals that are found naturally in the earth's crust. The distribution of minerals is highly uneven in the world. The activity depends solely on the availability of minerals and not related to latitude directly. Even though the minerals may be present, actual mining depends on several factors such as the geology of the region, the value of minerals, climate, capital investment, technology, skilled labour, etc. Due to mechanisation, this occupation has developed on a large scale.
#22ModerateMining
#23ModerateMining
#24ModerateMining
#25ModerateMining
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#26HardNature of Primary Economic Activities
- Set · 1 questionWrite True or False :
#27EasyAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option and complete the sentences :
#28ModerateLumbering
- Set · 1 questionIdentify incorrect factor :
#29ModerateMining
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#30ModerateLumbering
- Set · 1 questionDifferentiate between (Any THREE) :
#31ModerateMining
- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#32ModerateFishing
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#33HardAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#34ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionDifferentiate between (Any THREE) :
#35ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 2 questionsMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#36ModerateAnimal Husbandry
#37ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionDraw neat, labelled diagrams (Any TWO) :
#38ModerateAnimal Husbandry
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#39HardAgriculture and Its Types
- 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 #40ModerateAnimal Husbandry
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option and complete the sentences :
#41ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions as per given instructions :
#42ModerateFishing
- Set · 1 questionWrite True or False :
#43EasyAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 1 questionDifferentiate between (Any THREE) :
#44ModerateAgriculture and Its Types
- Set · 3 questionsMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#45ModerateFishing
#46ModerateLumbering
#47ModerateMining
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#48HardAgriculture and Its Types