Secondary Economic Activities
55 Maharashtra HSC Class 12 Geography previous year questions (PYQs) from 6 papers, 2024 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.
About this chapter
- Difficulty: 9 easy · 41 moderate · 5 hard.
- Most-asked subtopics: Classification of Industries (23), Major Industrial Regions of the World (20), Physical Factors Affecting Location of Industries (5).
- Updated 24 September 2026.
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- Set · 2 questionsComplete 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 #1ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
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- Set · 1 questionDo as directed: Choose the correct option and write.
#3ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionIdentify the correct co-relation in the given statements and write : A : Assertion R : Reasoning
#4ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionIdentify the incorrect factor and write it :
#5ModerateEconomic and Other Factors Affecting Location of Industries
- Set · 2 questionsGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#6ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
#7ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Location of Industries
- Set · 1 questionDifferentiate between (Any THREE) :
#8ModerateClassification of Industries
- 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 #9ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option and complete the sentences.
#10ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionDo as directed :
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- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#12ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 5 questionsRead the following map/graphs and answer the questions given below : The map is titled 'Map Reading - World Industrial Region'. Its index carries a single symbol, Industrial Region, shown as a solid shaded patch. The shaded patches are named as follows. In North America: New England and the Mid Atlantic Region. In South America: South Brazil and Argentina. In Europe: Great Britain and France. In Asia: the Siberian Region, Chota Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Osaka-Kobe with Kyoto. In Australia and New Zealand: Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Auckland. The continent of Africa carries no shaded patch of any kind.
#13EasyMajor Industrial Regions of the World
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#17EasyMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionAnswer the following questions in detail (Any ONE) :
#18HardClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionComplete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in column 'A', 'B' and 'C' :
No. 'A' 'B' 'C' (1) Consumer goods (a) Physical geography (h) Commercial area (2) Geography (b) International (i) Climatology (3) Migration (c) Industrial area (j) Pharmaceuticals (4) Formal region (d) Distinct boundaries (k) India to Australia (5) Urban land use (e) Ready for direct consumption (l) State (f) Current fallow (m) Automobiles #19ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option by identifying the correct co-relation between the assertion and reason : (A : Assertion R : Reason)
#20ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionIdentify and write the incorrect factor :
#21ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionIdentify whether the following statements are true or false :
#22EasyEconomic and Other Factors Affecting Location of Industries
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#23ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionDistinguish between (Any THREE) :
#24ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#25ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionWrite short notes on (Any THREE) :
#26HardClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionDraw neat and labelled diagrams (Any TWO) :
#27ModerateClassification of Industries
- 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 #28ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionWrite True or False :
#29EasyClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option and complete the sentences :
#30ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionIdentify incorrect factor :
#31ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#32ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 2 questionsMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#33ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
#34ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionWrite short notes on the following (Any THREE) :
#35HardEconomic and Other Factors Affecting Location of Industries
- Set · 4 questionsRead the following passage and answer the questions given below : Economic motivation is universally and easily available nowadays. It can be given in all sectors. In production sectors more than one such stimulators are used to increase production. Workers and capitalists should work more enthusiastically to increase the production. For that incentive is very useful for such purpose. Desire of power, fame, honest intention of serving, patriotism, such encouragements also motivate human beings to work. These all sources of motivation are mixed more or less in ethical standards of work. Economic motivation is very important motivation. There can be various types of economic motivations. Bonus is given to the workers for the task which is done before deadlines. Sample tasks are considered in the context of the task. Extra allowances or remuneration is given if the production is more than expected and quality is also maintained. This is done so that dissatisfaction does not arise among workers. Such efforts are constantly needed to increase production. The workers can work enthusiastically if the special allowances or incentives are offered. Promotion in job is offerred as an encouragement to do good work is also a kind of economic incentive which is commonly used.
#36ModerateNature of Secondary Economic Activities
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- Set · 1 questionComplete the chain according to the co-relation of factors in column 'A', 'B' and 'C' :
S.No. 'A' 'B' 'C' (1) Migration (a) Meat Processing (h) Cottage Industry (2) Urban problem (b) Communication (i) Milk processing (3) Pastoral based industries (c) Pulp processing (j) Transportation (4) Tertiary economic activity (d) Increase in slums (k) Climatology (5) Physical Geography (e) Geomorphology (l) Forced (f) Voluntary (m) Crime #40ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option by identifying the correct co-relation between Assertion and Reason. A : Assertion R : Reason
#41ModeratePhysical Factors Affecting Location of Industries
- Set · 1 questionDo as directed :
#42ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionState whether the following statements are True or False :
#43EasyPhysical Factors Affecting Location of Industries
- Set · 1 questionGive geographical reasons (Any FOUR) :
#44ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionDifferentiate between (Any THREE) :
#45ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionMark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index (Any SIX) :
#46ModerateMajor Industrial Regions of the World
- Set · 1 questionWrite short notes on (Any THREE) :
#47HardClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionDraw neat, labelled diagrams (Any TWO) :
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- 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 #49ModerateClassification of Industries
- Set · 1 questionChoose the correct option and complete the sentences :
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