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10:00–1:15

Official March 2026 HSE+2 theory sitting window including reading/verification time (dge.tn.gov.in timetable)

DGE TN HSE+2 March 2026 public examination timetable

35/100

Minimum pass mark per subject under the HSE new pattern, subject to theory/practical floor rules

DGE HSE_E.pdf scheme of examination

3 hours

Approximate theory writing duration after reading and particulars verification in the public exam schedule

DGE TN HSE+2 March 2026 timetable

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Administered by the Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai, for Tamil Nadu State Board Higher Secondary

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Class 12 textbooks and syllabus prescribed by SCERT / School Education Department (Samacheer Kalvi)

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₹150/₹200

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March 2026

HSE Second Year public theory examinations scheduled 2–26 March 2026 with practicals 9–14 February 2026

DGE TN official timetable PDF 04.11.2025

Free English MCQ practice for Tamil Nadu HSE +2 Geography (DGE). Official paper is mixed written theory on the Samacheer Kalvi Class 12 syllabus — this bank is a study adaptation, not a format simulation.

Sample Tamil Nadu HSE Second Year Geography Practice Questions

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1Which layer of the atmosphere contains most weather phenomena such as clouds, rain, and storms?
A.Stratosphere
B.Troposphere
C.Mesosphere
D.Thermosphere
Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest atmospheric layer where temperature generally decreases with height and nearly all day-to-day weather processes occur. It holds most of the atmosphere’s water vapour and clouds.
2The Southwest Monsoon winds that bring summer rains to most of India primarily blow from the:
A.Southwest from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
B.Northeast over the Bay of Bengal only
C.Northwest from Central Asia year-round
D.Southeast from Australia only
Explanation: During the Indian summer monsoon, moisture-laden winds approach from the southwest after the Intertropical Convergence Zone shifts north. Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal branches deliver rainfall over much of the subcontinent.
3Orographic rainfall is best explained as rainfall caused by:
A.Air sinking and warming in a desert basin
B.Only nocturnal cooling of flat plains
C.Tidal waves hitting a coast
D.Moist air being forced to rise over a mountain barrier
Explanation: When moisture-laden air is forced up a mountain slope it cools adiabatically, condenses, and produces orographic rain on the windward side. The leeward side often lies in a rain shadow with less precipitation.
4Which soil type of India is characteristically dark, clayey, moisture-retentive, and well suited to cotton cultivation in the Deccan?
A.Laterite soil
B.Desert soil
C.Black soil (regur)
D.Peaty soil
Explanation: Black soils (regur) developed mainly on Deccan basalt are rich in clay minerals, retain moisture, and support cotton, millets, and other dry-farming crops across parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and adjacent Deccan tracts.
5The Western Ghats act as a climatic barrier mainly because they:
A.Lie entirely below sea level
B.Force moisture-laden monsoon winds to rise, producing heavy rain on the windward west coast
C.Block all sunlight from reaching the Deccan
D.Are composed only of ice sheets
Explanation: The Western Ghats intercept southwest monsoon winds from the Arabian Sea. Air rises on the steep western slopes, cools, and yields heavy rainfall along the west coast, while the leeward Deccan interior receives comparatively less rain.
6Which of the following is a west-flowing river of peninsular India that drains into the Arabian Sea?
A.Narmada
B.Godavari
C.Krishna
D.Mahanadi
Explanation: The Narmada (and similarly the Tapi) flows westward through a rift valley into the Arabian Sea. Most major peninsular rivers such as the Godavari, Krishna, and Mahanadi flow eastward to the Bay of Bengal because of the peninsula’s general eastward tilt.
7Laterite soils are commonly associated with regions that experience:
A.Very low rainfall and permanent ice cover
B.Only Arctic permafrost conditions
C.Continuous snowfall without a rainy season
D.High temperature and heavy rainfall leading to intense leaching
Explanation: Laterisation occurs under hot, humid climates where intense chemical weathering and leaching remove silica and bases, leaving iron and aluminium oxides that give laterites their reddish colour. They are often used for building and support some plantation crops after management.
8Tropical evergreen forests in India are typically found in areas with:
A.Less than 50 cm annual rainfall
B.Only desert sand dunes
C.Very high rainfall and a short dry season
D.Permanent ice caps
Explanation: Tropical evergreen (rain) forests need roughly 200 cm or more of annual rainfall with warm temperatures and limited dry periods. In India they occur in parts of the Western Ghats, northeast India, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
9A delta is formed mainly when a river:
A.Disappears underground in a desert without depositing sediment
B.Deposits large amounts of sediment at its mouth where velocity drops in a standing water body
C.Cuts only deep gorges without any deposition
D.Flows only in a straight artificial canal
Explanation: As a river enters a sea or lake, its velocity falls and suspended load is deposited, building distributaries and a triangular or fan-shaped delta (for example, the Ganga–Brahmaputra and Cauvery deltas).
10Which gas is the most abundant by volume in Earth’s dry atmosphere near the surface?
A.Nitrogen
B.Oxygen
C.Carbon dioxide
D.Ozone
Explanation: Dry air near Earth’s surface is about 78% nitrogen and about 21% oxygen by volume. Carbon dioxide and ozone are present only in small concentrations but are climatically and biologically important.

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