Geography 2013-2014 (English Medium) ICSE Class 10 Question Paper Solution

Give the four figure grid reference of the settlement of Hamirpura.

Give the four figure grid reference of the temple in the settlement of Jolpur.

What does the blue coloured circle in the grid square 0619 represent?

What is the compass direction of Dantrai from Jolpur?

What is the difference between the pattern of settlements in 0725 and the settlement of Idarla?

What is the difference between the drainage pattern of the streams in 0624 and those in 0824?

What is the value of the contour line in square 0226? What is the contour interval in the map?

Mention any two factors which provide evidence that the region in the map extract is a rural region.

How does the feature, indicated by the black curves in 0721, show that rainfall in this region is seasonal?

Mention one man-made feature in the map, which also provides evidence that the rainfall is seasonal.

Name two natural features in 0527.

Name two natural features in 0325.

Name two features which makes Dantrai a more important settlement than the other settlement in the map extract.

Calculate the area of the region which lies to the south of northing 21 in square kilometres.

What are the following?

The black vertical line between eastings 09 and 10

What are the following?

302 in grid square 0425

On the outline map of India provided:
a) Draw, name and number the Standard Meridian.
b) Label the river Yamuna.
c) Shade and label the Gulf of Khambhat.
d) Mark and name the Nathu-La Pass.
e) Mark and name the Karakoram Range.
f) Shade and name a sparsely populated State in Northeast India.
g) Shade a region with laterite soil in Eastern India.
h) Mark with a dot and name Vishakhapatnam.
i) Mark and name the winds that bring rain to West Bengal in summer.
j) Print S on the iron mines in Singhbhum.

Mention the different sources of rain in Punjab and Tamil Nadu during the winter season.

State the benefits that are derived from the local winds that blow in summer in Kerala.

Mention the geographical reasons for the following:

Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi.

Mention the geographical reason for the following:

Western Rajasthan receives no rain from the Arabian Sea branch of the South West Monsoon winds.

Mention the geographical reason for the following:

Mangalore is not cold even in the month of December.

Study the climate data given below and answer the questions that follow:

1) Calculate the annual temperature range.

2) What is the total annual rainfall?

3) Presuming that the station is located in India, give a reason for its location being on the east coast or west coast of India.

State any two methods of controlling soil erosion.

Mention two differences between alluvial soil and red soil.

Give the geographical reason for different regions in India having different kinds of soil.

Give the geographical reason for black soil being suitable for growth of cotton.

Give the geographical reason for the conservation of soil as a natural resource.

Name the soil which is good for the cultivation of cashew nuts.

Name the soil which covers almost all of West Bengal

Name the soil which is a result of leaching.

Mention two reasons why monsoon deciduous forests are commercially more valuable than the other types of forests.

How do forests have a favourable effect on the climate of the region?

How do forests act as a flood control measure?

Give one important use of the following types of trees:
i. Sundari
ii. Sandalwood
iii. Rosewood

Name the natural vegetation largely found in the following regions:

The delta of the Ganga river.

Name the natural vegetation largely found in the following regions:

The windward side of the Western Ghats

Name the natural vegetation largely found in the following regions:

The Deccan Plateau

State two reasons why tank irrigation is popular in South India.

Mention two advantages that surface wells have over inundation canals.

Give one geographical reason for each of the following statements:

Irrigation is necessary despite the monsoon.

Give one geographical reason for each of the following statements:

The drip method of irrigation is the best among all modern methods of irrigation.

Give one geographical reason for each of the following statements:

Canal irrigation leads to the ground around it becoming unproductive.

Give three reasons for the conservation of water resources.

State any two uses of manganese.

Which of the different varieties of coal is used for domestic purposes and why?

Name the mineral used in the manufacture of Cement

Name the mineral used in the manufacture of Aluminum

Name the mineral used in the manufacture of: Synthetics

Which state is the leading producer of the following minerals?

i. Coal
ii. Oil
iii. Manganese

How has poverty and fragmentation of land become problems of agricultural India?

Mention any two features of plantation farming stating two examples.

Mention three differences in the geographical conditions and cultivation of rice and wheat.

Give geographical reasons for the following.

Cotton grows widely in Maharashtra.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following:

Clonal planting is the best method of tea propagation.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following:

Oilseeds are an important commercial crop grown in India.

Name two textile industries using any animal fibres. Name an important state where these industries are located.

Give two reasons for each of the following:

Kolkata is an important cotton manufacturing centre even though West Bengal is not a leading producer of cotton.

Give two reasons for each of the following:

The wool industry is not as well developed as the cotton industry in India.

Mention three problems of the jute textile industry in India.

Mention three factors that have helped the sugar industry flourish in the peninsular region rather than in the northern regions of India.

Name one integrated iron and steel plant in the private sector. Where does it obtain its iron and coal from?

Name two raw materials used in the petrochemical industry and state two advantages of petrochemical products.

Give a reason for each of the following:

Vishakhapatnam is a leading centre for shipbuilding.

Give a reason for each of the following:

Mini steel plants cause less pollution than integrated steel plants.

Give a reason for each of the following:

The electronics industry has made an impact on both entertainment and education.

Name a manufacturing sector for each of the following industries:

An engine for MIG aircraft

Name a manufacturing sector for each of the following industries:

Diesel locomotives

Name a manufacturing sector for each of the following industries:

Software

Why is road transport in India considered more useful than rail transport? State two reasons in support of your answer.

State one advantage of inland waterways.

Mention one disadvantage of inland waterways.

How does waste accumulation affect the environment?

What is acid rain?

Mention two effects of acid rain.