(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

Name the types of irrigation prevailing in India.

In which natural vegetation belt is Sundari tree found?

Give a reason for the following:

Agriculture sector in India needs the support of irrigation.

Give a reason to explain the following:

Stilt like/aerial roots are a typical feature of littoral forest.

Explain the following term:

Sericulture

Mahesh went for an excursion with his friend and came across a marshy area with trees that had stilt like roots.

Which natural vegetation belt did he come across?

State two reasons why there is a need for irrigation in India.

Give one reason to explain the following:

Indian silk products are becoming less popular in the international market.

With regard to scale, answer the following question:

Name the main methods of representing the scale of a map.

Name the following:

Off-shore oil field.

Mention any two causes of soil erosion in India.

Give a reason to explain the following:

Mountains have varied vegetation.

How has the rising population of India resulted in the loss of forest cover? (Any one point)

How is the winter rainfall of the northwest part of India different from the winter rainfall of the southeast part of India?

Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.

Give a reason for the following:

Kanyakumari experiences an equable climate.

Give a reason for each of the following:

Central Maharashtra gets less rainfall than the coastal area of Maharashtra.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Jaipur has a higher annual range of temperature than Mumbai.

Name an area in India where Tropical Monsoon forest is found.

There is plenty of rain in India during the rainy season, yet we need irrigation. Give two reasons to support this statement.