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

On an outline map of India provided:
(a) Draw and name the Tropic of Cancer.
(b) Label the river Godavari.
(c) Mark and name the Garo Hills.
(d) Mark C on the coal fields of Jharia.
(e) Mark with an arrow and name the NE monsoon over the Bay of Bengal.
(f) Shade and name the Gulf of Kutch.
(g) Shade and name the coastal plain that receives rainfall in October and November.
(h) Mark with a dot and name Delhi.
(i) Shade a region with Black Cotton Soil.
(j) Use an arrow to point at a densely populated state in South India.

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Draw and number the Standard Meridian of India.
(b) Label the river Mahanadi.
(c) Mark and name Lake Chilka.
(d) Shade and name the Gulf of Mannar.
(e) Mark and name the Vindhya Mountains.
(f) Shade and name a sparsely populated region in western India
(g) Shade a region with alluvial soil in South India.
(h) Mark and name Kolkata.
(i) Mark with arrows and name South West Monsoon winds over the Bay of Bengal.
(j) Mark and name Mumbai High.

On the outline map of India provided:
a) Mark and name the Nilgiris.
b) Shade and label the Malwa Plateau.
c) Shade and label the Malabar Coastal Plains.
d) Mark and name the River Gomati.
e) Mark and name the Andaman Sea.
f) Mark and name Allahabad.
g) Mark with a single arrow and name the winds that bring winter rains to North West India.
h) Mark and name Digboi.
i) Mark an area with laterite soil below the Tropic of Cancer.
j) Mark and name the Karakoram Pass.

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.

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.

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.

What is the geographical name that you would give to the general pattern of settlement in the region shown on the map?

Name one region shown on the map which is unsuitable for the cultivation of crops.

On the outline map of India provided:
a) Mark and name Chennai
b) Label the river Godavari
c) Shade and label the Chota Nagpur Plateau
d) Shade and name the Gulf of Kachchh
e) Mark and name the Indo Gangetic Plains
f) Shade and label the area with Red Soil
g) Mark and name the winds which bring rain to Mumbai in July and August
h) Mark and name the Satpura Range
i) Mark and name Jharia Coal Field
j) Shade and label the Northern Circar coastal region.

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Shade and label the Gangetic Plain. [1]

(b) Shade and label an area of laterite soil in North India. [1]

(c) Mark and label the Karakoram Mountains. [1]

(d) Mark and name the Palk Strait. [1]

(e) Shade and label the river Cauveri. [1]

(f) Mark and name Mumbai. [1]

(g) Mark and name the Nathu La Pass. [1]

(h) Mark and name Digboi. [1]

(i) Shade and name the Deccan Plateau. [1]

(j) Shade and label the river Jhelum. [1]

 Surface water. 

By what name is the parallel of latitude 23° 33′ known? Name the zones or belts into which it divides India almost equally.

Why is the Pamir Knot known as ‘the roof of the world’.

Why is South Asia referred as Indian Sub-continent?

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Draw, name and number the Standard Meridian.
(b) Label the river Yamuna.
(c) Shade and name 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.
(a) Mark and name Chennai

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Mark and name Chennai
(b) Label the river Godavari
(c) Shade and label the Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(d) Shade and name the Gulf of Kachchh
(e) Mark and name the Indo-Gangetic Plains
(f) Shade and label an area with Red Soil
(g) Mark and name the winds which bring rain to Mumbai in July and August
(h) Mark and name the Satpura Range
(i) Mark and name the Jharia Coal Field
(j) Shade and label the Northern Circar coastal region

On the outline map of India provided:

1. Draw, name and number the Tropic of Cance
2. Label the river Narmada
3. Shade and name Lake Chilka
4. Shade and name Wular lake.
5. Mark and name the Aravali Mountains
6. Mark and name the Karakoram Pass
7. Shade and name a densely populated state in South India
8. Shade and name a region with black soil
9. Mark with a dot and name Srinagar
10. Mark with a dot and name Chandigarh
11. Mark and name the winds which bring rain in winter to the Coromandel Coast
12. Name and print O on an oilfield in North-east India.

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Mark and name Kochi.
(b) Label the river Krishna.
(c) Shade and label the Malwa Plateau.
(d) Mark and label the Konkan Coast.
(e) Shade and label the Gulf of Mannar.
(f) Shade and label an alluvial soil area in Peninsular India.
(g) Mark with arrows the direction of the Arabian Sea branch of South West Monsoon Winds.
(h) Shade and label the Western Ghats.
(i) Mark the Jharia coal field.
(j) Shade and name a densely populated area.