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

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.

Give a reason for each of the following:

Kolkata receives heavier rain than Lucknow.

Give a reason for each of the following:

The Summer Monsoon winds blow over the Arabian Sea from the South West.

Give a reason for each of the following:

Thar is a desert

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

1) What is the annual range of temperature of the station?

2) What is the total annual rainfall experienced by the station?

3) Why would it be correct to presume that the station lies in the interior and not on the coast?

Name the tree as per the characteristics are given below

The wood is hard and suitable for shipbuilding

Name the tree as per the characteristics are given below

The stilt roots are underwater during high tide.