SSC (English Medium) इयत्ता १० वी - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Geography

State whether right or wrong.

Brazilian standard time is ahead of Indian standard time.

State whether right or wrong.

Location of India is in tropics.

State whether right or wrong.

Temperature decreases from north to south in India.

Write answer in one sentence-

What is a balance of trade? 

Write a short note.

Comparison of the climate of India and Brazil.

Write a short note.

Development of communication in Brazil.

Mark the following in the outline map of India supplied to you. Write the names. Give Index

1. Sikkim
2. Lakshadweep Island
3. Chennai Port
4. Mineral oil refineries in Assam-Digboi
5. Any one southern state with high density of population
6. Tropic of Cancer

India's climate is of ______ type.

Observe the following graph and answer the questions given below:

Note: In the graphs, the dark line represents the max. temperature and the lighter line represents min. temperature. The bars represent the amount of rainfall every month in each city.

1. Where in the four cities is the rainfall heaviest?
2. Which city has the most rainfall throughout the year?
3. Which city experiences the highest temperature?
4. Calculate the average range of minimum and maximum temperature for all four cities.
5. What do the temperature curves in Delhi indicate?
6. What is the condition of Mumbai during monsoons?

Which region in Kerala has a heavy concentration of coir, copra, and fish canning industries?

Observe the given figure and write the answers.

1. Which region gets more than 4000 mm of rainfall?
2. Identify the regions with maximum and minimum temperatures?
3. In which direction is the temperature increasing?
4. Identify the direction of the winds shown. What are they known as?
5. Which winds are responsible for the rainfall in India ?
6. Some part of Rajasthan is under desert? What could be the reason for it?
7. Draw the main parallel of latitude passing through India which affects its climate.
8. In which part of Peninsular India are semi-arid climatic conditions found and why?

Look at fig. Observe the logos given below and answer the following questions.

1. Identify the industries with which they are associated.
2. Which raw material is used for these industries. Classify them accordingly.
3. From which part of India do they get these raw materials? Discuss and write.

Read the map in the figure and answer the following questions:

1. How many divisions can you see in the map?
2. What do these divisions signify?
3. What does the term ‘behind the GMT’ mean?
4. Which part of Brazil is ahead of the other?
5. By how many minutes is this part ahead of others?
6. What does the red line in the map show?

Given are the westernmost and easternmost extreme points of Brazil mainland in figure. Calculate the difference in time between the two points in minutes.

Westernmost point: Nascente do Rio Moa (07°32'33'' S, 70°59' W)

Easternmost point: Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba (07°09' 28''S, 34°47' W)

Westernmost point: Nascente do Rio Moa (07°32'33'' S, 70°59' W) Easternmost point: Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba (07°09' 28''S, 34°47' W)

Saurabh and Ashwini work for a MNC. Two of their regional head offices are located in Brazil in Rio De Janeiro and Manaus, respectively. Both of them have to contact either of the head offices constantly. As they have to adjust timings according to their head offices, find out their corresponding timings in India, if they work according to office timings in Brazil, i.e., 10 am. to 5 pm.

Observe the given map and answer the questions given below it.

1. What does the above map indicate?
2. How many time zones are shown in the map?
3. Which part of Brazil is ahead of others?
4. What does the dark line in the map show?
5. To which direction does Ponto De Seixas lie?

Choose the odd man out:

Region with very high rainfall in India.

Brazil is the largest exporter of ______ in the world.

The Lakshadweep Islands of Arabian Sea are ______.

Study the following graph and analyse in short.