Geography Set 1 2016-2017 ICSE Class 10 Question Paper Solution

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.

Mention the four seasons that prevail in India stating the months for each

State the agricultural benefits derived from: The Westerly Depressions in Punjab

State the agricultural benefits derived from: The Kalbaisakhi in Assam

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?

Mention two differences between Alluvial Soil and Black Cotton Soil.

Name an area in India in which each of the following processes takes place.

Sheet erosion

Name an area in India in which each of the following processes takes place

Gully erosion

What is soil conservation?

State a method of soil conservation in the Arid and Semi-Arid region

State a method of soil conservation in the River valleys prone to floods

Name the soil which is good for cultivation of sugarcane.

Name the soil which is acidic in nature.

Name the soil which occurs ex situ

How do trees in the Tropical desert forests adapt themselves to the dry climate?

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.

Explain why the forest cover in India is shrinking?

Name the natural vegetation found in the following regions:

The western slopes of the Western Ghats

Name the natural vegetation found in the following regions:

The Nilgiris

Name the natural vegetation found in the following regions:

Western Rajasthan

Give a reason for the significance of irrigation in Punjab

Give a reason for the significance of irrigation in Rajasthan

Name a state where Tube wells are common.

Name a state where Tank irrigation is popular

Give one geographical reason for each of the following:

Sprinkler irrigation is practised in arid and semi-arid regions.

Give one geographical reason for each of the following:

A tube well should be installed in a fertile and productive region.

Give one geographical reason for each of the following:

Canal irrigation is more suitable in the Northern Plains.

Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow:

1) Name the activity shown in the diagram.

2) Give two objectives of the activity named in (d) (i).

Give the names of four important iron ores found in India.

Name the following: An offshore oil field in the Gulf of Cambay.

Name the following: An oil refinery in Bihar.

Name the state that produces the largest amount of limestone.

State the two uses of limestone

State an important industrial use of Manganese

State an important industrial use of Coal

State an important industrial use of Aluminum.

What is mixed farming?

Mention any one benefit of mixed farming.

Give the Geographical requirement for the cultivation of Sugarcane.

Explain the following terms and name the crop with which each one is associated:

Retting

Explain the following terms and name the crop with which each one is associated:
Ratooning

Explain the following terms and name the crop with which each one is associated:

Ginning

Give the geographical reason for the following:

Regular pruning is essential for tea bushes.

Give the geographical reason for the following:

Coffee beans are roasted.

Give the geographical reason for the following:

Millets are known as dry crops.

Differentiate between mineral based industry and agro-based industry giving one example for each.

Though Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of sugar mills yet Maharashtra is the largest producer of sugar. Give any two reasons to justify the statement.

Give the geographical term for each of the following:

Non- mulberry silk produced in Madhya Pradesh.

Give the geographical term for each of the following:

Rejected cane after crushing.

Give the geographical term for each of the following:

The rearing of silkworms to obtain silk.

With reference to cotton textile industry answer the following:

Give two reasons why Mumbai is an important cotton textile industry.

With reference to cotton textile industry answer the following:

Mention two more important centres of cotton textile industry in India.

The Iron and Steel industry constitutes the backbone of the modern industrial economy’. Give two reasons to justify the statement.

Name an iron and steel industry set up in Orissa with the help of a famous German firm.

From where does the industry name get its iron ore and manganese?

Name a manufacturing centre for each of the following industries:

Aircraft

Name a manufacturing centre for each of the following industries:

HMT

Name a manufacturing centre for each of the following industries:

Railway coaches

Name two products each of the following:

petrochemical industry

Name two products each of the following:

heavy engineering industry

Name two products each of the following: electronic industry

Mention two reasons why more people use railways rather than airways.

Why is inland waterway declining in its importance?

What do you mean by the following:

Sewage

What do you mean by the following:

Eutrophication

What do you mean by the following: Recycling

‘Methane is an air pollutant that causes Greenhouse effect’. Name three sources of this gas.