(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Important Questions for Geography

Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. G43S7 and answer the following question:

What is the compass direction of Mahudi Nani (2604) from Panswala (2909)?

On the outline map of India provided:

1. Mark and label the Satpura.
2. Shade and label the Gulf of Kutch.
3. Mark and label the River Chambal.
4. Mark and label Delhi.
5. Mark and label 80°30' E longitude.
6. Mark and label Jharia Coalfield.
7. Mark with arrows and name the Southwest Monsoon winds.
8. Mark and label the Karakoram Pass.
9. Shade and label a sparsely populated region in Western India.
10. Shade an area having Alluvial soil.

On the outline map of India provided:

1. Mark and label the river Krishna.
2. Mark and label the Eastern Ghats.
3. Shade and label a densely populated area in the southern part of India.
4. Shade and label the Konkan coastal plain.
5. Mark with an arrow and label the direction of western disturbance.
6. Shade and label the Thar Desert.
7. Shade and label the Andaman Sea.
8. Mark and label the city Chennai.
9. Mark and name the highest peak of Himalayas in India.
10. Mark and label Mumbai High.

On the outline map of India provided:

1. Shade and label an area of alluvial soil in the north-east.
2. Mark using a dot and name the commercial capital of India.
3. Mark and name the highest peak of the Himalayas in India.
4. Shade and label Gulf of Kutch.
5. Mark with arrows and name the wind bringing rainfall to Punjab in the winter.
6. Shade and label a sparsely populated area.
7. Mark and label Eastern Ghats.
8. Mark and name a tributary of an important peninsular river.
9. Mark and label the most important latitude passing through the country.
10. Mark and label Coromandel coast.

Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. G43S7 and answer the following question:

What do you understand by 1:50,000 printed below the map extract?

'Himalayas act as a climatic divide.' Justify the statement giving two reasons.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Though both are hill stations, Shimla experiences snowfall during the winters but Ooty does not.

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 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.

Give two ways by which the trees that are found here have adapted to the climate.

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?

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

What is the name given to the climate of India? Mention any two factors responsible for such a type of climate.