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

Give one reason to explain the following:

The electronic industry is growing at a fast rate.

1. As a student of Geography, what according to you may be the possible reason for the ‘below normal’ rains in 2023?
2. During which months of the year does most of India receive major amount of its rainfall?

Give a reason for the following statement:

Black Soil has self-ploughing property.

Why is tropical deciduous forest commercially the most important forest belt of India?

Name the mineral used to strengthen steel.

Give the term used in contour for the following:

The difference between maximum and minimum height in areas of steep slope.

Explain how would you distinguish between the following on the basis of contours:

Gentle Slope and Steep Slope

Explain how would you distinguish between the following on the basis of contours:

Scarp and Dip

Explain how would you distinguish between the following on the basis of contours:

Ridge and Water Divide

Explain how would you distinguish between the following on the basis of contours:

Peak and Depression

What advantages do contours have over hill-shading and hachuring?

Draw and compare the following contour diagrams by placing them side by side in pairs:

V-shaped Valley and U-shaped valley

Draw and compare the following contour diagrams by placing them side by side in pairs:

Steep Slope and Gentle Slope

Draw and compare the following contour diagrams by placing them side by side in pairs:

Conical hill and mountain

Draw and compare the following contour diagrams by placing them side by side in pairs:

Ridge and Water Divide

With reference to Red Soils in India, answer the following question:

Name two states where it is found.

State two conditions that favour the location of cotton textile industry in Ahmedabad.

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

1. 
   a. Give the six-figure grid reference for .201 in the eastern part of the |map extract.
   b. What are the brown patches in the north east quarter of the map extract?
2. Mohan goes on a bicycle from 02 northing to 12 northing in a straight line. If he moves at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour, how much time will he take to reach his destination?
3. 
   a. What is the compass direction of Rampura (2709) from Kotda (3005)?
   b. If you are moving along the left bank of Sipu river, which settlement will you come across?
4. 
   a. Ramesh returned to his native place Mahudi Moti (2404) after a gap of ten years and was happy to see the development around his village. What according to you shows that the area around his village has developed?
   b. What is the black vertical line made between the casting 25 and 26?
5. Mention two manmade and two natural features in the grid square 2508.

With reference to Red Soil, answer the following:

How is it formed?

With reference to Red Soil, answer the following:

Why is it good for dry farming?