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

On the outline map of the Indian sub-continent provided to you at the end of this question paper:

(i) Mark with a bold line and label:
(a) The Karakoram Range.
(b) The Eastern Ghats.
(c) The Nilgiris
(ii) Shade and name one region for the : Black soil.
(iii) Mark and label:
(a) The Khyber Pass
(b) The capital city of Assam.
(c) River Godavari.
(iv) (a) Identify, shade and name:
(1) A region of sparse population (less than 50 pp sq.) in North-Eastern India.
(2) A region of ‘Equatorial Forests’.
(b) Mark with one long arrow, the direction of the Summer Monsoon over the Bay of Bengal.

On the map of India.
(a) Mark and name the Himalaya Mountains.
(b) Mark and name the Passes : Bolan, Gomal, Shipkila (Shipki).

On the map of India,
(a) Label the Konkan Coast, Malabar Coast and the Coromandel Coast in their proper places.
(b) Shade and name the Rann of Kutch.
(c) Mark and name the Ajanta Range.
(d) Mark and name the Khasi-Jaintia Hills.
(e) Mark and name the Patkoi Hills.
(f) Mark and name the Naga Hills.
(g) Mark and name the Cardamom Hills.
(h) Mark and name the Annamalai Hills. Name its highest peak, Anaimudi.

On the map of India,

1. Mark and name the Shiwalik Range.
2. Mark and name the Western Ghats with two gaps, Bhor Ghat and Palghat Gap.
3. Mark and name the peak on the Karakoram Mts, (Mt. Godwin Austien or Mt. K2).
4. Mark and name, the highest peak on the Himalayas, (Mt Everest).
5. Mark and name Mt. Kanchenjunga.
6. Mark and name the Maikal Range.
7. Shade and name the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

On the map of India, mark with a dot and name the cities.

1. The National Capital (Delhi).
2. The Capital of Maharashtra, or the Commercial Capital of India (Mumbai).
3. The Capital of West Bengal (Kolkata).
4. The Capital of Tamil Nadu (Chennai).
5. The Capital of Karnataka (Bangalore).
6. The Capital of Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad).
7. The city whose local time is taken as the standard time of India (Allahabad).
8. Vishakhapatnam.
9. Kochi.
10. Capital of Jammu-Kashmir (Srinagar).

Name the physical divisions into which India can be divided.

Mention two advantages that surface wells have over inundation canals.

Where are tanks most widely used in India? Why?

What are the several methods applied for lifting water from wells?

Give Two advantages of tube-wells as a method of irrigation.

Give what are the conditions necessary for tube-wells.

What are the demerits of canals? How to overcome these defects?

Give two main reasons why water scarcity occurs in India.

Give reasons for the popularity of tanks in South India.
Or
Peninsular India is an ideal region for constructing tanks. Why?

What geographical advantages for irrigation does the Indo-Gangetic Plain have over the Deccan?

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.

Which of the following is a ground water source?

On the outline map of India provided:

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

Study the climate data of Station X and answer the questions that follow:

1. Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station X.
2. Name the rainiest month of the Station X.
3. Is the Station X located in coastal area or in the continental interior?

Give one difference between the following:

Transported soil and residual soil.