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

Mention any two factors which provide evidence that the region in the map extract is a rural region.

Name two features which makes Dantrai a more important settlement than the other settlement in the map extract.

Calculate the area of the region which lies to the south of northing 21 in square kilometres.

On the outline map of India provided:
a) Draw, name and number the Standard Meridian.
b) Label the river Yamuna.
c) Shade and label the Gulf of Khambhat.
d) Mark and name the Nathu-La Pass.
e) Mark and name the Karakoram Range.
f) Shade and name a sparsely populated State in Northeast India.
g) Shade a region with laterite soil in Eastern India.
h) Mark with a dot and name Vishakhapatnam.
i) Mark and name the winds that bring rain to West Bengal in summer.
j) Print S on the iron mines in Singhbhum.

What is the geographical name that you would give to the general pattern of settlement in the region shown on the map?

Name one region shown on the map which is unsuitable for the cultivation of crops.

On the outline map of India provided:
a) Mark and name Chennai
b) Label the river Godavari
c) Shade and label the Chota Nagpur Plateau
d) Shade and name the Gulf of Kachchh
e) Mark and name the Indo Gangetic Plains
f) Shade and label the area with Red Soil
g) Mark and name the winds which bring rain to Mumbai in July and August
h) Mark and name the Satpura Range
i) Mark and name Jharia Coal Field
j) Shade and label the Northern Circar coastal region.

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Shade and label the Gangetic Plain. [1]

(b) Shade and label an area of laterite soil in North India. [1]

(c) Mark and label the Karakoram Mountains. [1]

(d) Mark and name the Palk Strait. [1]

(e) Shade and label the river Cauveri. [1]

(f) Mark and name Mumbai. [1]

(g) Mark and name the Nathu La Pass. [1]

(h) Mark and name Digboi. [1]

(i) Shade and name the Deccan Plateau. [1]

(j) Shade and label the river Jhelum. [1]

 Surface water. 

By what name is the parallel of latitude 23° 33′ known? Name the zones or belts into which it divides India almost equally.

Why is the Pamir Knot known as ‘the roof of the world’.

Why is South Asia referred as Indian Sub-continent?

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Draw, name and number the Standard Meridian.
(b) Label the river Yamuna.
(c) Shade and name the Gulf of Khambhat.
(d) Mark and name the Nathu-La Pass.
(e) Mark and name the Karakoram Range.
(f) Shade and name a sparsely populated State in Northeast India.
(g) Shade a region with laterite soil in Eastern India.
(h) Mark with a dot and name Vishakhapatnam.
(i) Mark and name the winds that bring rain to West Bengal in summer.
(j) Print S on the iron mines in Singhbhum.
(a) Mark and name Chennai

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Mark and name Chennai
(b) Label the river Godavari
(c) Shade and label the Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(d) Shade and name the Gulf of Kachchh
(e) Mark and name the Indo-Gangetic Plains
(f) Shade and label an area with Red Soil
(g) Mark and name the winds which bring rain to Mumbai in July and August
(h) Mark and name the Satpura Range
(i) Mark and name the Jharia Coal Field
(j) Shade and label the Northern Circar coastal region

On the outline map of India provided:

1. Draw, name and number the Tropic of Cance
2. Label the river Narmada
3. Shade and name Lake Chilka
4. Shade and name Wular lake.
5. Mark and name the Aravali Mountains
6. Mark and name the Karakoram Pass
7. Shade and name a densely populated state in South India
8. Shade and name a region with black soil
9. Mark with a dot and name Srinagar
10. Mark with a dot and name Chandigarh
11. Mark and name the winds which bring rain in winter to the Coromandel Coast
12. Name and print O on an oilfield in North-east India.

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Mark and name Kochi.
(b) Label the river Krishna.
(c) Shade and label the Malwa Plateau.
(d) Mark and label the Konkan Coast.
(e) Shade and label the Gulf of Mannar.
(f) Shade and label an alluvial soil area in Peninsular India.
(g) Mark with arrows the direction of the Arabian Sea branch of South West Monsoon Winds.
(h) Shade and label the Western Ghats.
(i) Mark the Jharia coal field.
(j) Shade and name a densely populated area.

On the outline map provided

(a) Label the river Chenab.
(b) Label the river Chambal.
(c) Shade and label the Nilgiri Hills.
(d) Mark and label the Eastern Ghats.
(e) Mark and name the port city of Pakistan.
(f) Mark and label Hyderabad.
(g) Shade and label the Sunderbans.
(h) Mark and name the Palk Strait.
(i) Mark and label a region North of the Tropic of Cancer where tea is grown extensively.
(j) Mark and name the winds which bring rain to Mumbai in July and August.

On the outline map provided:

(a) Shade and label the country Nepal.
(b) Shade and label an area of black soil in India.
(c) Mark and label the Konkan Coast.
(d) Shade and label one region of winter rainfall in India.
(e) Sade and label the Sulaiman Ranges.
(f) Label the River Yamuna.
(g) Label the River Tapti.
(h) Shade and label the Vindhya Ranges.

Show the following on the outline map provided:

(a) Shade and label the Satpura Range.
(b) Label the River Krishna.
(c) Label the River Ravi.
(d) Shade and label the Khasi Hills.
(e) Mark with arrows the direction of the North-East Monsoon winds over the Bay of Bengal.
(f) Mark and label the Malabar coast.
(g) Shade and label an area of Laterite soil in India.
(h) Shade and label an area of Limestone in India.

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.