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

Name the state in India through which the standard meridian of India and the Tropic of Cancer pass covering the longest distance.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The northern plains of India do not freeze in winter.

At a place like Bhopal one can see the midday sun exactly over head twice a year, while at vidisha, only a few kilometre north of it, one is not able to do so even once. Give the reason briefly.

Kochi has a lesser annual range of temperature than Agra.

Which is the most widespread soil of India?

Name the soil:

That varies in texture.

Name one region in India where tropical evergreen forest is found.

Give one difference between the following:

Alluvial soil of Uttarakhand and alluvial soil of West Bengal.

Give a reason to explain the following:

The tropical evergreen forests do not look bare at any time of the year.

Name any one mining area of Iron ore from the odisha state.

Teak: Tropical deciduous forest.

Give a reason for the following statement:

Alluvial soil is extensively found in the Northern Plains.

Give any one use of iron ore.

Name the categories into which maps have been classified.

Name the source of the river Ganga.

From where does the river Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra get their water?

Where are the Sunderbans?

Which is the most important lake on the eastern coastal strip?

How are rivers of Northern India important?

Name the rivers, falling in Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.