Explain any two reasons why transport means are considered important for Indian economic development.
Concept: Regional Economic Development
Differentiate between micro planning region and the macro planning region.
Concept: Regional Economic Development
Read the following passage and answer the question given below.
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Haldia Port was constructed on Hooghly river as a solution to the problems of siltation at Kolkata Port. The locational advantages of Haldia Port were that it allowed movement of bigger vessels and was free from tidal bores. However, lately the Haldia Port is affected by siltation and requires the opening of an alternative channel which will allow easy entry of vessels. |
State two locational advantages of the Haldia Port.
Concept: Regional Economic Development
Read the following passage and answer the question given below.
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Haldia Port was constructed on Hooghly river as a solution to the problems of siltation at Kolkata Port. The locational advantages of Haldia Port were that it allowed movement of bigger vessels and was free from tidal bores. However, lately the Haldia Port is affected by siltation and requires the opening of an alternative channel which will allow easy entry of vessels. |
Mention any four states of India which form the hinterland of Haldia Port.
Concept: Regional Economic Development
Why is the location of India in the Indian Ocean considered to be significant ? Give two reasons.
Concept: Locational Setting - India
Name the four Indian geological eras in their chronological order.
Concept: Geological Formation
Briefly explain the following terms :
(a) physiological density
(b) Conurbation
Concept: Definition of Census
State two problems affecting the fishing industry in Bangladesh.
Concept: Fishing in India, Japan and Bangladesh.
What is an agro-based industry? Which is the largest agro-based industry in India?
Concept: Agro Based Industries
On the outline map of India provided :
(a) Mark and name the northernmost point of the Indian Union.
(b) Mark and label the Nilgiri Hills.
(c) Shade and label the Gulf of Khambat.
(d) Trace the course and label the river Mahanadi.
(e) Show with a single arrow and name the wind that brings rain over the coast of Tamil Nadu, during winters.
(f) Locate with a dot and name the capital city of Rajasthan.
(g) Mark and name the Nathula Pass.
(h) Mark and name the oldest oil-field of India.
(i) Mark with a dot and name the major port of Andhra Pradesh.
(j) Mark and label the hinterland of Chennai.
Note: All the map work, including legend (Index), should be done on the map sheet only.
Concept: Map List
Briefly explain the geological evolution of the Himalayas.
Concept: Geological Formation
Explain giving any two reasons why the deltas of the river Mahanadi suffer from occasional floods.
Concept: Factors Affecting the Indian Climate
Study the temperature and rainfall graph of station X given below and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Is the location of station X inland or coastal?
(ii) What is the cause of a sudden fall of temperature in July, even though it is a summer month?
(iii) Mention one main feature of the climate experienced by the station X.
Concept: Factors Affecting the Indian Climate
(i) Define the index of concentration.
(ii) How is it useful in the study of the population?
Concept: Definition of Census
Figure A and B given below show two types of settlement patterns that have developed in India
Figure A
Figure B
(i) Name the settlement patterns in Figures A and B.
(ii) State one characteristic feature of each of the settlement patterns.
Concept: Definition of Census
Mention three constraints explaining why cultivable wasteland is not being used for cultivation at present.
Concept: Concept of Land Resources
(i) What is crop rotation?
(ii) Mention two reasons why crop rotation is necessary for India.
Concept: Wet and Dry Agriculture
Differentiate between pelagic fish and demersal fish.
Concept: Fishing in India, Japan and Bangladesh.
Give reasons for the following
(i) There is a dense network of railways over the North Indian Plains.
(ii) Peninsular Plateau has a high proportion of metalled roads.
(iii) A good transport network promotes industrial development.
Concept: Geological Formation
Differentiate between Telecommunication and Mass Communication.
Concept: Modern Means of Communication
