SSC (English Medium) 10th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Geography

Give geographical reasons.

India's agriculture contributes more to our GDP than agriculture in Brazil.

With the help of given statistical data about the per capita incomes of India and Brazil. Prepare a simple bar graph and answer the following questions.

1. When was the per capita income lowest for Brazil?
2. When did the per capita income of India increase drastically?
3. What can be generally inferred from the data by comparing the per capita income of the two countries?

Observe the following graph and answer the questions given below:

1. In which decade did the Indian trade contribution to GDP overtake that of Brazil?
2. According to the graph, what is the highest percentage contribution to the GDP of Indian trade?
3. What was the condition of Indian trade in the decade of 1960-70?
4. In which decade did trade in Brazil suffer badly?
5. How has Indian trade performed in the years 2010-16?
6. What has been the contribution of Brazilian trade to the GDP in the years 2010-16?

Study the two types of settlement patterns in India given in figure (a) and (b) Answer the following questions:

1. Identify the type of settlements?
2. Which one is a nucleated settlement? why?
3. Which one is a dispersed settlement? What could be the reason behind it?
4. Can you guess in which regions are these settlements located in India?

Look at the map given below. The major primary occupations in Brazil are shown here. Discuss the following points and write your observations in the notebook.

1. In which part of Brazil is coffee mainly produced?
2. Which food crops are mainly grown in Brazil?
3. Can you relate the production of these crops with the climate there?
4. Where are the rubber plantations concentrated?
5. Complete the table.
   

   Type of crops	Crops	Areas of production
   Food crops
   Cash Crops
   Fruits and Vegetables

Observe the figure and answer the following questions.

1. Prepare a table of mining products and regions of production in Brazil.
2. In which part of Brazil has mining activity not developed? What could be the reasons?
3. Considering the availability of resources, were has the development of industries occurred?

Answer the questions on the basis of given figure

1. Can you give two reasons of concentration of fishing near the south-eastern coast of Brazil?
2. Inland fishing is not developed in Brazil though there is large number of rivers in Brazil. Can you think of a reason?

Name the warm and cold ocean currents near Brazilian coasts.

The concentration of settlements is related to ______ major factors.

Suggest measures to reduce river pollution during a field visit.

Prepare a questionnaire for an interview with a farmer during the field visit.

We should carry ______ for a field visit to collect information.

Explain the problem of ‘for whom to produce’?

State whether the following statement is true or false and correct the
false statement:

To the western side of the Aravalis, lie the Ganga Plains.

Give a geographical reason.

India has deciduous forests.

Prepare a multiple-bar graph and write the answers.

                                 Average Life of India and Brazil (Year)

1. What was the average life expectancy in India in 2010?
2. In which decade is the increase in life expectancy of both the countries same?
3. What conclusions can you draw after reading the graph of life expectancy in both countries?

Read the following graph and answer the questions.

                        Temperature and Rainfall in Brazil and India

1. What is the minimum and maximum temperature of India
2. What difference do you find in the rainy period in Brazil and India?
3. In which month does Brazil get less rainfall?
4. In which month does India get higher rainfall?
5. In which month does India get less rainfall?
6. In which month does Brazil have a higher temperature?

                              Match the column.

Who established the early settlements in Brazil?

Fill in the following in the given outline map, and also prepare an index. 

1. A state with high density in southern India
2. The western coast
3. Region with low rainfall in India
4. The evergreen forest region in north-eastern India
5. Hot desert
6. State with one-horned rhinos