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Sample Question Paper 01

Geography 10th (Code so)
~eneral lnslructions
J. part I is compulsory. All questions from Part I are to be attempted. Time: 2 Hrs.
z. Atotal of five questions are to be attempted from Part II.
Max. Marks : 80
3, The intended marks for questions or part of questi'ons are given
• m • bra ckets [ ].

~ Attempt all questions from this part

aue 1. (b) What is the black vertical line between
dy the extract of the Survey of India Map Sheet easting 33 and 34? [Apply & Remember]
: . G4357 and answer the following questions.
(v) Mention two man-made and two natural
(i) (a) Give the six-figure grid reference for .264 in features in the grid square 3288.
the Northern part of the map extract. (1 + 1) [Understanding] (2)
(b) What are the red rectangular patches in
the North-West quarter of the map extract?
Que 2.
[Apply & Understanding] On the outline map of India provided (10 X 1)
(ii) If Kavita travels in a straight line from 06 (a) Locate and label Wular lake. [Recall]
northing to 12 northing on a bicycle at a speed
(b) Label the Yamuna river.
of 3 km/hr, what is the estimated duration she
will require to reach her destination? [Apply] (2) (c) Label the Gulf of Kutch.
(d) Label the Tapi river.
(ill) (a) What is the compass direction of Dhibri
(4306) to Methipura (4204)? (1 + 1) (e) Label the ]helum river.
(b) Which geographical features can be (f) Mark with arrows the direction of the
observed if you move towards the South of North-East monsoon.
the topographical map? [Apply] (g) Mark the iron ore field of Singhbhum.
(iv) (a} Upon Meera's homecoming after a decade, (h) Shade an area of alluvial soil in Eastern
what visual cues or noticeable changes in the coastal plains of India.
surrounding area of Jaspuriya (8545) serve as (i) Mark and name the city of Koehl.
dear indications of the region's progress and 0) Mark and label the Allahabad.
growth since her departure? (l+ 1)
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---',, (iv) Which of the fo llowin g m easure is u s ed to

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..... ,, --, con serve water? [Reme mbe r ]
I (a) Over irrigatio n
', , (b) Drip irrigatio n
(c) Defores tation
(d) Constru ctin g m o r e dams
', (v) Indian Oil Corpo ra tion is l o cate d in
...... . ... .. state in India . [Remem be r ]
(a) Bihar (b) West Be n gal
(c) Gujarat (d) All of these
(vi) Kharif crops are g rown during the
months of. ......... .. . .. . [Remem ber)
(a) Septem ber - Octobe r
(b) June - July
(c) March - April
(d) Decemb er - January
(vii) If we have to find out a signifi cant
contrib utor to India's manuf acturi ng
sector, provid ing e mploy ment
Que 3. opport unities and contri buting to the
Choose the correct option. (10 x 1) countr y's GDP, which of the follow ing
will be correc t? [Apply ]
(i) Which of the followi ng phenom ena are
correct ly as.50Ciated with the onset and (a) Textile industr y
strengt h of the Indian monsoo n? [Apply) (b) Automo tive industr y
(a) El Nino+ Somali Jet Stream+ Indian Ocean (c) Pharma ceutica l industr y
(b) La Nina + Somali Jet Stream+ Gulf Stream (d) Electro nics industr y
{c) El Nino+ Polar Vortex+ North Atlantic (viii) Which state is the larges t produ cer of tea
Oscillation in India? [Reme mber)
(d) None of the above (a) Kerala (b) West Bengal
(ii) Assertion (A) Black soil is well-su ited for jP{Ass am (d) Kamat aka
cotton cultiva tion. [Analyse)
(ix) There are .. ..... .. RaiJway zones in India.
Reason (R) Black soil has high clay [Reme mber)
conten t, which helps in retainin g (a) 12 (b) 14
moistu re and nutrien ts, making it ideal (d) 18
(c) 16
for cotton cultivat ion.
Codes (x) Identify the following waste manag ement
method. [Apply]
(a) Both A and Rare true and Ris the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and Rare true, but Ris not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but Ris false
(d) A is false, but Ris true
(iii) Which of the following forest types in
India would Mahogany be most likely
associated wi~ based on the analogy
"Teak: Tropical Deciduous Forest"?
(a) Tropical Rainforest [Remember] ..',
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(b) Mangrove Forests

(c) Montane Forests (a) Landfill (b) Recycling
(d) Dry Deciduous Forests (c) Composting (d) Incineration
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~ Attempt any five questions from this part

aue 4.
(a) weste rn distu r~~ce ~'are weather Station Station A
pheno mena ongm ating in the Temperature (oq Rainfall (an)
Month
Medi terr~ ean region that bring sudde n
May 26.1 24.2
winte r ~am to the N_o rth-Westem parts of
the India n sub-continent. They are Jun 27.8 39.2
significant for agriculture in the region Jul 27.4 54.7
especially for the Rabi crops. The '
distur bance s are more prono unced in the Aug 27.9 422
wjnte r seaso n ~d are know n for causing Sep 26.7 35.5
abrup t changes m weather, leadin g to Oct 25.1 13.9
predp ita~o n, col~ waves and even
Nov 21.1 1.6
snow fall m the highe r altitudes of the
Hi_malayas. For instance, durin g the Dec 17.2 1.9
winte r of ~023, a particularly strong (i) Calculate the annu al range of
Western d1stu~bance le~ to heavy rainfall tern rature of Statio n A. [Apply]
and snow fall m states like. (ii) ~ wind bring maxi mum rainfa ll
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and to Statio n A? [Analyse)
u ~ d , which significantly ~pa cted J (iii) Which is the dries t mont h in this
local agnculture and day-to-day life. Station? [Understand)
(Source India Meteorological Department) o'IS\\. - .ia)e~ ~... , c\'IS\-c;
(i) Whic h area of India receives rainfall&: Que 5.
from Western disturbances?- ~)'b ~ '-'~'6~[a~ With reference
to soil erosi on in India
[Analyse & Apply) (1 + 1) answ er the following quest ions. (1 + l )
(ii) Why is this rainfall important? (i) What
. --n10$I is leach ing? [Appl y)
(b) (i) What 1s the source of winte r rain in I--- e~~,- (ii)
What are cause s of bank erosi on?
Tami l Nadu ? [Remember] (1 + 1~ (b) Ra' and Meera were visiting their
.. )
(u Whic h crops henefit from this ram? ('> c.o ' J father's farm
.'IS ce. grand durin g their summ er
(c) Give a reaso n forcFach of the following. vacation. One afternoon, while walki ng
i-,l.~"'~""0 ' oC CO\> ~) (l + l + l ) throu ghthe fields ,they notic edtha tsom e
(i) Luck now receives less rainfall than parts of the farm land had deep groov es and
Kolk ata.-'> C.nc t" ~se a) [Analyse] •
channels. Raj's grandfather expla ined that m I
(ii) The Arab ian Sea branc h of the this was due to soil erosion, a process that
South -Wes t mons oon does not give had been worsening due to recen t h~av y .
rainfa ll to West ern Rajasthan. (~"(;""a~ n.~e) rains. He
pointed out how the top soil, whic h
(iii) India exper ience s a wide varia tion of is vital for ~win g crops, was ~ g wash ed
clima tic condi tions. ( "- \ 9..~~ D away, leaving the land less fertile .
&'f,.._,,...,o (\~ ~ l ' \ ~ IO n\\ . (1 + 1)
(d) Study the clima tic data of a city of India ,
(1) Based on Ra? and Meer_a s .
provi ded below and answ er the quest ions
grand fathe r s expla natio n, what 1s
that follow. (l +1 + l) soil erosio n? [Remember & Apply l
Station Station A (ii) Wha t are the cause s of soil erosi on?
Month Temperature (0 Q Rainfall (cm) State two cause s.
(c) With refere nce to black soil, answ er the
Jan 16.0 3.2 follow ing. (l + l+l)
Feb 18.0 5.1 (i) How is it forme d? [Und erstan ding]
Mar 21.3 8.7 (ii) Why is it good for cotto n cultiv ation ?
Apr 23.3 24.1 [Apply]
(iii) Nam e any two areas wher e it is
found . [Reca ll]
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h o f the foll owing . Qu e 8 . re .

(d ) Ch 't' n l"('n!l<'n for eac res of l i m o nit e i ron o
( ) +)+]) (a) ( i ) S tate n -vo fea tu IRo me mb e rJ ( l + l J
goo d for soils. (An al.) '&')
( 1) Hu mu s Is es of co al.
ns tT.m s p ort ed (ii) N a m e a n y tw o typ
( h) All u ,•1nl soil Is ca lled Hi ra ku d d a m pro jec t,
1-e>i I. (b) Wi th ref ere nc e to
a n s w e r the fol lo wi ng .
(Ill ) Bin d. soi l i:o: coiled as
in- situ soil. !Ap ply & Re me mb e r
] (l + l ) I

er e it is lo c a te d.
(i) N ame the s ta te wh dar n.
Oue 6. n al o f H i r a ku d
st wh ere h e fou nd ( ii) N a m e the tw o c a
(u) Shy nm we nt l o fore <1 + 1 )
Mnhogony nnd Ro sew ood . (c)
the se tre es are
(l) Nn mtc' the for es t w h ere [Ap ply ]
fou nd .
(u) Giv e the nnr ne of two
sta tes where
a re fou nd . IRC'C0.11]
this fores!
is ess ent ia l in the
(b) (i) Wh y aff ores ta tion l
cities tha t ha ve iro n and s tee
(E vaJ unt cJ (]+ I )
ind us trie s?
(Ji) Why Tro p ical Ev erg
reen Fo res ts
(Ev aluate]
called 'Everg reen '? en erg y so urc e
st com me rda lly (i) Ide ntify the ren e wa ble
(c) Wh ich are the tw o mo giv en in the ab ov e pic&tur e.
dd uo us ply ] (l+ l + l )
valua ble tre es fou nd in De [Un der sta nd, Ev alu ate Ap
e use of eac h of of thi s en erg y.
Monso on Fo res ts? Give on (ii) Gi ve one ad va nta ge
/An aly se) (l +2 ) fie ld in the Gu lf
the se trees. (iii) Na me an offsh ore oil
the follow ing .
(d) Giv e rea son for eac h of (l+ l+ l )
ofC am ba y.
(d) (i) Me nti on tw o dis
ad va nta ge s of
(i) Forests have a favourab
le effect on (2+ 1)
I [Remember) na tur al ga s.
the climate. l so ur ce of
I trol me asu re. (ii) W ha t are co nv en tio na
(ii) For est s act as a flood con en erg y? [A pply & Re me mb er]
(iii ) Tropical Evergreen Fo
rests have
luxuriant vegetation. Que 9.
pr ob lem s rel ate d to
Que 7. (a) State the tw o ma jor
ag ric ult ure in Ind ia. [Und ers tan din g] (2)
undwater
(a) In a recent article djscussing gro co nd iti on s for the
management strategies on agr
icu lture (b) (i) State the climatic (1 + 1)
wateruse.com, the author highligh
ts the gro wt h of wh ea t in In dia .
ad vantages of tube wells over sur
face
(ii) Name the state tha t is lea
ding
(Refer
wells in agricultural applications. pr od uc er of wh ea t.
s the e & Re me mber]
to: Agriculture Water Use) Discus [A na lys
advantages of tube well over sur face well. following.
[AnaJyse] (2) (c) Give a reason for each of the [A pply] (l+ l+ I)
back
(b) Distinguish between lagoon and (i) Oil se ed s being an im po
rta nt
water. [Understand] (2)
commercial crop.
(c) Why the Himalayan rivers are
large as n in
(ii) Cotton being widely gr ow
te
compared to Southern Indian rivers? Sta Maharashtra.
any three reasons. [Analyse] (3) e best
(iii) Clonal planting being th
(d) Define [Understand] (3) method for propagation of the tea
(i) Surface water plant.
(ii) Rainwater harvesting
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(d) (i) State any two problems faced by the
sugarcane cultivators in India. (d) Give reason for each of the f o =l ] (2+1)
[Understand] (2+ 1)
(ii) Why extra care needs to be taken (i) Coastal shipping is advantageous.
for soil health when sugarcane is State any two reasons.
cultivated? [Apply] (ti) Although providing cheap transport
facility, Indian railways have some
aue 10. shortcomings.
) What are the two diI'erences between Que 12.
(a subsistence fanning and commercial
farming? CRem ember] (2) (a) Give a reason for each of the ~:J=-J\1 + l)
(b) Why is Ahmedabad a hub for cotton (i) Waste segregation is key to waSte .
textile industry? Give two reasons. management.
[Evaluate] (2) (ii) In the primary stage of treatment
( ) With reference to the sugar industry, water is unfit for drinking.
' c answer the following. [Analyse] (1 + 1 + 1)
(b) Name one technique of waste management
(i) Why should these industries be
each in urban and rural areas. [Apply) <2 )
located close to the sugarcane
growing areas? (c) Cyclone Nisarga will cross Maharashtra
(ii) Name two by-products of the sugar coast between Harihareshwar and Daman,
industry. very close to Alibagh on 3rd June, 2020
(iii) Mention one leading sugar (Wednesday) afternoon and will ~ffect ~e
producing state in North India and Coastal districts of Maharashtra, including
one in South India. Mumbai, Gujarat and other neighbouring
states, according to IMO.
(d) (i) Name first seashore based city on
It will make landfall as severe cyclonic
the East Coast of India which has an
iron and steel industry. storm : Cyclone Nisarga, which intensif~ed
into a severe cyclonic storm in th~ :'"rabian
· ~call] U+ l+l)
(ii) Where the iron and steel plant Sea is making landfall along India s
'
Western coast, forcing a high alert m
· the
.
set-up with German collaboration?
financial hub of Mumbai and evacuation of
. [Remember]
(iii) Name the city which has a plant tens of thousands of people. (Source: IMO)
manufacturing Maruti cars. [Recall] (i) When did Cyclone Nisarga expected to

aue 11.
(a) Give two reasons for the importance of
roadways over railways in India.
make landfall on the Maharashtra
coast?
(ii) Which areas were directly affected by
Cyclone Nisarga according to the
......
[Analyse] (1 + 1 + 1)

[Analyse] (2) IMD? [Apply1

(b) State any one advantage and one (iii) What kind of damage can be expected
disadvantage of airways. [Understand] (2) from severe cyclonic storm like
(c) Name an important inland waterway of Cyclone Nisarga? [UnderStand)
each North-East India and Northern (d) What is a sanitary landfill? How is waste
India. Also state their length. [Recall] (3) disposed of in a sanitary landfill?
[Remember & Apply) (1 + 2)
 Answers in Topper's Style
Hy Commitment I affirm that I am rtmiewing these answers only after I /iaue solued tire Sample Question Paper 1 on my
own. My purpose of looking tire answers is solely to uerify whetlrer my answers were correct or not and to identify
my mistakes in case my answers were wrong or I could not answer that.
(x) (a) Landfill
1. (i) (a) 345096 (b) Settlement
(ii) Here, R: F = 1:50,000 (means Ian on map is equal 4. (a) (i) The North-Western part of India receives rainfall
to 50,000 an on ground) from Western disturbances.
The distance between 06 northing to 12 northing is (ii) This rainfall is beneficial for the cultivation of
12an. Rabi crops like wheat and pulses.
12 an = 50,000 X 12 = 600,000 (b) (i) The North-East monsoon is the source of winter
which is 6 km (1 km = 1,00,000 an) rain in Tamil Nadu, as it picks up moisture froni
the Bay of Bengal.
U Kavita moves at a speed of 3 km/hr, it will take
her 4 hr to reach her destination. (ii) The rice and coffee crops benefit from this rain.
(iii) (a) North (b) Sandhills (c) (i) Lucknow is situated in the interior of the
country while Kolkata is situated closer to the
(iv) (a) Railway power line, road and metal roads
sea. As the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West
(b) Longitude 22'30' E monsoon advances from sea to land, the amount
(v) Roads and power lines are man-made features and of rainfall goes on decreasing from East to West.
trees and sandhills are natural features. Therefore, Lucknow receives less rainfall than
2...-------- - - -- - - - - - - - - , Kolkata.
(a) Wular __ ~, (ii) The Aravali Mountain range in Rajasthan lies
,. '
lake ""'&. ".,,-'"', parallel to the monsoon winds thus, blocking the
-·
,
'
I
path of the moisture laden monsoon winds.
Western Rajasthan lies in the leeward side of the
Aravali therefore, it receives very little rainfall.
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(iii) India experiences a wide variation of climatic
1■
conditions because of its large latitudinal and
longitudinal extent, besides having variation of
altitude and distance from the sea.
(d) (i) The annual range of temperature of
Station A =27.9 - 16.0 =11.9°C.
(d) (ii) South-West Monsoon winds bring maximum
Tapi rainfall to Station A.
river (g) Singhbhum (ill) The driest month in Station A is November.
(c)
Gulf of I; /m North-EastI I~f: · 5. (a) (i) Leaching is a process in which the top soil that
..
Kutch
....,,;- .
.: Monsoon .. ·
contains essential nutrients is washed away due
to heavy rainfall.
.. . (ii) The primary causes of bank erosion are as follows
(a) Floods or heavy rains
(b) Deforestation
(b) (i) Soil erosion is the denudation of the top soil and
3. (i) (a) El Nino+ Somali Jet Stream+ Indian Ocean its subsequent washing down.
(ii) (a) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct (ii) Two causes of soil erosion are
explanation of A • The various agents of weathering like running
(iii) (d) Dry Deciduous Forests water and wind
(iv) (b) Drip irrigation • Deforestation
(v) (d) All of these (c) (i) Black soil is formed by the weathering of basalt
(vi) (b) June -July or other volcanic rocks.
(vii) (a) Textile industry (ii) Black soil is good for cotton cultivation due to
(.viii) (c) Assam • high moisture retention property.
(ix) (c) 16 • high cation exchange capacity.
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sa~
,; contamination. Tube we
Us also provide a more
.all in areas where
-r1.e two areas where black soil is found in
••') JI' reliable water supply, espeo ~ or inSufficient.
(all • Maharashtra surface water sources are seaso d back water is
• Gujarat (b) The differences between lagoon~ separated from
') J-Iumus is good for soils as it consists of the Lagoon is a lake of salt water that is
(d) (a decomposed form of plant remains, animal
the sea by sand or rock. rt of a river
excreta and dead animals after action by . body of water or a pa
bacteria. This makes the soil very fertile, porous Backwater is a O
f the sea and
pushed back by the currents d
and light. from it by large areas of san .
'') Alluvial soil is called as transported soil as this separate d red to
(JI soil is formed when agents of erosion deposit (c) The Himalayan rivers are large a~ com~ns
sediments at a place. This soil is formed far away
Southern rivers due to the folloWlllg re d
. . ted in snow covere
trom its parent rock. Thus, transported by rivers • These rivers are ongina . summers the
trom one place to another.
Hi alayan mountains- Dunng ' 1
m Its and the rivers get continuous supp y
(iii) Black soil is called as in-situ soil, as this soil is snfowtmeWhile the Southern rivers depend
owaer. f ..
formed when the parent rock is broken into -'-'all for their supply O wa,er.
mos t1 yon ranu
small fragments. This soil is formed near its • The Himalayan rivers also get water from
parent rock. South-West monsoon.
( ) (i) Tropical Evergreen Forest/Rain Forest • The Himalayan rivers also get water from .
6· a Western disturbances as they cause snowfall m
(ii) Coast of Tami} Nadu and Odisha
(b) (i) Afforestation is essential in and around iron and the region. . whi'ch IS.
steel industries because it provides a clean (d) (i) Surface water is a form of water bodies .
environment as trees take up carbon dioxide and flowing on the land, e.g. streams, lakes, nvers
give out oxygen. and ponds. .
(ii) The reasons is that the Tropical Evergreen (ii) Rainwater harvesting is the process of ~cre::g
Forests receive heavy rainfall throughout the the recharge of groundwater by captunng
year. As there is no particular dry season, these storing rainwater locally in sub-surface water
trees do not shed their leaves in any season. So, reservoirs. I
it is called 'Evergreen'. 8. (a) (i) Two features of limonire iron ore are as follows I
(c) The two most commercially valuable trees found in • It is yellow or brown in colour. . .
Deciduous Monsoon Forests are teak and • It contains around 40% to 60% pure iron.
,, sandalwood.
(ii) The two types of coal are Anthracite and
Teak is used for shipbuilding, house construction
and furniture. Bituminous.
Sandalwood is used for making handicrafts, (b) (i) Odisha
perfumes and oil for soap manufacture. (ii) Bargarh canal and Sambalpur canal
(d) (i) Forest have a favourable effect on climate (c) (i) Tidal energy
because forests transmit moisture into the air by (ii) An advantage of tidal energy is that it is cleaner
means of transpiration and induce precipitation. and safer forms of energy generation.
Forests turn carbon dioxide into oxygen and (iii) Bhavangarh
thus, help to purify the air we breath.
(d) (i) Two disadvantages of natural gas are
(ii) Forests act as a flood control measure because
the dense forest cover reduces the speed of fast • Its reserved are limited.
flowing water. Also, the roots of plants and trees • It is non-renewable source of energy.
hold the soil and thus, forests help in checking (ii) Conventional source of energy are
floods. non-renewable, it cannot be used again. For
(iii) Since Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in example, coal and petroleum.
warm and wet regions, these have a luxuriant 9. (a) The two major problems related to agriculture in
vegetation of all kinds of trees, shrubs and India are as follows
creepers which give it a multi-layered ~tructure. • Small and fragmented land holdings, causing
7. (a) The advantages of tube wells over surface wells inefficiency in producing crops.
include accessing deeper groundwater, which is • Farmers are generally poor and cannot afford
often more abundant and less prone to good quality seeds, therefore pr~~ctivity is low.
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i n Nort h Jn dia ,
pcrnt ure of obou t (iii) Lead ing s ugar pC'O ducin g s tate
( b ) ( I) \ Vh~" t n.-qu, n.-- on o v~ra~ (• t,·m Utta r P r adesh a n d l eadi ng s u ga r prod u c ing s t.,,,
d h igh e r
10 C h > I ~ C 11 lh<.• tin,<.· of t>ow 'in ~ " n in Sout h India is M a hara shtra .
t'l'.'n,f "ralun ." a t ~ - bme o ( ripcn i~ and
h aives tin g .
o r e b ased s tet!
( 1l) U tur r r..d1..---h (d) (i) Visak hapa tna m i s the first seash
ercial crop plan t whic h was s t a rted in 1 992.
( c) ( 1) Oil ,,.._~-d, o~ o n lmpo rtrmt comm (ii) Rour kela s teel plan t w as set up
in the
rious
~.,u.. ._. the,· provi de ri'l w mate ria l to va Sund a.r garh distr ict o f Odis h a ,-vith the
tcchn ica1
tn,·" lo~(' m_an ufoctu rin g of rofbl e o il, D c mag in
lndu, he l p of Germ an firm , Krup ps and
r-,llnt i- and vamlsh,._-.;;, cosm l'tics, e tc. 1959 durin g the Seco nd Five Year Pla n.
a becau se
(ai) C o tton IS wide ly grow n in Maha rashtr t
w hich is favou rable for cotto n grow th is (iii) Guru gram in Hary ana has a plan
bind, 1-0II
red manu factu ring M a ruti ca r s.
found I.he-re and thi:' clima tic condi tions requi
ays in India
b y rotto n ore fo und in m ost part of the state. 11 . (a) Road ways are impo rtant over railw
gs from a beca use
(ill) Oona l plant in g is done by u sing cuttin w hich is not
high yield ing m o the r plant inste ad o f using • Road s link villa ges to urba n cent res,
St.~s. This is the best m ethod for propa gatio n
of alwa ys poss ible with othe r form s o f trans p ort
the tc:i plant becau se the new plant retain s the like railw ays espec ially in the hilly regio ns of the
quali ties of the m o ther plant . coun try.
whic h is not
cultiv ators • Road s prov ide d oor to door serv ice,
(d) (i) Two proble m s foced by the sugar cane
poss ible with railw ays .
ore free fro rn
• Sugar cane is a soil exhausting crop and (b) Adva ntag e of Airw ays Airw ays are
geog raph ical cont rasts s uch as mou ntain s, oceans,
theref ore, the cost of fertili sers incre ases the
cost of produ ction. river s, etc.
ly on
• It requi res high input of irriga tion mean s. Disa dvan tage of Airw ays It d epen ds main
prev alent weat her cond ition s and whe n the
(ii) Extra care needs to be taken for soil healt h
when d.
se sugar cane w eathe r is not favo urab le, it is often d elaye
sugarcane is cultiv ated becau the rive r
exhau sts the fertility of the soil. Hence, the soil is (c ) Nati onal Wate rway (NW ) No. 2 on
Brah mapu tra betw een Sadi ya and Dhub ri s tretch ~
supplemented with manu res and nitro geno us inlan d wate rway of
Assa m. It is an impo rtant
fertilisers. h is 891 km in lengt h.
Nort h-Ea st India whic
I 10. (a) The two differences between subsi stenc e and s Ganga.
Natio nal Wate rway (NW ) No-1 on the river
I commercial fanni ng are as follow s Hald ia-I< olkata
Bhag irath i-Ho oghly whic h conn ects
Subsistence Fanning Commercial Fann ing Farakka, Mun ger, Patn a-Va ranas i-All ahab ad is an
The farmer produces rtant inlan d wate rway of Nort hern India . It is
The tanner produces impo
exclusively for his food crops speci fically 1620 km in length.
u se
own ronsumption. for sale. (d) (i) Coas tal ship ping is adva ntageous beca
Farmers use simple tools Fanners use improved • It is envi ronm ent frien dly.
and primitive techniques, variet y of seeds,
• It redu ces the burden on rail and road
so that yields are low. machinery, etc to get
trans port syste ms.
higher yields.
(ii) Shortcomings of Indi an railw ays are
(b) Ahmedabad is a hub for cotton textile indus try • Train journ ey some time s are very long a~d
because tiring, especially if we com pare it with aJI
• It has adequate availability of raw cotton being travelling.
grown in the nearby areas of Gujarat and • Majority of the train s in India still run on coal
Maharashtra. and thus, produce lot of air and noise
• It has availability of transport including pollution.
accessible port facilities nearby.
12. (a) (i) Waste segregation is key to waste management
(c) (i) Sugarcane must be crushed within 24 hours of as when waste is segregated, there occurs a
harvesting as the sucrose content present in it,
reduction in the volume of waste that reaches
that is used to make sugar, keeps on decreasing
the landfills. Air and water pollution is
in the sugarcane. Thus, sugar industries should
considerable reduced and it becomes easier to
be located close to the sugarcane growing areas.
apply different processes of waste disposal like
(ii) Molasses and bagasse are by-products of the' · composting, recycling and incineration.
sugar industry.

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(ii) ln the_ primary stage, water is not clean. It (d) It is a wast~ disposa~ site desi_gned to ~as~~;nd
contains sewage, toxic substances and ch · l contain solid waste m an enVLronmen Y
So, it is not fit for drinking purposes. emica s. manner.
• ln urban areas, segregation is a techni e In sanitary landfill, the waste w:'dergoes the
(b) of waste ~anagement. This means qu following five phases for safe disposal . .
demai:cation of waste into biodegradable and • In the first phase of operation, aerobic bactena
non-biodegradable. d eple t e the available oxygen and cause the
• In rural areas, composting is a technique of tempera ture to rise. . .
waste m~nagement. This means treatinent In the second phase, anaerobic conditions get
of organic waste which can be used as established and lead to the evolution of hydrogen
manure. and carbon dioxide.
• In the third phase, three establishes popul~tion of
(c) (i) Cyclone Nisarga made landfall on the
Maharashtra coas t on 3rd June, 2020. bacteria and the beginning of methanogenic
activity, i.e., production of methane from the
(ii) Cyclone Nisarga affected the coastal di tricts 0 f
Maharashtra, including Mumbai, as w~ as decomposition of organic matter.
Gujarat and other neighbouring states. • In the fourth phase, the methanogenic activity
becomes stabilised.
(iii) Cyclone Nisarg~ potentially caused significant
• The fifth phase depletes the organic matter and
damage due to its strong winds, heavy rainfall,
the system returns to aerobic state.
storm surge and associated hazards.
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Sample Ouestiothn Paper 02

Geography 10 (Code so)
6eneral Instructions Tim e: 2 Hrs.
J. par t I is com puls ory. AU que stio
ns from Par t J are to be atte mp ted. ------------- ..
to be atte mpted from Par t Tl.
Max. Marks : 80
2. A to taJ of five que stio ns are in bra cke ts [ J.
ns or par t of que stio ns are giv en
3. The inte nd ed mar ks for questio

Attempt all questions from this part

Part-I
~
.
(b) What is the black vertica
l line ma de
between the eas ting 34 and 35?
aue 1. ia Ma p She et naturai
dy the ext rac t of the sur vey of Ind (v) Mention any two man-made and two
ng que stions. [Un derstan ding] (2)
: ; G4357 and answer the followi features in the grid 348 6.
J",o. rence for 194 in
(i) (a) Give the six-figure grid refe
the Eastern par t of the ma p extract. Que 2.
(Apply & Und erst and ing} (1 +1) ed no)( 1l
On the outline map of India provid
(b) What are the bro wn patches in the
North-West qua rter of the map ext
ract? (a) Shade and label the Western Ghats. (~ ]

g to (b) Shade and label the Indo-G

angetic plains.
.. .Ram goes on bicycle from 04 nor thin at a
(u) t2 northing in a straight line. If he moves (c) Label the Indus river.
take
peed of 5 km/hr, how much time will he (d) Mark and 1abe1 a densely popula
ted state in
: reach his destination?
[Apply] (2)
0 South India.
... a) What is the compass direction
of Vadodara of the Arabi~
[Analyse] (1+1) (e) Mark with arrows the direction
(JU) ( (2804) to Rampura (2805)? Sea branch of South-West monsoon.
n in
(1') What is the nature of the streams see (f) Mark the coaliie1d of Jharia.
given map? range.
r (g) Mark and label the Karakoram
) A person returned to his village (2403) afte soil in
(iV) (a few years and he observed som
e (h) Shade and label an area of red
development around his village. What North-East India.
according to you show that the area (i) Mark and label the city of Mumbai.
• around his village has developed? G) Mark and label the Andaman Sea.
(Apply & Remember) (1+1)
 ouestion Paper 02
111PIe 33
sa
(iv) lf you have to provide water to cro_ps in
regions with uneven terrain in India,
which of the following irrigation methods
will you use? fApply1
(a) Canals
(b) Drip irrigation
(c) Tanks
(d) Wells and tubewells
(v) The best quality of iron ore is ... .. ••••· · · ·
(a) magnetite (b) haematite [Remember)
(c) limonite (d) siderite
(vi) ............... is an example of cash crop.
[Remember]
(a) Com (b) Wheat
(c) Jute (d) Millets
(vii) Identify the type of agriculture practice in
India. [Apply]

aue 3.
choose the correct option. (l Ox l )
(i) Ass~~on (A~ The Western Ghats
significantly influence the climate of Indi
by blocking the South-West monsoon a
winds and causing heavy rainfall on the
Western side. [Analyse]
Reason (R) The Western Ghats are a high
mountain range that runs parallel to the (a) Subsistence farming
Western Coast of India. (b) Intensive fanning
Codes (c) Shifting farming
(a) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct (d) Extensive farming
explanation of A ··
(viii) ..... ... . is an example of cottage in.dustry. ,
(b) Both A and Rare true, but R is not the [Remember)
correct explanation of A (a) Carpet weaving (b) Handloom
(c) A is true, but R is false
(c) Handicraft (d)All of these
(d) A is false, but R is true
(ix) National Highway No.7 runs from
(ii) Soil erosion is responsible for which of Varanasi to ... .. . ... ... ... . [Remember)
the following problems? (Apply)
(a) Koehl
(a) Desertification (b) Land degradation (b) Chennai
(c) Damage to fields (d)All of these (c) Kanyakumari
(iii) If Mangrove: Coastal Areas (d) Madurai
Then which of the following will be (x) Which of the following is an example of
correct? (Remember) sources of wastes? [Remember1
(a) Teak: Evergreen Forest (a) Agriculture waste
(b) Sal: Alpine Forest (b) Industrial waste
(c) Deodar: Coniferous Forest (c) Household waste
(d) Sundar: Thom Forest (d) All of the above
 i Suc cee d Geo grap hy dass I;
34
par t
Part -II Attempt any five questio ns from this
(i) C a lcu la te the ann ual rang
e of
Que 4 fApplJr
(,i) I /w l11d i,111 mi>n,1><•n 1,- ,l
C'n l1,•,1 / fa c tor in tem p era tu re o f S ta tion B .
UC'C't:'<;s in nth of the
.,..,, ., mln 111~ th ,· ,1~rr.-11l tu r.,/ ~ (i i) W hich i s the l1ol te s t m o
,w11 1rrv. /11 2(122 , rh1.• ,-1.11, , of ta t ion A ? rt:,1 1.lcr sland 1nir,
lhl' S
I\ /,r/1,ir,1,h tr,1 ,·, p<•r1<' nn·d ,1
dL•l. iycd itim e o r
.iffo cted the (Hi) Does S ta tion B has a mar
cly for
con tine ntal clim a te? Giv e a reas on
,mm -.>l• n. " h 1d 1 nd vel"!'
to deJa
Kh,1rit crop ,,.,1" •n . Parm ers ha d you r ans wer . /Ana ly~,.,
, n,.-in~ " ' ,·~1.1p ,
. /1kc ri ce, soyb ea n an d Y
d and
C'('/tcl/1 1t•.1d rn~ to n'du ced y iel Que 5.
u
l"<'<'n,m1ic' h,,rd ,hip for lhe agri cult 1 a vast d esert
v. Add itio nall y, U 1c d ela :; (a) As Aru n jour ney ed thro ugh
com m unit oun tere d a uniq ue
issu y land scap e, he enc
rD ln~ c.:111scd ,1 wate r scarcity
and dr~ ecos yste m d1a ract eris ed by spa rse
imp,rctins both irrig a tion
vegetation. Despite the scarcity of
rain fall,
wnt1.•r suppl_v in the regi on . ng
the plan ts in this regi on disp laye d
( Source TJw TimPS of llldia, 202
2) lved
of the Ind· rem arka ble resi lien ce. The y had evo
( 1) List two featu res ran monsoo thri ve in the arid
n spec ial ada ptat ions to
winds. (Analyse & Appl roots
env iron men t, such as dee p-re ach ing
1· ·
(11·) Wha t kind of c 1ma te is ex .Yl< I+l) rou nd wat er
p en e nced that tapp ed into und erg
in Nor ther n Plains? s and
sou rces and stru ctures like thic k stem
.. stur e and red uce
(b) (i) Name the type of climate Preva iJmg spines to conserve moi
over Indi a. water loss. [Rememb er & App lyJ (1 + 1/
.• . IRemember} (I+ l )
. (i) This type of veg etat ion is fou
nd in
(11) Men tion any two fa ctor s resp ons ible
, ·1
,or , , whi ch par t of Ind ia?
ch
(ii) Nam e the main pla nt spe cies whi
(c) Give a reason for each of the folJo win
g.
is/are fou nd in this veg etat ion.
. .. [Analyse}(1 + 1 + l )
in
(1) Mumba i ,s warmer than Delhi in (b) With reference to tige r pop ula tion
I December. Ind ia, answer the foll owi ng questio
tiger
ns.
hab itat
(ii) Shimla is cooler than Kan purm . (i) Stat e two cause of loss of
I summer. in Ind ia. (1
e
+ 1)

(ii) Mention any two met hod s to conserv

I (iii) Goa is not cold even in the month
December.
(d) Study the climatic data of h-vo cities of
of
and p: otect tigers in Ind ia.
(c) With reference to Tropical Moist
[Apply]

India provided below and answer the Deciduous Forest, answer the following. (3)
questions that follow. (I+ 1 + 1) (i) Mention any two special
Station A Station B characteristics of such forests.
Station [Unders tand ing]
M th Temperature Rain.fall Temperature Rainfall
(cm) (ii) How illegal activities such as logging
on (oC} (OC) (cm)
1.2 14.0 1.5
and poaching can be monitored in
lan 23.5 [Apply]
1.2 16.8 2.0 such forest?
Feb 25.8
Mar 28.7 1.7 22.0 1.4 (iii) Name any two area s where it is
found. [Recall]
Aer 30.5 3.8 28.5 2.0
(1 +1+1)
Mai 31.9 4.7 32.3 2.5 (d) Briefly explain the following.
10.0 33.5 7.0
JW1 31.5 (i) How shift in temperatures and
13.0 30.8
Jul 29.6 23.5
precipitation patterns affect the
30.0
Aug 29.5 16.6 23.0
biodiversity of 'Tropical Evergreen
See 29.3 16.0 29.7 11.0 Forest'?
28.5 18.0 26.5 2.2
(ii) What isimpact of dense canopy of
Oct
Nov 26.5 7.8 20.S 1.0
0.4 15.8 0.8 Tropical Evergreen Forest? /Apply)
Dec 24.2
 Question Paper 02
ff'IP Ie 35
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(iii) How do forests act as a source of
income for the p eople ? (Analyse ) .
(iii) Canal irrigation lea d s t o the gro. und
around it becoming unpro ductive .
aue 6 ·
(a) Define ~he follo~ing. ( ) Que 8 .
2 (a) (i) What is lignite? [Remem~e r ~(l ~ l )
(i) Stnp Cropping (ii) Affores tation
(b) Answer the fol_lowin~ q~estions with (ii) Name the two areas where hgn1le is
reference to soil e rosion 1.n India. (1 + l )
found in India.
(i) Writ~ two factors that cause s s oil (b) With reference to Bhakra Nangal Project,
erosion. answer the following.
[Reme m b e r ] (l + l )
(ii) Darns and drains are constructed to (i) The dam is located in which diSrrict
prevent which type of erosion?
of Himachal Pradesh?
(c) Name the following. U +l + l) (ii) Name the reservoir formed by it.
(i) This soil is widespread in India. (c) (i) Name the two states where limestone
(ii) This soil is found near the rive r valleys. . f ound .
1s (Rem e mbe r ) (1+2)
(iii) It is formed due to weathering of old (ii) Mention two important uses of d)
crystalline rocks.
limestone. [Un de r stan
(d) Briefly ex~lai~ the following. (d)
U +l + l) (i) What is solar energy? & A ( l + 2)
(i) What is soil conservation? (Reme mbe r PP1Y1
(ii) What is sheet erosion? (ii) Name any two project which are
(iii) How is alluvial soil formed? set-up to harness this energy.

Que 7 . Que 9 .
(a) Rohan, a Geogr~phy stud:ent noticed (a) What are the primary challen~es face~ by
that-water scarcity m India manifests in Indian farmers in modem agncul~r~ • .
various ways, impacting both rural and (Source: www.agriculturechallengesmmdia.
urban areas. Farmers struggle with com) (Unde r stand ] (2)
reduced crop yields due to inadequate (b) (i) Hirakud dam is located in which
irrigation, leading to food insecurity and river? [Remem ber) ( l + l )
economic distress. (ii) In which state of India is the largest
Mention two major reasons for water wind farm cluster located?
scarcity occurring in India. (Analyse](2) (c) Give reasons for each of the following.
(b) "Ram, a farmer, hired some labourers to (Analysel ( l+l + l )
help him with the installation of a (i) Presence of silver oak and banana
tubewell." ( l+ l) trees can create a suitable
(i) What are tubewells? [Remember ] microclirnate for coffee plantation.
(ii) Mention two requirements for the (ii) Tea being grown on hill slopes.
construction of tubewells. [Understand] (iii) Cotton is a labour intensive crop.
(c) What are the two disadvantages of tank (d) (i) What do you mean by Livestock?
(Remember) ( 1 .5+ 1.5)
irrigation? [Understan d ] U +l+l )
(ii) What are fragmented landholdings?
(d) Give one geographical reason for each of
the following. [Analy se] (l+ l + l)
Que 10.
(i) Irrigation is nece ssary despite the (a) Mention two advantages tha~ a mini-steel
monsoon. plant has over an integrated iron and
(ii) The drip method of irrigation is the steel plant. I.Understand) (2)
best method among all modem (b) How is cotton facing stiff competition
methods of irrigation. from other goods? I.Evaluate) (2 )
 i Succeed Geography dass lC
36

(c ) (i) Which ty p<." of agro-bnscd in d u stries (i) Identify the giv en image.
n rc fou n d i n IVfy sore a n .d Coim ba t o re? ii) . [R.ern e mbe r ) (lJ
IRrmrmbcr) ( l+ l-+-l ) ( Mention two benefits of it. (2J
(Ii) W h o t ore th e b a s ic ra w n, aterial s for (d) Give a reason for each of the follo~ing.
p rod u ci n s cellul o se a n d n o n -cellulose . . [Analys e ] 0 + 1 + 1 1
m a n - m ode fib res ? ( 1 ) Air transport is advantage ous during
!Remembe r)
flood-like situation.
(iii) Whe re is h eadqu a rte r s o f TISCO?
(ii) Indian economy is largely supporte d
(d) (i) J_nd io exparts ya rn to which c o untry? by the oceanic waterways.
·ch . d . fRem c .rnbc r ) ( l +l+ l )
(ii) W}, 1 in u s tnes m a nufacturers
(ill) Industrial gro'\-Vth is associated with a
telepho n e a nd compute r s? well developed transport network.
(iii) Bhila i iron a nd s teel plant I .
w hich s ta te? ocate d in Que 12.
(a) What was the cause of the following?
[Evalua t e ] ( 1 + 1)
Que 11 .
(a ) N a m e two areas in which h li (i) The Bhopal Gas Tragedy
services may b e used effectie copter (ii) The Minarnata Disease
Vel~
(b) Give two reasons as to why there is a
(b) Roadways have an edg Analyse] (2) need for safe waste disposal?
of transportation. Give ~ver other modes [AnalyseJ (2 )
0
s upport your answer. reasons to ( c) An industrial disaster struck Bhopal,
(c) [Evaluate] (2) India, leaving a lasting impact on the
affected community- Explore the factors
leading to the catastrophe, the immediate
aftermath and the long-term
consequences for both the victims and the
responsible corporation. Assess the
lessons learned from this tragedy and
their implications for industrial safety
and corporate responsibility globally.
(Source The New York Times)
~ (i) Which gas leaked in Bhopal gas
... . .,_,,...,._._..... _.,.,., · tragedy? When did Bhopal gas
.,.-·, i,,..;..
_., tragedy happened?
(Rememb e r ] ( 1 + 1 + 1)
.- . ·.I..
>

(ii) What do you understand by toxic

wastes? [Understand]
(iii) What do you understand by
non-toxic wastes? (U n der stand]
(d) What are 3R's in waste management?
Mention three methods of recycling a
product.
~.,swers in Topper's Style
ent I affirm that I am rrniewi
tfY comlfllt;ose of looking the answers is ; ~ ~hese ans~rs only afto l haw solved the Sample Question Paptt 2 on my own.
0
fv'IY P'' ,y a,rswers were w rong or I coul~y to verify whetlto my anSt«rs wae cornet or not and to identify my mistakes
j,r cose " not answer that.

") (a) 261029 3. (i) (a) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct
1- (i (b) saodhills explanation of A .
<.Jere R : F = 1 : 50,000 (ii) (d) All of these
(ii) c• '.
'fhe distance b etween 04 northing to 12 northin . (ill) (c) Deodar: Coniferous forest
J6Cl1l• gis
(iv) (b) Drip irrigation
; . 16 ctn= 50,000 >< 16 = 8,00,000
(v) (a) magnetite
which is 8 km (1 km= 1,00,000cm)
(vi) (c) Jute
If Ram speed is 5 km/hr then, he will take (vii) (c) Shifting farming
58 ( TJ.Jlle-
. _ Distance ) -
Speed - 1 .6 hr (viii) (d) All of these
(ix) (c) I<anyakumari
iii) (a) 5outh-East (x) (d) All of the above
( (b) Dry river 4. (a) (i) Two features of the Indian monsoon winds are
cv) (a) p 0 wer lines, road and towns in his villa h as follows
1
that the area around his village has dev!~s ows
• The winds reverse in direction according to
(b) 22°30" longitude. ped.
the season.
(v) Well and temples are man-made features. • The monsoon winds have alternate wet and
sandhills and trees are natural features. dry spells.
(ii) The Northern plains experience continental type
2- of climate.
-.:::A', --~- (g)Karakoramrange (b) (i) Tropical monsoon climate prevail over lndia.
) Indus river (ii) The two factors responsible for climate of lndia
are
• The Tropic of Cancer which passes through the
middle of the country.
• The climate is influenced by the monsoon
winds, altitude, distance from sea, relief, etc.
(c) (i) Mumbai is on the coast and has a maritime
climate, whereas Delhi is far away from the sea
and experiences a continental climate. That is
why, Delhi is much colder than Mumbai in winter.

lr1 (e)
(ii) Shimla is located at a higher altitude than Kanpur.
Places located on high mountains are cooler as
Arabian there is a drop in temperature with increasing
Sea bran height, therefore, Shimla is cooler than Kanpur.
of South
West / (ill) Goa lies on the Western Coastal plains, where
..
monsoon
...:..,,..i· .
the influence of the sea moderates the climate.
Hence, it is not cold even in the month of
G)Andam~ December.
Sea
(d) (i) The annual range of temperature of
Station B = 33.5 -14.0 = 19.5°C.
(ii) The hottest month of Station A is May.
 i S u cceed Geogra phy ~
38

(b) ( i) '1wo f actors that causes soil e r osion arc Win.,

(111) S tntlon B h.Js a con tin<."fltol type of cUmate
running water.
b<-ca~ o f t.he l a ~ r~c- of tempera ture
variation. (ii) Cully erosion

North-E ast region includin g ser:ni-.a.ri d areas of (c) (i) AJ.luviaJ soil (ii) Khada r soil
5 . (a) (l)
Cuj11rat. R.l/a,slh11 n nnd M11dhya Pradesh , etc. (ill) R e d soil
(II) Ac-ados, pnlrns. cupho rbias and cacti. (d) (i) Soil conserv ation i s an effort made by m an to
(b) (l) The h vo cn u scs of l oss of ~igers h abita t in India
prevent soil e rosio n and r eta in soil ferti lity. 11
ore also include s reclama tio n of soil damage d by
• Defon!St atio n natural phenom en a.
( ii) Sheet erosion general ly occurs o n hilJ s lopes
• Hu.In.an EnCTC).'.)chemcnl
w h ereas wind eros ion occurs m ostly in d C'S(.>11
(ii) The two m e t.hods to conserv e and p rotect ~gers are as.
in India are as follo ws
(iii) Alluvia l soil is formed b y the accumu lation 0/
• Expansio n of national parks, wildlife
sedimen ts transpo rted by rive r s.
s.inctuar ies and tiger reserves .
• Strcngth enjng anti-poa ching laws. 7 . (a) The two major r eason s for water scar city occu'1ii\
in India are as follows
(c) (i) The two special characte rstics of Tropical Moist • The South- W est monsoo n, respon si ble for 9()<>/4c
Decidu ous forests are as follows
rainfall in India, often fails to k eep i ts schedule
• Oear d ivision between the wet monsoo n and and is uncerta in.
dry season. •· Rainfall is resbicte d from June to Septem ber
• These rainfall receive rainfall between except in Tamil Nadu, which r eceives rain in
100-200 cm annuany. winte r. The remaini ng part of the year is
(ii) To morutor the illegal poachin g logging satellite practica lly dry thro ughout the country .
imagery and on-grou nd p atrols can be used. (b) (i) Tube wells are borings in the ground, through
which water is pumpe d o ut, u s ually u s ing
(iij) The two areas where Tropical Moist Deciduo us
forest can be found are electric motors.
(ii) Two requirem ents for the constru ctio n of tube
• Wes tern Ghats : Kerala, Kamata ka
wells are a s follows
• Eastern Ghats : Odisha
• Adequa te water should be availabl e
(d) (i) The shifts in tempera tures and precipit ation in undezgr ound at the si te where the well is bored.
Tropical Evergreen forests has a significa nt
• Electric ity used for pumpin g sh o uld be
threats to the biodiver sity by affecting species
cheaply availabl e.
distribut ion, ecologic al interacti ons, and overall
ecosyste m stability. (c) The two disadva ntages of tank irrigati on are as
(ii) The dense canopy protects the soil from the follows
direct impact of rain, reducing soil erosion and • Usually tanks are quite shallow and much water
maintai n soil fertility. is lost due to evapora tion because of the large
surface area of the tanks.
(ill) Forests provide important sources of income to
• Tanks cover large areas of cultivab le land which
many rural people. Forest product s such as
could have been used for growin g crops.
bushes and fuel wood are gathered and traded
at local and regional markets. Forests also (d) (i) Irrigati on is necessa ry because Indian monsoon
provide the raw materials for artisan and is erratic and unpred ictable.
processing activities. (ii) The drip method of irrigation is the best among
6. (a) (i) Strip Cropping It is a method of farming in all modem method s of irrigati on becau se it
adheres highest water applica tion efficiency and
which large fields can be divided into strips and
strips of grass are left to grow between the
directly reaches the roots of plant, thus
crops. Thi.s breaks up the force of the wind and conserv ing water.
the strips soak up the rainwat er and keep the (iii) Canal irrigatio n leads to the ground around it
water run-off slow. unprod uctive because it lead to water logging.
(ii) Afforestation It refers to growing trees on open 8. (a) (i) Lignite refers to inferior variety of coal which
grounds to reduce the intensity of run-off and contains about 60% of carbon and a good amount
preventing soil erosion. of moistur e and less of combus tible matter.
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f -rwo states where lignite is f
(ii) Nadu and Kerala. ound are Tamil 10. (a) The two advantages of mini-steel plant over an
") 5iJaspur integrated iron and st.eel plant are
(b) (~:) Gobind Sagar Dam • It uses an electric arc furnace which conserves coal.
") LiJllestone is found in Rajasth • It requires small capital investment as compared
(C) (• pradesh. an and Madhya to large steel plants.
(Ii) -rwo unport~t uses of limestone are (b) Cotton is facing stiff competition from synthetic
• Limestone 1s used as flux in the . fibres or artificial fibres that a.r e made from
industry. iron and steel petrochemicals like nylon, t.erylene, etc, in the
following ways
• It is used in production of chemi
bleaching powder, caustic soda glcaJs such as • These are cheaper and needs less maintenance.
fertilisers, etc. ' ass, • These synthetic fibres are more durable than
natural fibre like cotton and readily pick-up
(')
1
5olar energy refers to heat produced b different dyes.
(d) iJlSOlations on the Earth surface It . Y sun
. . is converted (c) (i) Mysore has silk industry and Coimbatore has
into e1ectrtc energy using technologies Uk
cotton textile industry.
panels an~ solar thennal systems. e solar
(ii) The basic raw materials for producing cellulose
(ii) Two experunental projects to harness
energy are as follows so1ar and non-cellulose fibres include caustic soda,
sodium sulphate and sulphuric acid.
• Bhadla solar park in Rajasthan
(iii) Mumbai
• Rewa solar power project in Madh p
ya radesh (d) (i) Japan
Indian farmers face challenges like insuffi . (ii) Electronics
9- (a) ,....;gation, fragmented land holdings limi_aent
u •. chn l fl ' ted access (iii) Chhattisgarh
to modem te o ogy, uctuating market .
high input costs and climate change im pnces, 11 . (a) Areas in which helicopter services may be used
problems made it hard for farmers to pacts. These effectively are as follows
efficiently and sustainably, impactinggrtho~ _crops • Inaccessible locations like flooded areas and
.,~ ea income
and iue. many places in North-East India.
(b) (i) Mahanadi river • Oil exploration activities in offshore (e.g.
(ii) Tamil Nadu Mumbai high) and remote locations.
(c) (i) Coffee plants_ thrive under partial shade, and the (b) Roadways have an edge over other modes of
presence of silver oak and banana tres transportation due to following reasons
·t bl ·
create a sw a e nucroclimate for coff scan • It is more suitable for short distance travel.
cultivation. These trees provide shad~ th • Saves on cost of transportation from one station
coffee plants, protecting them from ex~· e to another station.
sunlight and heat and maintain a cool ivde (c) (i) This is Golden Quadrilateral.
"d . eran
more h unu environment. (ii) Two benefits of Golden Quadrilateral are
(ii) As ~e tea pl_ant cannot tolerate standing water • The Golden Quadrilateral Highway enhance
on its roots, 1t needs to be grown where w t the Indian economy as it provides links to port
. il aer
can d ram away eas y. Thus, it is being grown cities, industrial centres and enables truck
on hill slopes.
transport throughout the country.
(iii) C?tt?n is a labour intensive crop is required for • Its construction helps in reducing the time,
picking process. distance and cost of movements among mega
(d) (i) Livestock are domesticated animals raised by cities. It connects India's four big metro cities
farmers to produce food (meat) and other of Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata.
products for commercial and domestic purposes. (d) (i) Air transport is advantageous during flood-like
(ii) Fragmented landholdings refers to a small or situation because during this time, all the other
incomplete part or piece of land broken off or modes of transport get submerged under water
separated from the whole land to which it and people need urgent help to evacuate from
originally belongs. the place.
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n tton omy Is largely supp orted by ~e (c) (i) MethYged
i Suc ceed Geograph"

I 1..,.,,, ...... (MIQ Gu ~~ b, 8 \

y It occurred on the nigh t of, ~~,
oee4111c wa terways as India is endowed W1th a
gas tra · "-11(! 'I
long coaatllne of abou t 7517 lcms, wh.ich (JeCeDlber, 1984,
is one . tes are the wast es that a.re Pol- _
of the longest in the world. (ii) To,ac wasdioactive wast es, indu stria
(ili) lndu striA ] grow th is u,oc iated with such as ra l w"",.v"¾
a well medi cal wast es, etc. ..s•~
deve lope d trans port netw ork because it links effluents, . '11,

lhe back ward areas to the urba n cities and .. . -toxic wastes are non-po1Sonous Wc15~
(w) No~ch are Jess harm ful than toxic wast
redu ces regional industrial disp arity. It wh.i es ,
help s in For example, pape r, plast·ic b ags, containerg .
12. tran spor tatio n of raw mate rial to indu strie
s, pieces of rope, etc.
(a) (i) leak age of Meth yl isocyanate gas •
was the main
. caua e for the Bhop al Gas Tragedy 1984. (d) The 3R,s m · wast e man agem ent stan ds for ~.._:a
Reuse and Recycle. ,._.\I
(il) Met hyl mercury, a toxic chemical, ~.
cont amin ated the wate r of Mina mata (Japa The meth ods of recycling a prod uct are as
n) folio
Whi ch caus ed serio us heal th prob lems
Min ama ta disea se.
(b) The re is a need for safe wast e disposal
the follo wing reasons
like

beca use of
• Mechanial Recycling It refer s to breaking c:tl
plastic wast e into smal l pelle ts to create ne\\t
prod ucts.
• Composting It is the the proc ess of convertir\
v'
°'
• It help s to prevent addi tiona l pollu tion orga nic wast e like food scrap s and ~ lrin,~
whic h g.
can imp rove publ ic heal th. into nutrients-rich com post for gardening.
'"'ltt\gi
• Was te that is prop erly disp osed off • Upcycling It refers to trans form ing old or
has a lesse r
chance of getti ng into the wate r supp ly and discarded item s into new, useful products, s
caus ing illne ss. as turning glass bottles into deco rativ e lain
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Sample Oueslion Paper 03

Geography 1Qth {Code so) .
Instructions
6eneral J iS coJllpulsory.. All questions from Part I are t 0 be attempted Time : 2 Hrs.
J'8rt f five questions are to be attempted fr p ·
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1· t.il o . om art II.
,, p. to ded marks for questions or part of questi . Max. Marks : 80
1-· 'flle jjtteil ons are given in brackets [ l-
3.

Attempt all questions from this part

~ (b) What is the black vertical line made
oue 1, tract of the Survey of India Map Sheet
between the easting 42 and 43?
ttidY the7e:nd answer the following questions.
5 i;.43S . £i .d f (v) Mention two man-made and two natural
rJO• Give the six- gure gn re erence for .222 in features in the grid square 2988. . ]( )
(i) (a) the Eastem part of the map extract. [Understanding 2
[Apply & U nderstanding) (l + l )
What are the blue dots in the South of the Que 2.
(b) J]lap extract? On the outline map of India provided [Recall] (10 x 1)
. sh travels from 04 southing to 12 southing (a) Shade and label the Satpura Mountain range.
(ii) ~a~straight line. If he travels at 4 km/hr, how (b) Shade and label the Coromandel plains.
iJ'l will it take him to reach his destination? (2)
long [Apply) (c) Label the Jhelum river.
) What is the compass direction of Ramsida (d) Mark and label the Chilika lake. .
(iii) (a (3090) to Ranvas (3489)? [Analyse) (1 + 1) (e) Mark and label the Nathu La Pass.
(b) What are the landforms present in the (f) Mark with arrows the direction of the winds
5outhem half of the topographic map? which cause cyclones to occur in Andhra
·v) (a) After a gap of ten years, Meera returned Pradesh and Odisha during October-Novembe
(i to her hometown Bakodha (2600) and (g) Label the Satluj river.
was delighted to witness the development (h) Shade an area of Black soil in Gujarat.
in the surrounding area. What are some
(i) Mark and label the city of Bengaluru.
visible signs that indicate the progress and
growth of the region? G) Mark and label a densely populated state in
[Apply & Remember] (1+1) India.
 i Succeed Ceo9 •
raph~ r
Clas
2 s~
. In Meghalaya, Assam, Mizorarn
(VI) Nagaland, shifting agriculture isillld
cal)
.......... ffiell\ ec1
(a) pamlou (b) Jhumming cll'lbei,l
(c) veepa (d) Khil
(vii) AsseJtion ~culA) The huse ?f fertilisers in
Jndiail agn hlre as increased cro
yields. p
Reason (R) Fertilisers provide essen .
nutrients to crops, promoting the·1 tiat
growth and productivity. ~
(a) Both A and Rare true, and R is th aly~ I
explanation of A e cot'rett
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not th
correct explanation of A e
(c) A is trUe, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
.") Tata Steel is located at . . . . . .. . [Remelllb
(Vlll
(a) Hazaribagh er]
(b) Jamshedpur
Que 3. (lOxl)
Choose the correct option. (c) Ranchi
(d) Bhilai
(i) India: Monsoon season
(ix) If you need to transport bulk
Then which of the following will be conunodities like coal or iron ore fr
correct? [Apply]
mine to a manufacturing plant loca;~ a
(a) Ladakh region : Tropical climate away, which mode of transportatio e far
(b) Andaman and : I)esert climate would be most efficient? ~APPlyJ
Nicobar Islands
(c) Rajasthan : Arid climate . (a) Air transport
(d) Meghalaya : Mediterranean climate (b) Pipeline transport
(ii) Deltaic alluvium is found in which of the (c) Rail transport
following river valleys? [Remember] (d) Road transport
(a) Ganga-Brahmaputra river valley (x)
(b) Krishna river valley
(c) Kaveri river valley
(d) All of the above
(iii) Which of the following forests are also
known as monsoon forests?[Understanding]
(a) Tropical evergreen forests
(b) Tropical deciduous forests
(c) Tidal forests
(d) All of the above
(iv) Which of the following is a non-renewable
source of water? [Remember]
(a) Groundwater (b) Rainwater Identify the method of waste disposal
(c) Desalinated water (d) River water given in the picture. [Apply]
(v) ............... iron ore is also known as (a) Landfill
'black ore'. [Remember] (b) Compost
(a) Haematite (b) Magnetite (c) Verrnicompost
(c) Llmonite (d) Siderite (d) Incineration
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Attempt any five questions from this part two obes o
Of
(t- II (d) Study the clima tic data d answ er the
~
aoe 4·
(a)
cent study featured in the Journal
ltt ~~~a te, researchers uncov er
India provi ded below an
quest ions that follow.
Statio n Statio n A .-Tllt uff
(1 + 1 + 1)
Statio n B
Rainfall
=
of ernin g shifts in the seaso nal .. _,_,al l Telll(oC)
r-- ()
cone inf 1 Month Tempe rature Clll _
. tion of mons oon ra a I patterns J.UlU&&
(an) ... A
.
A . U smg h" . (oo ~
v.ir1a
cross 5outh s1a. 1stoncal data 11
21 .1
27.6
2.0
a d advan ced climate models, the study Jan 22.1
24
·
12 9
pain
an_ a d ynanu.cs over the past century.
ts r vivid
eathe pictu re of changing ~ ·f2 =====1
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~ese findin gs raise, alarm s for the · 63 30.0
·on's agric ulture water resources ~ Y
15·2 ~ -0 17.7
re~ socio-economic stability, urgin g Jun 27.9
22·5 · 15.1
~ed iate atten tion and adapt ation Jul 27.6 25 9
1 ategi es to mitig ate poten tial impac ts. Aug 26.7 23.6 · 17.8
8 22.2
27.9 10- ~:-~
~e seaso nal varia bility of the mons oon Sep
0~. 77
. 1ndia poses signif icant challenges for
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1
Nov · 23.9 1.8 · 5.2
JJl ricult ure and food security. 26 8
21.5 0.9 ·
;;ddr essin g these challe nges requi res a Dec

Jlluitifaceted appro ach that integ rates (i) Calcu late the annu al rang e of [App ly)
cliJilate scien ce, agric ultura l innov ation , temp eratu re of Stati on B.
and socio -econ omic polic ies to build (ii) Wha t is the total rainf all recei ved by
Stati on A? (Apply)
resili ence and adapt abilit y in the face of or
(iii) Does Stati on B have a mari time
chang ing weat her patte rns.
(Sour ce The Hindu ) conti nenta l clima te? Give a reas on for
your answ er. (Und ersta nding)
(i) Wha t are the seaso ns of India based
on mons oon varia tions and in Que 5.
whic h mont hs do they norm ally (a) Ritu: "Situ , have you hear d abou t the
occur? ( 1 + 1) conc ernin g state of land degr adat ion in our
(ii) State two impo rtant chara cteris tic coun try?" +.
featu res of the mons oon rainfa ll in '
[Anal yse] Situ: "Yes, it's worr ying how our soil is
India . being affec ted. The land degr adat ion is \
(b) (i) Wha t cyclo nic syste ms affect India ? causing a decli ne in soil quali ty and fertility." '
[Rem embe r]
Ritu: "Def inite ly. If this trend cont inue s, it
(ii) In whic h regio ns do they occur ?
[Remembe r] (1 + 1) could have serio us cons eque nces for our
agric ultur e and envi ronm ent."
(c) Give a reaso n for each of the follow ing.
[Anal yse] (1 + 1+ 1) Situ: "Tha t's why soil cons erva tion is so
(i) Retre ating mons oon wind s are impo rtant ." ·
diffe rent from North -East mons oon Defin e land degr adat ion and soil
wind s. cons ervat ion.
(ii) The West ern Coas tal plain s recei ve
(b) (i) Why is there a need for soil
more rainf all than the Easte rn
cons erva tion in India ? (E valua te) (1+ 1)
Coas tal plain s.
(iii) The moun tain slope s are coole r (ii) State two meth ods whic h are used for
than the plain s durin g summ er. soil cons erva tion by farm ers.
(Und ersta nding
44 i Suc cee d Geo grap hy Oass ~

rJ (l + 1 + (i) Why is the rive r Dam oda r calle d

d the l
(c) NaD le the follo wing . I Rcm o mbo
l ) (d)
'Riv er of sorr ow'? [Un d e r atao ing )
grow th of
(i) This soil is goo
cash ew nuts .
d for the
( ii) Wha t has been don e to cont rol
this I
. ? (App ly ] (2)
an nve r
(ii) This soil Js mai nly foun d in Decc
Trap regi on.
Que 8 .
(ill) This soil is foun d in Mah anad i delta (a) (i) Wha t are min eral s? (Rer nem b~r
] (l + l)
regi on. ce o~ elecn :1c
(ii) Stat e the mai n sour
I (d) Giv e reas on for the folJo wing . pow er gene rati on used m In~~ alyse
]
[Ana lyse ) (l + 1 + 1)

I (i) Dec can trap

Blac k soil.
is the sour ce regi on of

{ii) I<ha dar is mor e ferti le than Bhan gar.

(Hi) Arid regi on is mor e pron e to soil
(b) With refe renc e to Bha kra Nan gaJ
Proj ect, answ er the folio -win
( i) On whi ch rive r it is loca
g.
ted?
Dam
(1 + 1)

[Remember]
eros ion. ( ii) Nam e the stat e bene fited by
it.
[Rem emb er)
Que 6 .
(c) (i) Men tion any two adv anta ges of usin g)
(a) Shy am wen t on a shor t jour ney in fore st .
b toga s. [Und ersta ndin g] (2+1
whe re he foun d that the tree of rose woo d atak a.
(1+ 1) (ii) Nam e an iron ore min e in Karn
[Rem emb er]
and mah ogan y.
(i) Nam e the fore st whe re Shy am wen t.
[Und ersta ndin g] (d)
(ii) Wha t is the aver age prec ipita tion of
this fore st? [Rem embe r]

(b) (i) Nam e the state s of Indi a whic h have

thom and scru b fores ts.
[Rem embe r] (1 +1)
(ii) Nam e two trees /plan ts foun d ther e.er]
[Rem emb

(c) Enu mera te thre e prob lems of Indi an

fores try. [Und ersta nding] (3) (i) Iden tify the pict ure give n in the
diag ram . [Apply J
(d) (i) Why are Dec iduo us Mon soon fore sts .
foun d on the East ern part of Sou th (ii) Men tion one adv anta ge of it.
[Und ersta ndin g]
Indi a?
[Und ersta ndin g] (1 + I+ I) (iii) Why has the use of rene wab le . .
(ii) Nam e any two trees spec ies foun d in sour ces of ener gy beco me esse ntia l m
the Tropical Evergreen Forests. mod em times? [Ana lyse] (1 + 1 + 1)
[Rem embe r]
(ill) From whic h year is the Nati onal Que 9.
Forest Policy in operation? [Remember] Growing rice in a nurs ery invo lves germ inat ing
rice seeds in a controlled env iron men t befo re
Que 7. transplanting them to the mai n field, aidi ng in
(a) Wha t is grou ndw ater and why is it seedling establishment and crop management.
[Remember] (2)
useful? (Source www.ricepedia.org)
(b) Mention two disadvantages of well (a) Mention one advantage of grow ing rice in
irrigation and one disa dvan tage of the nurseries. State two lead ing rice
tubewells. [Und ersta ndin g] ..(2+ 1) producing states in India. [Eva luat e] (2)

(c) Mention three reasons to harvest (b) (i) Name two varieties of grou ndn ut.
rainwater. [Und ersta ndin g] (3) [Rememb er ] (1 +2)
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(ii) List the geographical conditions
necessary for the cultivation of (iii) A good network of transport is of
groundnuts. (Ro great help for the development of the
member }
economy.
ive a geographical reason fore h
(C) G • ac of the
folloWJl\~· (Analyse) t 1 + l + 1 ) Que 12.
(i) Jute 1s grown extensively in West (a) Give a reason for each of the following.
Bengal. l,Analyse1 ( 1 + 1)

(ii) Cereals referred to as 'staff of life' (i) Open dumping is harmful for our
(iii) pulses are grown as rotation crops: environment.
(ii) Roads from plastic waste are
(d) f:,,plau:' the.following. (Rem ember) (l + l)
environmental friendly.
(i) W1thenng
(ii) Broadcasting method (b) What is composting and waste?
(Re m e mbe r) ( l + l )
(c) Incineration is a waste treatment process
aue 10. . that involves the combustion of organic
(a) pifferentiate between public sector and
private sector. [Un der st anding) (2) substances contained in waste materials.
It is commonly used as a method of
) r,.,1ention two reasons, why industri 1
disposing of various types of solid waste,
(b development is important for India:
[Under standing] (2 ) including municipal solid waste,
(c) (i) What is sericulture?
hazardous waste and medical waste.
[Remember] (l + l + l ) During incineration, waste materials are
(ii) What are the four varieties of .lk burned at high temperatures in specially
produced in India? si designed facilities called incinerators. The
(iii) Write two products of heavy heat generated from the combustion
industry. process can be used to produce steam,
which in turn can be used to generate
(d) (i) Name an iron and steel plant which
was established with British el~ctricity or heat buildings. The
collaboration. [Remem ber ) (1 + 1 + l ) remaining ash from the incineration
(ii) What are basic industries? process may undergo further treatm.ent or
(iii) Which types of industries are locat d
disposal, depending on its composition
in Pune? e and any potential environmental risks.
However the Environmental Protection
aue 11 . Agency (EPA), highlighted significant
(a) What are the six different types of roa d s environmental concerns associated with
?
in the country· [Remember1 (2) incineration.
(Source Environmental Protection Agency, EPA)
(b) State two governmental
. agencies that work
f or the construction and maintenance f (i) What are the environmental impacts
roads in India. (Rememb~·) (2) of waste generation?
[Un derstanding) (1 + 1 + 1)
(c) Why Railways is an important means of
(ii) Which gas is emitted during the
transport than airways? Give two
decomposition process in landfill?
reaso~. Also state why Deccan rivers are (Analyse1
not suitable for navigation. (iii) What percentage of methane
[Understanding) (2+ 1) emission released from the open
(d) Give a reason for each of the following. landfill? (Apply
(Analyse) (1 + 1 + 1)
(i) Roadways is not well-developed in (d) What do you mean by segregation of
North-East India. waste? How does it ensure safe waste
disposal? (Rem ember & App\y1 (1+
(ii) Railways are under the public sector.
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Answers in Topper's Style
1
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4. (a) (i) The four seasons of India With
1. (I) (1) 343998 (b) Well s which they norm ally occur are their ll)
on map is Name of Season lliitl
(11) (a) Her e R: F • 1 : 50,000 (me.1ns Jan
11..,
,,o ~ '\
equal lo 50,00) cm on ground) (rnon% Oc~
is M )
The distance between 04 southing to 12 southing Hot D Season
16cm. South-West Monsoon J ~ to ~
llne to .c-n.: <'I
_ n_ _ _ _ _ -s:p
)6 cm 11 50,00) X )6 = 8,00,000 aso
:=.;.~ Se_
Rain
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J an) ~ "-"
which Is 8 km (J km =1,0 0,CXX Retreating South-West r-.~
'-'I..i:ober ~
take
If Rajesh moves at a speed of 4 km/hr, ii wiU Monsoon Season , Novernbei\rict
him 2 hr lo reach his destination. Cold or North-East ~ t

(UlJ) (a) South-East (b) Sand Hills Monsoon Season her to ~ /

(iv) (a) The visible signs that indicate the
progress and
(ii) Two important characteristic featur
~
growth of a regio n are pow er line, wells and a are es of¾ /
monsoon rainfall in Indi
metaJJ~ roads. • Reversal of wind system.
(b) Longitudinal line 2730"E
e featureS, • Uneven distribution of rainfall OVetJl
(v) Post office and power line are man-mad b "•e}
and tffl!S and sand hills are natural features. (b) (i) The Western distur ances are tern
th-~ rate \
cyclones which affect the Nor est te .
7 8i~
2·, - - - - - - - - - - -- -- India.
East
.
Coas ~
(ii) Tropical cydones occu r the
which indu des the coas ts of Wes t Bent of~
(i)
And.hra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. &a l,~
Bihar
(c) (i) Retreating monsoon winds are diffe
'----~ -r-- -.../;"'(, 1,,~
North-East Monsoon winds becaUSe ~t froll\
monsoon winds do not carry any rnoise te~l
, j1c
,, .... mon soon Wind lure, ·,
whereas the Nort h-Ea st
moisture picked up from the Bay of Bens ~
•
I
m &al.
!..----- (ii) The Western Coastal plains receive
than the Eastern Coas tal plains becau
ore t~
Western Ghats are higher, thus trap p: the
monsoon winds. g lllore
Also, the Arabian Sea branch of the So th
monsoon is much stronger than the Ba~
·Wesi
Bengal branch in the Pen insu lar regio n. of
/ ~o no f • due t
(iii) The nonnal lapse rate of temperature,
..
..,,. .
.:. ;.
winds whic
cause cyclones.
h 1· · which temperature decr ease s with altitu d 0.
m ; IS
.. . 1°C for every increase in height of 165
oromandel •
the mountain slopes are cooler than the pl . ~
Plains of Station¾ls.
(d) (i) The annual range of temperature
B = 28.5 - 25.9 = 2.6°C.
= 83,0cni.
(ii) The total rainfall received by Station A_
3. (i) (c) Rajasthan: Arid dimate use there .
(ii) (d) All of the above
(iii) Station B has a maritime climate beca
the temp erat ure u
not much variation in
(iii) (b) Tropical deciduous forests

~
throughout the year.
(iv) (c) Desalinated water (v) (b) Mag
netite
life
(vi) (b) ]humming
5. (a) Land degradation is defin ed as the loss of
ugh soil eros ion,
the correct suppo_~ g.land r~s?ur~es thro
(vii) (a) Both A and Rare true, and R is desertification, salinisation and acid ifica tion, etc.
explanation of A. and
tran spor t Soil conservation refers to the man agement
(b) Jam shed pur (ix) (c) Rail urce s to prev ent, eros ion,
(viii) protection of soil reso
(x) (c) Vermicompost degradation and loss of soil fertility.
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~l a~e,·' ----======---
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1 iS a great need for soil conservatio . .
..-i,ere d' n in lncha (b) The hvo disadvantages o( well frngat1on arc OS
(il 11· use the In 1an economy is mainly de
1'l'l i,ee:gricultur~ and crop_pro?~ction. Thi~dcnt follows
oil d ction will reduce 1f sotl 1s not conM • Wells can irrigate only a hm1ted area due to Jess
ro u •~rved
P rwo methods used by farmers for soil · water being available.
• In case, the water in the well is brackish, it cannot
(ii) 11ie rVation are
ceriseanting shelter belts of trees for redu • be used for irrigation.
• l'l . cmg Di~advantage of tube wells is that they can draw
wiftd erosion.
a lot of groundwater from its neighbouring areas
• contour ploughing on hill slopes to prevent thereby depleting the groundwater in that region.
erosion by flow of water. {c) Three reasons to harvest rainwater arc as follows
. i,aterite soil (ii) Black soil • To limit the dependancy on groundwater.
(C) _('.) ;\Uuvial soil • To conserve surface water run-off during
(Ill) · th • monsoon season.
·) 0eccal1 trar ~s _e sourdcef region of Black soil
( • To reduce soil erosion by running water.
(d) !JeCause it 1s m-situ
1 an ormed by the
fl ..
eathering o ava ongm rocks spread over 1 (d) (i) River Damodar is called the 'River of sorrow'
w as of the Deccan Trap rel>ion arge because of the devastating floods it is used to
are . . o· ·
.,,,,adar alluvmm 1s more fertile than Bh cause every year.
(ii) £-J' • • angar
tuvium because it is replenished by flo d (ii) Four dams have been constructed on river
al 'frfr os Damodar by the Damodar Valley Corporation to
very year. It is ee om kankar (Lime nodul )
e all . . f d es . prevent floods and supply water for irrigation.
J3hangar uvium is oun on river terraces. It is
free from floods. It contains kankar which makes 8. (a) (i) Minerals are natural substances of organic or
it 1ess fertile. inorganic origin with definite chemical and
...) Arid region physical properties.
(Ill d is more prone. to soil erosion because
(ii) The main source of electric power generation
thiS area oes not receive much rainfall and •
generally dev~id o~ vegetation, which is nee~ed used in India is coal in thermal power plants.
to hold the soil on its place. (b) (i) Sutlej river (ii)Himachal Pradesh and Punjab
{c) (i) • Biagas is eco-friendly.
(a) (i) Tropical evergreen forests
6· • It reduce soil and water pollution.
(ii) More than 200 cm
(bl (i) Thom and scrub forests are found in Rajasthan (ii) Kemmanagundi
and Haryana, besides other states. {d) (i) Hydel power plant
(ii) Trees/plants found here includes acacia palms, (ii) Hydel power is cheaper than any other
kikar, babul and cactus. non-renewable energy resources.
(c) Three problems of Indian forestry are as follows (iii) The use of renewable sources of energy has
, Overgrazing by cattle, sheep and goats in hilly become essential in modem times to combat
areas has damaged the forest cover. climate change and reduce dependence on finite
fossil fuels.
, Shifting cultivation by tribals has caused a lot
of damage to forests. 9. (a) An advantage of growing rice in nurseries is that it
increases the yield significantly, using less water.
, Construction of multipurpose projects have
West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are the two leading
submerged large forest areas.
rice producing states of India.
(d) (i) Deciduous Monsoon forests are found on the (b) (i) The two varieties of groundnut are
Eastern part of South India because this area • The Bunch Type • The Runner Type
receives rainfall between 150 and 200 cm
(ii) The geographical conditions necessary for the
annually, with a hot dry season from March to
cultivation of groundnuts are as follows
May, which are the required conditions for such
forests. • It requires a tropical or sub-tropical climate with
warm and dry weather at the ripening stage.
(ii) Two trees species found in the Tropical
Evergreen forests are rosewood and gurjan. • It requires annual rainfall between SO to 70 an
and average temperature between 20°C to 25°C.
(ill) The National Forest Policy is in operation since
1988. • Dry, light and sandy loams constitute the ideal
soil required. Both red and black soils suit it.
7, (a) Groundwater is the water located beneath the (c) (i) The jute plant requires heavy rainfall (170 to
Earth's surface in pores spaces and in the fractures
2~0 cm ann~ally),_ clean soft water for retting and
of rock formations. friable alluVIal soil. All these conditions are met
It is particularly useful in the dry season, when in West Bengal. Thus, it is grown extensively in
other open sources of water like rivers, ponds and this state.
tanks become dry.
 48 i Su cc ee d Ceog,.Ph
~ Oass
~
1
(ii) Ce rea ls ar e refe
---
~ 'st~ff of life' beca
the ir sh np le fo rred to va tio n an d the ir high
-
use of
-
R,ajlway s i.s an Im po rta
(c) ·,w ay s i,ecau ,e
nt me an s of tra ns

ea p mo de of tra ns po
rt
Pott'
lti atRa ilw ay s is a ch "'hi~ ~
nu tnt ion aJ va l nn of cu the po or pe op le.
Jlkin~ ~- Th ey ha ve fo nn ed the basic • easily rea ch ab le for •
di et of m8 ds at ch ea pe r rat e t
• • Railways can ca ny loa o ~
(il l) Pulses are 1 00~ wh ich co nv ert ror ne r of the co un try. ita ble for na\rj . ~
at m os ph er i~ rru no u~ the """ "'" n rivers are no t su 8a -,, ~
· ers and no t perel\rtj
..tin
tnt o nit rat es, res tor ing ~ie-are - seasonal. nv
fertility of t h e ~ us, they are gr ow n as • the aJ
rotation crops. . thr<>ughout the ye ar.
t . R dw ay s is no t we
ll- de ve lop ed in N 0 rth.i:.
(d ) (i) W ith eri ng ref ers 0 the Pr oc ess of pla nts losing thi s reg ion is a hi lly "'-a "'hi~t
mo ist ur e or d . (d) (i) In ~a 1:,ecause h ~-= ~
en lea din g to a wi lte d '" ing topograp y.
ap pearanc:e. ry u,g ou t, oft ha s un du lat
qo
. (ii) Railway s are ma
na ge d by the pu bli c ses ts Of
(ii ) Br oa dc as tin th od tnv olv es so wi ng the see ds ne nt as the go ve rn me nt ha a
. . 8 me .,.0 ve nu ·1
m . e rai ":'ay sec tor. Tn
b by ha nd . th . th
them alJ ov er the field e o
lf us 5P :g .
!J y us ed to so w inferi
or ma jor ity of sh are
es ~ inv olved
pu bli c sector co mp aru ns ion of the rai Jw
With
qu ali ty of ~s ~e ne ra ex pa ay8
d ve1opment an d .
· ge d e 1s of gr ea t he) ·
1O. (a) Publi ow ne d an d mana of tra ns po rt
.the c se cto r md us tri es arern me nt or by the State (iii) A good ne tw or k ec on om y be ca us e . P fot
r by the Ce ntr al Go ve the develop me nt of the 1
~
ei
the ma rke t fo r go od s. It can also t
Gove rru ne nt. bro ad en
ter ial s, fue ls, tllake
he r ha nd , pr iva te se cto r ind us tri es are eas y mo ve me nt of ra w ma od uc tio n.
On the ot me eq uip me nt, etc to the pla
ce s of pr
by an ind ivi du al or so
ow ne d an d ma na ge d
gr ou p of pe op le. z. is ~armfo! fo r o~ enViro
(a) (i) Op en du mp ingen pi ts sp oil th e sig ht of thflzrteiit
al deve lop me nt is 1 be ca us e the op
(b ) :W 0
rea so ns wh y ind us tri
dia ar e an d be co me s a br ee din g gr ou nd fo
r rnosqe ~teq
im po rta nt fo r In ha nn i;J t0es,
plo ym en t to a lar ge nu mb er of me s, ms ec ts, etc tha t th e ca rri ers of
• It pr ov id es em
pe op le. disease5.
ur e by pro vid ing farm e environmental
s fro m pla s~ c wa ste ar th e gro W in
It su pp or ts ag ric ult (ii) Ro ad
• erc om es
etc. fri en dly be ca us e it ov
ma ch ine ry , fer til ise rs, orm s sti c wa ste dis ~o sa J in the c!
tur e is the me tho d of rearing sil kw pr ob lem of pla c wa ste is ~I t).
(c) (i) Se ric uJ Sin ce a lar ge am ou nt of pla sti
silk. ro ad, th e am ou nt 0~
fo r th e pr od uc tio n of ce d in In&a are fo r a sm all str etc h of
tie s of sil k pro du mendously re d~
(ii ) Th e fo ur va rie c str ew n aro un ~ ge ts tre
mu lbe rry , tas sa r, eri an d mu ga . pla sti
g of ma nu re by
~
(b) Co mp os tin g is th e n: 1~ r lik e
(il l) Ai rcr aft s an d sh ips c bi od eg ra da bl e ma tte
de co mp os ing or ga ru
plant (W est Be ng al) . op hu sk, etc.
(d ) (i) Du rg ap ur steel
us tri es wh ich green leaves, ve ge tab les , cr
(ii ) Basic ind us tri es are
those ind
s to W ast e is th e us ua l ter
m us ed to de sc rib e the
uc ts or raw ma ter ial ity and
su pp ly the ir pr od en us ed in any ac tiv
er go od s. pr od uc ts th at has be e.
ma nu fac tur e oth rth er us ag
no w is rejected fo r fu
(il l) Au tom ob ile s ind us tri es
(i) Waste ge ne rat ion lea
ds to cli ma te ch an ge,
as na and flo ra, an d impacts
un tiy are (c)
es of ro ad s in the co ne ga tiv e eff ec ts on fau
11. (a) Th e six different typ
fo llo ws on hu m an he alt h. powerful
ov er 80 times more
• Expressways (ii) Methane, wh ich is
ding the Golden greenhouse gas.
• National Highways (inclu North-South Co rri do r than carbon dioxide as a
Quadrilateral as well as the e emissions from lan df ill
s
do r) (iii) 91 % of all methan
an d the East-West Co rri
• Di str ict ro ad s come fro m open landfills.
• State highways ste means dividing
the waste into
• Border ro ad s (d ) Se greg ation of wa
• Village roads y an d we t or
ntal agencies that work for
the different categories like di
(b) The two governme biodegradable.
ce of road s in India are biodegradable and non-
construction an d maintenan res safe waste disposal
Authority of India Segregation of waste ensu
• The National Highway d, there occurs a reductio
ni,

, (NHAI) It is an autonom
ous body of the when waste is segregate Ai r
was constituted in reaches the landfills.
Government of India which enance and the volume of waste th at it
1988. It is responsible for ma
int nsiderably reduced and
and water pollution is co
l Highways in India. different processes of
management of Nationa becomes easier to apply
rtment (SPWD) It is sting, recycling an d
• State Public Works Depa waste disposal like compo
ve lop me nt,
also responsible for the de na ge me nt
incineration.
en an ce an d ma
construction an d ma int
of National Highways.
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Sample Question Paper 04

Geography 10th (Code so)
I Instructions
6e0eraart I 1s. coIIlpu lsory.. All questi ons from Part I are to be tt ed
a empt . Time: 2Hrs.
1. I' O f five questi ons are to be attemp ted from Part II
total ------------
•
z. ~e intend ed JI\arks for questio ns or part of questions are Max. Marks : 80
given in bracke ts [ }.
3.

I Attempt all questions from this part

~1
aoe · extrac t of the Surve y of India Map Sheet
stt1dY th; 7 and answe r the follow ing questi ons.
...,0 · C-43 Give the six-
1" · fi gure gn' d re f erence (b) What is the black broke n vertic al line made
for .542 betwe en the South 09 and 10?
(i) (a) in the South -Easte rn part of the map
extrac t. (v) Menti on two man-m ade and two natur al
[Apply] (1+ 1)
) What are the black broke ns lines in the featur es in the grid squar e 2611. din ) ( .
(Under stan g 2
(b Jl\ap extrac t? [Unde rstand ing]
.. If shfee drive in a straig ht line from 05 West to Que 2.
(u)
10 west in a bicyc le travel ling at a speed of 10 On the map of India provi ded [Recal l) (10 X 1
}<nl/hr, what is the appro ximat e time she (a) Mark and label Kaver i river.
would take to reach her destin ation? [Apply) (2)
(b) Shade and label West ern Ghats.
... (a) What is the comp ass direct ion of Mahu di
(i.JJ) Moti (2404) to Kuch awad a (2107)? (c) Mark and label North ern Circa rs Coast al
region .
[Analy se] (1 + 1)
(b) In which direct ion river Sipu is flowing? (d) Shade and label Moun t Godw in Austi n (K.2).
. ) (a) After a decad e-lon g absen ce, Shiv was (e) Label the Narm ada river.
(iv surpr ised by the progr ess in his home town (£) Mark and label Kolka ta.
Panti awad a (2611) and its surrou nding s. (g) Mark a red soil regio n in South ern India.
What visibl e indica tions or appar ent (h) Mark with a bold line and name Arava lli
chang es serve as comp elling evide nce of
range.
the regio n's devel opme nt and growt h,
leavin g her delig hted upon her return ? (i) Shade and label the Unio n Territ ory havin g
[Apply & Remember] (2) highe st popul ation densi ty amon g all UTs.
0 i Suc ceed Geog raph y Oi$s t

durin g dry perio ds and for contr olUn

g the
d de and labe l the seco nd high est
(j) Sha flow of river s. (Anal yse)
t
lated state of India
•=f_J;~<>pu2011 (a) Both A and Rare ~e, and R is the correc
·--& to Cen sus. expla natio n of A
(b) Both A and Rare true, but R i s not the
con-e ct expla natio n o f A
(c) A is tnJe, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
ted
(v) Mine rals a~~ depo sited and accu mula
in the strat ified form of . . . . ...... .. rock s.
[Rem ember)
(a) sedim entar y
(b) igneo us
(c) meta morp hic
(d) sand stone
(vi) ............... is the seco nd mos t impo rtan t
stapl e food in India . [Rem ember]
(a) Rice (b) Whe at
(c)Jo war (d) Bajra

(vii) If you have to culti vate crop s requ iring

abun dant wate r supp ly, whic h type of
farm ing wou ld you use? [Apply]
(a) Shift ing agric ultur e
(b) Dry farm ing
(c) Wet farm ing
Que 3.
(10 x I) (d) Terrace fann ing
O\o ose the corre ct optio n.
(viii) The lead ing prod ucer of softw are
(i) Him alay an regio n: Cold climate tech nolo gy is... .. ... .... ... . [Remember]
Then , whic h of the following will be[Apply] (a) Chen nai (b) Kolk ata
correct?
(c) Beng aluru (d) Delh i
(a) Thar Dese rt : Hum id climate
: Arid climate (ix) The leng th of the long est Nati onal
(b) West ern Ghat s
: Tropical wet climate Waterway in Indi a is ........ ....... km.
(c) Coas tal Plains [Remember]
(d) Deccan Plateau : Polar climate (d) 1890
(a) 205 (b) 891 (c) 1620
I ' (ii) Whi ch of the following types of soil have
r? (x) Identify the wast e man agem ent meth od
a mark ed capacity to retain wate
[Remember] [Apply]
give n belo w in the diag ram.
(a) Desert soil (b) Red soil
(c) Laterite soil (d) Regur soil
(iii) Rosewood is an example of species of
ts?
which of the following fores[Und erstanding]
(a) Tropical deciduous forest
(b) Tropical evergreen forest
(c) Tropical desert
(d) Mangrove
(iv) Assertion (A) The construction of dams in
India has been beneficial for irrigation (a) Composting
and flood control. (b) Incineration
Reason (R) Dams help in storing large (c) Landfill
volumes of water, which can be used (d) Recycling
 ouestion Paper 04
111P1e
9 51

Part-II Attempt any five questions fr .

~ om this part
aoe 4.
,... recent years, India has witn
(a ) JJ' • th essed
changes mli we~ fer patterns due to Station Station A
various c matic actors. One such Month Temperatutt JWnlall
the Western cyclonic disturba factor is coq (cm)
fi tl · nee, Which
signi can y unpacts the North May 30.2 21
regions of India, particularly d i ; Jun 30.3 43.3
winter months. These disturban g the
originate from the Mediterran ces . Jul 30.4 46.2
. dd ean region Aug
and bring su en rainfall, snowfall and 30.3 45.4
cold waves to the Indian subco tin Sep 30.0 43.3
• n ent A
notable instance occurred in Jan ·
when a severe Western cyclonic uary 2023, Oct 30.3 20.1
disturbance led to unprecedent d Nov 25.2 3.0
snowfall in the Northern states e Dec 24.2 0.1
disrupting daily life and affecful
agriculture. The India Meteorolo!ical (i) Calculate the mean annual
Department (IMO) has _emphasised the temperature. [ApplyJ
need for better forecasting and (ii) What is the total rainfall during the
preparedness to mitigate the adverse monsoon season? [Apply]
effects of such weather phenomena (iii) Does the Station 'N have a maritime
(Source The Hindu) · or a continental climate? Give reason.
(i) What are Western cyclonic [Understanding]
disturbances? Explain. [Analyse] (l +l) Que 5.
(ii) Which two states get snowfall from (a) Define the following. [Remember] (1+1)
this disturbances? [Apply] (i) Humus (ii) Leaching
(b) Why does Jodhpur do not get much (b) With reference to the land degradation,
rainfall? [Analyse] (2) answer the following questions.
[Analyse] (1+ 1)
(c) Briefly answer the following. (i) Write two human activities which
[RememberJ (1+1 + 1) cause land degradation.
(i) Mention names of three places which ("')
u Wh at are the ways t o stop land
experience continental type of climate.
degradation.
SP-04
(ii) Define Loo.
(c) With reference to the soil, answer the
(iii) Which regions of India experience
snowfall regularly? following questions. [Applyl (1 + 1 + 1)
(i) This soil is also known as riverine
(d) Study the climatic data of a city of India soil.
provided below and answer the questions (ii) This soil is ideal for intensive
that follow. 1
Cl+ + l) cultivation.
Station Station A (iii) It is also known as 'cotton soil'.
Temperature Rainfall (d) Give a geographical reason for the
Month coq (cm) following. [Analyse] (1 + 1+ 1)
Jan 23.8 0 (i) Different regions in India having
Feb 25.0 0 different kinds of soil.
(ii) Black soil being suitable for growth
Mar 27.7 1.1
of cotton.
Apr 28.3 1.5 (iii) The conservation of soil as a natural
resource.
 i Succ eed Geog raph y~

the count ry's grow ing wate r challe nges.

Que 6 . With a burge oning popu lation and
(a) Deep with in the West em Ghats , two increa sing dema nds from agric ulture,
frien ds ventu red into a realm wher e indus try and urban isatio ~ India (aces
natu re reign ed supre me. Surro unde d b y signif icant press ure on its wate r resou rces-
towe ring trees that stretc hed towa rds the (Sou.r ce India Water Porta l)
sky, they marv eled at the lush canop y Give three reaso ns for conse rvatio n of
w a ter resou rces. a,
[Und ers tandin g] <
overh ead. Each s tep unvei led a new
Wond er, from exoti c flowe rs bloom ing (d) (i) What are check dams ?
along the fores t floor to the captiv ating [ Remem ber & Apply ] (l +J,
melo dies of unse en creatu res echoi ng (ii) Ment ion a use of check dams .
throu gh the emer ald expan se- . (l + l )
[Un d erstan ding1
Que 8 .
(l) Nam e the type of forest found ther:e - (a) (i) Write the two use of mica .
{ii) Nam e two states of India wher e this [Appl y & Unde r stand ing] (1 + l J
type of fores t are found . (ii) Name the state wher e mang anese is
(b) (i) Wha t is the relati on betwe en soil an~)
found .
natur al veget ation ? (Analyse] ( l + (b) With refere nce to the Hira kud Dam,
· ti"cs of answ er the follo wing . ( l+ I J
(ii) Write temp eratu re chara ctens . n
tropi cal and sub-tr opica l veget atio_ (i) This dam is const ructe d on whic h
[Und e rstand ing]
zones . river?
( ) (ii) Write two adva ntage s of this hydal
(c) Ident ify the follow ing im~g~ and also 3
ment ion its two charac tenSo CS. proje ct.
(c) (i) Give two disad vanta ges of using coal
as a sourc e of powe r. (2+ 1)
(ii) Nam e the best varie ty of iron.
(d) (i) Ment ion two adva ntage s of natur al
gas. (1.5+1 .5)
(ii) Write two disad vanta ges of
petro leum .

Que 9.
~· t Ii' I
Ii" (a) Give the climatic requi reme nts for the
cultiv ation of sugarcane. (2)

(b) (i) What is the meth od used for the

cultiv ation of soyb ean? (l+ I)
(ii) Give any two regions suita ble for
. What are the two main types of soybean cultiv ation .
(d) (I) . ? (Remember] (1+1+ 1)
famung .
(c) Expla in the following terms. (l+l + I)
.. What is the term for the protection
(u) d sustainable management of (i) Zaid
::rest resources? [Understanding] (ii) Plantation farming
(ill) Define deforestation. [RememberJ (iii) Commercial farming
(d) Give a reason for each of the following.
Que 7. (1+2)
'ty? (i) Single crop plantation same as mixed
(a) What are the factors of water scaro . (2)
farming is more commonly done in
(b) Distinguish between furrow irrigation
(3) tropical countries.
and spray irrigation.
(ii) Organic farming is a boon to India's
(c) Introduction to the conservation of water
organic farmers. State two reasons.
resources in India is crucial in addressing
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- - - - - - - - ::::- ~
e 10, Que 12.
QLI vifferentiate between agro-ba
(at) ineraJ-based industry. sed and (a) Define the· followi ng. (1 + 1 + 1)
rJl (2)
,cplain two ways by Which (i) Landfill (ii) Compos ting
(I,) 8 }lelping agro-based indusJovernment (iii) Scrubber
iS loprnent. tes in their
deve (2) Cb) In a neighbourhood plagued by l~tter, a
With reference to the silk indu .,..., group of kids decided to take action.
(C) swer the following. s •• .,, Armed with gloves and trash bags, the?'
afl . (l + l + l )
(i) Why as Kamataka the largest scoured the streets, picking up every ptece
producer of mulberry silk? of garbage they could find. Their small act
of cleaning up inspired others to join in, and
(ii) rv{ention two varieties of non-m \h.e.-.
silk produced in India. u ---.u y SOon the whole community rallied together.
•ii) Name one silk weaving centr State two benefits of reducing waste. (2)
(l in UP and in Tamil Nadu. e each (c) In a recent study published by the ~orld
d) (i) Name.an ir~n and steel industry
Health Organisation (WHO), alarm.mg
( setup m Od1sha with the help o f a trends in water pollution have raised
famous Ge rman firm . (l +1+1) concerns about the health risks faced by
communities worldwide. Industrial
(ii) From where does the industry et .
iron ore and manganese? g its discharge, agricultural run-off and
untreated sewage are identified as major
(iii) Name one ~tegrated iron and contributors to the contamination of water
steel plant m the private secto sources. Efforts to address the issue are
. b rs.
Where d oes 1t o tain its iron and underway, with calls for stricter
coal from?
~egulations on pollution sources and
lDlproved waste water treatm.ent
aoe 11 . ~~structure. Community-level
) Give two reasons for the 'means f lIUtiatives aimed at raising awareness and
(a transport' being called the lifelin;s of a promoting water conservation are also
n ation's economy. (2) gaining traction.
(b) What do you understand by transport As the global community grapples with the
system? (2) ~enges of water pollution, urgent action
(c) Give ~ee reasons as to why airways are IS n~ded to protect human health and
becoming a popular means of transport ensure access to safe, clean water for all.
in modem India. (3) (Source World Health Organisation)
(d) Briefly an~wer the following. (l+l+l) (i) How does water pollution directly
(i) Mention two advantages of road impact human health? (1+1+1)
transport. (ii) What is the effect of water pollution
(ii) State two disadvantages of road on plants?
transport. (iii) Name any three sources of marine
(iii) State two ways to improve the pollution.
quality of roads. (d) State three benefits of an incinerator for
the environment. (2)
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lurrJe goJv ed the Sllm ple Que stion Pape 4 0
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Hy Com m/tm8111 1
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ng t h e ~ is ,ole/ y 10 ~/y whether
11 1 ,ers ,oerr ~ or not 11nd to iden tify
only ft",msu
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Y l'tiis1,11:;-
s
lln810rrs l'l"t"Pr Wrong or I coul
1. (i) (a) 4-34514.3
(b) Bro ke,
d not misw er f/rlll.
(iv) (a) Both -!" and Rar e true,
expJ an_a tion of A
(v) (a) secf.jmentary
and R is th
e co,
J
(U) Here, R . sn> und map ls equa (vi) (b) \.-Vheat
to 50. OOo
F a J : 50,( n) (me ans Jan on
(vii) (c) Wet farm ing
11-.e ' an on grou nd) 10 an. aJ
dlat an~ ~ 05 Wes t to10 Wes t is (vili ) (c) Ben ~ uru
.·. JOa n (ix) (c) 1620
• 50,0 00 X 10 ·
-= S,OO, cn1 (x) (a) Com pos ting
Whi ch is 5 km (l km • 1,00,000 an) dist urba nces
hr, it will take 4. (a) (i) The Western cycl onic
win ter mon ths bare~
••.If Shn!e mov es at as- ---' of 10 Jan/ phe nom ena of the
the Wes terly flow from the Mecu~ ro~8 'II~
him 30 ~- h~\
min to reach his dest inat ion. region. The y usu ally infl uen ce thee rrari e~
· lier
(ill) (a) Nor th-W est the Nor th and Nor th-W este m l'egi lve"t
(b) Sou th-W est (ii) Jam mu and Kas hmi r and Hi ma ~i; Of hi,.~
lopm ent are poli ce
(iv) (a) 1lle visible indications of deve sno wfa ll from Wes tern cycl onic dis
~d ~'
stati "'l, pos t offic e and meta lled road
s.
falJ d iltt~~
(b) Jod hpu r doe s not get muc h rain
(b) Demarcated bou nda ry ue the
to
two man -ma de foll owi ng reas ons
(v) Pos t offic e and poli ce stat ion are • Jod hpu r is situ ated on the outs kirt
s f
streamS are two natu ral
features, and flat sand and Des ert or in the_Wes tern par t of Raj a~n ~.
features. the mon soo n win ds pas s ove r Wes tem- oqf\_ WI.
Raja stha n, i.e. Tha r Des ert, they beco Part~•"-
rn_e w~
~...~~- ,, (d) and incr ease thei r cap acit y to hol d rn
she ddi ng moi stur e. ois ~
~M ou nt God win
✓
inst ead of
1 Aus tin (K2) • Ara vall i hill s lie in Raj asth an Wh ich
fall ,
.,..
1

to the Ara bian Sea bra nch of the Sou

th-~ ilt~
mon soo n. These hill s do not act as
ban i est
cau. se ei;s to
these winds. Hen ce, they do not
rainfall in Jod hpu r.
any
continental
(c) (i) Thr ee plac es whi ch exp erie nce
of clim ate are Jaipur, Uda ipu r, Jais ahner fYJle
'
Jod hpu r and so on.
(ii) Loo is a gus ty (wil d), hot , diy win
d bloWin
th. g
dur ing the day ove r the No rth and Nor
Western Ind ia in the mo nth s of Ma y and
lllrie,
(iii) The Him ala yan loft y mo unt ain ran
ges of ln<f11
experience snowfall reg ular ly.
0 °C
(g) Red soil region (d) (i) Me an ann ual tem per atu re is 6.6
in Sou ther n Indi a (ii) Total rain fall =206.1 cm
(iii) Maritime climate, because ran ge
of temperatuit
--- (a ) Kaveri river
...:...,,. i·.. is 6.6°C.
o•

tha t forms in
al
5. (a) (i) Hu mu s is dar k, org ani c ma teri
ays.
soil wh en plant and ani ma l ma tter dec
ble matena&
(ii) Leaching is the pro ces s wh ere solu
1) (c) Coastal Plains: Tropical wet climate (including nut rien ts and salts) in the
soil are
) (d) Regur soil was hed dow n the soil pro file by wat er.
{b) Tropical Evergreen forest
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nrwa h~an activities Which caUSe land
1
(b) degradation are
(ill) Deforestation is the targe-scaJe removal of trees
• Urbanisation and infrastructure devel from forest It often results in environmental
• Deforestation oPinent damage and loss of biodiversity.
(ii) 'fhe ways to stop land degradation are 7. (a) The factors of water scarcity are
• sustainable Land Management • Industrialisation and urbanisation
• conservation of Biodiversity • Lack of water management
.) Alluvial soil (ii) I<hadar soil • Disposition of waste substance
(C) (I . • Low water table
(iii) Black soil • Unequal access of water among different social
(i) 'fhere are different kinds of soils in diffe groups
(d) regio~ due to tl_le factors affecting soil rent
{b) Furrow irrigation is a method where water is
formation are climate, vegetation, Parent rock, applied to furrows using small discharges to
relief and slope of the land. favour water infiltration while advancing down
(ii) Black ~il contains ~e, alumina, iron, potash, the field.
magnesium and caloum and also retains . Sprinkler/spray irrigation is the method of applying
thus it is suitable for the growth of cotton II\Oisture,lan water to a controlled manner in that is similar to
p ts.
(iii) The soil helps us to get most of our food d
clothing directly or indirectly and also ,;:
agri~tur_a l prosperity of a country, thus,
conservati~n as a natural resource is important
and essential.
= rainfall.
(c) Conservation of water resources is essential in India
due to following reasons
(i) To safeguard ourselves from health hazards as
the quality of water is badly affected by discharge
6_(a) (i) Tropical Evergreen forests of urban wastes, industrial effluents, pesticides
(ii) Odisha and Manipur and fertilisers.
(b) (i) There is a close relation between soil and natural (ii) The underground water has been exploited and
vegetation as different kinds of soils provide the the water table has been lowered.
base for growth of different kinds of vegetation. (iii) Many regions of India face shortage issue or
For example drought like condition, e.g. North-Western parts
• Alluvial or deltaic soil of a river delta near the of India.
sea will sustain mangrove forests. (d) (i) Checkdams are small barriers built across
• The slopes of hills have conical trees. the direction of water flow on shallow rivers
and streams for the purpose of water harvesting.
(ii) Temperature characteristics of tropical ~d
sub-tropical vegetation zones are as follows (ii) Checkdams can be used to slow flow velocity
and distribute flows across a channel to avoid
Tropical zone preferential paths and guide flows towards
• Has mean annual average temperature above vegetation.
24°C. 8. (a) (i) Two common uses of mica are insulation and
• Has mean temperature in January above 18°C. pigments and coatings.
Sub-tropical zone (ii) Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
• Has mean annual average temperature ranging (b) (i) Mahanadi river
from 17°C to 24°C. (ii) Two advantages of this project are
• Has mean temperature in January ranging from • It reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission.
10°Cto 18°C. • It creates less pollution.
(c) The given image is a mangrove tree. (c) (i) Two disadvantages of using coal as a source of
Two characteristics are power are
• Mangrove trees thrive in salty environments. • It is non-renewable source of energy.
• Mangrove trees often have thick, waxy leaves • It's transportation cost is very high.
to minimise water loss and withstand the (ii) Magnetite
harsh coastal conditions.
(d) (i) Two advantages of natural gas are
(d) (i) Subsistence farming and commercial farming are • It can be used directly.
the two main types of farming.
• It is cheaper and eco-friendly
(ii) Forest conservation.
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(ii) 1\vo disadva ntao- 0 f Ss
• o~.. petroleu m are (c) (i) The most importan t factors re \
• It 1s toxic to human. making Kamataka the largest spotlsibJe f
• It is non-ren bl mulberry silk are Produt'l!r .\)t
g ewa e SOUrce of energy.
• (a) Sugarca ne requires • Availability of favourable cli I.I)
through out th around 100-150 en of rainfall of silkworm . Illate fort
'ch all . e year. It grows best in well d ram. ed e,1t\~g
n UVJal soil 'th • Availability of Bombyx mon Silk
{b) (i) So be . wt . 200c to 24°C temperat ure. 0
Y an JS sown in the (ii) Non-mulberry silk produce d in In :' 1'll\.
It is sown b drill summer months (June). and Muga. dia are 'l:
apart fro y method in rows, 40 to 50 cm . Qs¾t
(iii) Silk weaving centre in lJP is Vara
to 10 ml ~ch other. The depth of sowing is 5 uram. na st aric1 ii\
d in October before the Tamil Nadu is Kanchip
. an. t JS harveste
arrival f . (d) (i) Toe Rourkela Steel Plant was set u .
Wi"1.:_ 3-4°wtnters. Thus, the crop gets ready P lt\ Or1,
u 1U1 months. with collaboration of the. West Gellllan ~Isl.
(ii) M l'Poions SW'table ,or
1\vo --o- ~ its · · on are
· cultivati I<rupps and Demag during the Se fittti'"'
Plan. It started its producti on in 1;;nd l:ive
adhya Pradesh and Maharas htra. 9
(ii) Rourkela Steel Plant gets its iron · "~~,
(c) (i) Zaid It is a crop season that falls between the Sunderg arh and Keonjha r
O
districtsr e frol'I\
two main seasons of Rabi and I<harif. This is a and mangane se from Barajamda ofoJhfOcJi60
very short season where only the seasonal fruits arkh a
and vegetabl es grow. (iii) Tata I~onthand ~teetel Plactnt is the integratA,.I illlq_
plant in e pnva se or. 1t obtains iron . ~~ st"-
(ii) P~tatio n Fanning Also called monocuJrure. In -~1
ari11
coal from
this cultivation, a single crop is grown on large
• Iron Singhbh um in Jharkhan d
~tates. It is labour intensive, capital intensive. It
JS mainly done for export purposes. • Coal Jharia in Jharkhan d
(iii) Commercial Farming In commercial farmin~ 11. (a) The two reasons for the means of trans
food crops are produce d specifically for sale m called the lifelines of a nation's econornPort beit)D
. th od . Y are o
the market by using improve d varieties of seeds, • It helps m e pr uction and movern
fertiliser s and machine ry. goods and services. ent of
(d) (i) This type of farming is more commonly done in • It helps us in interacti ng with others in
the tropical countrie s because there is no chance of the world which has brought the w au! Patts
or d cl
of frosts. (b) The system through which people and good ~
{ii) Two reasons are from one place to another is called transp s tt\O\>e
. Ort
h l
system. Better transpor t e ps m the better
• Organic farming is a method of farming that
does not use pesticides and fertilisers, thus, uJtilisation of the resource s of the backward
areas
reduce the burden of farmers to buy such (c) The three reasons d ue towhich airways are ·
inputs. becomin g a popular means of transpor t in rn
India are as follow Ocletr\
• It strives for sustainability, enhance ment of
soil fertility and biological diversity. • It is the fastest means of moveme nt from 0 ne
,
place to the other ,or a vast country like lndi
10. (a) Agro-ba sed industrie s are industrie s that are
• It has reduced the distance by minimising tha.
directly or indirectl y depende nt ~n agri~tu ral . e
product s or raw materials. These industrie s process travel time.
agricultu ral produce and transform them into • It helps to reach ~e large_and difficult terrain
places which are inaccess ible through other
value-ad ded products.
modes of transpor t.
On the other hand, mineral- based industrie s rely on
minerals and ores as their primary raw material s. (d) (i) Two advanta ges of roads are
These industrie s extract, process and transform • Roads help to connect the -~motes t villages
minerals into various products for further use in and hilly areas to towns, a ties and plains ~
different sectors. • The moveme nt of product s is safer in road
(b) Governm ent is helping agro-bas ed industrie s in the transpor t as it has less chance of pilferage or
followin g ways theft.
(i) Governm ent provides subsidie s to these industrie s (ii) Two disadvan tages of roads are
which helps to reduce the producti on cost • Most of the roads are irregular , hence they are
(ii) Governm ent develops markets for the finished not suitable for regular vehicula r traffic.
products of agro based industrie s. • Roads in India are not properly maintained..
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~ waystolmp-.o.,qu ,ljty -
ciii> • l'l'Oper maintenance of l'Oads. of roads are
hepatitis, cancer, etc. The pollutants present in
QUick monitoring of roads throu polluted water can enter the human body,
• cameras and survey. gh ccrv leading the various health problems.
. sanitatY landfill is a way of dispo . (ii) Water pollution can damage plants by reducing
(II) (i) lattd without creating nuisances : ~ g refuse on the oxygen content in the water. It washes away
0
1Z· ubliC health or safety. The wast . clZards to essential nutrients from the soil, affecting plant
~Ull'ped at the si_te and is cove~ ~ ~eked and growth, and can leave harmful substances like
dailY to prevent U\Sects or rodents fr l!.arth. aluminium in the soil.
iftto the landfill. om entenng (iii) Three sources of m arine pollution are
. g is ~nab~al degradation proeess .
(ii) CoDl~tinod • Massive oil spills.
which bi egra e materials are d m • Growth of marine algae.
b~ rrucrobes and converted into tnanecomPosed
' ~ ure. • Discharge of harmful pesticides.
scrubberS are Oucn used in Waste disposai
(iii) systeDl· Scrubbers along With condenses (d) Three benefits of an incinerator for the environment
are
traps are~ to contain and collect was:d
solvents, toxic vapours or dust. • Incinerators reduce waste volume, alleviating
strain on landfills and curbing environmental
i,enefits of reducing waste are pollution.
) fWO .
(1' It lesser' the pollution and sreenhouse • They convert waste heat into usable energy,
• ini55ions associated With landfills. gas aiding in sustainable energy production and
• ~t cuts the financial cost to community of gettin reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
rid of waste. g • Advanced incinerator technologies employ
(i) Water ~lluti_on ~ y impacts munan
health rigorous emission control systems to minimise
the release of pollutants, mitigating
(c) by causmg diseases like typhoid, cholera,
environmental harm.
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th
Geography 10 (Code so)
6enfral lnslrudions Tim e: 2 Hrs.
l . Port I Is com puls ory. All ques tions
from Part I are to be atte mpted . ------------ --
Max. Marks: 80
attem pted from Part Il.
:? A to ta l o ( Bve ques tion s are to be kets [ J.
J . The in tend ed m a rks for question
s o r part of ques tion s are gi ven in brac

Par t-I Attempt all questions from this part

Wh at visi ble indi cati ons or app are nt
e of
Que 1. cha nge s serv e as com pell ing evid enc
Map She et the regi on's dev elop men t and gro wth
,
Stu dy the extr act of the Surv ey of Indi a
stio ns. her retu rn?
No. G43 57 and answ er the follo win g que leav ing her deli ght ed upo&nRem
• (i) (a) Giv e the six- figu re grid refe renc
e for .399 in [Apply ember] (1+1)
• the Sou th-E aste rn par t of the map extr act.
ng) (l +l)
(b) In whi ch dire ctio n the rive r Ban as is
(Apply & Und erst andi flow ing?
(b) Wh at are the bro wn line s in the nat ura l
(v) Men tion two man -ma de and two
Sou th-E aste rn qua rter of the map extr act? feat ures in the grid squ are 258 8. ders tand ing] (2)
02 [Un
(ii) If Suh ana driv e in a stra ight line from
a
east ing to 07 east ing in a car trav ellin g at Que 2.
... spe ed of 5 km/hr, wha t is the app roxi mat e time
On the outl ine map of Ind ia pro vid ed
she wou ld take to reac h her dest inat ion? ly) (2)
[App (a) Label the Cha mba l rive r. [Rec all] (10 x 1)
soil .
(iii) (a) Wh at is the com pass dire ctio n of (b) Sha de an Eas tern stat e hav ing red
Moti Bhatamal (3687) to Antroll (308 8)? (c) Label the mai n trib utar y of the Gan ga rive r.
lyse) (1 +1)
[Ana
(d) Ma rk and label the Gu lf of Kha mb
hat .
(b) Wh at type s of land form s are visi ble
in the
e which
central part of the provided topographic (e) Ma rk and label the Nor th-E aste rn stat
has population den sity bel ow 100.
map?
ha was (f) Ma rk and labe l Delhi.
(iv) (a) After a decade-Jong absence, Mis rkh and .
pleasantly surprised by the progress in her (g) Ma rk and label the iron ore fiel d in Jha
Sou ther n
hom etow n Moti Bhatamal (3687) and its (h) Sha de an area of All uvi al soil on the
surroundings. side of Peninsular India.
 (iv) Canal : Surface irrigation
Then, which of the following will be din
correct? [Under stan g1
(a) Drip irrigation High water
consumption
(b) Sprinkler irrigation : Water conservation
(c) Flood irrigation Efficient water use
(d) Rain-fed irrigation : Artificial irrigation
method
(v) Minerals are deposited and accumulated
in the stratified form of . . .... .. ... . rocks. J
(Remember
(a) sedimentary (b) igneous
(c) metamorphic (d) sandstone
(vi) Which state of the Peninsular India tops
in the production of paddy? (Rememberl
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kamataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ql,lfJ 3. (vii) Assertion (A) The productivity of Indian
se the correct option. (lO x l)
C}loO c1· . h agriculture has remained stagnant over
. Identify the rmatic p enomena in the the past few decades.
(1) 1·ctur
given P e. [Apply]
Reason (R) The government has
increased the investment in agricultural
infrastructure and technology. [Analyse ]
(a) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and Rare true, but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
(viii) If you need a raw material that is
essential for the production of steel and
is abundantly available in India, which
(a) Onset of monsoon resource would you choose? [Apply]
(b) Retreating monsoon (a) Limestone (b) Bauxite
(c) Western disturbance (c) Iron ore (d) Copper
(d) El-Nino (ix) ............ provides door-to-door service.
(ii) The soil is a mixture of sand, clay and silt (a) Roadways [Remember]
which is collectively known as ............ . (b) Railways
(a) desert (b) clayey £Remember] (c) Pipelines
(c) sandy (d) loamy (d) Airways
(iii) Which of the following forests are (x) Why is it difficult to recycle plastics?
commercially most exploited? [Apply] [Remember]
(a) Tropical evergreen forests (a) It is very hard.
(b) Tropical deciduous forests (b) It comes in different sizes.
(c) Tropical desert (c) It is adhesive.
(d) Montane forests (d) It contains different types of polymer resins.
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II Par t..:,11
Quo .t
Atte mpt any five ques tions from this part

I In,• lnf'-•r1 n•p1, ,1I c-,,,n..._~~c n ce Zone (ITC Z) shift s

Nort hcm hem isph ere
temp eratu re of
1
{i) Wha t i s the annu a ra ?
n ge of
f Ar,ph
5ta~ 0 : ; ; " rece ived by
(ii) Wha t i s the total rain- f
fA prl,
NurtJ ,,van. /-. durin ~ th,· and drie st
I , u nuri, ·c. 11l1E:n lnµ 0 ,rc•r lndk1 and Stren gthe
tt"-• low-p l'\"!-.''-'rc.- arvn . TI,is shift influ ence s
ning
trade
Stati on A?
. v.... .
(l- 1·1·)
u,n..: ch are the wet :es\
th.is Statt on-
rT
L...,
1nd£' rst.an d , n1;

w lrid,, whic h brin~ mois h.Jre -lade n wind s from mon ths i.n

tlw Ar.11:>i.,n x-a., ca u sing the Sout h-We

st
_J.::n own for its
(1 + l ) Que 5 . .
Chin a, f ced
me>n. -.oon. (Sou. roe Scrol l.in) 1
( Analy se & A pply] (a) The Loe:5s:~~ :,~ ~It d e ~ t~5:a e ato
(,,) Nom e the follo wing . prob le_ Jtura l
deep, 'Wl~ sion
(i) The seas on in whic h low pres sure, seve re soil ero nsi ve agr1 cU wry , the
.:i lso know n as ' Mon soon al Trou gh' cent uries of inte I a t e 20th cend large -scal e
deve lops betw een Thar Dese rt to . In the ent irU. ti ate irlcl u d.1ng
prac tices .
Chot a Nag pur Plate au. Chin ese gov e~prog ran'l -~ the
(Ii) The sens on in whic h the who le soil cons erva oo tatio n, aP- to corn bat
coun try recei ves almo st its 80% terra cing , refo re1e cl< da01 -s, ricU Jtura l
rove agH Shao, M .
rainf all.
(b) Wha t are the two facto rs whic h dete rmin
e :ii
nstru ction of 1.
eros ion an; ::;re Clt;j'\zo07). Soil_ and
prod uctiv ity- (z~a ng, )(. L,~es s plate au zn
the distr ibuti on of rainf all in vario us
regio ns of India ? [Rem embe r] (2) G., Li, Y. Y., & . n ort the
wate r cons erva ftO . ~es that help
2
(c) Give a reaso n for each of the follo wing . Chin a) irlg t e ~:te rstan ding) < >
[Ana lyse] (1+1 +1) ( J11em ber] (2)
E xp I a
in two far~
t:JO!l · (_._.,e
0

(i) The Nort hern Plain s do not freez e in in soil cons erva .
wint er desp ite havi ng a cont inen tal he foUo wil"l g. a cidiC - t.Jflts of iron
clima te. (b) Nam e t _ _ }"1.igl1- 0
.) Th.is soil 15 ere ~
(ii) The centr al part of Mah arash tra (1 . }la~ Jarv
1 j!lg• be:rJ (1 + 1 + l }
r eceiv es less rainf all. (ii) Titls sOl
(iii) The majo r rainf all in Chen nai occu rs oxid e. follo t1le:rtl- i1 mos t
w
the rite d so
betw een Dece mber and Febr uary , (c) Brie fly answ er pott e
5
whil e that in Mum bai occu rs betw een trzi!l 0 izi?
June and Sept embe r. (i) Whi ch is wed j!l 1fl of tJ:~
·d Jy fot.J.11 pair-,es·s S 011 · fieS 15
·

I (d) Stud y the clim atic data of a city of India WI e

(ii) Wha t are :;:e s of ~ca te~o why ?
I
prov ided belo w and answ er the ques tions
that follow. (1 + 1 + 1) sub- cate g wes e st.l -te aft t!te alluv i~
(iii) Whi ch of jct.lJtv es ifl tp.e alluVIal
Station Statio n A O
Rainfall (cm) bett er for agt° eflc aft dia-
Temperature ( C)
0
Mont h . thre e diff efJaifl ~f lflrstanding] (3)
Jan 16.0 3.2 (d) Men tion wer fl ifls~1tlde
18.0 5.1 soil of the Nor al fla (v
Feb
8.7 soil of the coa st edg e of the
Mar 21.3
Aer 23.3 24.1 t tl1e 1i,sh
24.2 cl t tf1e
0 o ~
a
Mar 26.1
Que 6. -.. ,f haJl
5 to
'flt:7 • cs 0
f the
Jun 27.8 392 et'js tl rvfohan
(a) Ram an~ 1v.10 est, gait
Jul 27.4 54.7
mou ntai n for ~(2l ct ~o [;\I1a}yse] (2)
Aug 27.9 42.2 greenery. . tJ,e cJ'l J_Z2l:d1
See 26.7 35.5 Now men tion tJ1c:3t
. fore st
Oct 25.l 13.9 mou ntai n
Nov 21.l 1.6 witness.
Dec 17.2 1.9
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,rtP1eO" - - _ __
9 ,,,,,---
tr -.,5 found i
• 'ention thef names of two ..on (Rememberl
th) JY• angrove orests along With e n (b) (I) What Is an ore? (1 + l )
lv M use of iron ores.
of tre e [U g] (2 (ii) Na me an y tw o
tvn e nderstandin
each ., r - .
. J me the two states where limr) (1 +2)
estone
Br ief ly an sw er the fol low mg (c) (I) Na be
is found . [Remem
[Retnern!Jer] (1+1
(C) portion of Ind 'tas , + l )
(ii) Mention two importa
nt uses of
(i) How much prof r India
lan d
is coveredby orests, as pe ? limestone.
)
res t Re po rt, 20 21 al energy?
State of Fo (d) (i) What is geotherm [Remember] (1+2
(l' i) Wha t target has the National Forest t which are
Pohcy
. 1aJ'd down for forest cov
erage?· (ii) Name any two projec
y.
ve on e rea so n for the shortfal) . set-up to harness this energ
(iii ) Gi
t.
achievement of this targe
in
Que9.
tw een tween
Write any three dif fer en ce s be
(a) W ha t are the two differences be
and Tropical Deser t d plantation
(d) Tropical Evergreen subsistence agriculture an [Evaluate] (2)
IBvaluateJ (3) agriculture?
forests.
(b) Mention two geograp
hical requirements
. )
aue 7. , yo u kn ow ab ou t for the growth of mustard [U nd ers tan din g] (2
(a) Ra mesh: "Hey Mu_kesh
the Green Revolution?" questions.
(c) Answer the following [Remember] (1+ l+ 1)
the term
Mukesh//: "Not really, heard portant in
though· (i) Why is agriculture im
ssive upgrade India?
Ramesh: "It's like this ma see ds Name the two main agric
ultural
Th ey int rod uc ed ne w (ii)
{or fanning. seasons in India.
techniques to '
fertilisers and irrigation ng?
p yie lds . It's all ab ou t producing (iii) What is mixed farmi
boost cro the following. 1)
rnore food." (d) Give reason for each of [Analyse) (2+
it's like a farmi ng lly important.
Mukesh: '½h, got it. So, (i) Oilseeds are economica
revolution." rtant process.
(ii) Withering is an impo
volution wo uld
Explain why the Green Re
thout irrigation. Que 10.
not have been possible wi are talking about
[Evaluate] (2) (a) Rohan and his friend )
questions. electronics in defense.
(b) Answer the following [U nd ers tan din g) (1+ 1
[Remember] (1 +1)
and by (i) State the im po rta nce of electronics in
(i) What do you underst <;USS-
irrigation?
_ defense that they w ill di5
irement
en tio n an y tw o fac tor s on which (ii) M ention one important requ
(ii) M ies.
the source of irrigation de
pend. of the electronic industr
growth of IT
y thr ee wa ter ha rve sti ng (b) W ha t are the two reasons for
(c) Mention an Bengaluru?
m s pr ac tic ed in Ind ia. industries in and around [Evaluate] (2)
sy ste

I
[U nd erstan din g] (3)
basis of
en ts of roo fto p (c) Di ffe ren tiate the industries on the
on
(d) State any three comp the finished goods or en d pr valuate] (3)
oduct they
es tin g sy ste m.
rainwater harv provide.
[E
[Remember] (3)
s that have helped
(d) Mention three factor
~e
1
Que8. the sugar industry flourish in
called 'Black ore'? than m the
(a) (i) Which iron ore is peninsular region rather
ristic of this. a. din ( )
(ii) State any one characte emember] (1 +1) Northern regions of Indi[Understan g1 3
[R
 i Succeed Geography O ass 'r,

0u.o 11 . (i) H o ,v i s segre gation of the w ast e

<L•>n·rn".
t c,,i<.1 t .n Oundnlotc•rn l (GQ) i;, 0
h e lpful ?
c· w. •o r, o f h •~ I " "' .t\''I c-..-.n n c-c-ti n E,: the- fo ur (ii) Mention one way in which w e c an
mo1 reuse was te.
!\ I Jur cn\.•l r<:-pc,J1 1on ci lic-~ of Jndin : Delh i.
uml•L11, C h c·nnni a n d K I' t (b) Brie fly discuss the benefits of
C\.,n, I • . o ...n n .
rt tc-J an 20 1 2, t.hi"' nm t--i tiou s pro j ect composting. <2 1
1
J m '-,J l e, 11 ,r~rade n n d rn odcmisc India's (c)
rooj lnt rL1s t ructurc, co, •c r i n g n to tal
<li"' tona.• of o ppro , i m n tc ly 5 S46
1-d l o m l 'll •rs. '
( Sou.re(' 77,e Telegraph)
E vl•n lho u s h oll m e ans of trans port are
wt.'11 -d e v \!Joped in India, y e t, road
h"an..-.po rt remains the m ost popu.Jar
m e ans o f h"nnsport . Ju s tify this statement.
[Evaluo te] ( 2 )
( b) Gi v<• lwo ways in which rail transport is (i) What is the purpose of the waste
u se.fuJ for the people o f India. disposal method shown in the
(Unders tanding) (2 )
picture? [Apply]
(c ) Write any three pro ble ms faced by the (ii) How does it contribute to the
/ roadways in India. fUnderstandin g ) (3) reduction of solid waste?
(d) (i) State one advantage of inland [Under s t andin g]
waterways. [Remember ) (l+l+l ) (iii) Why this method is considered a

I (ii) State one advantage of roadways.

(iii) State one disadvantage of water
transport.
form of thermal treabnent?
[E v aluate] (1 + l+l)
(d) What type of products can be used again?
Mention some methods of reusing a
I Que 12. product. [Remember & Apply] (3)
(a) Briefly answer the following. [App ly ] (1+ 1)

Answers fln!opper's Style 1

Hy Commitment I affirm that I am reviewing these answers only after I have solved the Sample Question Papers on
my own. My purpose oflooking the answers is solely to verify whether my answers were co"ect or not and to
identify my mistakes in case my answers were wrong or I could not answer that.

1. (i) (a) 411954 (b) Contour If Suhana moves at a speed of 5 km/hr, it will
(ii) Here, R : F = 1 : 50,000 (means 1 an on map is take him 1 hour to reach her destination.
equal to 50,000 cm on ground) (iii) (a) East (b) Dense forest
The distance between 02 easting to 07 easting (iv) (a) The visible indicators of developement in
the region are power line and roads.
is wan.
10 cm = 50,000 X 10 (b) East
= 5,00,000 (v) Power lines and temples are two man-made
features and streams and cliffs are two
which is 5 km (1 km = 1,00,000 an) natural features.
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,ea..,e~••
'l~p occur bl•t Wt.~•n
th0 l
South-Wl."!'l t mons oon wlndt l
June and Septe mbe r.
(d) (I) The! nnnu..il ran~e of temp eratu re o f
Statio n A la 27 9 - 16 O• 11 g •C
(ii) The total rainfa ll receiv ed by
Statio n A is 254.3 cm. h
0nd t c
-,, (iii) The wettest m onth in Statio n A l'I July
. driest month ls Nove mber.
5. (a) Two fannJ ng techn iques that h elp In soil
conse rvatio n are as follow s
• Crop rotation It l.s a syste m w here fo rmers grow th e
th
crops in all the seasons regula rly. In is way,th
gh o ut e
soil Is cover ed with veget ation thro u·1
year and the.re are less chanc es o f soi eroslon. ·
• Conto ur ploug ing ln thls meth ~, pl~ug ingr lS
done aJong the outlin e of a field in a orcul a
mann er. This ensur es that the soil is not wash ed
away by runni ng water .
(b) (i) Later ite soil
(ii) Red soil
(c) (i) The transp orted soil most widel y found in India
is alluvi al soil.
(ii) The name s of the sub-c atego ries of this soil a_
re
...,ester n distur bance ium).
() (c) v• hanga r (old alluv ium) and khad ar (new alluv
3, .~ (d) IoalllY
('.'.) ) Tropical decid uous forest (iii) Khad ar is bette r for agric ulture becau se ~ e
(j11) (b · · · W annua l flood s reple nish it with fresh nutri ents
·v) (b) sprinJ<ler 1mga tion : ater Conse rvatio n requi red by the crops .
(1 di.rJlentary
(V) (a) se (d) The differ ences betwe en alluv ial soil of the
. (d) ,Andh ra Prade sh North ern plain s and the alluv ial soil of the Coas tal
(:; (c) A is true, but R is false plain s are
,,Ui) (c) Jron ore Alluvi.al Soil of the Alluv ial Soil of the
Northern Plains Coast al Plain s
( . ) (a) Road ways
(i.)( • ~'" . The alluvi al soil o f the
(,c) (d) It conta ins UJ.Uerent types of polym er resins The alluvial soil of the
s is form ed
_ (a) (i) summ er seaso n (Marc h to May). North ern plains is forme d Coast al plain
due to the depos ition of
4
(ii) Mons oon seaso n (June to Septe mber). due to the depos ition of
ium broug ht main ly
g the distrib u tionof alluvi um which is broug ht alluv
s deter minin
(b) The two. factor. . from the Hima layan from the Decc an Trap
rainfa l1 in vano usfregio ns India are as follows
of regio n whic h is volca nic
. . th • d region.
• The d rrecti on o e moist ure beari n in origin .
• The relief featur es, such as mou ntain ~;" s.
plain s and plate aus. ges, The main rivers which The main rivers whic h
depos it alluvi um in this depos it alluv ium in this
(c) (i) The Northern plain s do not freeze in Wint sular
region are the Hima layan regio n are the Penin
becau se the Hima layas act as a barrie r to er rivers i.e. Goda vari,
rivers i.e. Indus, Gang a
preve nt the cold wind s of Centr al As'Ia from aputr a rivers. Krish na, Narm ada and
th Ind.1an mainl and. and Brahm
enten· ng e Tapi rivers.
(ii) The centr al part of Maha rashtr a lies in the rain
shado w area of the Weste rn Ghats• There,or c
e, 1his soil is light in colou r. This soil is dark in
. colou r.
the Arab i:~ Sea branc h of South -West mons oon
does not nng much rain as Weste rn Ghats
block their way. 6. (a) The chara cteris tics of moun tain fores ts are
(i) Moun tain fores ts typic ally exhib it a distin ct
(iii) Chen nai receiv es the major ity of its rain from
vertic al zonat ion, with diffe rent types of
the North -East mons oon wind s that occur
veget ation and tree speci es thriv ing at vario us
bet~e en Dece ~ber and February. Mum bai
altitu des due to chan ges in temp eratu re,
receiv es the ma1ority of its rain from the
mois ture and sunli ght.
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ted>JUqu< the_ roof beco I
the rainwater 1s collected from Cat~
(U) These forests often have a hi_gh level ~emic the t~( ~t
building.
biodiversity, including a vanety of~ e l)f 11..,
(u") Kuls In hills and mountainou
species that have adapted to the ~qu ....oions. . ch l s re . ·~
. tal conditi<X\S of mountamOUS -~o· built divers'.on anne s like th • &i~
is common m Westem Hima1 e ~ls• · ~
mvuoomen forests
(b) The names of two trees found in Mangrove ayas arid l)lt li?\
used for irrigation.
aJong with their use are as follows . ~r:~~-
~~ ·1
) The wood
. ofability
the (iii) Johads and _Khadins _In arid atld
(l) Sundarl (Heritim fomes
Sundan• -..
and is
u=
extens
is highly va.lued for its
ively used
.
m boat buJ
dur
'Jding and
regions, agncultural fields were Sel't\i,
rain fed storage structures that co?lve11
0
:li~
to retain and moisten the sou. ~~ \veq "I~.
construction.
sa) The
· Paludoused 'J<hadins' in Jaisalmer and 'Joh•,us is 1... ¾~'
l)tli ·,\·
· "{)°"·
(Ii) Mangrove Date Palm (Phoerux for ads• ll\
of Rajasthan.
leaves of the Mangrove ~ate Palm ~baskets.
thatching roofs and making mats an (d) The components of rooftop rainwater h ~~,
(c) (l) 24.62% of India's land is covered by forests, as are atv~~h
per India State of Forest Report :0 1. a
2 (i) Catchment The surface that rece· 'l
(ii) The National forest Policy has l1Jd down directly is the catchment, e.g. slo •~es taitif
target of raising the area covered by forests roof. Plrlg t0of ~
nearly 33.3%. (ii) Water Pipes Rainwater from rooft ot\
0
(iii) One important reason for ~e sho~ in need down through water pipes or dr . Pis~-
achievement of this target 15 the pressing storage/ harvesting system. clins to lhe'"q
to bring more land under cultivation thus, (iii) First Flush It is a device USed to 0
causing deforestation. the water received in first showe ~h Off
. t~~t
(d) The three differences between Tropical Evergreen contains contaminants of the atmos t¾i
and Tropical Desert Forests are and catchment roof thus, first rain Phere
separator should be made at outlet
Tropical Evergreen Forests Tropical Desert Forests drain pipe. of each
These are found on These are found in the
Punjab, Haryana and .in
8. (a) (i) Magnetite is called 'Black ore'.
Westward slope of the (ii) It is a black, magnetic mineral that 1
the Southern Peninsula.
Westward Ghats and black streak when rubbed across a i:,ves a
North-Eastern parts of surface. drough
~ Meghalaya.
(b) (i) A naturally occurring solid materials fr
These are found where These are found where 0
a valuable metallic mineral can be extr 11111'~
rainfall is over 200 an. rainfall is less than profitably is called as 'ore'. acted
SOan.
(ii) Two iron ores are haematite and magneti
The main species are The main species (c) (i) Limestone is found in Rajasthan and Ma le.
ebony,rosewood, are neem, babul, kikar, Pradesh. dhYa
sheesham, etc. etc.
(ii) Two important uses of limestone are
7. (a) The Green Revolution would not have been possible • Limestone is used as flux in the iron d
industry. an ~
without irrigation because it was associated with
using high yielding varieties of seeds, fertilisers, etc • It is used in production of chemicals SUch
and these seeds require more water. bleaching powder, caustic soda, glass, ~
(b) (i) Irrigation refers to the process of supplying etc.
water to agricultural plants through wells, (d) (i) Geothermal energy refers to the heat Produlld
tanks, tubewells and canals. ~ the inte~or of the ~ - This heat when~
(ii) Topography and rainfall are two main factors on mto steam IS used to drive turbines and
which the source of irrigation depen~. generates electricity.
(c) The three water harvesting systems practiced in (ii) Two experimental projects have been set-up 11
India are India to harness the geothermal energy are
(i) Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting It is a system of Parvati valley in Himachal Pradesh and Puga
catching rainwater where it falls. In this valley in Ladakh.
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65
= =;;;;
~ diff eren ces are as foll ows
= -~ -= = = = = = = = = = = =
Light Industries
ely for H~ vy Indusbin
g. (ll) 11t;ut,sistence agricul!11re is exclusiv e.g. eJectroniCCJ,
tation
• rson al co~ um~ tion , whe reas Plan e.g. cars, engineering goods,
sale of th cycles, com pute rs.
pe ·cul ture 1s earn ed on for machines.
e
:~c ultu ral pr~ duc ts in the market. Light indu strie s
itive m th Heavy industries require
sub sist enc e agn cult ure uses prim huge capital, scientific require less capi tal
plan tati: n ods
• ~ith sim ple han d tool s, where~s knowledge, large Jabour force and labo ur in
agri CUJ ~re use s mo dem mac hine ry
and lar com pari son to
ge and hug e amount of raw
cap ital inve stm ent. materials. hea vy indu strie s.
'}WO geo grap hica l requ irem ents
for the grow th 0 f
ustr y in
(b) tard are as foll ows (d) Three factors favo urin g sug ar ind
Ind ia are
JJtUS pen insu lar regi on than Nor ther n
trop ical cropt whi ch nee ds a mod erate,
') Jt is adim ate
(1 t .th (i) The Peninru!ar India has trop ical clim
coo l a e WI emp erat ure rang e of 1O0c to urs the gro wth of
thro ugh out the yea r that favo
2O0c.
sugarcane.
to
··) It nee ds a rain fall of abo ut 25 cm 40 on. ne is hig her
(11 . (ii) The sucr ose con tent in sug arca
') Agr icul ture is imp orta nt in Indi a
because 1t insu lar
and crus hing seas on is long er Penin
(c) (1 proVI.d es empIoym ent to the vast pop ul ti Indi a.
a on of
our cou ntry . u in
in (iii) Stat es like Mah aras htra, Tam il Nad
(ii) 'fhe two m~ agri cult ural seas ons Pen insu lar Indi a hav e bett er tran spo rtat ion
Rab i seas on and Kha rif seas on. s.
Ind ia are facilities and mod em sug ar mill
mor e
(iii) 'fhe ~~actice of .cultiva.tion of crop
s as well 11. (a) Roa dwa ys are alw ays con side red as
sim ultaneous! . tran spo rt
as rais ing of anim alsn .ive stoc k
Y IS imp orta nt than any othe r mea ns of
pop ular ly kno wn as mix ed fann ing. because
e trav el and it
d) (i) Oil s~s are eco nom ical ly imp
orta nt due t O th (i) it is mor e suit able for sho rt dist anc
e plac es whe re oth er
( foll owi ng reas ons con nect s sma ll villa ges and
sour ce of mea ns of tran spo rt can not reac h.
• ~ d s are valu able crop s and a
fore ign exc han ge. (ii) it save s cost of tran spo rtat ion
from one stat ion to
ano ther stat ion and it sav es the tim e.
• The se pro vide raw material for many
· ts, varnishes soa
· d ustrt·es e.g. pain spo rt is use ful for
m (b) The two way s in whi ch rail tran
' ps,
lubr icat ing oils, etc. the peo ple of Indi a are
r than roa dwa ys
(ii) Wit heri ng is an imp orta nt proc
ess whi ch (i) It is mon ey sav ing as it is che ape
int free
prom otes the brea kdo wn of leaf prot eins and airways.
lity ~f r fam ily from far
ami no aci.ds and incr ease s the availabi (ii) It help s peo ple to con nec t thei
of whi ch chan ge the tast e of awa y and tran spo rt the goo ds ove r
long
free d caff ine, both
the tea. dist anc e.
s in Ind ia are
10. (a) (i) Electronics pro vide the mod em mea
ns of (c) The prob lem s faced by the road way
ce
com mun icat ion use d in defe nce. (i) Mo st of the road s are irre gula r, hen
research veh icul ar traf fic.
(ii) It requ ires hug e inve stm ent and they are not suit able for reg ular
facilities. (ii) Roa ds in Ind ia are not pro per
ly mai ntai ned .
IT indu strie s in buil t. Mo st of it
(b) The two reas ons for the growth of (ill) Roa ds in Ind ia are not stro ngly
l crossings
and aro und Ben galu ru are as follows hav e wea k pav eme nt, unb ridg ed leve
pres ent there, safe ty
• Th~ elec tron ics indu stry is alre ady and lack of way side ame niti es and
indu stry .
whi ch com plem ents the IT mea sure s.
• The re is ade qua te availability of skill
ed IT erw ay is tha t it
(d) (i) An adv anta ge of inla nd wat
and is
prof essi ona ls in the area . is the che ape st mea ns of tran spo rt
and bul ky
end prod ucts mos t suit able for carr ying hea vy
(c) On the basi s of fini shed goo ds or
y and ligh t mat eria l.
the indu strie s are classified as heav tha t it can go
indu strie s. Differences betw een heav
y and ligh t (ii) An adv anta ge of roa dwa y is
thro ugh diss ecte d and und ulat ing land area s and
indu strie s are vid es
thro ugh stee p mou ntai ns. It also pro
Hea vy Ind usb ies Light Industries .
doo r-to -doo r serv ices
Heavy industries prod uce Ligh t industries
(ill) A disa dva ntag e of wat er tran
spo rt is that it is a
capital goo ds and consumer produce goods of ble for sma ll
slow mea ns of tran spo rt and W'lSUita
durables that are bulky. ligh t wei ght bus ines s.
12. (a) (i) Segregation of waste is helpful as it facilitates
the process of reuse, recycling, and recovery of
.. . eration, along with other high 1
(u) Inan atment systems, helps to
waste tre f solid waste by convertin~~"
'Ill"
waste. Segregating waste can improve the voh.11ne o d ash. git ~•
as steaman l
recycling process. g ~ tion and other high temper ,
(ii) We can reuse the waste by donating the items (iii) 1nanera t systems are referred to asah.t~~ "'1..
that are still in a good and usable condition to treatment because they involve subi....:''"·'
. ·.'''ll!\
charities. treatrnen
·ais to combustion, resulting in 11.. g11,
rnaten t .., ,
(b) Following are the benefits of composting .on of hea .
ti
genera
• It helps the crop in better absorption of nutrients ducts which we use at home, offj
from the soil. (d) The pro t can be put to many uses ag ~ -
• It increases the quality of poor soils by adding
schools'. e c:1t various methods of reusinilit\ b.c.
discardJJlg • g~
humus and reduces soil erosion.
• It is cost effective for farming as composting are . customers to return USed Packa
does not require excess water, fertilisers and • Allchowinas:oxes, bubble wrap, so that th"" ~
SU · -, ~ l
pesticides. used again• ~
(c) (i) The waste disposal method shown in the picture .shins an office with reclaimed rnat .
• ~urni d of purchasing new chairs, tables~
is incineration. JJlStea . f ,~
computers, pnnters, ax marl.,.
Incineration is used to convert solid organic • Personal · · " unes
wastes into residue and gaseous products
. •ons video cassette recorders/ etc. ~ , l
teIeVISl ,
through combustion. It aims to reduce the reused in business, personal and non-profit ~
volume of solid waste by 80 to 95 per cent. environments.