Section - A
Q-1 Study the extract of the Survey of India map sheet no. G43S7 (Eastings 24 to 34,
Northings 03 to 12) and answer the following questions [10]
(i) Give the four-figure grid reference of the following:
(a) A large perennial water body
(b) Stony waste
(ii) Name two man-made features in grid square 3008.
(iii) (a) What is the pattern of drainage found in the grid square 3208?
(b) What is the pattern of settlement in grid square 2508?
(iv) Calculate the area enclosed between Eastings 25 to 29 and Northings 04 to 07.
(v) (a) What does the narrow blue line in River Sipu indicate?
(b) In which direction is River Sipu flowing? Give a reason for your answer
(vi) What is the Representative Fraction of the given map? What does it mean?
Q-2 On an outline map of India: [10]
(i) Mark and label the Standard Meridian of India.
(ii) Shade and label the Satpura Range.
(iii) Mark and label Mt K2.
(iv) Shade and label the Western Ghats.
(v) Label the river Krishna.
(vi) Shade and label the Nilgiri Hills.
(vii) Mark with arrows the direction of the North- East monsoon winds over the Bay of
Bengal.
(viii) Mark and label the Malabar Coastal Plain.
(ix) Shade and label an area of alluvial soil in South India.
(x) Shade and label an area producing coal in India.
Q-3 Choose the correct option: [10]
(i) ________are local thunderstorms accompanied with strong winds and heavy rain that
occur in the hot weather season in West Bengal.
(a) Mango showers
(b) Loo
(c) Kalbaishakhi
(d) Bardoli Chheerha
(ii) Bhangar soil is full of
(a) fine silt and clay
(b) deep cracks when dry
(c) iron oxides
(d) kankars (lime nodules)
(iii ____and____are two cash crops grown
(a) Rice and wheat
(b) Cotton and sugarcane
(c) Jute and bajra
(d) Jowar and groundnut
(iv) The following trees belong to the tropical monsoon forests:
(a) Rosewood and ebony
(b) Sal and sandalwood
(c) Acacia and date palms
(d) Gurjan and hintal
(v) Which one of the following is NOT a method of lifting water from wells?
(a) Mhote
(b) Persian wheel
(c) Dhenkali
(ed) Sprinkler
vi) Which one of the following is a use of manganese?
(a) Increasing the strength of steel
(b) Making electric wires
(c) Making bodies of aeroplanes
(d) Generating thermal electricity
vii) Which one of the following industries is a basic industry?
(a) Cotton textile industry
(b) Iron and steel industry
(c) Sugar industry
(d) Software industry
(vii) Which one of the following agro-based industries is tending to migrate to South India?
(a) Cotton textile industry
(b) Sugar industry
(c) Tea industry
(d) Coffee industry
(ix) Which mode of transport offers door-to-door service?
(a) Water transport
(b) Roads
(c) Railway
(d) Airways
(x) What is composting?
(a) A method of anaerobic decomposition of liquid wastes.
(b) A method of dumping of solid wastes.
(c) A method of aerobic decomposition of solid wastes
(d) A method of segregation of wastes.
Section - B
Q-1(i) State two differences between Khadar and Bhangar soils. [2]
(ii) State two main differences between alluvial soil and red soil. [2]
(iii) How is alluvial soil formed? Why is this soil agriculturally important? [3]
(iv) Give reasons as to why: [3]
(a) Red soil is red in colour.
(b) Large tracts in Maharashtra are covered with black soil.
(c) Man is largely responsible for soil erosion.
Q-2 (i) Explain any two reasons why forests are important for our nation. [2]
(ii) Distinguish between flora and vegetation. [2]
(iii) Mention three methods for the conservation and development of forests in India. [3]
(iv) Name the type of forests found in the western part of the Western Ghats. Give two
reasons why these forests are so named. [3]
Q-3 (i) Give two reasons why tanks are used for irrigation in the Deccan. [2]
(ii) State two factors of water harvesting briefly. [2]
(iii) (a) Give two disadvantages of well irrigation. [3]
(b) Name any modern irrigation method.
(iv) Mention any three water harvesting systems practised in India. [3]
Q-4 (i) What is lignite? Name the two areas where lignite is found in India. [2]
(ii) Which variety of coal is popular for domestic use? Give a reason for your answer. .[2]
(iii) (a) Mention two uses of mineral oil. [3]
(b) Name a mineral oil producing area.
(iv) (a) Mention two reasons why minerals are important. [3]
(b) Name an area in Odisha where iron ore is mined.
Q-5 (i) Mention any two problems of agriculture in India. [2]
(ii) Explain important characteristics of plantation farming. Name one important plantation
crop. [2]
(iii) With reference to the cultivation of tea in South India, answer the following questions:
[3]
(a) Mention any two geographical conditions necessary for its growth.
(b) Name two tea producing states.
(iv) (a)What is 'fine plucking'? [3]
(b) What are the geographical conditions necessary for the cultivation of groundnuts?
(c) What climatic condition adversely affects the groundnut crop?
Q-6 (i) State two reasons for the concentration of the sugar industry in Uttar Pradesh. [2]
(ii) State two problems faced by India's silk industry. [2]
(iii) Name three by-products of the sugar industry. Give one important use of each. [3]
(iv) (a) Name the two most important cotton textile centres of India. [3]
(b) Why is a humid climate needed for the cotton textile industry?
(c) What is a cottage industry?
Q-7 (i) Which city is known as the electronic capital of India? Name a major centre of
electronic products.[2]
(ii) What is a petrochemical industry? Mention a reason why petrochemical products are
replacing traditional raw materials. [2]
(iii) With reference of the Rourkela Steel Plant, from where does it get its: [3]
(a) coal
(b) iron ore
(c) water supply
(iv) (a) Why is a petrochemical industry usually located near a port or an oil refinery? [3]
(b) Name a basic raw material of the petrochemical industry.
(c) What is an ancillary industry?
Q8 (i) Why is road transport favoured in the northern plains of India? [2]
(ii) What are the National Highways? Which is the longest National Highway? [2]
(iii) What are the differences between biodegradable waste and non-biodegradable waste?
[3]
(iv) (a)What are the 3 Rs of waste management? [3]
(b) Name a disaster caused by an industry.
