Geography Set 1 2017-2018 (English Medium) ICSE Class 10 Question Paper Solution

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Shade and label Thar Desert. 
(b) Label the river Narmada. 
(c) Shade and name the Wular Lake. 
(d) Shade and label Kanara coast.
(e) Mark and name Mount Kanchenjunga.
(f) Shade and label a densely-populated region in India.
(g) Shade and label a region with Red soil in India.
(h) Mark with a dot and name Chennai. 
(i) Mark and label the Arabian Sea branch of S.W. Monsoon.
(j) Mark with a dot and name Singhbhum.

How is the winter rainfall of the northwest part of India different from the winter rainfall of the southeast part of India?

Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.

How does the “Mango shower” influence the state of Karnataka?

Give a reason for each of the following:

Kanyakumari experiences equable climate.

Give a reason for each of the following:

Central Maharashtra gets less rainfall than the coastal area of Maharashtra.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Jaipur has a higher annual range of temperature than Mumbai.

Write three differences between summer monsoon season and retreating monsoon season.

Why does alluvial soil differ in texture?

State two cash crops that grow well in alluvial soil.

With reference to black soil answer the following:

Name one important crop which grows in this soil.

With reference to black soil answer the following:

Give one chemical property of this soil.

Give one geographical reason for each of the following:

Red soil requires irrigation.

Give one geographical reason for each of the following:

Afforestation prevents soil from getting eroded.

Give one geographical reason for each of the following:

Laterite soil is red in colour.

Name an area in India where Tropical Monsoon forest is found.

How is the forest of great commercial value to India?

With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:

Why do the trees in this forest grow aerial roots?

With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:

Name one area in India where this forest is found.

Name a state in India where thorn and the scrub forest is found.

Give two ways by which the trees that are found here have adapted to the climate.

Give two ways in which forests are important.

Mention one forest conservation method followed in India.

There is plenty of rain in India during the rainy season, yet we need irrigation. Give two reasons to support this statement.

Name three traditional means of irrigation.

Give a reason why traditional means of irrigation are still important in most parts of India.

Differentiate between Surface water and Groundwater.

Mention two reasons to explain as to why we are facing water scarcity in most parts of India.

What is rainwater harvesting?

What are the advantages of rainwater harvesting?

Name two water harvesting system practised in India.

Give two advantages that non-conventional energy sources have over conventional energy sources.

Mention one advantage of the use of natural gas over coal or petroleum

Name one offshore oil field of India

State one industrial use of copper

Mention one advantage of generating power from biogas.

Name the mineral that toughens steel and makes it rust- proof.

Name the metal obtained from Bauxite. Give any one use of the metal mentioned by you.

Which multi-purpose project provides power to both Punjab and Himachal Pradesh?

With reference to the cultivation of tea answer the following:

Why is tea grown on hill slopes?

With reference to the cultivation of tea answer the following:

Why tea bushes have to be pruned at regular intervals?

With reference to rice cultivation answer the following

Why does the cultivation of rice require a lot of manual labour?

With reference to rice cultivation answer the following

Mention two geographical conditions which suit the cultivation of rice.

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

Cotton is a labour intensive crop.

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

Jute is retted after it has been harvested.

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

The growing of pulses is important in India.

Why is agriculture important in India?

Name the two main agriculture seasons of India.

What is mixed farming?

Name the private sector iron and steel plant of India.

From where does it get its supply of:

1. Iron ore
2. Manganese
3. Coal

Mention any two problems faced by the cotton textile industry of India.

Give geographical reasons for the following:

Silk industry is doing particularly well in Karnataka.

Give geographical reasons for the following:

Petrochemical products are gaining popularity in modern times.

Give geographical reasons for the following:

The electronics industry is proving to be an asset to our country in the field of education.

Name the following

A city most famous for electronic and hence called “The Electronics Capital of India”.

Name the following:

The location of an iron and steel industry set up with German collaboration.

Name the following:

A by-product of sugar industry which is used in the manufacture of wax and shoe polish.

Give two reasons for the “means of transport” being called the lifelines of a nation’s economy.

Give two ways in which rail transport is useful for the people of India.

State one advantage of inland waterways.

State one advantage of roadways.

State one disadvantage of water transport.

Give three reasons as to why airways are becoming a popular means of transport in modern India.

Give two reasons as to why there is a need for safe waste disposal.

How can waste be reused? Explain with the help of an example.

Mention one way in which waste accumulation has an effect on the following:

aquatic life

Mention one way in which waste accumulation has an effect on the following:

terrestrial life

Mention one way in which waste accumulation has an effect on the following:

landscape

What do you mean by the following term?

Segregation

What do you mean by the following terms?

Composting

What do you mean by the following terms?

Dumping