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Joseph’s High School, Gorakhnath, Gorakhpur

Unit Test – I (2013-14) Time : 1 hrs
Class - X Subject: Geography M.M. : 40

Section – A ( Compulsory )

I On an outline map of India mark and label the following:- [10]

a) Mark and name the Vindhya Mountains.
b) Mark and name the Andaman Sea.
c) Label the River Sutlej and River Mahanadi.
d) Mark and name the standard Meridian of India.
e) Shade and label the Coromandel Coast.
f) Gulf of Mannar.
g) Nathu- La- Pass.
h) Mark and name the winds which bring rain to Mumbai in July and August
i) Shade and name an area in North India where a large area is covered with
Alluvial Soil
j) Shade and name the Malwa Plateau.

Section – B
Answer any three questions

II a) Give two reasons how the Himalayas affect the climate of India? [2]
b) Name the place in India which receives the highest rainfall. In which State is it
situated?
c) (i) What are Tropical Depressions? [3]
(ii) In which part of the country is its effect seen most?
(iii) Which season does India have before the onset of the tropical Depressions?
d) What type of Climate does India have? Mention two characteristics of this [3]
Climate.

III a) Differentiate between Khadar and Bhangar Soil. Which one of them is superior. [2]
b) State two methods of Soil Conservation [2]
c) (i) Which soil is most suitable for growing of Cotton? [3]
(ii) Name two states where it is widely found?
(iii) Mention one characteristics of this soil which helps in cotton growing.
d) Explain Following:- [3]
(i) Leaching (ii) In Site
IV a) Mention two uses of the Babul tree. In which vegetation type are they found? [2]
b) How are forests responsible for increasing the fertility of the soil? [2]
c) (i) Name two states where Tropical Evergreen Forests are found? [3]
(ii)Though there is an abundance of hardwood trees. Why are these forests
Not important commercially.
d) State three reasons for the depletion of forests. [3]

V a) Give two reasons as to why irrigation is necessary in India. [2]

b) How are Perennial Canals more useful than inundation canals in a country
like India. [2]
c) Explain why tube wells have proved to be useful in the Alluvial Plains. Give
Three reasons. [3]
d) Explain why conservation of water is necessary in India. [3]