ClASS: X T\ME;2 HR

DATE: 06.12.2022 . f.M: 80.

[PART - I is COMPULSORY. Answer all the questions from PART- I. Answer any FIVE questio ns
from PART 11 . subpart s of each question must be answer ed in a sequent ial order.
The extract of
the survey of rndia map sheet no, G43S7 must not be taken out of the examin
ation hall, it must be
handed over to the invigilat or on the completion of the paper. Do not mark
anythin g on the
extract. Fasten the map at the end of your answer script.]

[PART - I] [30 MARKS]

[Answer all the questions]

Question 1.

Studdythe extract of the Survey of India map sheet G43S7 d

. -
an answer the following questions:
a) GlVe_ the four figure grid reference of:
'.~ Po\\ce Station to the north of Banas River. . . [lJ
~ n). Conf\~ence of Sarod Na\a and Banas River. .
~ What ls the dnectio n of f\ow of Banas River7 Give .
hat is the generar slope of the region? G" • a rea_son in support
, - 1ve a reason m support of V of your answer. (11

*
h at does the blue line in the Banas and Sipu River indicate ? OUT answer. \1..\
lcufate the area of the region enclose d betwee n Easting s 2.3 and ..,,,9 d... .
and 96. \1..\
' an ,,ottnm gs '91.
f} ldent;fy the Settlem ent Pattern in grid square:
JI2192
· .l~~
i;i,
2392
g) Wh;Jdo you understand by the following: \31
;J Brown patches in South - Eastern part of the map extract.
ii) Aqueduct in grid square 2286.
iii) Dep in grid square 2887.
hY Calculate the ground distance betwee n 6317 in grid square 2487 and the settlement of
V Jorapura in grid square 2991 in kms. l11
Question 2.
On the outline map of India provided; mark, shade and \abe\ the fo\\owing:
\1X10=101
-I' Himalayas.
b) )<onkan Coast.
~ River Chamba\.
Z The City of Prayagraj.
l 1he direction of North - East Monsoon Wind .
..JY 'The Iron - ore mining centre at Singhbhum.
«)/The City of Chennai.
h) Adensely populated reg\on in Peninsular India~

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Geography class X page 2

JY A region of Red Soil In Peninsular India.

"1·) R"1ver Kosi.

Questio n 3.
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Choose the correct option:

/The ____ soil is sandy, coarse and porous in nature. .
, i) Deltaic Alluvium. iii) Inland Alluvium.
ii) Coastal Alluvium. iv) Old Alluvium.
extracts are used in the production of Bio - pesticides.
--- i) Neam.
- iii) Babool.
/ ii) Khair. iv) Kikar.
4Which of the following is correctly matched?
, i),,. Tube-well - Karnataka. iii) Tank - Punjab.
.. j . ijY lined well - Uttar Pradesh. iv) Canal - Mizoram.
e1/ ___ _ is a major Manganese mining centre in Odisha.
i) Mayurbhanj, iii) Bolangir.
ii) Kalahandi. iv) Talcher.
is the oxidation of tannin which gives the tea leaves the typical red colour.
--i}-W-i thering. f iii) Rolling. --1--
✓ ii) Firing. i'!Y Ferment ation.
is known as the "Denim Capital of India."
---
• i} Ahmedabad. iii) Mumbai .
ii} Coimbato re.+ iv) Kolkata.t
~, 1he first \>etro -themita \ Comp\ex was set up at _ __
,, \/adodara . iii) Trombay .
ii) Koya\i. iv) Dahej.
✓--- is used in the Iron and Steel Industry to promote fluidity and to remove
impurities in the form of slag.
i) Manganese. iii) Nickel.
ii) Limeston e. iv) Tungsten.
is an inland Oil Refinery away from the Mineral Oil producing region.
i) -- -
i) Digboi. iii) Jamnagar.
iiJ Mathura. iv) Guwahati. ,_./
J)/rhar is a desert because of:
1. The Aravalli runs parallel to the Arabian Sea branch of the South - West Monsoon winds.
2. It gets scanty rainfall from Western Disturbances.
3. Thar lies on the leeward side of the Aravalli range.•
4. The Bay of Bengal branch of the South - West Monsoon winds causes heavy rainfall
on
the eastern side of the Aravalli range.
i) 1 and 2. iii) 1 and 4.
ii) 1 and 3. iv) 2 and 4.

[PART - IIJ [SO MARKS]

[Answer any FIVE questions]

Question 4.

a) Give two paints of difference between the Arabian Sea branch of South West Monsoon
and the Bay of Bengal branch of the South West Monsoon.
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r b) on the basis of Mon soo ns in

i) Wh at do you unders d by the
ii) Name the state tha t experience
iii) Wh at typ e of win d Is Monsoo
India:
tan

iv) Wh at is its dire ctio n during

n?
term "Bu rst of Mo nso on" ?
s the "Bu rst of Mo nso on. "

summer?
each of the follo win g:
cl Give a geographical reason for
erry.
il Goa receives heavier rainfall than Puduch annual rainfall.
ave rage
ii) Mawsynram receives the highest
n Delhi in sum mer.
iii) Nainital is cooler tha
wer the follo win g questions·
d) Study the climatic data and ans SEP OCT NOV I DEC
\ 1AN FEB I MA R APR MAY JUN JUL AUG
St n ' Mo nths 29.2 1s.6 I 10.2
\ 8.4 11.5 \ 21.6 28.3 35.1 38.5 41.0 38.0 30.8
X. ' Temp.(°C) 6.2 : 2.1
Rainfalllcm) \ 1.5 0.9 I
0.5 - - 12.5 17.8 18.5 12.5 12.5 1I 21.0 I 24.6 I
30.3 28.4
27.1 30.0 36.2 36.0 35.9
V , Tem p . (°C) i 2S .0 25.5 26.3 7.2 4,0 9.~ 14.S ! 20.4 I
cm) \ 24.5 i 23.1 15.0 2.4 0.1 11.0 9.3
Rainfall( your ans wer .
a coastal location? Give a reas on for
1) Which of the two stat ions has
fall of stat ion X.
ii) Calculate the tota l ann ual rain
e the winds the bring rainfall to
stat ion X and stat ion V.
iii) Nam f2+2+3+3=1 0J

Que stio n S.
wer the follo win g:
a) On t he _pasis of Red Sol\, ans of Red Soil.
W ,,Na me the pare nt rock that con trib ute to the form atio n
.ijJ/ How doe s the soil get its red colo
ur? _
\
efine_,,,the follo win g:
iY y(JI IY eros ion.
jj.J/ She lter belt s.
a g ogra phic al reas on for eac
h of the following: ons .
c) G~ "ve
erra ce farm ing is an idea soil
l con serv atio n met hod for hilly regi
i)
s of red soil.
1jY 'f'rv farm ing is pre ferr ed in area
nt of soil eros ion in arid regi ons .
ilJJ /Wi nd is a com mon age
d) Brie fJv ans wer the following: resp ons ible for soil ero sion .
_;1 , Me ntio n two way s in which man is
in pre ven ting soil ero sion ?
!!!//!ow
can deepening o! rive r b~d help
t!!!,Y Define the term - Residual soil. \2+2+3+3=101

Questyn 6.
we need to Conserve our Forest Resources.
~ Give two reasons as to why
b) To whjth type of forest do the
following trees belong?
.JY;i/i,~intal and Sundari.
and Ebony.
)sewood
odar and Chir Pine.
yrobalan and Semal.
of the following :
c) Give f geographical reason for each
ests.
jj ljis difficult to move through Tidal For
e stunted growth.
iiU ree s in the Tropical Desert Forest hav
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in the Mon soon Deci duou s Fore sts, shed their leave s for abou t ? -
'iliY The trees - ·
· ·· · · --
week s during March and April. . .
· · · ··
d) Brie flyan swer the following:
t~ expl oit for
Jf Give two reasons why the Tropical Eyergreen Forests are diff'.i-cult .
/ commercial purp oses. · , . ·
le - like le~ves? · · ·-_ · ·_
~!.
_ylhv ~oes the Coniferous trees have need
th of Littoral F(?rests.
1!91Ment1on two conditions required for the grow [2+2+3+3=10]_-

Question 7. \

a) Briefly answ er the following:

wate r aquif ers.
.Q/ Men tion any two methods of recharging ground
Gove rnme nt of India for prev entin g
o/N ame two legislative provisions made by the
Wate r Pollution.
b) On the basis of means of irrigation:
popularity. Give two reas ons to justi fy
yrh e modern means of irrigation are gaining
state ment .
of Tube-well Irrig ation in
ention two factors that favours the deve lopm ent
·
Punjab.
ing:
c) Give a.,.teographical reason for each of the follow
Indian State s are not suita ble for the deve lopm ent of Cana l
--.!}' _ ost of the South
·
rigation.
gr~w th ~f agric ultur al sect or of Indi a.
evelopment of irriga tion is esse ntial for th~
m India.
, here is an urgent need for Wate r Cons ervat ion
.
d) Briefly'; nswer the fo\\ow\ng: r?
y ~ha t is thedifference betw een Surface wate r and Grou nd wate
l
.JJ jY Why is the Northern Plains of
India found suita ble for the deve lopm ent of Cana
---· )rrig ation ? mean s of irrigation? Give two reas ons in
~ Why is Well Irrigation still a popular
supp ort of your answer.
(2+2+3+3=10)

Question 8.
following:
a) On the basis of energ y resources answ er the
nal sour ces of Energy have over
i) Give two adva ntag es that Non - Conventio
Conventional sourc es of Energy.
Gas over Coal or Petro leum .
ii) Men tion one adva ntag e of the use of Natural
only used for indu stria l purp oses .
iii) Men tion the type of Coal that is most comm
b) Name the following:
i) Largest Oil Refinery in the public secto r.
ii) State that ls the large st prod ucer of Coal.
iii) Metallic mine ral for which Bala ghat distr ict
of Mad hya Prad esh is famo us.
j.
iv) The mult ipurp ose proje ct base d on River Sutlu
wing :
c) Give a geog raph ical reaso n for each of the follo
ming essential in modern time.
i) The use of Alternative sources of Energy is beco
ration of Solar Power,
ii) India's location is advantageous for the gene
stry.
iii) Iron - ore is called the backbone,·of Modern Indu
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Geography class Xpage
d) Briefly answer the
following: problem solved by Bhakra
Nangal
ural and one Industrial
i) Mention one agricult
Dam. ar Power.
ii) Name two mineral
s used to generate Nucle
use?
How is the res idue from Blogas plant put to [2+2+3+3=10)
iii)

Question 9.
the fol/owing:
W F 't
ref h en ce to the cultivation of tea answer
a) hill slopes?
· Why Is Tea grown on ls?
a bu sh es ha ve to be pruned at regular Interva
r Why Te
ing:
term for each of the follow s been cut. .
b) Give t9e geographic ne fro m the ro ot sta lk of the cane which ha
rca
JV,, Cultivation of Suga after the crushing of Oilseeds.
¥rThe residue left behind
i.ill/ The extra crop gro wn by farme rs to su pplement their income
arif crop.
that ls harvested

ee n the ha rv es t of Ra bi crop and sowing of Kh the stalks.

faetw tra ction of Jute fibre from
log ical pro ce ss of ex
~ The microbio following:
c) Give a ~ographic
al reason for each of the uthern States.
ld pe r he cta re of Su ga rcane is higher in the So .,
il/ Jh e yie r
uires flat /eve/ land. 2
iiVfultivation of Rice req Economy.
~ _9ilseeds play
an important role in Indian : LI
following i
d) Ob ttfe/asis of Ju
te cultivation, answer the Jute.
ition for the ltivation of
cu
i

ts sitate the clima

, i}I ~ V is it known as the
tic co nd

::!!!Jfahy is ple nty of clear, so

Golden Fibre of Ind
ft fre sh wa
ia?
ter req uir ed for Ju
te cu lti va tio n?
[2+2+3+3=101
i
Qu es tio n 10 .
ing;
a) Define the follow
try.
i) Foot -loose Indus
ii) Basic Industry .
the following:
co tto n textile industry, answer ucing centre?
b} On the basis of nt Cotton Textile prod
Ko lkata an im po rta
i) Why is Textile Industry.
ms faced by Cotton
ii) State two proble :
each of the following
c) Give a reason for se to Sugarcane grow
ing areas.
lls are loc ate d clo the field of
asset for our country in
i) Sugar mi
try is prov ing to be an
ics Indus
ii) Electron
Education. Refineries.
du stries are usually located close to the Oil
iii) Petrochemical In
d) Briefly answer the
following: and Iron -ore?
tain its supply of Coal
ela Steel Plant ob
!! From where does Rourk of Manganese and
Tata Iro n an d Stee l Plant obtain its supply
11) F:om where does
Limestone?
ed Iron and Steel Plant? [2+2+3+3=10]
iii) What is an Integrat
Question 11. ~

trans ansport
a{ Even though all means of we ll de v~ lope d in India, yet, Road Tr
justify the statement.
mea~;:~ :; e
remains the most popular anspor t. Give four re as on s to
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Geography class X pa ge
follow ing:
b) B r~ ns w er the
d ~• te r transport?
hy are So uth Indian rivers not Ideal for Inlan
v 1) ,)/V natural calamity?
Airways Im po rta ntlng: during
,J i( Why are
for ea ch of the foflow
c) Giv_e ~ as on
Transport.
nty pe rce nt of Indians do not use Air
V Ne arl y se ve
nsportation of heavy bu
lky goods.
NJ/
W rw ay s is ideal for the tra
In North East India.
ay s is no t well :de ve lop ed
following
d) Br ie ~• ~s we r th e
y?
\. )f .)Vhat is an Expresswa lowing:
er th e co ns tru cti on an d maintenance of the fol
iu /W ho looks aft
1. National Highways . . ?
.,, /. 2. Expressways. k Yo1ana [l+ l+ + =lci]
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sada
,Jii1 What is the objective of the 3 3

Question 12 .
by th e following term~:
a) What do yo u me an
.
i) Bi od eg rad ab le wa ste · ·
following: .
ii) Ve rm ico mp os tin g.
al wa ste an sw er the ·.. .
On the basis of biomedic ?
· - me d,·cal wa, ste?
i) W ha t is me an t by Bio . .
. t disposal ma nd ato ry . : • · nt waste
er th e following s eff1c1e ,
ii) Why is therr sa leof wa ste an s~ on is an important ste p tow ard . .
On the basis of disionposa ra .
of wa ste ge ne
i) Minimisat
me nt. ·n the motdern world .
ma na geste is a gro wi ng me na ce '
..) E - wa na ge me n .
in res ou rce ma
~~-) Recycling helps .
h of the following : Landfilling.
'" f dis osa l by
d) Give a reason or eac P . . this me tho d of
solid wa ste dis po sa l?
pro ces s of wa ste .
i) Explain the nce of so,l cover ,n
ii) What is the importa
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