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ICSE - X : 2023 – ’24 GEOGRAPHY Mock Test – 2

(H.C.G. Paper – 2)
Model Answer

PART I
1. (i) (a) 6934
(b) 665364 (66 3 to 7 36 2 to 6 to be accepted)
(ii) (a) 7 cm
2 cm = 1 km

1
1 cm = –
2

1
7 cm =  7 = 3.5 km (2.5 km – 3.75 km to be accepted)
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(b) Protected forest / stony waste / Open scrub / less employment facilities
(iii) (a) North east
(b) National High way 168
(iv) (a) Annual Fair (March) is written / People meet in annual fair / mela
(b) Presence of non-perennial streams / motorable in dry season / vehicles can ply on roads in dry
season / people can cross the rivers through causeways / to avoid flooding.
(v) (a) 29 to 39 Northing
= 10 grids = 10 km
According to scale of map
2 cm = 1 km
1
1 cm = km
2
Rohan's speed 6 km per hour / 60
60
then for 1 km Rohan's speed
6
10
60
for 10 km Rohan's speed will be  10  100
6
or, 1 hr 40 Ans.
(b) Sluice — artificial channel for carrying water / gated opening at one end to control the flow of water
2. Map of India attached
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3. (i) (b) Sal — Deodar

(ii) (c) October heat
(iii) (a) Subsoil
(iv) (d) Mizoram
(v) (a) Bituminous
(vi) (c) Two cropping season
(vii) (d) Tin
(viii) (b) Naphtha
(ix) (d) Road transport
(x) (c) Waste
PART II

4. (i) (a) Rainfall occurs in Kerala first
 SW monsoon wind
 Enters Kerala through Arabian sea /
on shore / blows from sea to land
 Brings rain in whole India / mainly
in SW part.
 Blows in June – September
 Useful for kharif crop
 Blows in SW to NE
Rainfall brings rain in Tamilnadu in winter
 NE monsoon wind
 Offshore / land to sea.
 Brings rain only in Coromondal Coast
 Blows in December – February
 Useful for winter rice
 Blows in NE to SW

(b) Meghalaya Plateau / Shillong Plateau

(ii) (a) Inter-tropical convergence zone / low pressure / very high temperature
(b) Punjab / Haryana / Rajasthan / Jammu-Kashmir
(iii) (a) Effect of loo / Very high temperature / hot dry wind
(b) Tropical Cyclone / Bay Cyclone
(c) Kalbaisakhi, Bay of Bengal branch of (SW monsoon wind), Tropical Cyclone
(iv) (a) 33.8ºC – 24.2ºC
= 9.6ºC
(b) June + July + August + September
40.2 + 51.4 + 54.2 + 31.0
= 176.8 cm
(c) SW Coast / Malabar / Konkan / Kanara / West Coast (any one)

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5. (i) (a) Alluvial Soil and Black Soil

(b) Alluvial Black Soil

 Ex situ / transported soil  In situ / residual / Sedentary soil
 Formed of deposition of sediments  Formed of weathering of lava / basalt
carried by rivers
(ii) (a) Soil texture
(b) Gully erosion
(iii) (a) Slope of the hills are converted into a series of terraces or steps or level fields / low mud walls or
bunds are constructed parallel to contours to reduce soil erosion
(b) Removal of top layer of soil is called soil erosion
Protection of top layer of soil is called soil conservation
(c) By using fertilizers / irrigational facilities / any correct idea
(iv) (a) Nature of parent rocks / formed of crystalline & metamorphic rocks like granites, gneiss, quartzite /
iron oxide is insoluble in water, it removes as an acidic residues
(b) Salt present in the soil keeps to bind the particles of soil / soil becomes saline due to over use of
canal irrigation and protect it from wind erosion / helps in soil aeration / root growth / due to canal
irrigation area becomes waterlogged
(c) Iron is removed by rain water / leaching takes place
6. (i) (a) Day temperature 24ºC (range 22ºC – 26ºC) annual rainfall 150 – 200 cm
(b) Exploitation of the forest for fuel & timber / grazing of animals / reclamation of mangrove forest for
habitation / pollutant dischage from cities & industries / abatement of fresh water discharge due to
construction of dams, reservoir
(ii) (a) Due to broad leaves / thick canopy / tallest trees, sunlight cannot penetrate / multilayered
(b) Encourage & expand tree plantation / cattle rearing / growing of crops / employment / livelihood for
the rural household / enables small farmers to get food, fodder, fuel, wood, timber, non-timber forest
produce / minimise the risk during extreme climatic events
(iii) Provides timber / minor products like gum, honey, medical herbs / raw materials for industry / recharge
ground water / avoids flood / avoids soil erosion / natural habitat for wild animals / maintains environmental
stability / ecological balance
Chirpine :
Use to make tea chest / extract resin & turpentine / match sticks
(iv) (a) Reafforestation
(b) Occur in pure stand / same type of trees grow together
(c) To prevent excessive loss of water / checks evapotranspiration
7. (i) The water below the surface of the earth / soil / subsoil / rock / bedrock
Rural areas : for irrigation / agriculture
Urban areas : Industrialisation / urbanisation / factory work
(ii) Wells : Cheaper / independent source / can be dug at any convenient place / no payment is required
Canal : Costlier / controlled by agencies / cannot be used at will / excessive use causes reh or salt in
soil / farmers have to pay regularly

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(iii) Electricity is required for construction of tube well / motor.

More production of crops / more sale of crops / Motor cost of production & operation can be recovered
by increased farm production / demand for irrigation
Trickle / micro / localised
(iv) (a) Over exploitation for underground water / irrigation or agriculture / industrialisation / urbanisation /
decreased level of ground water / domestic use / wastage / pollutions of surface water
Rainwater harvesting / watershed management / reuse-recycle of water / water saving technology /
Levy fine for not maintaining government instruction for water conservation / to promote & give publicity
for the need of water conservation amongst the people / strict laws
(b) To avoid percolation / seepage of water / water can be stored can be easily used
8. (i) (a) Iron-steel / chemicals / glass / paints / dry cell battery / electrical industry
(b) Murmagao, Vishakhapatnam
(ii) (a) Does not generate radio-active waste / long range of marginal cost advantage / small amount of
enriched uranium can generate more energy / can be generated in areas for away from coal fields &
hydel power centre / non-availability of coal & erratic monsoon does not affect nuclear power generation
/ limits emission of green house gas. / production of electric energy is continuous / reduces price
volatility of other fuels like petrol / reliable
(b) Nuclear medicine for cancer patients / digital medical imaging system / isotopes used in agriculture
/ radiation is used in micro-propagation of banana / juice extraction / treatment of spices before they
are packaged
(iii) (a) Solar energy is used in rural area specially in non-electrified areas / for lighting / cooking pumping /
power for railway signalling / rural telecommunication system / water purifying for drinking and irrigation
With the help of underground heat / hot spring / geyser / intrusion of rising (magma) in the crust and
use of turbine or generator
(b) Most preferred hydrocarbon / clean fuel / highly efficient / used in chemical fertilizers / sponge iron
plants / cooking gas / fuel for vehicles / less pollution or low level emission of green house gas /
cheaper / environmental control over gas equipment / during storm or power outage, natural gas may
be delivered undisputed to customers through underground pipelines / domestic appliances run on
natural gas is continuous to function during natural disturbance
(iv) (a) Alloyed with copper & magnesium to form duralumin / air craft / utensils / alluminium foil / roof
construction (asbestos) / electric cable / mirror / headlight reflectors / automobile / railway coach /
electrical equipment / telescopes / food packaging
(b) Cheaper / by products can be obtained / provides employment / helps in development of petrochemical
industry
(c) Inexhaustible / renewable / initially costly finally cheaper / ecofriendly / no solid waste is generated
/ decentralised / unlimited no storage problem / can be used as manure / for lighting / cooking /
recycle of waste can be done. / toilet linked biogas plants give proper sanitation .
9. (i) Unreliable rainfall / lack of irrigational facilities / soil erosion / faulty agricultural practices / reduction in
net sown area / small land holding / illiteracy of farmers / exploitation of farmers / high man-land ratio /
subsistence agriculture dominance of food crops / draught animals / challenges posed by globalisation
/ old methods of farming / lack of cold storage facilites / less agricultural marketing / less credit facilities

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(ii) (a) For easy plucking / plucking of two leaves and a bud at one time / judgemental / thin or nimble
fingers / efficient / can do the work quickly / have patience.
(b) Cutting are taken from High yielding variety tea mother plant / process gives high quality / special
flavour
(iii) (a) Seeds are raised in nursery seed beds which are free from weeds / well drained & fertilized with low
doses of nitrogen & phosphate fertilizers / yield increases by 20 – 40% / helps to conserve water /
special care taken for paddy seedlings / less wastage of seeds
(b) Provides plant protein to vegetarians / leguminous crop / able to fix atmospheric nitrogen in their root
nodules / rotated with cereals for improving soil fertility control pests and diseases
(c) Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttarpradesh / NW India
(iv) (a) Rain during harvest time / stormy weather / dew / rain damage the seed & fibre during picking of
cotton balls / strong winds / Frost
Rabi or winter crop / light showers in winter / western disturbances enable the plants to flower at the
right time / requires cool climate
(b) Well drained friable loams / red / black / laterite / soil rich in humus
10. (i) Industries owned by State or Central Government is called Public Sector Industry.
Industries run cooperatively by a group of people who are generally producers of raw materials of the
given industry.
(ii) Rourkela
(Hirakud dam) on Mahanadi river
(iii) (a) Minerals are exhaustible resource / Valuable resources are taken from the Earth and hence depriving
earth from its own resources / are not formed in a small time / takes millons of years to replenish
(b) Variable prices of naphtha / high cost of production
(c) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) / Satellite Launching Station / National Remote Sensing
Agency / helps to deal with long distance measurements / acquiring information through satellites /
processing and interpreting satellite imagery
(iv) (a) Costly / lack of modernization / scientific testing / competition from other countries / emergence of
synthetic fibres / no systematic testing and grading of silk / changes in prices of raw silk badly
affect the weavers and silk industry
(b) Meets the demand of people / provides employment / increases national income / helps in export /
earns foreign money / most important agro based industry / tropical climate
(c) Sugar factories are located nearer to the fields and consumption areas. (Any correct idea)
11. (i) Unfit and unsafe during rainy season or flood / unsuitable for long distance travel / speed is slow / heavy
goods cannot be carried / less organised / irregular / unreliable / rates charged are unequal, unstable /
causes air pollution / poor maintenance / problems of multiple check post, toll tax octroi duties / inadequate
capacity / weak pavement / unbridged level crossing / lack of wayside amenities / increases congestion,
traffic jam
(ii) Cheapest / carrying capacity is more / fuel efficient /eco friendly / follow existing routes / provides
enough space & other facilities / flexible service

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(iii) Lacks flexibility of routes / rail tracks can not be laid in hilly regions / long & tedious journey / causes
pollution / limited to land travel / can not provide door to door service / unsuitable and uneconomical for
short distances / more time & labourer intensive / poor maintenance / number of passengers without
ticket is increasing / setting up a railway network requires large capital investment / centralised operation
gause conversion is costly.
(iv) (a) Large investment needed to purchase aircrafts / construct airports / wheeler links / meteorological
stations / flood lights / search lights / maintenance cost / skilled work force
(b) Slowest / occupies large area / fear of ship sinking is always a concern / goods have to be loaded at
the specific places due to diffferences in depth & water volume / high maintenance cost
(c) Desert area / Sand dunes
12. (i) (a) Spoilage of landscape / causes pollution / health problems / loss of terrestrial & aquatic life / diseases
(b) To avoid pollution / minimise the volume of waste / proper segregation of waste / avoid health problems
/ make the area clean
(ii) Helps to reduce, reuse and recycle of waste.
By reduce method, waste can be reduce by segregation. Explanation
In our home & industries, many materials are discarded as waste. These materials have some value, we
can reuse these materials like glass, metal piece, wood, rubber.
We also use recycling process by treating the waste before it is used in a manufacturing process
Bagasse can be used in the manufacture of paper pulp
(iii) (a) Sanitary landfills is a method for safewaste disposal, in this method, the waste is packed and
dumped at the site and is covered with earth to prevent insects and rodents from entering into the
landifll
(b) To make the environment safe and to protect public health as the waste should be degraded completely
biologically, chemically and physically / bad odor / health problem
(c) Large areas of forest and agricultural lands get submerged in water / disrupts ecosystem of river /
destroys the aquatic as well as terrestrial life ground it / intensity the effect of natural disaster like
earthquakes
(iv) Drive smart / use brakes and accelerator sparingly / turn off ignition at signals / vehicle should be tuned
up regularly / use recommended grade of motor oil / use public transport / car pool or walk whenever
possible to reduce emissions / check pollution.
Cheapest / easiest / does not require planning

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(X) KARAKORAM

(vi)
ALLUVIAL
SOIL
(i)
THAR

(v)

PRAYAGRAJ
AD A

(iv) NARM (vii)
GULF OF (iii)
KUTCH
(ii)

EASTERN GHAT

(ix)
× BAY OF BENGAL
(viii) × BRANCH OF SW
DENSE MONSOON WIND
×
POPULATION ×

 (vii) SINGHBHUM