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PART-I(30 Marks)
(Attempt all questions from this part)
Question 1
Study the extract of the Survey f India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the
following questions:
(i) (a) What is the compass direction of Sunset Point from the settlement of Anadra?
(b) What is the pattern of drainage in grid square 2315?
(ii) Mention any two features seen in the map extract which indicate that the region
has seasonal rainfall.
(iii) (a) Give the six-figure grid reference of Anjini Devi ka Mandir.
(b) What is the difference between the slope in grid square 2115 and the one in
1811. Give a reason for your answer.
(iv) What do the following represent?
(a) The red square in grid square 2316.
(b) 4r in grid square 1612.
(v) What is the purpose of:
(a) the fire line in grid square 2316.
(b) the pipeline in grid square 2209.
Question 2
On the outline map of India provided:
(i) Mark the Standard Meridian
(ii) Label the river Yamuna
(iii) Label the Gulf of Khambhat
(iv) Mark and name the Nathu-La Pass
(v) Mark and name the Karakoram Range.
(vi) Shade and name a sparsely populated State in Northeast India
(vii) Mark the Andaman Sea
(viii) Mark with a dot and name Kochi
(ix) Mark and name the winds that bring rain to West Bengal in summer
(x) Print S on the iron mines in Singhbhum.
Question 3
Choose the correct option:
(i) Which of the following regions get adequate rainfall from the winter monsoon?
a) The Malabar Coast
b) The Konkan Coast
c) The Telangana Plateau
d) The Southern Coromandel Coast
(iii) The washing away of the topsoil because of flowing of water over large areas is
known as
a) Sheet
b) Rill
c) Shore
d) Gully
(iv) In which method of soil conservation, trees are planted in rows to break the force
of the winds?
a) Strip cropping
b) Terrace Farming
c) Shelter Belts
d) Crop rotation
(v) Which of the following trees are found in the desert region?
a) Ebony
b) Teak
c) Date palm
d) Chestnut
(vii) In which method of waste disposal wastes are decomposed by the aerobic
method?
a) Open dumping
b) Sanitary landfills
c) Composting
d) Segregation
(ix) Which agrobased industry is the second largest organised industry after cotton
textile industries?
a) Sugar
b) Silk
c) Paper
d) Jute
Question 4
(a) Name two types of cyclonic systems that affect India and two areas that receive
rainfall from the system.
(d) Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that follow:
(b) What is drip irrigation? Mention e advantage of using this method of irrigation.
(c) Name two states in which tanks are extensively used. Give a reason to explain
its importance as a source of irrigation.
Question 6
(a) Mention any two characteristics of the tropical desert forests.
(b) Explain any three key differences between the tropical evergreen and tropical
deciduous forests.
Question 7
(a) Differentiate between the bangar and the khadar soil.
(c) On which river if Hirakud dam located? Discuss two benefits of this dam.
Question 9
(a) Mention two steps that have been taken to improve agricultural production in
India.
(b) Mention the sowing months and two crops each that are grown during the rabi
and the kharif season.
(c) Mention two climatic conditions and the type of soil required for the growth of
ground nut.
Question 10
(a) Sugar industries have shifted to the south. Give three reasons.
(b) Mention two differences between agro based and mineral based industries.
(c) Where does the Rourkela steel industry get its supply of coal, iron ore and
water?
(d) Name two raw materials used by the petrochemical industry. Also, name its
two finished products.
Question 11
(a) Mention two differences between the national and the state highways.