GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X
Prelims 2018– 19
Geography

Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

This Question Paper has seven printed pages.

Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for the
first 15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing answers.

This Paper is divided into two sections. Answer both the questions of Part I,
and any five of Part II.
All parts of a question must be answered together in the correct order.
Maximum marks for a question or part of a question are given in brackets [ ].

PART I (30 marks)

Answer both the questions.

Question No 1

Study the extract from the topographical sheet No 45D/10 and answer the following questions:

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(a) Define scale. What is the scale of the given extract? [1 + ½]

(b) What do you mean by contour interval? What is the contour interval in the given
extract? [1 + ½]

(c) Give the six-figure grid reference of each of the following: [1]

(i) the highest point in the extract

(ii) the point where the canal leaves the earthwork dam marked 10r

(d) What do the following mean? [3]

(i) fireline in grid 2519 (iii) 5r in grid 2220

(ii) Falls 25 in grid 2307

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(e) By what means does the road from Gulabganj to Sirori cross the Sipu Nadi and the
road from Gulabganj to Pamera cross the intervening canal? [1]

(f) Give two differences between the settlement at Bamba (1914) and that in 1813. [1]

(g) (i) Name the largest settlement in the extract and state its pattern. [1]

(ii) From where does it get its main supply of water? Justify your answer. [1]

(iii) Name the type of roads that connect this settlement to Gautam Maharishi
Mandir. [1]

(h) Is the canal shown in the extract seasonal or perennial? Justify your answer. [1]

(i) Give two reasons why Anadra is a more important settlement than Gulabganj. [1]

(j) What kind of rainfall does the area represented in the extract have? Give a reason
why. [1]

(k) Give two reasons why the area represented in the south-eastern part of the extract is
largely uninhabited. [1]

(l) Calculate the distance in metres between the distance stones 18 and 21 along the
metalled road from Sirori to Anadra. [1]

(m) Name: (i) a natural and a man-made feature in grid 1610 [1]

(ii) two types of vegetation found in the southern part of the extract [1]

(iii) two methods of irrigation used in the area shown in the extract [1]

Question No 2

On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Mark and label the Vindhyas and the Karakoram Pass. [1]

(b) Shade and label the Northern Circars and the Gulf of Khambat. [1]

(c) Label the River Gandak and the River Kaveri. [1]

(d) Mark with dots and label Vishakhapatnam and Allahabad. [1]

(e) Shade and label a region of laterite soil in north India. [1]

(f) Draw and label the Tropic of Cancer. [1]

(g) Mark with an arrow and write the name of the winds that bring rain to the Coromandel
Coast in January. [1]

(h) Mark and write the name of the oldest oilfield in India. [1]

(i) Shade and name a state with sparse population in north India. [1]

(j) Print B in an area of black soil. [1]

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PART II (50 marks)

Answer any five questions.

Question No 3

(a) Give reasons why:

(i) It is not cold in Mangalore in winter. [1]

(ii) Kerala has the longest rainy season. [1]

(iii) When the Malabar Coast receives very heavy rain in July, the Coromandel Coast
is dry. [1]

(b) Study the climatic data of a place given below and answer the questions that follow:

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temp (°C) 23.1 24.8 26.5 29.3 32.0 32.8 33.1 32.1 30.5 29.3 28.7 261

Rf (cm) 15.3 10.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 4.5 6.1 10.2 10.5 20.1 16.8 19.0

(i) Calculate the mean annual temperature and the annual range of temperature at
the place. [1 + ½]

(ii) Name the season in which the place gets maximum rainfall. [½]

(iii) Name the winds which bring rain in the season mentioned by you. [½]

(iv) Name a place in India with similar climatic conditions. [½]

(c) State two differences between the rainfall between June and September and that
between December and February in north India. [2]

(d) What is the name given to the climate of India? Mention any one factor responsible for
such a type of climate. [1]

(e) State any two characterestics of the Indian monsoon. [1]

Question No 4

(a) State two characteristics of each of the soils mentioned below which make them
suitable for cultivation:

(i) red soil (ii) alluvial soil [2]

(b) Give two differences between inland alluvium and deltaic alluvium. [2]

(c) How is laterite soil formed? [1]

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(d) Give reasons why:

(i) Laterite soil is unsuitable for cultivation. [1]

(ii) Black soil is suitable for growing cotton. [1]
(iii) Khadar is more fertile than Bhangar. [1]
(e) Define sheet erosion. [1]

(f) Mention two ways in which soil can obtain nitrogen. [1]

Question No 5

(a) (i) Name the forests found in the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. Name a tree
found in these forests. [1]

(ii) What are the conditions that favour the growth of such forests in this region? [1]

(iii) Mention any two characteristics of these forests. [1]

(b) Give two reasons why the forests found on the western slopes of the Western Ghats
are not economically important. [1]

(c) Give two reasons why forest cover in India is shrinking. State two effects of this.
[2 + 1]
(d) Name two methods of forest conservation followed in India. [1]

(e) Identify the trees from the characteristics mentioned below: [2]

(i) Generally found in deltaic regions; used to make boats

(ii) The wood is hard; used for building ships

(iii) Found in thorn forests; the bark is used for tanning hides

(iv) Hard and heavy wood; immune to white ants; used for making railway sleepers

Question No 6

(a) Give two advantages of surface wells over inundation canals. [2]

(b) Mention two factors essential for the development of well irrigation. [1]

(c) Give a reason for the importance of irrigation in (i) Punjab, and (ii) Rajasthan. [2]

(d) Give reasons why: [3]

(i) Sprinkler irrigation is practised in arid and semi-arid regions.

(ii) Tubewells should be installed in fertile and productive areas.

(iii) Canal irrigation is suitable for the northern plains of India.

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(e) Study the diagram given below and mention two objectives of the process shown: [2]

Question No 7

(a) Give reasons why: [3]

(i) Minerals are an important resource.

(ii) Location of coalfields is an important factor in industrial development.

(iii) Biogas is considered an ideal domestic fuel.

(b) Mention two uses of manganese. [1]

(c) Name: (i) a state that leads in the production of bauxite [1]

(ii) a mineral used in the manufacture of synthetics

(d) Mention two differences between thermal power and hydel power. [2]

(e) How do windmills generate electricity? [1]

(f) State two disadvantages of conventional sources of energy. [1]

(g) Which is the most widespread non-conventional source of power in India? Give a
reason for your answer [1]

Question No 8

(a) Give two reasons why agriculture is important to India. [1]

(b) State two differences between intensive commercial farming and extensive
commercial farming. [2]
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(c) How has fragmentation of land become a problem for Indian agriculture? [1]

(d) State two differences in the climatic requirements for growing cotton and jute. [2]

(e) Give reasons why: [3]

(i) Silver oak and banana trees are grown on coffee plantations.
(ii) Pulses are an important crop.
(iii) Rice grows well in clayey subsoil.
(f) Differentiate between kharif and rabi crops. [1]

Question No 9

(a) Why is iron and steel industry concentrated in the north-east of the Deccan Plateau? [1]

(b) Name the steel plant that supplies steel to the biggest shipyard in India. From where
does it get its supply of iron ore? [1]

(c) State two factors that have led to the development of the IT industry in Bengaluru. [2]

(d) Why are petrochemical industries located near oil refineries? [1]

(e) ‘UP has the largest number of sugar mills but Maharashtra is the largest producer of
sugar.’ Give two reasons why. [2]

(f) Mention two problems faced by the silk industry. [1]

(g) Give two reasons why Kolkata is an important centre of cotton textile industry. What is
the disadvantage that Kolkata has as a cotton manufacturing centre? [1 + 1]

Question No 10

(a) Give two reasons why railways are a more important means of transport than
airways. [2]

(b) State one important difference between expressways and highways. [1]

(c) Give two reasons why the importance of inland waterways is declining. [1]

(d) ‘Roads are more important than any other means of transportation.’ Give two reasons
to support this statement. [2]

(e) Name an area where helicopter services may be used. Name a helicopter service
used in India. [½ + ½]

(f) Give two reasons why peninsular rivers are not suitable for navigation. [1]

(g) Mention two problems faced by the railways. [1]

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(h) Name: [1]

(i) a port on the east coast often hit by cyclones in October–November

(ii) a riverine port located 128 km from the coast

Question No 11

(a) What is meant by waste? [1]

(b) Mention two reasons why waste management is necessary. [2]

(c) What are the three Rs of waste management? Give an example of each. [3]

(d) Give two reasons why nuclear waste is most harmful. [2]

(e) Methane is a pollutant that is responsible for the greenhouse effect. Name two
sources of this gas. [1]

(f) Name two common environmental hazards of air pollution. [1]