Chapterwise map-work questions ;Exploring Society: India and Beyond.
📘 Chapter 1: Natural Resources and Their Use
1. Major coal-producing regions of India.
2. Major petroleum-producing areas of India.
3. Major iron ore producing states.
4. Major hydropower projects (any four).
5. Areas of dense forest cover in India.
6. Major river valley projects (any four).
📘 Chapter 2: Reshaping India’s Political Map
1. States formed in 2000 – Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand.
2. Telangana.
3. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana boundary.
4. States reorganised on linguistic basis (any five).
5. Union Territories of India (any five).
6. India–Pakistan border and India–China border.
📘 Chapter 3: The Rise of the Marathas
1. Raigad Fort.
2. Pune.
3. Satara.
4. Delhi (Maratha influence).
5. Panipat (Battle of Panipat, 1761).
6. Territories under Maratha Confederacy (any four regions).
📘 Chapter 4: The Colonial Era in India
1. Major Presidency towns – Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
2. Centres of Revolt of 1857 – Meerut, Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi.
3. Major British annexed regions (any four).
4. Important tribal revolt regions (any three).
5. Major plantation regions – Assam (tea), Bengal (jute), Bihar (indigo).
6. Railway routes (any two major colonial railway lines).
📘 Chapter 5: Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral System
1. New Delhi (Election Commission headquarters).
2. Any five State capitals.
3. Parliamentary constituencies in your state (any three – teacher guided).
📘 Chapter 6: The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive
1. New Delhi (Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhavan).
2. State capital showing Legislative Assembly.
3. Supreme Court of India (New Delhi).
📘 Chapter 7: Factors of Production
1. Major agricultural regions of India (any four).
2. Major industrial regions of India (any four).
3. Major ports supporting trade (any five).
4. Major IT/Service sector cities (any five).