The Shri Ram School - Aravali

First Term Examination (2024-2025)

Class: X Time: 2 Hours
Subject: History Civics and Geography Max Marks: 80
Paper 2 (GEOGRAPHY)
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Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 min.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Part I is compulsory. All questions from Part I are to be attempted.

A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
To be supplied with this paper: Survey of India Map Sheet No.G43S7

Note: -
(i) In all Map Work, make wise use of arrows to avoid overcrowding of the map.
(ii) The extract of Survey of India Map Sheet No. G43S7 must not be taken out of the
examination hall. It must be handed over to the invigilator on completion of the
paper.
(iii) The map given at the end of this question paper must be detached, and after
marking, must be fastened to your answer booklet.
(iv) All sub-sections of the questions attempted must be answered in the correct serial
order.
(v) All working including rough work, should be done on the same answer sheet which
is used to answer rest of the paper.

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 PART I (30 Marks)
Attempt all the questions from this Part.
Question 1
Study the extract of the Survey of India map, Sheet No. G43S7and answer the following
questions: - [10]

(i) What does RF stand for? State the RF of the map provided to you. [1]
(Understand)

(ii) What is the evidence that suggests the mining activity in the region? Mention the main
occupation of the map area provided to you. [1]
(Apply)

(iii) What are the different modes of irrigation used in the map area? [1]
(Analyse)

(iv) What is the compass direction of Santanwada (2508) from Kotda (3005)? [1]
(Apply)
(v) What do the following indicate: - [2]
(a) Black broken lines in grid square 2408
(b) Brown patches in grid square 2310.
(Recall)
(vi) What is the general direction of the Sipu Nadi? Justify your answer. [1]
(Analysis)
(vii) Name the type of rainfall experienced in the region shown in the map area. Give a reason
in support of your answer. [1]
(Analysis)
(viii) Measure the distance in kilometers between the temple in the settlement Jegol (3002) to
the surveyed tree near the Ganodara settlement (2804). [1]
(Apply)

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(ix) What is the pattern of drainage seen in grid square 2806? [1]
(Apply)
Question 2
On the outline map of India provided to you, mark and label the following: - [10]
(Recall)
(i) Mark and name the highest peak of Himalayas in India [1]
(ii) Shade and label the Gulf of Khambhat [1]
(iii) Shade and label the tributary of river Krishna [1]
(iv) Mark with arrows and name the wind which brings rainfall to the Punjab region in winter.
[1]
(v) Shade and label an area of Black Soil in Western India [1]
(vi) Shade and name the Andaman Sea [1]
(vii) Mark and name the Deccan Plateau [1]
(viii) Mark and label the Malabar Coast [1]
(ix) Mark and label The Gangetic Plains [1]
(x) Mark and name the Nathu-La Pass [1]

Question 3
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options.
(Do not copy the question write the correct answers only.) [10]

(i) Which of the following areas receive rain from the North East monsoon winds?
(a) North India
(b) Western coastal region
(c) Himalayan foothills
(d) Coast of Tamil Nadu (Remember)

(ii) Which of the following is not a characteristic of clayey soil?

(a) Sticky
(b) Smears

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 (c) Difficult to crush
(d) Coarse (Apply)

(iii) Teak is of great economic importance because-

(a) Widely used for scaffolding as poles for workers to stand on while constructing
buildings
(b) Oil is used for fragrance and making handicraft items
(c) Paper Manufacturing
(d) Furniture Making (Understand)

(iv) You have to maintain one public park in your colony. Which method of irrigation would
you prefer?
(a) Furrow irrigation
(b) Spray irrigation
(c) Drip irrigation
(d) Sprinkler irrigation (Apply)

(v) Where is India's largest mineral oil deposit found?

(a) Offshore oilfield near Mumbai
(b) Digboi
(c) Ankleshwar
(d) Naharkatiya (Recall)

(vi) If you have to transport bulky raw material like iron ore overseas, which mode of transport
will you use and why?
(a) Roadways because it is flexible
(b) Railways as it is economical
(c) Waterways because it is economical
(d) Airways as it is the fastest (Understand)

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(vii) Which of the following is the correct set of water bodies from which the Southwest
monsoon picks up moisture?
(a) Arabian Sea + Bay of Bengal + Indian Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean + Gulf of Mannar + Andaman Sea
(c) South China Sea + Indian Ocean + Southern Ocean
(d) Gulf of Cambay + Bay of Bengal + Arabian Sea (Apply)

(viii) Which type of coal is called industrial coal?

[Source:eurekalert jolmraqwsr]
(a) Peat
(b) Lignite
(c) Anthracite
(d) Bituminous (Understand)

(ix) Assertion: Mumbai receives very high rainfall from the Arabian Sea branch of the South
West monsoons.
Reasons: Mumbai is located towards the leeward side of the Western Ghats.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true (Apply)

(x) Assertion: Indiscriminate deforestation should be prohibited by law as a measure of forest

conservation.
Reason: Forests are being cleared to meet the requirements of a rapidly growing
population.

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 (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true (Understand)

PART II (50 marks)

Attempt any FIVE questions from this Part.
Question 4
(i) Cyclone Michaung is expected to travel parallel and close to the south Andhra Pradesh
coast till Monday. Later, it will cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast to Bapatla, sometime on
Tuesday, December 4. The storm which was centred around 80 km southeast of Nellore and
120 km northeast of Chennai. It caused great loss of life and property — Indian Express

(a) As a student of Geography, what according to you may be the reason for the cyclone? Your
explanations should provide the technical name of this season in India and the pressure
conditions over the Bay of Bengal. [2]
(Apply)
(ii) With the help of a suitable example explain how relief features affect the rainfall of a
place. [2]
(Recall)
(iii) Give a reason for each of the following:
(a) Kolkata gets rainfall from summer monsoons much before Patna.
(b) Mawsynram is the rainiest place in the world.
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 (c) The North East monsoons bring almost no rain to most parts of India. [3]
(Apply)
(iv) Study the climatic date given below and answer the questions that follow: [3]

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

Temp (°C) 25 26 28 31 33 33 31 31 30 28 26 25
Rain (cm) 0.4 1.3 1.3 1.8 3.8 4.5 8.7 11.3 11.9 30.6 35.0 13.5

(a) Calculate the annual range of temperature. (Apply)

(b) Calculate the total rainfall for the monsoon season. (Apply)
(c) On which coast is the station situated? Name the winds that bring rainfall to this region.
(Apply)

Question 5
PATNA: The soil scientists and experts of the state have expressed concern over-degrading
quality of the agricultural soil and its consequent adverse impact on food products and human
health- TOI
(i) (a) State any two human activities that have led to soil degradation in India.
(b) Mention any two agricultural techniques that can help to prevent soil erosion. [2]
(Remember)
(ii) (a) Name the transported soil most widely found in India.
(b) How is this soil formed? [2]
(Remember)
(iii) (a) Name the soil found on the summits of Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. (Apply)
(b) How is this soil formed?
(c) Why is this soil not suitable for cultivation? [3]
(Recall)
(iv) Name the regions in India subjected to severe soil erosion due to:

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 (a) Wind action
(b) Defective methods of cultivation
(c) Gully erosion [3]
(Recall)
Question 6
(i) What is the name given to the natural vegetation found on the edges of the Ganges Delta?
Name the typical tree found in this region. [2]
(Analyse)
(ii) What is the most commercially important vegetation belt in India? In what rainfall range it
is located? [2]
(Remember)
(iii) Students from our school went for an excursion with their friends and came across a scrub
forest area with trees that had thorns. [3]

[Source: [Link]

(a) Which natural vegetation belt did they visit? (Analyse)

(b) How do the thorns help them to adapt themselves to this region?
(c) Name an area where these forests are found.
(iv) (a) State two objectives of Social Forestry. [3]
(b) Mention any one forest conservation method followed in India.
(Remember)

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Question 7
(i) (a) State two reasons why irrigation is important in India.
(b) State any two favourable conditions necessary for digging wells. [2]
(Remember)
(ii) (a) Why are perennial canals more useful than inundation canals?
(b) Name one state where canal irrigation is popular. [2]
(Understand and Remember)
(iii) (a) State one advantage of tank irrigation. Where is it commonly used in India?
(b) What is a tube well? Why is it useful during drought conditions?
(c) How is the new method like drip irrigation useful for the farmers? [3]
(Recall)
(iv) (a) Why is rainwater harvesting important in India?
(b) Mention two ways by which you as an individual can reuse and conserve water. [3]
(Recall)
Question 8
(i) Coal mines in the tribal state Nagaland are not illegal and the government has no right to mining
on land owned by villagers and the community. However, officials in the state said that the miners did
not follow the safety parameters leading to the tragedy. - TOI
Mention any two disadvantages of using coal energy in India. [2]
(ii) (a) Name any two by-products of petroleum which are used as raw material
in the petrochemical industry. [2]
(Recall)
(b) Mention one advantage of generating power from geothermal sources of energy.
(iii) (a) Why is natural gas more popular than other fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum?
Give two reasons. [3]
(b) Name one use of biogas.
(Recall)

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 (iv)

[Source: [Link]
(a) Identify the type of energy being harnessed in the above picture. [3]
(b) Mention any one advantage of this form of energy.
(c) Why does India have an advantage in harnessing such energy?
(Apply)
Question 9
(i) How is a good transport network important for India? Write any two points. [2]
(Understand)
(ii) What is the Golden Quadrilateral? Mention any two economic benefits of it. [2]
(iii) Name the organization that looks after the construction and maintenance of the following:
[3]
(a) National Highways
(b) Border Roads
(c) International Airports (Recall)
(iv) Give a reason for each of the following: [3]
(a) The disadvantages of using waterways for transporting goods.
(b) Railways are less developed in the mountainous regions of India.
(c) Air transport is particularly important in Northeast India.
(Analyse)

Question 10
(i) (a) Name the type of climate experienced by India.
(b) Mention any two factors responsible for it. [2]

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 (Understand)
(ii) Deepak, a Maharashtra-based farmer faced difficulty working after the first rain, he had to
till the soil thoroughly whereas Niren, a farmer in South Bengal started doing paddy cultivation
immediately after the monsoon arrived.
(a) Identify the two soils and write one point of difference between the two. [2]
(Apply)
(iii) Give a reason for each of the following: [3]
(a) Long and deep roots are the typical characteristic of desert vegetation
(b) Laterite soils are suitable for building materials.
(c) Canals make the soil infertile.
(Analyse)
(iv) (a) What is Lignite? Name one area where lignite is found in India. [3]
(b) Mention any two advantages of Airways.
(Recall)

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