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SMT SULOCHANADEVI SINGHANIA SCHOOL,THANE. Class 10 Exam Subject Prelims 2 Geography Date Marks Time Total No. of printed sides 2/2/17 80 2 hrs 6 Q1 and Q2 of Section A are compulsory. Answer five questions from Section B. SECTION A ( COMPULSORY ) (30) Q1. Study the extract of topographic sheet number 45 D/10 and answer the following questions : 2014 (20) a) Find the six figure grid reference of the following (2) i)Temple at Bhamra ii)Prominent survey tree 286 b) State the following compass direction : i) Dantrai from Jolpur (ii) Bhamra from Dhad Talao (2) c) What is the pattern of settlement in the map extract? Give evidence for your answer. (2) d) Explain the following : (i) Sheet rock.. (ii) Stony waste (2) e) (i) Prove the region has scanty and seasonal rainfall. (2) f) (i)Bhamra and Dantrai lies in which bank of the river respectively. (2) (ii) State two characteristics of Dior nadi in the south western quadrant of the map. g) What are the two probable occupations of the people of Dantrai? 1 (2) h) Mention two reason to prove that the region is rural in nature (2) (i) Calculate the area of the map extract (2) (j) (i) What is the drainage pattern of 0319and 0810? (1) (ii) What is the contour interval of this map ? (1) Q2. Mark and name the following features on the map of India provided to you : (10) (a) Mark and name a pass which connects India with China. b) Mark and name the water body which separates Sri Lanka from India. c) Mark and name the Eastern ghats. d) Mark and name the Satpura range. e) Shade and name the Chotanagpur plateau. f) Mark and name the longitude which is called the central meridian of India. g) Mark and name the Jharia coalfield. h) Mark and name the city of Hyderabad. i) Mark and name a region of black soil. j) Shade a region in north India where population density is sparse. SECTION B Q3. a) Explain two factors which causes variation in temperature over the landmass of India. (2) b) Name two regions in India which experience heavy rainfall. For each region mentioned by you, explain the causes for this phenomena. (2) c) Give a reason for the following: (i) Mangalore receives rain from June to September. (ii) Chennai s rainy season extends from June to January. (iii) Farmers in West Bengal grow a crop of Rice in April May. 2 (3) d) Study the climatic data in the table below and answer the following questions : Station X Months J F M A M J J A S O N D Temp (C*) 14 17 23 29 34 35 31 30 29 21 20 15 25 21 16 10 10 68 186 170 125 14 - 2 Rainfall (mm) (i)Calculate the annual range of temperature. Where do you think station X is located ? Why ? (2) (ii)What is the source of winter rain ? (1) Q4. a) What is Pedogenesis ? Why is Topsoil the most important layer ? (2) b) Under what climatic conditions does Laterite soil form ? Why is this soil unsuitable for cultivating cereals and pulses ? (2) c) Explain the following : (i) Transported soils are found over the Northern Plains. (ii) Black soil has self aeration property. (iii) Shelter belts prevent wind erosion. (3) d) (i) State two reasons for the need to conserve soil. (ii) Explain a remedial measure for reducing gully erosion. (3) Q5. a) Identify the tree : (i) The soft white timber is used for making toys. (ii) The wood is durable and oily and is used for railway sleepers.. (iii) Hard and fine grained, is used for making expensive furniture. (iv) Hard timber, resistant to water and used for boat making. 3 (2) b) Explain the following terms : Van Mahotsav, Reafforestation. (2) c) (i) What is Social forestry ? (ii) State two objectives of Social forestry. (iii) State one difference between Social and Agro forestry. (3) d) (i) Why are delta forests called Tidal ? (ii) Name the two types of roots of Mangrove vegetation which helps it to survive in the soft and shifting mud. (iii) Name two regions where delta forests occur . (3) Q6. a) Name two scientific and hi-tech methods of irrigation. For each, mention one advantage. (2) b) Explain two reasons why irrigation is required in India. (2) c) With reference to canal irrigation, answer the following questions : (i) Canal irrigation is concentrated in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh . Explain. (ii) State one merit and one demerit of this type of irrigation. (3) d) (i) What is watershed management ? (1) (ii) State two reasons for the need to harvest rain water . (2) Q7. a) (i) Name two by products of coal. (ii) Which state leads in production of coal ? Name one important coalfield located in this state. (2) b) Natural gas is the fuel of the future .Give two reasons. c) (i) Which variety of Iron ore is found generally in India ? (ii) Name an important centre of Iron ore production in Jharkhand and Odisha. 4 (2) (iii) How are inferior ores of Iron utilised (3) d) (i) State two uses of Manganese . (2) (ii) Name the two districts in Madhya Pradesh which forms the main Manganese belt. (1) Q8. a) State two differences between Intensive Subsistence farming and Plantation farming (2) b) State two problems faced by the farmers in India. (2) c) (i) What is Transplantation ? (1) (ii) State two characteristic features of Japanese method of Paddy cultivation. (2) d) (i) Why is Jute cultivated in the Ganga- Brahmaputra delta of West Bengal ? (ii) What is Retting ? (iii) Why is Jute referred to as the brown paper bag of wholesale trade ? (3) Q9. a) State two differences between Heavy industries and Light Industries. (2) b) (i) What is an Integrated Iron and Steel plant ? (1) (ii) From where does India s only private integrated Iron and Steel plant procure its supplies of Iron ore and Coal ? (1) c) (i) What are Petrochemicals ? (1) (ii) Explain the two factors which controls the location of Petrochemical Industries. (2) d) Name an important industry in the following centres : (i) Bongaigaon (ii) Perambur (iii) Gurgaon (3) Q10. 5 a) State two problems faced by the Woollen Industry in India. (2) b) (i) Give two reasons for the development of the Jute Industry in the Hooghly Belt. (ii) Name two centres of Jute manufacturing in West Bengal. (2) c) (i) Name two by products of the Sugar Industry. (ii) State two problems faced by the Sugar Industry in Uttar Pradesh. (iii) Why are the Southern states more suitable for Sugar production compared to the Northern states ? Explain two reasons (3) d) (i) Name one centre for Cotton textile production in the following states : Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh (2) (ii) Why has the Cotton textile Industry developed in Kolkata ? Explain two reasons. (1) Q11. a) What is an Expressway ?Give two examples. (2) b) Give reasons for the following : (i) Air transport is very expensive (ii) The North Eastern part of India lacks in a railway network (iii) Kolkata port suffers from silting (3) c) Explain the effects of oil spillage in open oceans. (2) d) (i) What is the need for Waste management ? (1) (ii) Explain the following methods of Solid waste disposal and treatment: a) Composting b) Incineration (2) 6 7
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