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ICSE PRELIMS GEOGRAPHY MOCK PAPER 1

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MOCK TEST PAPER II PART I [Attempt All questions from this Part] [30 Marks] Question 1. Study the extract of Survey of India Map Sheet No 450 / and answer the following questions : (2010 N) [20] (a) Mention briefly the meaning of each conventional symbol, the six figure grid reference of which has been given below : (i) 779826 (ii) 781833 [2] (b) On which bank of the Sipu river does the Mahadeviya Nala join it ? State one difference in the characteristic of the two rivers. [2] (c) State the compass direction of Bhakodar (8188) from Chodungri (8386) are the settlements intervisible ? Why do you think so ? [2] (d) Name one region on the map which is unsuitable for the cultivation of crops. Justify your answer. [2] (e) What is meant by scale ? What is the scale of the map ? [2] (f) What do the tiny curved black lines in grid square 7687 indicate ? What is the main cause of this feature ? [2] (g) What is the general settlement pattern shown on the map ? Give a reason for your answer. [2] (h) State the kind of rainfall experienced in the area depicted on the map extract. State two evidences to support your answer. [2] (i) Name the type of drainage pattern found in grid square 8186. State the nature of the streams. [2] (j) State two probable occupations of the people in the area. What is the reason for your answer ? [2] Question 2. On an outline map of India provided : (a) Mark and name Allahabad. (b) Mark and name the river Indus. (c) Shade and label the Nilgiris. (d) Mark and label the Northern Circars. (e) Shade and label the Andaman Sea. (f) Shade an area of Red Soil in India. (g) Mark the Karakoram Park. (h) Shade and name the Chilka Lake. (i) Mark and name the Singhbhum iron ore mine. (j) Shade and name a sparsely populated area in South India. 1 10 [10] PART II [Attempt any Five questions from this Part] Question 3. (a) What is the climate of India ? What do you understand by the Pre-monsoon period ? (b) What is kalbaisakhi ? State its significance. (c) Give reasons why ? (i) India essentially experiences orographic rainfall. [2] [2] ICSE Geography 191 (ii) Thar is a desert. (iii) Cherapungi receives more than 1000 cms of rainfall whereas Shillong receives about 250 cms even though both lie in North-East India. (d) Study the climatic data given below and answer the following questions : Month Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Temperature 13.8 in C 16.6 21.6 27.8 33.2 33.6 30.9 29.8 29.2 25.7 19.715.2 Rainfall in cms. 2.1 1.3 0.8 7.7 17.9 18.4 12.3 1.0 0.2 2.5 1.3 Sept Oct Nov Dec 1.0 (i) Name the driest and the wettest months. (ii) Calculate the annual rainfall experienced by the Station. (iii) What is the annual range of temperature ? Question 4. (a) What is soil ? How is it formed ? [2] (b) Name the soil known for its self ploughing quality and capacity to hold moisture. Name one cash crop for which it is most suited. [2] (c) Give reasons why ? (i) Laterite soil is called a leached soil. (ii) Dry farming is ideally practised in red soil. (iii) Alluvial Soil is called a transported soil. (d) Distinguish between Black soil and Alluvial soils. Question 5. (a) What is the significance of vegetation cover ? (b) Which factors determine the growth of natural vegetation ? (c) Give the main feature of mangrove vegetation. Where is it found in India ? (d) What are the main characteristics of equatorial forests ? Question 6. (a) State two reasons why water scarcity occurs. (b) Why are Himalayan rivers perennial and peninsular rivers seasonal ? (c) What is Irrigation ? Name the sources of surface water. (d) State three objectives of Rainwater Harvesting. [2] [2] [3] [3] [2] [2] [3] Question 7. (a) Name two iron ore fields from where iron ore is mainly exported. Name two countries which import the iron ore from these fields. [2] (b) Name the oldest oil producing area of India and the state where it is located. [2] (c) What is lignite ? Name the most important lignite producing field of India and also name the state where it is located. [3] (d) Name the minerals associated with the following fields : [3] (i) Lohardaga in Jharkhand (ii) Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh (iii) Bhirmitrapur in Orissa. Question 8. (a) What is HJV ? In what context is this abbreviation used ? (b) What is farm fragmentation ? How does it affect agriculture ? [2] [2] 192 ICSE Geography (c) What is the difference between Rabi and Kharif crops ? Give one example from each group. [3] (d) Where are the following practised in India : (i) Intensive Commercial farming (ii) Extensive farming (iii) Shifting Agriculture Question 9. (a) State the requirement of the Electronic Industry. (b) How does an Integrated steel plant differ from a mini steel plant ? (c) With reference to the Petrochemical Industry, answer the following questions : (i) Which is the ideal location of this Industry ? (ii) Name two raw materials used in this Industry. (iii) Name two finished products of this Industry. (d) Name the Industries associated with the following : (i) Bangalore (ii) Cochin (iii) Chittaranjan [2] [2] Question 10. (a) What is the recent locational trend of the cotton textile Industry ? Why has this change come about ? [2] (b) Name one centre each where mulberry silk and non-mulberry silk is produced. [2] (c) Why does the sugar cane crushing season last longer in south India than in North India ? Give two reasons why the industry is migrating to the south. [3] (d) State three factors which have contributed towards making Mumbai the cottonopolis of India. [3] Question 11. (a) Name the two inland waterways of India. [2] (b) How does road transport have an edge over Railways ? [2] (c) What are the three main functions of civil aviation ? [3] (d) Name three major ports on the eastern coast and three ports on the western coast of India. [3]

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