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ICSE Board Exam 2016 : Geography

8 pages, 101 questions, 98 questions with responses, 177 total responses,

MP Harsha
St. Ann's English Medium School, Butchirajupalem, Visakhapatnam

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GEOGRAPHY H.C.G.-Paper-2 (Two hours) Answers to this Paper must be written on the answer sheet provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first I j minutes. This time is to be spenl in reading the question pqper. The time given at the head of this Paper is.the time ollowed.for writing the answers. 'Attempt seven questions in all. Parl I is compulsory. All questionsfrom par( I are to be attempted. A total oftive questions ore to be attemptedfrom part II. The intended marlcs .for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets I J. To be supplied with this Paper: survey of India Map Sheet No. 45D/7 ond 20 cm of twine Note: (i) (iil ' In all Map |Vork, make wise use of arrows to avoid overcrowding of the map. Thc extract of Sarvey of India Map Sheel No. 45D/7 must not be taken out of the examination hall. It must be handed over to the Supervising Exgrhiner on completion of the paper. (iii) The Map gtven at the end of this question pqper must be detached, and afrer marking, must (iv) be fastened to your ansrser booklet. All sub'sections of the questions attempted must he answered in the conect serial order. (v) All working including rough work should 'which be done on the same answer iheet is uscd to answer the rest of the paper. This Paper consists of E printed pages and T16 502 @ Copyrighl reserved I outline map. Turn over PART I (30 Marks) Attempt Question all questions from this Parl 1 StudytheextractoftheSurveyoflndiaMapsheetNo.45D/Tandanswerthe t2l (ii) irojPura settlement' part of the map extract' 364 in the southem height Triangulated (b)WhatisthedirectionofflowofBanasriver?Giveoneevidenceforyour|21 tzl answer. bY: What do You understand 9878 and 12r in the grid square in the grid square 9182' (c) (i) (iD 1S0 Calculatetheareainkilometreoftheregionbetweeng3andggeastingsand|t2] (d) (e) ; "ilJ: :1ll?,, ass direction of from seurement Juvor settrement l2l Arnivada? (ii)Givethedifferenceinaltitudebetweenthehighestpointonthemapto Bhatamal' the altitude of Moti (0 bY: Namethe feature dePicted (i) Blue line in Balaram nadi - (ii) Brown Patch in 9678 (g) v\ V] pattern found in: Name the drainage (i) e782 (h) (i) information provided of the region by the climate the about infer in support of your answer' evidence an Give map? on the in 9580' and two natural features Name two man made tzl fffi"u 0) denote: What do the following (i) with 93 easting Blackvertical l.ine nnningalong (ii) RS near Chitrasani settlement' T16 502 tzl vl Question 2 On the outline map of India provided: tll tll tll tll tll (a) Draw and number the Standard Meridian of India' (b) Label the river Mahanadi. (c) Mark and name Lake Chilkq. (d) Shade and name the Gulf of Mannor' (e) Mark and name the Vindhya Mountains' (f) Shade and name a sparsely populated region in western (e) Shade a region with (h) Mark and name Kolkato. (i) the Boy Mark with aftows and name south l(est Monsoon winds over tu India tl alluviol soil in South India' of l tll tll Bengal. c) tll Mark and name Mumbai High. PART II (50 Marks) Anempt any ftve questionsfrom this Part Question 3 (a) factors what is the name given to the climate of India? Mention any two l2l responsible for such a type.of climate' (b) I2l Name the following: (i) (ii) The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji is good for The local wind that bring a light rainfall to South India and tea and coffee crops. (c) Give a geographical reason for each of the following: (D (ii) t31 Kanpur has extreme temperature conditions' coast Kochiis warmer than Mumbaf even though foth lie on the western of India. T16 502 Turn over (iii) The Gango Ploin gets the monsoon rain much later than the west coast of India. (d) Study the climatic dataof station x givenbelow and dnswer the questions follow: Month Temp. oc t3l I JAN FEB MAR APR 24.5 25.7 27.7 28.4 4.3 1.6 1.7 2.4 Rainfall that MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP ocr 30.0 32.s 31.0 30.2 29.8 28.0 25.9 24.7 2.8 4.6 8.6 I 1.4 I 1.8 306 35.0 l3.9 NOV DEC cm (i) Calculate the total onnual ryinfatl experienced by the station. (ii) What-is the annuol range of temperature2 (iii) On which coast of India does the station lie? Give a reason for your answer' Question 4 (a) What is soil erosion? Mention two steps that could be taken to prevent soil l2l erosion. (b) (c) Mention rrryo Give a geographical (i) soil. reason for each of the following: I2l similarities beween red ioil and laterite t3l Alluvial soil differs in texture. (ii) Blacksoil does not get leached. (iii) Khadar is more fertile than bhangor' (d) Define the following: (i) Sheet erosion (ii) t3l Soil conservation (iii) ln situ soil 5 (i) Name the forest which is commercially t Question (a) (ii) T16 502 most important in Nape two trees which grow in this forest' India. l2l (b) (i) Name the forests which grow on the wind ward slope of the Western l2l Ghats. , (ii) Why do such forests grow in this region? (c) To which type of forest do the following trees (i) (d) t3l Hintal and Sundari. (ii) Rosewood (iii) belong? and Ebony. Deodar and Chir Pine. pas. t3l Clarif, t2l Give three reasons for rapid depletion of forest resources in India in the Question 6 (a) "Withotit irrigation, development of agriculture is difficult in India." tlie statement by giving fito reasons. (b) Mention fwo factors which are essential for the development of tube well I2l irrigation. (c) Give one reason for each of the (i) following: t3] The Northern Plain of India is found suitable for canal inigatipn. (ii) Tank irrigation is an important method of inigation in Karnataka. (iii) Although expensive, yet, sprinkler irrigation is gaining popularity in recent times. (d) (i) What is rain water (ii) Mention rwo objectives of rain water harvesting. harvesting? t3l Question 7 (b) (i) Name any three types of coal found in India. (ii) (a) Which type of coal is mostly used in lron and Steel Industries? t2l Name the following: (i) I2l An off-shore oil field of India. (ii) An iron ore mine of Karnataka. T16 502 Turn over t3l Name the following: (c) Largest coalfield of lndia' (i) of lndia' Gl) Oldest oil-field (iii) Besl varietY of iron ore' (d) t3l from Bauxite' Name the metal extracted (i) (ii) Mention fvvo uses of this metal' Question 8 l2l (a)Mentionanytworeasonsfortheimportanceofagricultureinlndia. (b) answer the following: With reference to rice cultivalion a soil with a clay like subsoil? Why does rice grow well in tzl (i) (ii)Whatistheadvantageofgrowingriceinnurseriesbeforeitis transPlanted? (c) and answer the questionlthalfollow: Study the picture given below (i) t3l crop grows well' Name one Statewhere this harvest it? (ii) Why are mostly women employed to (iii) Mentio n two geographical conditions of this suitable for the cultivation crop' (d) terms: Explain briefly the following (i) Shiftingcultivation (ii) Bud grafting (iii) Oil cake. T16 502 t3l Question 9 (a) Give n'vo reasons for the importance of the jute industry in the Ganga- I2j Brahmaputra delta region. (b) Mention mo problems of the Coffon Textile industry in lndia. (c) (i) I2l Give two reasons why the woollen industry is not a flourishing industry t3l in India. (ii) Name two centres for this in'dustry. (d) With reference to the silk industry, answer the following: (i) Why'is Karnataka the largest producer of mulbeny silk? (ii) t3l Mention two varieties of non-mulberry sirk produced in India. (iii) Name one silkweaving centre each in u.p. and in TamilNadu. Question 10 (a) Mention two advantages that a mini steel plant has over an integrated iron and steel plant. (b) (i) Name an iron and steel plant which was established with British I2l t2l collaboration. (ii) From where does it get its supply of: l. 2. manganese 3. (c) iron ore coal Give a reason for each of the following: (i) t3l Produ.cts made from petrochemicals are growing in popularity. (ii) A heavy engineering industry requires huge capital investment. (iii) T16 502 The electronics industry contributes to the development of the country. Turn over (d) Name the industrial product for which the following centres arewell (i) known: t3l Bhilai "{ (ii) Chittaranjan (iii) Koraput. Qucstion { ll (a) Mention two advantages and one disadvuttage of waterways. (b) Roadways are always considered more important than any odrer means t3l of tzl transportation. Give nro reasons in support of the statement. (i) Mention any two sources of waste. (ii) (c) What ard Biodegradable waste? Explain briefly the meaning of the following terms: (d) (i) t3l Composting. (ii) . t2l Incineration. (iii) Segegatidn. F T15 502 8

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