ICSE Class 10 Geography Sample Paper

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Question 1

Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/7 and answer the following questions:-

(a) Give the six figure grid reference of :-

      i. 364

     ii. The temple at Rampura. 

(b) Mention any two features seen in the map extract which show that the region has seasonal rainfall. 

(c) Calculate the distance in kilometers along the cart - track linking Juvol (923826) and Arniwada (944817). 

(d) Which is the chief form of irrigation shown in the map extract? Give an evidence to justify your answer. 

(e) Give one reason to explain why the streams in grid square 9478 do not join a river. Identify another grid square in the map extract that has similar streams.

(f) What do the following represent:-

     i. Black broken lines in 9575.

    ii. Black curved lines in 9879. 

(g) Identify two landforms shown by the contours in grid square 9876. 

(h) (i) What is the general direction of the Balaram Nadi?

     (ii) Which bank of the main river does the Balaram Nadi join? 

(i) What is the main occupation of the people living in the area shown in the map extract? Give one reason to support your answer. 

(j) What is meant by scale of a map? What is the scale of the map extract provided to you?  

Question 2

On the outline map provided:-

(a) Shade and label the country Nepal. 

(b) Shade and label an area of black soil in India. 

(c) Mark and label the Konkan Coast. 

(d) Shade and label one region of winter rainfall in India. 

(e) Shade and label the Sulaiman Ranges. 

(f) Label the River Yamuna. 

(g) Mark and name the port city of Bangladesh. 

(h) Label the River Tapti. 

(i) Shade and label the Vindhya Ranges. 

(j) Mark and name the capital of Bhutan.  

Question 3

(a) Name the source of the river Ganga. Where does this river enter the plains? 

(b) What is a Delta? Name two deltas in South Asia. 

(c) State three reasons for the importance of the Peninsular Plateau. 

(d) State three reasons why Myanmar and Afghanistan can be considered extensions of South Asia.  

Question 4

(a) Name the countries that have a land border with Bangladesh. 

(b) State two ways in which the rivers of Pakistan are useful to the people of the country. 

(c) Mention three differences between the Western Himalayas and Eastern Himalayas. 

(d) Define the following:-

     i. Archipelago

    ii. Lagoon

   iii. A land - locked country.  

Question 5

(a) Explain two factors that influence the climate of South Asia. 

(b) Which type of climate is experienced in the Northern Plains of India? State one main characteristic of this type of climate. 

(c) Give a reason for each of the following:-

     i. Most of Sri Lanka has the Equatorial type of climate.

    ii. Parts of Nepal experience the Arctic type of climate.

   iii. Western coastal plains receive more rainfall than the Eastern coastal plains. 

(d) Given below is the climatic data of a station. Study the table and answer the questions that follow:-

      Month J F M A M J J A S O N D

      Temperature in

       Degree C.

       13.7 16.6 21.6 25.5 33.2 33.5 30.8 29.8 29.2 25.5 19.6 15.2

       Rainfall in cms. 2.5 2.0 1.5 0.9 1.5 7.5 17.8 18.5 12.5 1.0 0.2 1.5

       i. Calculate the annual range of temperature.

      ii. What is the total rainfall experienced by the station?

     iii. Which is the driest month? 

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