PRE - BOARD FOR CLASS X

Full Marks - 80 Time - 2 hours [ 15 minutes to read the questions

only]

SECTION A [ ATTEMPT ALL]

QUESTION 1 [2 x 5 = 10 ]

Based on G43S7 map extract answer the following questions:

a. Raka said Mahudi Moti and Kuchawada are in two separate

districts/ Tehsil. Why? Michael asked Rafiu to find out the
irrigation method in the area that requires to be connected to
a perennial river. Rafiu replied correct answer. Guess his
answer.
b. Sarah said that her uncle works in this area in a factory where
limestone is baked. Find out the location of that by providing
 a six figure grid reference of it. Find out the cardinal direction
of the feature in this map extract indicates the presence of
layered rock from the earthen dam.
c. Atal and Kotha - two settlements of the map extract : observe
them and answer the following -
i. Which one is located to the right bank of the main river?
ii. In which settlement people live temporarily. Support your
answer with an evidence.
d. Suppose Rita goes to Kotha from Sodapur by walking through
the river bank and her speed of walking is 15 km / hour. Based
on this answer the following:
i. When will she reach Bhakodar if she starts her journey at 9
am?
ii. One the way how can she understand that the area receives
seasonal rainfall?
e. Chandrayee said that the total area of the grid square where
overhead tank is present is 1000000 sq.metre. But Lily said
that the total area of the grid square where an iron gate is
present is one sq. km. Tell me who is right? With that mention
the necessity of main power line in the map extract area.

Question 2 [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]

Mark and label the following :

a. The mountain range that runs parallel with summer monsoon
but perpendicular with winter monsoon.
b. The city that is the oldest oil mine in India.
c. The wind that brings rainfall to Chandigarh in the month of
January.
d. The coast that receives monsoon rain first during onset of
monsoon.
e. Largest brackish water lake in India.
f. The waterbody that is located between two peninsulas.
g. Mostly densely populated plain in India.
h. The river that formed world’s largest island.
 i. The latitude that forms the northern most boundary of torrid
zone.
j. The mountain peak that belongs to the highest mountain
range of the world.

Question 3 [1 x 10 = 10 ]

i. Sana visited four cities, city A is located to the western slope of

Western ghats, city B is located to the eastern slope of western
ghats, city C near the mouth of river Mahanadi and city D receives
snowfall in winter. Which city has tropical evergreen vegetation?
a. City A
b. City B
c. City C
d. City D
ii. Chandrayee thought to travel in the month of November to a
popular city in India. She carried her raincoat and she thought it
was compulsory to carry. Guess the name of the city from the
following:
 a. Patna
b. Chennai
c. Ahmedabad
d. Lucknow

iii. Vaidik is a successful farmer. She suggested her friend Rumel to

select an area of a soil which is alkali and can retain moisture for
the production of sugarcane. Which area did she select?
a. Kachchh peninsula
b. Kathiawad peninsula
c. Meghalayan plateau
d. Ladakh plateau

iv. This method of irrigation provides water, straight to the roots of

the plants.
a. Furrow irrigation
b. Drip irrigation
c. Canal irrigation
d. Sprinkler irrigation

v. This method helps in the growth of tender leaves.

a. Ginning
b. Pruning
c. Plucking
d. Retting
vi. The probable industry near Trombay that is also a coastal city is
a. Petrochemical
b. Ship building
c. Paper mill
d. Heavy engineering
vii. When bagasse is used as fuel in the rural areas, it is the
example of -
a. Recycling the waste
b. Reusing the waste
c. Refuse the waste
d. Both a and b
viii. Assertion - Air transport is popularly used in North - eastern
states.
Reason - The North - east India is highly developed.

a. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the

correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion.
c. Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
d. Both assertion and reason are wrong.

ix. Assertion - Using biomass energy is more profitable than the

use of solar energy.
Reason - Biomass has versatile uses, like electricity harness, bio
gas as fuel and compost etc.

e. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the

correct explanation of assertion.
f. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion.
g. Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
h. Both assertion and reason are wrong.

x. Identify the sector of the integrated steel plant based on the

given sketch -

a. Public
b. Cooperative
c. Private
d. Joint
SECTION B [ ATTEMPT ANY FIVE]

Question 4

a. i. Clue - Tannu loves cyclonic rainfall but Mannu does

not like the orographic rainfall. Who lives in Ludhiana?
Name the source of moisture for the winds that bring
rainfall to Tannu’s place. 2
ii. Who lives in a place where annual range of
temperature is high? 1
iii. Based on the following graph answer the next -
Which line graph belongs to Mannu’s city? 1

b. What is the difference between the pressure and wind condition

during the month of July and month of January over the land and
surrounding seas / ocean? 2
c. Identify the following phenomenon - 2
i. The local wind that reduces the chance of summer rain over Indo
- Gangetic plains.
ii. The climatic phenomenon that does not cause rain during rainy
season.

d. Why does South - east Trade wind changes direction and blows
as south - west monsoon over Indian sub - continent? How is La -
Nina affecting the Indian climate this year? 2

Question 5

a. Mention the differences between the soil that is formed due to

physical weathering of an alkali rock in - situ and the soil that
differs in texture. Write any two correct points for each. 2
 b. Teesta said to Krishna that The valley of this river is highly
ravined. You suggest two methods to Teesta to control the
type of soil erosion said by her. Though Krishna suggested
one soil conserving method, but it was for the desert region.
What it can be? 2
c. My Sir taught me that the soil that is found on the summits of
Western and Eastern ghats is not fertile and I taught my
students that the same soil is very much useful. Who taught
correct? Why? [ Clue - Remember, My Sir is the eminent ex -
professor of geography. ] 2
d. My dearest child,
Smile now. Cause I am going to ask you an easy question. Yes
your smile matters a lot to me. Which soil gains its fertility
due to replenishment? Where it is found in the following
diagram? City A or city B? 2

e. Name the typical cash crop that grows in the lava soil and the
typical area where New alluvial soil is found in West Bengal. 2

Question 6

a. Sabir visited Mumbai and Pune recently. What type of

vegetation did he found mostly in Pune? Mention the reason
why the vegetation is named so? 2
b. Anchal called her friend Suhana to celebrate Vanmahotsav.
Suhana said she was not interested to celebrate picnic during
rainy season. Now you clear my doubts. Why did Suhana said
about rainy season? Suhana misunderstood the importance
of Vanmahotsav, she thought it was a picnic. Please write the
importance of Vanmahotsav. 2
c. Agro - forestry can be the earnest solution to environmental
and economic crisis : Why? 2
d. This royal animal belongs to Sandeshkhali - a village from the
third largest bioreserve in India that is located in South West
Bengal - it adapted the unique biosphere in the area.

i. Write two unique trees of the special vegetation found in

this area.
ii. Compare the characteristics of special root system of the
vegetation found in this area with the characteristics of the
root system found in the vegetation of Thar. 2

e. Match the following: 2

Name of the trees Vegetation type

Pine Tropical evergreen vegetation
Babul Tropical deciduous vegetation
Sandalwood Tropical desert vegetation
Ebony Temperate evergreen vegetation
 Question 7

a. Based on the following map answer the next : 2

i. Mention one disadvantage of the irrigation method mostly

practised in State marked with ‘A’.
ii. Write any two factors necessary for the irrigation method that is
found in the State marked with ‘U’.

b. I am not only from your geography syllabus of ICSE

2025 but I am an irrigation system that is practised by
the Indian farmers. Hence you must identify me - “Who
am I?” 2
i. I can save up to 50% of water, can provide efficient
coverage for large areas, can produce localized rain in a
specific area.
ii. I access groundwater, can irrigate large area, I need a
pump powered by electricity to draw groundwater.

c. “Neeru-Meeru, or "Water and You", is a water

conservation and poverty alleviation program in Andhra
 Pradesh, India: The "Neeru-Meru" program was
launched on 1st May 2000 on the occasion of 12th
Janmabhoomi Conserve rainwater Neeru-Meeru has
intensively taken up activities in the direction of raising
groundwater levels.” - Hope you read the given passage.
And now answer the following: 2 + 1 = 3
i. Mention any two objectives of rainwater harvesting.
ii. What is water conservation?

d. Necessity of irrigation is less in red soil though it can

not retain moisture but irrigation necessity is high in
alluvial soil even during rainy season - why? 1 + 2 = 3

Question 8

My beloved children of class X,

Remember I am proud of you cause I know you are working hard to

become good citizens of India. I trust that your suggestions and
answers will help many in future. Hence suggest and answer here -
a. Rabbina is worried of using coal as a source of electricity in
her village due to its’ environmental impacts. Her village is
located beside Northern Circar. Suggest her any one source
of electricity with a cause. 2
b. Daljit wants to know why is manganese mostly used by iron
and steel plants and why copper is used in electronic
industry? 2
c. Suggest Mary that why she would prefer nuclear power over
fossil fuels. 2
d. Mr. Subramanian Swamy wants to know the names of the
drilling platform of the largest oil mine in India and the name
of the state where the oldest coal mine of India is located.
Answer him. 2
e. Little Khoki is confused about :
i. Why is Bituminous known as ‘industrial coal’?
 ii. Why is ‘solar energy’ is non - conventional source of
energy? 2

Thank you for the suggestions and answers. Keep smiling.

Love.

Sincerely yours’
Geography Ma’am
On a beautiful day of December 2024

Question 9

I as an educator finds golden opportunity if someone wants to

become a successful farmer in future. This set of questions find the
basic knowledge necessary to show respect to the main
occupation in our country.
a. i. How does rice differ from wheat on the basis of cropping
season?
ii. Why is winnowing necessary in rice cultivation? 2
b. i. How does land fragmentation affect the production of
crops?
ii. What is the main feature of intensive farming?
iii. Why are millets known as drought resistant crops? 3
c. Why is sugarcane cultivation shifting towards south India? 2
d. i. Mustard is grown as rotational crop in many places - why?
ii. Plantation farming is soil exhausting - why?
iii. Indian agriculture is labour intensive- why? 3

Question 10

a. Industrialization is another future opportunity for you to plan

your career. Write any two importance of key industry in
Indian economy. 2
b. How does agriculture affect industrialization and industries
help agriculture in India? 2
c. Write any two examples that show the eco - friendly actions
taken by the sugar industry in waste management. 2
d. State a reason why is cotton textile industry developed in
West Bengal though the state is located far from the main
cotton growing region? Why is petrochemical industry
harmful for the environment? 2
e. i. Two agrobased industries in India were affected by the
partition. Now the first one is the largest industry in India and
the second one is suffering from many problems. Name the
largest centre of the first.
ii. Write a point of difference between the silk mostly
produced in Karnataka and the silk mostly manufactured in
Assam. 2

Question 11

a. Samuel lives in a village of Deccan. Sandip stays in

Patna and Rashiq lives in Jaisalmer. Based on this
answer the following:
i. Samuel wants to know why in his region inland water
transport is not developed?
ii. Why is road and rail transport construction become
costlier in Rashiq’s place than in Sandip’s place?
iii. What is the advantage of inland water transport in
Sandip’s place. 3

b. Write two most exclusive advantages of road transport

that the other mode of transport do not have. 2
c. Based on the following image answer the following:
 i. The given news headline shows the limits of rail. It has
many benefits too over road transport. Write any two of
them. 2
ii. Why rail transport does not have door to door
service? 1

d. During an emergency like landslide in Himalayan region,

helicopter service is used. Why? Write any two points. 2

Question 12

a. The given picture shows the front cover of a famous

book. Your which steps make you wise about waste?
Write any three example on the method of ‘reduce’ only.
3
b. Trashed is a 2012 documentary film about the global
impact of consumerism and pollution - In the film, Irons
travels the world to investigate the effects of pollution
 on beautiful places, and the toxins in garbage that can
affect our bodies -

Mention three points with examples that prove that why

segregation is necessary to reduce genetic diseases and
other diseases. 3

c. Name two of your activities at domestic level that may

cause air pollution through unnecessary gaseous waste
dumping in your surroundings. 2
d. What is the necessity of composting? Write any two
points. 2