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Social
Science Class - X 1998 (CBSE)
You are on Set no 1 questions 18 to
29
Q18) Study the data
given below carefully and answer the following
questions:-
| Station |
Latitude |
Height above mean sea level (meters) |
Mean
Monthly Temperature
(in oC) |
Average Annual Rainfall (in mm) |
| Coldest
Month |
Hottest
Month |
| Delhi |
29o N |
219 |
14.4
(Jan.) |
33.3(May,
June) |
670 |
| Jodhpur |
26o18 N |
224 |
14.9
(Dec.) |
33.9
(June) |
366 |
| Nagpur |
21o9 N |
312 |
20.7
(Dec.) |
35.5
(May) |
1242 |
Q18.1) Name the station
which is farthest from the Equator. Also name the driest station
(Marks 1)
Q18.2) Find out the annual range of
temperature of Jodhpur. Show calculations. (Marks 1)
NOTE : The following question is for
Blind Candidates only in lieu of Q18
Q18) 'Delhi is rainier
than Jodhpur' mention two reasons.
Q19) Study the bar
diagram given below carefully and answer the following
questions.
Q19.1) Which one of the five countries leads in
the percentage of cultivated area ? (Marks
1)
Q19.2) What rank does India hold in the percentage
of forested area among the five countries ? (Marks 1)
NOTE : The following question is for
Blind Candidates only in lieu of Q19
Q19) India has very
little pasture land and yet it has the largest number of cattle.
Give two reasons for this.
Q20) Name four broad
types of soils found in India. Mention two characteristics of a soil
which is the most important and widespread (Marks
2+1=3)
Q21) Name two types of
iron-ore chiefly found in India. Give a brief distribution of
iron-ore deposits
(Marks 3)
Q22) Mention one
difference between 'composite textile mill' and 'spinning textile
mill'. Name two leading states in Cotton Textile Industry and one
manufacturing centre for each state. (Marks 1+1+1=3)
Q23) Explain how the
Himalayas act as boon for India in four different ways (Marks
4)
Q24) Give two reasons
for each of the following
(i) Kerala leads in production of
rubber (Marks 2)
Q25) (ii) West Bengal
is more densely populated than Punjab (Marks 2)
Q26) Give a merit and a
demerit of each of the following transport system in India :-
(Marks 5 x 1= 5)
(a) Road Transport
(b) Rail
Transport
(c) Inland Water Transport
(d) Sea Transport
(e)
Air Transport
SECTION D -
ECONOMICS
Q27) From the
Constitution of India, write any three Directive Principles relating
to the economic life of the people. (Marks 3)
Q28) 'Credit is
necessary in agriculture' Elaborate this statement with the help of
three arguments.
(Marks 3)
Q29) Explain the
following as agricultural inputs :- (Marks 4)
(a)
Know-how
(b) Seeds
(c) Storage
(d) Own Labour
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