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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/5/1 · 5 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 37

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/5/1, section F, question 37, for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q37 · 5 marks · Map workNationalism in India

(a) Two places A and B have been marked on the given political outline map of India (on page 23). Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:
(i) The place where Gandhiji broke the salt law. (1 mark)
(ii) The place where the session of the Indian National Congress was held in September, 1920. (1 mark)

(b) On the same political outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols (3×1=3):
(i) Tehri – Dam
(ii) Bokaro – Coal mines
(iii) Pune – Software Technology Park
(iv) Tuticorin – Sea port

  1. (a)

    Identify places A and B as per information (i) and (ii) above.

    2 marks
  2. (b)

    Locate and label any three of: Tehri Dam, Bokaro Coal mines, Pune Software Technology Park, Tuticorin Sea port.

    3 marks

Figure in the paper: Political outline map of India (page 23 of the paper) with two places marked as A and B for identification; students write names on the lines drawn near them. Map is for locating items in (b). See it in the official paper.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Think of the Salt March, which ended on the coast of Gujarat.

Hint 2

The 1920 special session was held in an eastern port city.

Hint 3

Match each place with its state before marking it on the map.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. (a)(i) The place where Gandhiji broke the salt law is Dandi (Gujarat). Write 'Dandi' on the line near the marked place.

    1 mark

  2. (a)(ii) The September 1920 session of the Indian National Congress was held at Calcutta. Write 'Calcutta' on the line near the marked place.

    1 mark

  3. (b) Tehri Dam is in Uttarakhand (on the Bhagirathi river). Mark it with a dam symbol and label it.

    1 mark

  4. Bokaro coal mines are in Jharkhand. Mark them with a coal-mine symbol and label them.

    1 mark

  5. Pune Software Technology Park is in Maharashtra, and Tuticorin sea port is in Tamil Nadu. Mark and label any one of these (or any three of the four in total).

    1 mark

Answer: (a) Dandi; Calcutta. (b) Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand; Bokaro, Jharkhand; Pune, Maharashtra; Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu (any three marked and labelled).

Where the marks are

  • Identifies Dandi (1 mark)
  • Identifies Calcutta (1 mark)
  • Any three of the four items located and labelled correctly (3 × 1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Nationalism in India, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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