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Answer the following. (Social Science 2023 32/6/1 Q37)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/6/1 · 5 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 37

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/6/1, 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

Answer the following.

  1. (a)

    Two places (A) and (B) have been marked on the given political outline Map of India. Identify them with the help of given information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.

    (A) The Place where Indian National Congress Session was held in 1927.

    (B) The place where Mahatma Gandhi broke Salt law.

    2 marks
  2. (b)

    On the same outline Map of India locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols.

    (i) Indira Gandhi International Airport.
    (ii) Kakrapara – Atomic Power Station.
    (iii) Hyderabad – Software Technology Park.
    (iv) Kandla Sea Port.

    3 marks

Figure in the paper: Political outline map of India (Map for Q. No. 37) with two marked points: A, a point on the southeast coast near Tamil Nadu/Chennai area with a leader line drawn to the right; and B, a point on the western coast in Gujarat area with a leader line drawn to the left. Blank lines are provided near each for writing names. Students must locate and label the requested places on the same map. See it in the official paper.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/6/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

A is on the southeast coast near Tamil Nadu; recall where the 1927 session was held.

Hint 2

B is in Gujarat; recall the Salt March destination.

Hint 3

For part (b), recall the state or city of each place, then mark it with a symbol.

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)(A) The 1927 session of the Indian National Congress was held at Madras (Chennai), the point near Tamil Nadu on the southeast coast. Write 'Madras' on the line near A.

    1 mark

  2. (a)(B) Gandhi broke the Salt Law at Dandi, in Gujarat on the west coast. Write 'Dandi' near B.

    1 mark

  3. (b) Locate any three: Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi (north India); Kakrapara Atomic Power Station in southern Gujarat; Hyderabad Software Technology Park in Telangana (earlier Andhra Pradesh); Kandla Sea Port in western Gujarat (Gulf of Kutch).

    1 mark

  4. Mark each chosen place at its correct position with a suitable symbol (an aeroplane, an atomic symbol, a computer or a port anchor) and label it.

    2 marks

Answer: (A) Madras (Chennai); (B) Dandi; (b) Delhi airport, Kakrapara in Gujarat, Hyderabad in Telangana, Kandla in Gujarat (any three marked and labelled).

Where the marks are

  • A identified as Madras (1 mark)
  • B identified as Dandi (1 mark)
  • Three places correctly located and labelled (1 mark each)

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 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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