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Answer the following. (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q37)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/2/1 · 5 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 37

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/2/1, section F, question 37, for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q37 · 5 marks · Map workResources and Development

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 the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them: (i) The place where Gandhiji broke Salt Law. (ii) The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1920.

    2 marks
  2. (b)

    On the same political outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols: (i) Salal – Dam (ii) Kalpakkam – Nuclear Power Plant (iii) Bengaluru – Software Technology Park (iv) Mormugao – Major Sea Port

    3 marks

Figure in the paper: A political outline map of India with two places marked as A and B (to be identified by the student for part (a)). For part (b) the student must locate Salal (Dam), Kalpakkam (Nuclear Power Plant), Bengaluru (Software Technology Park) and Mormugao (Major Sea Port). See it in the official paper.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Dandi is on the Gujarat coast, where the Salt March ended.

Hint 2

The 1920 sessions were at Calcutta (special session) and Nagpur.

Hint 3

For part (b), recall the state of each place: J&K, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Goa.

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 matching letter.

    1 mark

  2. (a)(ii) The 1920 Congress session was held at Nagpur (December 1920; Calcutta in September 1920 for the special session). Write 'Nagpur' (or Calcutta/Kolkata) near the matching letter.

    1 mark

  3. (b) Salal Dam is on the river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. Mark it with a dam symbol and label it.

    1 mark

  4. Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant is on the Tamil Nadu coast, south of Chennai. Mark with a nuclear symbol.

    1 mark

  5. Bengaluru (Karnataka) has a Software Technology Park, and Mormugao (Goa) is a major sea port on the west coast. Any three of the four items, correctly located and labelled, earn the marks.

    1 mark

Answer: (a) Dandi; Nagpur (or Calcutta). (b) Salal – J&K; Kalpakkam – Tamil Nadu; Bengaluru – Karnataka; Mormugao – Goa (any three).

Where the marks are

  • Dandi identified (1 mark)
  • Nagpur or Calcutta identified for 1920 session (1 mark)
  • Each of any three locations correctly marked and labelled (1 mark each)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Resources and Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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