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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/4/1 · 5 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 37

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/4/1, 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

(Map skill-based question)

  1. (a)

    Two places ‘A’ and ‘B’ have been marked on the given political outline map of India (on page 27). Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:

    A. The place where Gandhiji started Satyagraha for indigo peasants. (1)
    B. The place where Gandhiji broke the Salt Law. (1)

    2 marks
  2. (b)

    On the same political outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols: (3×1=3)

    (i) Naharkatiya – Oil field
    (ii) Talcher – Major Coal Mines
    (iii) Narora – Atomic Power Plant
    (iv) Tuticorin – Major Sea Port

    3 marks

Figure in the paper: Political outline map of India (on page 27 of the question paper) with two places marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ for identification. Candidates write names on the lines drawn near them. The map is used for locating Naharkatiya (oil field), Talcher (major coal mines), Narora (atomic power plant) and Tuticorin (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 32/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was in Bihar, and the Salt March ended on the Gujarat coast.

Hint 2

For (b), first recall the state of each place, then place the symbol within that state.

Hint 3

Ports lie on the coast, and the oil field is in the far north-east.

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 is Champaran, in Bihar, where Gandhiji started Satyagraha for indigo peasants. Write 'Champaran' on the line near A.

    1 mark

  2. (a) B is Dandi, in Gujarat, where Gandhiji broke the Salt Law. Write 'Dandi' on the line near B.

    1 mark

  3. (b) Mark and label any three of the four places on the outline map. Naharkatia is an oil field in Assam, in the north-east. Talcher is a coal mine in Odisha, in the east. Narora is an atomic power plant in western Uttar Pradesh. Tuticorin is a sea port on the south-east coast of Tamil Nadu. Use the correct symbol for each, and give 1 mark for each correct location and label.

    3 marks

Answer: A – Champaran; B – Dandi. In (b), any three of Naharkatia (Assam), Talcher (Odisha), Narora (Uttar Pradesh) and Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) are to be located and labelled.

Where the marks are

  • A identified as Champaran (1 mark)
  • B identified as Dandi (1 mark)
  • Each correct location and label in (b), up to 3 places (3 marks)

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 paper2024 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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