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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 3 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2025-26: question 19

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section B, question 19, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q19 · 3 marks · Map workLifelines of National Economy

On the same outline map of India locate and label the following with suitable symbols:

  1. I.(p)

    The dam in the Sutlej-Beas river basin, which is being used both for hydel power production and irrigation.

    1 mark

  2. OR

    I.(q)

    The dam in the Mahanadi basin that integrates conservation of water with flood control.

    1 mark
  3. II.(i)

    A major sea port in West Bengal

    1 mark

  4. OR

    II.(ii)

    An international airport in Tamil Nadu

    1 mark

  5. OR

    II.(iii)

    An international airport in Punjab

    1 mark

Figure in the paper: Outline map of India (same map as Q.9, Survey of India, scale 1:16M) with latitude/longitude grid. Part I is an OR choice between locating the Sutlej-Beas basin dam (p) or the Mahanadi basin dam (q). Part II asks to locate any two of: a major sea port in West Bengal, an international airport in Tamil Nadu, an international airport in Punjab. See it in the official paper.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Hirakud is on the Mahanadi in western Odisha.

Hint 2

Bhakra Nangal is on the Sutlej near the Punjab-Himachal border.

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. Part I: (p) Bhakra Nangal Dam on the Sutlej in Punjab/Himachal border; (q) Hirakud Dam on the Mahanadi in Odisha. Mark and label the one attempted.

    1 mark

  2. Part II (any two): (i) Kolkata (Haldia) port in West Bengal; (ii) Chennai international airport in Tamil Nadu; (iii) Amritsar (Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee) airport in Punjab.

    2 marks

Answer: I(p) Bhakra Nangal; I(q) Hirakud; II(i) Kolkata; II(ii) Chennai; II(iii) Amritsar

Where the marks are

  • Correct dam located and labelled (1 mark)
  • Two correct locations in Part II (1 mark each)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Lifelines of National Economy, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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