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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/3/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 31(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section D, question 31(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31(b) · 5 marks · Long answerAgriculture

Suppose you are a farmer. You want to cultivate rice in India. Describe any three geographical conditions which will be suitable for rice cultivation in India and write the names of two leading rice producing states of India. (3+2=5)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Rice is a kharif crop needing hot, wet conditions.

Hint 2

Think of eastern and southern states with a lot of rain.

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. Rice is a kharif crop that needs high temperature, above 25°C.

    1 mark

  2. It needs high humidity.

    1 mark

  3. It needs annual rainfall of more than 100 cm; in areas of less rainfall it can be grown with proper irrigation.

    1 mark

  4. One leading rice-producing state: West Bengal.

    1 mark

  5. Another leading rice-producing state: Punjab/Odisha/Andhra Pradesh (any one).

    1 mark

Answer: Temperature above 25°C, high humidity, rainfall over 100 cm (or irrigation); states: West Bengal and Odisha.

Where the marks are

  • Temperature condition (1 mark)
  • Humidity (1 mark)
  • Rainfall/irrigation (1 mark)
  • Two leading states (2 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Agriculture (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Agriculture, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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