CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 19
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/1/1, section B, question 19, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q19 · 3 marks · Map workMinerals and Energy Resources
On the same outline map of India, given for Q. No. 9, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols:
- 19.11 mark
The dam built on Mahanadi river.
- 19.21 mark
Nuclear power plant located in Uttar Pradesh.
- 19.31 mark
Software technology park located in Maharashtra.
- 19.41 mark
Major sea port located in Gujarat.
Figure in the paper: Same political outline map of India as for Q.9, to be located and labelled with suitable symbols. See it in the official paper.
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/1/1.
Hints
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Hint 1
Mark the places in the state they belong to.
Hint 2
Mahanadi flows through Odisha; Kandla is on the Kachchh coast.
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 mark
19.1 Hirakud Dam on the Mahanadi, in Odisha.
- 1 mark
19.2 Narora nuclear power plant, Uttar Pradesh.
- 1 mark
19.3 Software technology park in Maharashtra: Pune (or Mumbai).
- 1 mark
19.4 Major sea port in Gujarat: Kandla.
Answer: Hirakud; Narora; Pune/Mumbai; Kandla (any three)
Where the marks are
- Each correctly located and labelled item (1 mark each, any three)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Minerals and Energy Resources (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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