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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/1/1 · 3 marks · Map work

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:

  1. 19.1

    The dam built on Mahanadi river.

    1 mark
  2. 19.2

    Nuclear power plant located in Uttar Pradesh.

    1 mark
  3. 19.3

    Software technology park located in Maharashtra.

    1 mark
  4. 19.4

    Major sea port located in Gujarat.

    1 mark

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

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

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. 19.1 Hirakud Dam on the Mahanadi, in Odisha.

    1 mark
  2. 19.2 Narora nuclear power plant, Uttar Pradesh.

    1 mark
  3. 19.3 Software technology park in Maharashtra: Pune (or Mumbai).

    1 mark
  4. 19.4 Major sea port in Gujarat: Kandla.

    1 mark

Answer: Hirakud; Narora; Pune/Mumbai; Kandla (any three)

Where the marks are

  • Each correctly located and labelled item (1 mark each, any three)

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