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On the same outline map… (Social Science 2026 32/2/1 Q18)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/2/1 · 3 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 18

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/2/1, section B, question 18, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q18 · 3 marks · Map workLifelines of National Economy

On the same outline map of India (page 27) given for question no. 10, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols:

  1. (18.1)

    A major dam built on the Mahanadi river

    1 mark
  2. (18.2)

    A Software Technology Park located in Uttar Pradesh

    1 mark
  3. (18.3)

    A major sea port located in Tamil Nadu

    1 mark
  4. (18.4)

    Eastern-most terminal station of East-West Corridor of India

    1 mark

Figure in the paper: Same political outline map of India as given for Q. 10 (page 27), with blank space for locating and labelling the features listed. See it in the official paper.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Hirakud is in Odisha.

Hint 2

The East-West Corridor runs from Silchar to Porbandar.

Hint 3

Noida is near Delhi.

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. (18.1) Hirakud Dam, in Odisha on the Mahanadi.

    1 mark

  2. (18.2) Noida, the Software Technology Park in Uttar Pradesh.

    1 mark

  3. (18.3) Tuticorin or Chennai, major sea ports in Tamil Nadu.

    1 mark

  4. (18.4) Silchar, in Assam, the eastern terminal of the East-West Corridor.

    1 mark

Answer: Any three: Hirakud; Noida; Tuticorin/Chennai; Silchar

Where the marks are

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

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 paper2026 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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