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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 19

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/4/1, section B, question 19, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q19 · 3 marks · Map workLifelines of National Economy

(Map-Skill Based Question) On the same outline map of India given for Q. No. 9, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols:

  1. (i)

    The major dam constructed on the Chenab river

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Nuclear power plant in Maharashtra

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    Software Technology Park in Tamil Nadu

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    International Airport in Punjab

    1 mark

Figure in the paper: Political outline map of India on which the student locates and labels any three of the four listed features using suitable symbols (no features are pre-marked). See it in the official paper.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Recall each feature's state first, then place it on the map.

Hint 2

Use a suitable symbol: dam, atom, tech park or airport.

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. (i) Salal Dam on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir (the sub-part is for any three).

    1 mark
  2. (ii) Tarapur nuclear power plant, north of Mumbai in Maharashtra, and (iii) Chennai software technology park on the Tamil Nadu coast.

    1 mark
  3. (iv) Amritsar international airport in Punjab. Mark any three correctly with symbols and labels.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) Salal; (ii) Tarapur; (iii) Chennai; (iv) Amritsar (any three)

Where the marks are

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

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