ICSE 2014 Geography Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the ICSE Class 10 Geography (H.C.G. Paper 2) question paper from the 2014 examination, paper code T14 502. It is a two-hour paper with 15 minutes of reading time. Part I is compulsory and carries 30 marks; Part II carries 50 marks, and candidates attempt any five of the nine questions there, for seven questions in all. Part I uses an extract of Survey of India map sheet 45D/10, for which 20 cm of twine is supplied, and asks for grid references, settlement and drainage patterns, contours and an area calculation, then an outline map of India to mark. Part II covers climate, with a data table to interpret, soils, forests, irrigation, minerals, agriculture, industries, transport and waste. This copy has the questions only, without answers.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

Geography

Year

2014

Paper code

T14 502

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

2 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

11

Pages

7

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Part I

  30 marks

  Compulsory: Question 1 on Survey of India map sheet 45D/10 (ten two-mark parts) and Question 2 on the outline map of India (ten one-mark items)

• Part II

  50 marks

  Any five of Questions 3–11, ten marks each

Topics covered

• Topographical map interpretation
• Map of India
• Climate of India
• Soils
• Natural vegetation and forests
• Irrigation and water conservation
• Minerals
• Agriculture
• Agro-based industries
• Mineral-based industries
• Transport
• Waste and acid rain

Questions from this paper

1. Give the four-figure grid reference of the settlement of Hamirpura.
2. What is the compass direction of Dantrai from Jolpur?
3. Mention the different sources of rain in Punjab and Tamil Nadu during the winter season.
4. Give a geographical reason why Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi.
5. State any two methods of controlling soil erosion.
6. Why is road transport in India considered more useful than rail transport? State two reasons.