ICSE Class 10th Geography Paper – 2 Exam 2024 : Most Important Question with Solution for Last-Minute Revision

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ICSE 10th Geography Paper – 2 Exam 2024 Most Important Question

MCQ Questions

Question 1. India experiences which type of climate?

1. Temperate climate
2. Tropical Monsoon climate
3.Temperate Continental Climate
4.Mediterranean Climate

Answer: Tropical Monsoon climate

Question 2. Western disturbances become active in northern India during which season?

1. Summer
2.Winter
3.Spring
4.Monsoon

Answer: Winter

Question 3. Which state in India is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon and the last to see its withdrawal?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3.West Bengal
4.Andaman and Nicobar

Answer: Kerala

Question 4. Which of the following is a transported or ex situ soil?

1. Alluvial soil
2. Laterite soil
3. Red soil
4.Black soil.

Answer: Alluvial soil

Question 5. Alluvial soil is rich in which of the following minerals?

1. Iron
2.Nitrogen
3.Phosphorus
4.None of the above.

Answer: Iron

Question 6. Which of the following factors cause the rise in the temperature of mainland of India in the month of March? 

1. The land breeze blows towards the sea
2.The pressure belts shift.
3.Southward migration of the Sun from the equator.
4.Northward migration of the Sun from the equator.

Answer: Northward migration of the Sun from the equator.

Question 7. Which of the following soils forms the second largest soil group in India?

1. Black soil
2. Red soil
3. Yellow soil
4.Brown soil

Answer: Red soil

Question 8. What are the chief characteristics of Tropical Rain forests?

1. They appear green all the year round.
2. They have dense canopy of trees.
3.The trees do not have a fixed time to shed their leaves.
4.All of the above.

Answer: All of the above.

Question 9. Which of the following is correct about the Laterite soil?

1. It is the residual soil.
2.It is formed by leaching due to tropical rains.
3.Humus content of the soil is removed by bacteria.
4.All of the above.

Answer: All of the above

Question 10. Sandalwood belongs to ............... category of forests.

1. the Moist Deciduous forests
2. the Dry Deciduous forests
3.the Rain forests
4.the Mountain forests 

Answer: the Moist Deciduous forests

Question 11. Which of the following measures are not used to conserve water?

1. Rainwater harvesting
2. Using bottled drinking water only
3.Water recycling
4.Preventing water pollution

Answer: Using bottled drinking water only

Question 12. Which of the following is not a secondary source of water? 

1. Rivers
2.Groundwater
3.Lakes and ponds
4.Rain

Answer: Rain

Question 13. Littoral forests have breathing roots called

1. Pneumatophores
2. Pinophores
3.Phytopores
4.None of the above.

Answer: Pneumatophores

Question 14. Which ore of iron is reddish in colour?

1. Magnetite
2.Haematite
3.Limonite
4.All of the above.

Answer: Haematite

Question 15. Most of the canals in India belong to which category?

1. Perennial canals
2.Inundation canals
3.Navigation canals
4. None of the above.

Answer: Perennial canals

Question 16. Which of the following is the most advanced and efficient method of irrigation?

1. Furrow irrigation
2.Spray irrigation
3.Drip irrigation
4.Sprinkler irrigation

Answer: Drip irrigation

Question 17. About 90 per cent of iron ore is used to make

1. Bauxite
2.Steel
3.Brass
4.Bronze 

Answer: Steel

Question 18. Manganese is used to make ......................... tough and resistant to rusting.

1. copper
2.bronze
3.bauxite
4.steel

Answer: steel

Question 19. ..................... is the earliest metal used by man.

1. Iron
2.Manganese
3.Bauxite
4.Copper

Answer: Copper

Question 20. mineral is used to regulate blood sugar levels and to support the immune system.

1. Manganese
2.Iron ore
3.Mica
4.Copper

Answer: Manganese

Question 21. Copper is alloyed with ..................... and nickle to make stainless steel.

1. zinc
2.tin
3.iron
4.brass

Answer: iron

Question 22. Bituminous coal is also known as

1. coking coal
2. Peat
3.Steam oven
4.Gas stove

Answer: coking coal

Question 23. Coal is a .............. solid stratified rock of organic and mineral matter.

1. combustible
2.non-combustible
3.renewable
4.None of the above.

Answer: combustible

Question 24. ........................is also known as brown coal and is lower grade coal.

1. Peat
2.Lignite
3.Anthracite
4.Bituminous

Answer: Lignite

Question 25. Gondwana coal has variable quantities of

1. Low moisture
2.Small sulphur
3.Small variable quantity of phosphorus
4.All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question 26. The liquid petroleum is called

1. Crude oil
2. Liquid oil
3.Natural gas
4.Natural oil

Answer: Crude oil

Question 27. Petroleum is used:

1. as a fuel
2. as raw material
3.for power generation
4.All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question 28. In Subsistence farming, the output is not very high and is consumed within the

1. village.
2. Community
3. family
4. state.

Answer: family

Question 29. Cultivation of crops and raising of animals is a feature of ................ 

1. Intensive farming
2. Extensive farming
3.Commercial farming
4.Plantation farming

Answer: Commercial farming

Question 30 ............. agriculture is also known as 'slash and burn method'.

1. Subsistence
2.Shifting
3.Intensive
4.Extensive

Answer: Shifting

Question 31. …....……. tree plantation is being promoted to check the practice of Shifting cultivation.

1. Mango
2.Orange
3.Apple
4.Timber

Answer: Timber

Question 32. Which type of agriculture is mainly practised in the irrigated areas of the plains of northern India and the coastal area of south India?

1. Plantation
2.Shifting
3.Extensive
4.Intensive

Answer: Intensive

Question 33. Tea, coffee, rubber or spices are …………………………….... crops.

1. Plantation farming
2.Intensive farming
3.Extensive farming
4.Commercial farming

Answer: Plantation farming

Question 34. The crops grown in Commercial farming are known as

1. Beverage crops
2. Cash crops
3.Fibre crops
4.Plantation crops

Answer: Cash crops

Question 35. The input of labour per unit area is low in................ farming.

1. Extensive
2. Intensive
3. Plantation
4.Subsistence

Answer: Extensive

Question 36. type of farming involves cultivation of small farms using large inputs of labour, manures and fertilizers.

1. Extensive
2.Shifting
3.Intensive
4.Commercial

Answer: Intensive

Question 37. Wheat and barley are associated with which agricultural season?

1. Kharif
2.Zaid
3.Rabi
4.None of the above.

Answer: Rabi

Question 38. ............... is the leading producer of soyabean.

1. Rajasthan
2.Maharashtra
3.Madhya Pradesh
4.Gujarat

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Question 39. ………………………………….. are cuttings taken from old plants and planted to grow new canes.

1. Setts
2.Retts
3.Ratoons
4.Batoons

Answer: Setts

Question 40 The yield from each successive ratoon crop is ............ than the previous one.

1. better
2.higher
3.lesser
4.worse

Answer: lesser
 

Question 41. Groundnut crop requires 50 to ............... rainfall.

1. 100 cm
2.150 cm
3.200 cm
4.250 cm

Answer: 100 cm

Question 42 ............... is the leading producer of groundnuts in India.

1. Telangana
2.Gujarat
3.Maharashtra
4.Rajasthan

Answer: Gujarat

Question 43. Soyabean has a high ............... content.

1. calcium
2.protein
3.zinc
4.sodium

Answer: Protein

Question 44. Cotton is tropical crop that requires uniformly high............... .

1. rainfall
2.temperature
3.humidity
4.All of the above.

Answer: temperature

Question 45. ............... soil is ideal for cotton cultivation.

1. Alluvium
2.Black
3.Laterite
4.Red

Answer: Black

Question 46. An inferior substitute for jute which is more coarse and less strong than jute is ............... .

1. Testa
2.Mesta
3.Cesta
4.Jesta

Answer: Mesta

Question 47. ............... softens the outer bark of jute and facilitates the early removability of the fibre within.

1. Jetting
2.Retting
3.Metting
4.Netting

Answer: Retting

Question 48. High humidity, heavy ............... and morning ............... are good for the rapid development of young tea leaves.

1. dew, fog
2.rainfall, sunshine
3.rainfall, dew
4.shade, fog

Answer: dew, fog

Question 49. ............... variety of tea is greenish brown in colour.

1. Oolong
2.Brick
3.Black
4.Green

Answer: Oolong

Question 50. ............... is the largest producer of tea in India.

1. Tamil Nadu
2.Kerala
3.West Bengal
4.Assam

Answer: Assam

Question 51. Which of the following are non-traditional coffee producing areas?

1. Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
2.Kerala and Karnataka
3.Manipur and Tripura
4.Bihar and Punjab

Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Question 52. India is one of the top ............... industrialised countries.

1.five
2.seven
3.eight
4.ten

Answer: ten

Question 53. The products of agro-based industries mostly consist of ............... . 

1. consumer goods
2.medicinal goods
3.beverages
4.cosmetics

Answer: consumer goods

Question 54. ............... industries are also known as household industries.

1. Basic
2.Cottage
3.Cooperative
4.Village

Answer: Cottage

Question 55. ............... are the industries which provide public utilitybased services.

1. Basic Industries
2.Cooperative Industries
3.Ancillary Industries
4.Tertiary Industries

Answer: Tertiary Industries

Question 56. Railways, Banking, Post and Telegraph industries are ............... industries.

1. Tertiary
2.Secondary
3.Ancillary
4.Basic

Answer: Tertiary

Question 57 ............... is used for producing steam which is used as a source of power for sugar industry.

1. Molasses
2.Bagasse
3.Press mud
4.Khandsari

Answer: Bagasse

Question 58. ............... are used for the distillation of liquor and to produce some chemicals and synthetic rubber.

1. Press mud
2.Bagasse
3.Khandsari
4.Molasses

Answer: Molasses

Question 59. Which of the following is a by-product of sugar industry used for making cardboard, paper and insulation boards?

1. Press mud
2.Molasses
3.Bagasse
4.All of the above.

Answer: Bagasse

Question 60. Name the by-product of sugar industry used for making wax, carbon paper and shoe polish.

1. Press mud
2.Molasses
3.Bagasse
4.Khandsari

Answer: Press mud

Question 61. Which of the following cities account for nearly half of India's cotton mill cloth manufactured?

1. Jaipur and Kanpur
2.Ahmedabad and Mumbai
3.Coimbatore and Chennai
4.Panipat and Kolkata

Answer: Ahmedabad and Mumbai

Question 62. The rearing of silkworm for silk production is called............... .

1. Monoculture
2.Pisciculture
3.Sericulture
4.Apiculture

Answer: Sericulture

Question 63. ............... industry forms the backbone of industrial development in any country.

1. Chemical
2.Iron and steel
3.Coal
4.Electronics

Answer: Iron and steel

Question 64. ............... is used for hardening of steel.

1. Manganese
2.Copper
3.Nickel
4.Chromium

Answer: Manganese

Question 65. The molten iron that is obtained by the process of ore reduction is known as ............... .

1. Cast iron
2.Wrought iron
3.Pig iron
4.Steel

Answer: Pig iron

Question 66. Which of the following are the integrated Iron and Steel plants where SAIL produces Iron?

1. Bhilai and Durgapur
2.Salem and Bhadravati
3.Visakhapatnam and Vijayanagar
4.None of the above.

Answer: Bhilai and Durgapur

Question 67. ............... is the oldest steel plant in the country.

1. TISCO
2.CISCO
3.DELCO
4.TELCO

Answer: TISCO

Question 68. Bhilai Steel Plant is located in Durg district of ............... .

1.West Bengal
2.Madhya Pradesh
3.Chhattisgarh
4.Odisha

Answer: Chhattisgarh

Question 69. The main source of power for the Bhilai Steel Plant comes from the power station at ............... .

1. Korba
2.Balaghat
3.Durg
4.Bokaro

Answer: Korba

Question 70. The Rourkela Steel Plant was built with cooperation from ............... in ............... .

1. Britain; Bhirmitrapur
2.France; Baradwar
3.Russia; Keonjhar
4.Germany; Sundargarh

Answer: Germany; Sundargarh

Question 71. Visakhapatnam is the first ............... based steel plant in India.

1. nuclear power
2.coal
3.shore
4.petroleum

Answer: shore

Question 72. Visakhapatnam steel plant obtains iron ore from ............... in Chhattisgarh.

1. Korba
2.Bailadila
3.Talcher
4.Durg

Answer: Bailadila

Question 73. Which of the following are mismatched?

1. Electronics: Kanpur
2.Petrochemicals: Chennai
3.Software: Bengaluru
4.Entertainment: Mumbai

Answer: Electronics: Kanpur

Question 74. ............... are the backbone of road infrastructure in India.

1. Border Roads
2.Expressways
3.National Highways
4.State Highways

Answer: National Highways

Question 75. What percentage of road traffic is handled by the National Highways?

1. 10 per cent
2.20 per cent
3.35 per cent
4.40 per cent

Answer: 40 per cent

Question 76. Which of the following is an important difference between a Highway and an Expressway?

1. Presence of multiple roads on an Expressway.
2.Controlled access through absence of multiple roads on an Expressway.
3.Presence of large number of intersections on an Expressway.
4.All of the above.

Answer: Controlled access through absence of multiple roads on an Expressway.

Question 77. The North South corridor connects ............... .

1. Porbandar to Silchar
2.Mumbai to Odisha
3.Srinagar to Kanyakumari
4.Lucknow to Ghazipur

Answer: Srinagar to Kanyakumari

Question 78. The two terminal points of East-West corridor are ............... .

1. Porbandar and Silchar
2.Mumbai and Dispur
3.Ahmedabad and Imphal
4.Surat and Gangtok

Answer: Porbandar and Silchar

Question 79. Which mode of transport allows farmers to move their perishable products quickly to the markets?

1. Railways
2.Airways
3.Roadways
4.Waterways

Answer: Roadways

Question 80. The railways are divided into ............... which are the basic operating units.

1. 20 routes
2.18 circles
3.20 zones
4.18 zones

Answer: 18 zones

Question 81. The railway track system is based on which of the following?

1.Width of the track
2.Length of the track
3.Route of the track
4.Load of the track

Answer: Width of the track

Question 82. Which of the tracks is called the India gauge?

1. Narrow Gauge
2.Metre Gauge
3.Broad Gauge
4.All of the above.

Answer: Broad Gauge

Question 83. The distance between rails in a metre gauge is ............... .

1. 1.67 m
2.1 m
3.0.762 m
4.2 m

Answer: 1 m

Question 84. Suburban trains that handle commuter traffic in cities are mostly ............... .

1. Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs)
2.Coal Multiple Units (CMUs)
3.Electric Multiple Units (EMUs)
4.Solar Panel Units (SPUs)

Answer: Electric Multiple Units (EMUs)

Question 85. Which of the following is an advantage of airways?

1. Ease of crossing difficult terrain
2.Dependency on weather conditions
3.Carriage of low tonnage
4.Fuel used is petroleum

Answer: Ease of crossing difficult terrain

Question 86. Inland waterways are ............... and ............... .

1. Expensive; inaccessible
2.Cheap; environment friendly
3.Cheap; carry low tonnage
4.Cheap; easily cross barriers.

Answer: Cheap; environment friendly

Question 87. Any material that is rendered useless during or left over in a manufacturing process is called ................ .

1. industrial waste
2.domestic waste
3.commercial waste
4.mining waste

Answer: industrial waste

Question 88. Which of the following is NOT a toxic substances present in e-waste?

1. Cadmium
2.Lead
3.Mercury
4.Methane

Answer: Methane

Question 89. The increase in the number of phytoplanktons and algae reduce the penetration of ................ , light and heat into water body.

1. small fish
2.nitrogen
3.oxygen
4.carbon dioxide

\Answer: oxygen

Question 90. Domestic waste being organic in nature undergoes................ and create conditions favourable for the growth of pathogens.

1.fermentation
2.nitrification
3.magnification
4.oxygenation

Answer: fermentation

Question 91. ................ is a chemical that is said to cause cancer.

1. Arsenic
2.Cadmium
3.Calcium
4.Lead

Answer: Arsenic

Question 92. The accumulation of toxins will be higher in which of the following ?

1.Water
2.Algae
3.Small fish
4.Big fish

Answer: Big fish

Question 93. Waste accumulation is a breeding ground for ................ like flies, mosquitoes, rodents and pet animals.

1. hectors
2.vectors
3.spreaders
4.carriers

Answer: vectors

Question 94. The warming up of the atmosphere due to the increased concentration of Greenhouse Gases is known as ................ .
1. Global Warming
2.Climate change
3.Acid rain
4.Radiation

Answer: Global Warming

Question 95. Hepatitis, diarrhoea and corona are ................ diseases.

1. bacterial
2.viral
3.fungal
4.None of the above.

Answer: viral

Question 96. Wet waste is the waste that is ............... in nature.

1. non-biodegradable
2.organic
3.recyclable
4.toxic

Answer: organic

Question 97. ............... is a way of disposing waste on land without causing health hazards or public safety.

1. Dumping
2.Sanitary landfill
3.Recycling
4.Incineration

Answer: Sanitary landfill

Question 98. The organic waste from households undergo ............... to form compost.

1. reduction
2.burning
3.decomposition
4.churning

Answer: decomposition

Question 99. Compositing rejuvenates poor soils by adding ............... .
1. nutrients
2.manure
3.humus
4.oxygen

Answer: humus

Question 100. Which of the following is Not included in three R's of waste management?

1. Reduce
2.Reuse
3.Recycle
4.Regenerate

Answer: Regenerate

 

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