ch - 4 Soils in India — Geography STD 10 — Question

The UNIDO's (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) industrial statistics 2016 says that India has climbed up three positions to become the sixth largest industrial country in the world during 2015. India was in the ninth position in the previous year. Though India is one of the largest manufacturing countries, industrial competitiveness of the country is poor. The Industrial Development Report places India at 43rd position in terms of its competitiveness.
(a) What do you think has led to the industrial development in India?
(b) Why do lack in competitiveness?

Study the climatic data provided below and answer the questions that follow:

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Station A (sea level)
Temperature (°C)	24.4	28.4	20.7	29.3	30.0	29.9	29.8	27.8	26.9	26.3	25.1	24.8
Rainfall (cm)	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.6	3.8	26.6	29.6	30.5	26.5	11.9	1.1	0.2
Station B (800 m above sea level)
Temperature (°C)	8.1	8.9	15.6	20.1.	25.2	24.3	24.1	22.7	20.6	18.4	14.1	9.6
Rainfall (cm)	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.1	1.3	3.2	7.7	1.3	5.8	0.7	0.4	0.3

(i) Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station A Suggest a reason why the range is small one.
(ii) Which of the two Stations has the lower temperature? Why?
(iii) Calculate the annual rainfall of Station B.

North western part of India has thorny vegetation.

Describe any three facilities at the Bokaro Steel Plant.

A student of grade 10 went on vacation with his parents to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana after his board examination. On his journey he came across the large flat lands covered with lush green agricultural fields and mighty perennial rivers flowing across. He was amazed to see the agricultural development of the region. There he saw growth of variety of crops both cash crops and food crops and number of agro based industries.
(a) What are the possible reasons for the agricultural development?
(b) Identify the type of soil and state two physical characteristics of this type of soil.

Where does the Bhilai Iron and Steel Industry gets it supply of:
(a) Iron ore        
(b) Coal
(c) Limestone  
(d) Manganese

What is incineration?

What are the geographical requirement of tropical evergreen forests?

Industrial waste needs to be managed properly. Explain.

Why are millets best substitute in case other crops fail?