Previous Year Geography Question Paper for ICSE Class 10 Board - 2019 - Free PDF Download

ICSE Geography Question Paper 2019: Part I

Part I of Geography ICSE Question Paper 2019 is a compulsory section of 30 marks. The first question contains ten parts, and they are related to topographical sheet no. 45D/10 and you are required to put down the right answers.

The second question requires you to plot the points and labels on the Indian map. Some of the questions are mentioned below:

• Label and shade the Gangetic Plain

• Plot and label Mumbai

• Plot and label Digboi, others.

Please go through the solution set thoroughly to get a clear idea about what kind of questions will come in ICSE 2024-25.

ICSE Geography Question Paper 2019: Part II

In Part II of ICSE Class 10 Geography Board Paper 2019, out of nine questions, you are supposed to attempt any five.

Question 3: This question is primarily related to the monsoon and its characteristics, summer season in India, atmospheric pressure during the summer season, etc.

Question 4: This question enquires about which soil gets formed after weathering of igneous rocks and some related questions. Furthermore, problems like which is the soil transported in India, the reason for soil erosion, physical features of laterite soil, etc. are also there.

Question 5: Here, you need to answer questions like how forests can be conserved, conditions for the growth of Littoral Forest, why it is difficult to exploit tropical evergreen forest and several others.

Question 6: This question is mainly about giving reasons for some sentences like (i) There is an urgent need for water conservation in India, (ii) The modern means of irrigation are gaining popularity. Plus, you need to explain specific topics like inundation canal, surface water, rooftop and rainwater harvesting.

Question 7: Parts in question require direct answers like you need to write advantages of using biogas, which multipurpose project is dependent on river Sutlej, why copper is used to fabricating wires, why petroleum is termed as “liquid gold”, etc.

Question 8, 9, 10 and 11: Answers for these questions must also be written precisely and to the point.

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Previous year question paper for ICSE class 10 Geography subject is available for free PDF Download, here at Vedantu.

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Exam Pattern for the ICSE Board Class 10 Subject Geography

The paper of the class 10 Geography subject for the ICSE board is divided into two parts.

Part 01 is of 30 Marks, and all the questions are compulsory in this part, meaning no option to choose between the questions is available here.

Part two is of 50 marks, many questions will be asked in this section out of which, the students are required to solve only five questions. It means, in this section, the students will have the freedom of choosing between the questions.

Combining the marks of both the paper, that is to say, paper 01 and paper 02, the paper of the ICSE board class 10 geography consists of 80 marks in total. And the final 20 marks will be from the internal assessment. Therefore, students are required to perform well in the internal assessment as well.

Syllabus for the Class 10 Geography of the ICSE Board

The syllabus of the ICSE class 10 Geography is divided into two parts. Part 1 is of map work, and part two is “Geography of India”.

Part One is Further Divided Into Two Sections. The first section is Interpretation of Topographical Maps, in which, the topics such as Locating features with the help of four-figure or the six-figure grid reference, Definition of contour and contour identification of landforms marked by contours, Interpretation of colour tints and conventional symbols used on a topographical survey of India Map, Measuring distances and calculating area using the scale given therein etc.

The second section of the ICSE board Geography subject for class 10 is Maps of India. As the name suggests this section will cover the outline of the map of India. Topics such as Mountains, Peaks and Plateaus, Plains, deserts, rivers, water bodies, passes, Latitude and Longitudes, direction of winds, distribution of winds, distribution of minerals, soil distribution, cities, and population.

• In Part Two a Total of 12 Topics Will be Covered. 

These topics are Location, Extent and physical features, Climate, Soil resources, Natural vegetation, Water resources, Water resources, Mineral and Energy Resources, Agriculture, manufacturing Industries, Transport, Water Management.

Sub-topics of each of these topics are discussed in the units

• Internal Assessment.

The students of the class 10 ICSE board are required to give an internal assessment of 20 marks for all the subjects, and the same goes for the subject of “Geography”.

For the internal assessment of the ICSE Class 10 subject Geography, the students are required to prepare a project report on the topic that will be assigned to them. This assignment project will be evaluated by the subject teacher and by an external examiner.