pyq/2014/geography-optional-ii/5

(a) On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all of the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of these locations, whether physical/commercial/economic/ecological/ environmental/cultural, in not more than 30 words for each entry:

(i) Mundra Port

(ii) Chandipur

(iii) Mahendragiri

(iv) Hazira

(v) Vembanad Lake (10 marks, 30 words per entry)

(b) Highlight the implications of declining child sex ratio in India. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) Analyse the feasibility of ‘Smart Towns’ Development in India. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) Comment on the criteria of identifying Drought Prone Areas in India. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) Bring out the role of terrain in determining India’s political influence over neighbouring countries. (10 marks, 150 words)