pyq/2020/geography-optional-ii/1

(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: (2 marks, 30 words per entry)

(i) Vadhavan

(ii) Salkhan

(iii) Coorg

(iv) Mhow

(v) Umroi

(vi) Thoothukudi

(vii) Bargarh

(viii) Atal Tunnel

(ix) Gurushikhar

(x) Bum La

(b) Climate change has unsettled the rhythm of seasons. Comment with examples and empirical evidences. (10 marks)

(c) Discuss the methods of crop residue management in rural India to reduce pollution. (10 marks)

(d) Has the regional aspiration of the people of Jammu and Kashmir been addressed through re-organisation of the state ? Make an assessment. (10 marks)