pyq/2022/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 no more than 30 words for each entry: (2x10=20 marks)

(i) Tarangambadi

(ii) Mahe

(iii) Bomdila

(iv) Dhola Sadiya Bridge

(v) Talakaveri

(vi) Satkosia

(vii) Dholavira

(viii) Sonamarg

(ix) Malikku Atoll

(x) Gangasagar

(b) Why has extreme particulate pollution remained a festering issue in Delhi NCR region ? (10 marks)

(c) How do physiography and climate of India explain the biological diversity of the country? (10 marks)

(d) The process of desertification leads to soil desiccation and soil loss. Explain. (10 marks)