10 MCQs – Geography | CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2026

 

10 MCQs – Geography | CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2026

🌍 Board Exam 2026 Preparation Series  |  Subject: Social Science – Geography  |  Class: 10th CBSE  |  Book: Contemporary India – II

Geography MCQs in the CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2026 test your understanding of India's physical environment, natural resources, agriculture, industries, and transport. This set of 10 carefully selected MCQs covers the most important chapters of Contemporary India – II (NCERT). Attempt all questions first, then check your score using the detailed answer key at the end.

Q1. Which one of the following types of resource is coal?

A) Renewable resource

B) Biotic resource

C) Non-renewable resource

D) Flow resource

Q2. Land use data in India is maintained by which of the following bodies?

A) Central Water Commission

B) National Remote Sensing Agency

C) Survey of India

D) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Q3. Which dam is built across the Sutlej River and is one of the largest dams in India?

A) Hirakud Dam

B) Tehri Dam

C) Bhakra Nangal Dam

D) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Q4. Which of the following is the correct description of rice cultivation conditions?

A) Cool and dry climate with low rainfall

B) High temperature, high humidity, and rainfall above 100 cm

C) Temperature below 15°C and less than 50 cm of rain

D) Moderate rainfall between 50–75 cm and cool climate

Q5. India is the largest producer and consumer of which of the following crops in the world?

A) Wheat

B) Rice

C) Sugarcane

D) Tea

Q6. Which of the following minerals is used as a flux in smelting iron ore?

A) Mica

B) Bauxite

C) Limestone

D) Manganese

Q7. Which city is known as the "Manchester of South India" because of its cotton textile industry?

A) Chennai

B) Bengaluru

C) Coimbatore

D) Hyderabad

Q8. The National Waterway No. 1 (NW-1) connects which two cities?

A) Mumbai to Goa

B) Allahabad (Prayagraj) to Haldia

C) Kochi to Kollam

D) Sadiya to Dhubri

Q9. Which of the following states is the leading producer of solar energy in India?

A) Gujarat

B) Rajasthan

C) Maharashtra

D) Tamil Nadu

Q10. The concept of "Agenda 21" was adopted at which international summit?

A) Kyoto Summit, 1997

B) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992

C) Stockholm Conference, 1972

D) Copenhagen Climate Conference, 2009

✅ Answer Key

QuestionCorrect AnswerChapter / Topic
Q1C) Non-renewable resourceResources and Development
Q2D) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers WelfareResources and Development – Land Use
Q3C) Bhakra Nangal DamWater Resources
Q4B) High temperature, high humidity, rainfall above 100 cmAgriculture – Rice
Q5C) SugarcaneAgriculture – Cash Crops
Q6C) LimestoneMinerals and Energy Resources
Q7C) CoimbatoreManufacturing Industries – Cotton Textile
Q8B) Allahabad (Prayagraj) to HaldiaLifelines of National Economy – Waterways
Q9B) RajasthanMinerals and Energy – Non-conventional Energy
Q10B) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992Resources and Development – Sustainable Development

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