CBSE CLASS 10 GEOGRAPHY-MODEL PAPER

 Board Exam 2026 · Practice Series

CBSE Class 10 Geography — Model Paper SET 4

10 MCQs · 10 Marks · Contemporary India – II · Board Exam 2026

Each question carries 1 mark. No negative marking.

Q1. Which of the following is an example of biotic resource?

(A)  Iron ore

(B)  Solar energy

(C)  Flora and fauna

(D)  Land

Q2. The Chipko Movement of the 1970s was primarily associated with:

(A)  Saving tigers in Madhya Pradesh

(B)  Protecting forest trees in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand from felling by hugging them

(C)  Protesting against the construction of the Tehri Dam

(D)  Opposing the use of pesticides in agriculture

Q3. Which of the following is the oldest method of harvesting rainwater still practised in Rajasthan?

(A)  Tanks (Eri)

(B)  Khadins and Johads

(C)  Bamboo drip irrigation

(D)  Kulhs

Q4. Sericulture is associated with which agricultural activity?

(A)  Cultivation of wheat on large farms

(B)  Rearing of silkworms for the production of silk

(C)  Deep-sea fishing along the Malabar coast

(D)  Cultivation of rubber in Kerala

Q5. India's Golden Fibre refers to which crop?

(A)  Cotton

(B)  Silk

(C)  Jute

(D)  Coir

Q6. Which of the following coalfields is the largest in India?

(A)  Singrauli

(B)  Bokaro

(C)  Jharia

(D)  Raniganj

Q7. The Narora nuclear power plant is located in which state?

(A)  Rajasthan

(B)  Gujarat

(C)  Tamil Nadu

(D)  Uttar Pradesh

Q8. Which city is known as the Detroit of India due to its large concentration of automobile and engineering industries?

(A)  Pune

(B)  Ahmedabad

(C)  Chennai

(D)  Ludhiana

Q9. India's longest National Highway is NH-44. It connects which two cities?

(A)  Delhi to Mumbai

(B)  Srinagar to Kanyakumari

(C)  Mumbai to Kolkata

(D)  Chennai to Varanasi

Q10. Which of the following is India's largest seaport handling the most cargo tonnage annually?

(A)  Chennai Port

(B)  Kandla Port

(C)  Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), Mumbai

(D)  Kochi Port

✅ Answer Key

QAnswerKey Fact
1(C)Flora and fauna are biotic (living) resources. Iron ore and land are abiotic; solar energy is abiotic.
2(B)Chipko Movement (1973–74) in Uttarakhand — women hugged trees to prevent commercial logging. Led by Sunderlal Bahuguna and Gaura Devi.
3(B)Khadins (Jaisalmer) and Johads are ancient rainwater harvesting structures of Rajasthan. Kulhs are from HP; Eri tanks are from Tamil Nadu.
4(B)Sericulture = rearing silkworms on mulberry leaves to produce silk. Karnataka is India's largest silk producer.
5(C)Jute = "Golden Fibre." India is the world's largest p

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