Geography

Section: A 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: Lunkaransar Raidak River Ekta Nagar Chandanwari Babina Tatipaka Along Airport Karaikal Panna Ans: …

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Group-A (Attempt any 10 out of 12 | Word Limit: 250 | Marks: 15 each) 1. Elucidate the regional disparities in the distribution of mineral resources in India. How do you bring equitable development to that scenario taking Odisha as an example? Answer India exhibits significant regional disparities in mineral resource distribution, creating a complex …

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The biosphere is zone of the Earth having life. It is a thin layer around the planet where all living organisms exist. It is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. What Is the Biosphere? The term biosphere was coined by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess in …

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Ice (like glaciers), wind, and sea waves also play a big role in changing the Earth’s surface. These natural forces do three main things: Erosion: They wear down rocks and soil. Transportation: They carry the broken material from one place to another. Deposition: They drop the material in new places, usually in lower areas. Together, …

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The shape of the land is always changing. There are two main types of natural forces that cause this: Weathering – This is when rocks are broken down where they are, without being moved. Gradation – This involves moving broken rock pieces from higher areas to lower areas through things like rivers, wind, glaciers, and …

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The Earth is unique among planets due to its ability to support life, thanks to the right mix of land, water, air, temperature, and energy. It is part of the solar system and orbits the Sun. Its spherical shape slightly bulges at the equator due to rotation. The Earth has a layered structure: the crust, …

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The universe is the whole of everything — all that we can see, and even what we cannot. The universe is everything that exists — all of space, time, matter, and energy. It includes: Galaxies (like the Milky Way) Stars (like our Sun) Planets (like Earth) Moons, asteroids, comets, black holes Light, radiation, and even …

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The Continental Drift Theory, first proposed by Frank B. Taylor in 1910, was one of the earliest scientific ideas suggesting that continents are not fixed but move over the Earth’s surface. Although often overshadowed by Alfred Wegener’s later and more refined theory (1912), Taylor’s contributions were foundational in shaping the concept of continental mobility, which …

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Theory of Cycle of Erosion by Penck emphasizes that uplift and erosion occur simultaneously and that the shape of landforms is determined by the rate of uplift and erosion, not solely by time. He rejected Davis’s time-dependent stages (youth, maturity, old age). The Theory of Cycle of Erosion was propounded by Walther Penck, a German …

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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a formal process used to predict the environmental consequences of a proposed development project or policy. It aims to ensure that potential environmental effects are identified before decisions are made and actions are taken. The purpose is to promote sustainable development by integrating environmental considerations into decision-making. Detailed Principles of …

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