List of top Questions asked in ICSE Class X board- 2026

Planting of trees along the side of roads, railway lines and on hill slopes.

Name the type of vegetation seen in the given image.

Mention one adaptive feature of the trees of this vegetation.

Name a region where this type of vegetation is commonly found in India.

Desert vegetation has long roots.

At higher altitudes, trees are often conical in shape.

Why is the component mentioned by you in (a) important for agriculture?

In arid regions, trees are planted in rows perpendicular to wind direction.

Name two areas in north India where soil conservation is required.

Black soil does not get leached.

What is soil conservation?

It is difficult to grow rice in red soil without the help of irrigation.

Name two methods of soil conservation practised in India.

Calculate the total rainfall of the station during the rainy season and give your answer in cm.

Name the soil component derived from the decay of dead plants and animals.

Observe the picture of ex-situ soil given below and answer the questions that follow:

If Shyam goes to Kochi in the same season, what difference of climate will he experience?

Is station X located near the sea or away from the sea? Give a reason for your answer.

Which industry is ideally located close to the raw material producing:

Which of the following is NOT suitable for composting?

How is the rain brought by the winds named by you in (a) above, beneficial for the area shaded A and the area shaded B?

Mention the weather conditions experienced during the retreating monsoon season.

Name a state in India which is the first to receive the summer monsoon and is also the last to see its retreat.

Identify the pair of cities which are most likely to be the termini of the waterway shown in the above picture:

Study the map showing the area that receives rains during winter and answer the questions that follow:

(a) Name the wind which brings rainfall to:
1. the shaded area labelled A.
2. the shaded area labelled B.