List of top Geography Questions asked in ICSE Class X board

Desert vegetation has long roots.
Planting of trees along the side of roads, railway lines and on hill slopes.
At higher altitudes, trees are often conical in shape.
Name the type of vegetation seen in the given image.
Mention one adaptive feature of the trees of this vegetation.
A sustainable system of managing a piece of land through combined production of agricultural crops, forest crops, and animal rearing.
Name a region where this type of vegetation is commonly found in India.
Why are forests important for the Indian economy?
Why is the component mentioned by you in (a) important for agriculture?
In arid regions, trees are planted in rows perpendicular to wind direction.
Black soil does not get leached.
Name two methods of soil conservation practised in India.
It is difficult to grow rice in red soil without the help of irrigation.
Name two areas in north India where soil conservation is required.
What is soil conservation?
Observe the picture of ex-situ soil given below and answer the questions that follow:
Name the soil component derived from the decay of dead plants and animals.
Shyam attended winter trekking camps in both Nainital and in Ooty. He observed that the mountains in Nainital were ice-covered, whereas, in Ooty, they were ice-free. As a student of Geography, explain the reason for the difference in climate of Nainital and Ooty?
If Shyam goes to Kochi in the same season, what difference of climate will he experience?
Why is there a decrease in temperature in the month of June after the high temperature of May?
Calculate the total rainfall of the station during the rainy season and give your answer in cm.
Is station X located near the sea or away from the sea? Give a reason for your answer.
Which of the following is NOT suitable for composting?
Name a state in India which is the first to receive the summer monsoon and is also the last to see its retreat.
Mention the weather conditions experienced during the retreating monsoon season.