Map questions form an important section of the Class 10 Social Science Paper. Therefore, students should prepare the map questions carefully to score good marks in the paper. Students should practice locating different places on the political map of India. The map questions in CBSE Class 10 Social Science paper are asked to test a student’s ability to observe and analyse the hidden content on the map.
New* CBSE Class 10 Social Science Solved Sample Paper by Experts for Last Minute Revision (Term 2)
Here, we have enlisted some important map questions (from both History and Geography). In CBSE Class 10 Social Science Term 2 Exam, map questions will be asked according to the revised syllabus for term 2.
Check CBSE Class 10 Social Science Term 2 Syllabus 2021-22
Geography - Outline Political Map of India

In Geography, practice only the map items mentioned in the term 1 syllabus. Questions from Geography will be asked both in Term1 and Term 2 exams. Therefore, students should carefully prepare the topics mentioned in the revised syllabus and practice questions according to the same for their term 1 exam.
Locate and label the following with appropriate symbols on the same given outline political map of India:
Dams
- Salal Project - Jammu and Kashmir
- Tungabhadra Dam - Karnatka
- Rana Pratap Sagar Dam - Rajasthan
- Hirakund Dam - Odisha
- Tehri Dam - Uttrakhand
- Nagarjuna Sagar Dam - Telangana
Airports:
- Raja Sansi - Amritsar
- Indira Gandhi International - Delhi
- Chhatrapati Shivaji - Mumbai
- Meenam Bakkam - Chennai
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - Kolkata
- Rajiv Gandhi - Hyderabad
Iron and Steel Plant
- Bhadravati Iron and Steel Plant - Karnataka
- Vijayanagar Iron and Steel Industry - Karnataka
- Durgapur Iron and Steel Plant - West Bengal
- Bokaro Iron and Steel Plant - Jharkhand
- Jamshedpur Iron and Steel Plant - Jharkhand
- Raurkela Iron and Steel Plant - Odisha
- Bhilai Iron and Steel Plant - Chhattisgarh
Cotton Textile Industry
- Kanpur Cotton Textile Industry - Uttar Pradesh
- Madurai Cotton Textile Industry - Tamil Nadu
- Mumbai Cotton Textile Industry - Maharashtra
- Indore Cotton Textile Industry - Madhya Pradesh
- Ahmedabad Cotton Textile Industry - Gujarat
- Surat Cotton Textile Industry - Gujarat
- Coimbatore Cotton Textile Industry - Tamil Nadu
- Kolkata Software Technology Park - West Bengal
Software Technology Parks
- Gandhinagar Software Technology Park - Gujarat
- Noida Software Technology Park - Uttar Pradesh
- Indore Software Technology Park - Madhya Pradesh
- Jaipur Software Technology Park - Rajasthan
Nuclear Power Plant
- Naraura Nuclear Power Plant - Uttar Pradesh
- Rawat Bhata Nuclear Power Plant - Rajasthan
- Tarapur Nuclear Power Plant - Maharashtra
- Namrup Thermal Power Plant - Assam
Major Sea Ports
- Tuticorin Major Sea Port - Tamil Nadu
- Kochi Major seaport - Kerala
- Kandla Major seaport - Kutch, Gujarat
History - Outline Political Map of India
In History, practice marking important places mentioned in the chapter - Nationalism in India.
Identify the features on the outline political map of India, with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked near them:
- The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in December 1920 - Nagpur (Maharashtra)
- The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in September 1920 - Calcutta (West Bengal)
- The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1927 - Madras (Now known as Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu)
- The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held in 1929 - Lahore (Pakistan)
- The place where Gandhiji organised ‘Satyagraha’ in favour of cotton mill workers - Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
- The place associated with peasants’ Satyagraha - Kheda (Gujarat)
- Name the State where the Indigo planters organised Satyagraha - Champran in Bihar
- The City associated with Jallianwala Bagh incident - Amritsar (Punjab)
- The place where Gandhiji violated the salt law - Dandi (Gujarat)
- The place where the Civil Disobedience Movement was started - Sabarmati Ashram (Gujarat)
- The place where Non- Cooperation Movement ended abruptly due to violence - Chauri-Chaura (Uttar Pradesh)
* Correct answer is written against each question. Locate that region on the map.
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