ICSE Geography Specimen Paper 2026 Class 10: CISCE Geography Sample Paper, Download PDF

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Details

Conducting Body

Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

Class

Class 10

Exam Name

ICSE Geography Board Exam 2026

Subject

Geography

Specimen Paper Year

2026

Exam Date

18 March 2026

Official Sample Paper

ICSE Geography Specimen Paper 2026

Official Website

cisce.org

Question Types

Map work, MCQs, short answers, application-based questions

Question Number

Questions

Marks

PART I (30 Marks)

1

Study the extract of the Survey of India Map Sheet No. G43S10 and answer the following questions:

(i) (a) Identify the conventional symbol found at the six figure reference of 666364.

(b) Identify the drainage pattern in the Grid Square 6334.

(ii) (a) Calculate the shortest distance in km. from Malgaon to Mohabbatgarh. 

(b) In which direction will Sneha be driving if she is going from Mohabbatgarh to Sanwara along the metalled road?

(iii) (a) Write whether the conventional symbol marked as a blue dot in the Pamera settlement is man-made or natural. 

(b) A resident of Malgaon settlement (Grid Square 6131) has to report a crime at the nearest police station. Which settlement will he be visiting?

(iv) (a) How do the local people benefit from the causeways seen in this region? 

(b) Explain why Fire lines are significant from the point of view of environment.

(v) (a) Rajiv is travelling from Gulabganj for a visit to the Reserved Forest near Tarepara Nadi (Grid square 6728). Which two means of transport he would come across during his journey? 

(b) Differentiate between the types of huts in Grid Square 6935 and the ones found in Grid Square7033.

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2

On the outline map of India provided:

(i) Shade and label an area of black soil in Gujarat.

(ii) Mark using a dot and name a major river port of India.

(iii) Shade and label the Deccan plateau of India.

(iv) Mark and label the Palk Strait.

(v) Mark with arrows and name the wind which brings rainfall to the Konkan coast.

(vi) Shade and label a sparsely populated area in western India.

(vii) Mark and label the hills that are popularly called Blue Mountain.

(viii) Mark and name the river known as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’.

(ix) Mark and label the Indian Standard Meridian.

(x) Mark and label the Coromandel coast.

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3

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. 

(Do not copy the question, write the correct answers only.)

(i) The Himalayas have a significant impact on the climate of India as they: 

(a) block the N.E. monsoon winds. 

(b) cause rainfall in the Gangetic plains. 

(c) create a rain shadow area in the Deccan plateau. 

(d) cause cyclonic disturbance in the Bay of Bengal. 

(ii) Ex-situ soil found in India is __________. 

(a) Alluvial soil 

(b) Black soil 

(c) Laterite soil 

(d) Red soil

(iii) Find the option most similar to: Teak: Tropical Deciduous Forest 

(a) Mahogany: Furniture 

(b) Stilted roots: Mangrove Vegetation 

(c) Ebony: Tropical Rainforest 

(d) Spines: Tropical Desert Vegetation.

(iv) Which of the following may be used for the recharging of underground water? 

(a) Planting of shelter belt 

(b) Plugging of gullies and ravines 

(c) Percolation pit 

(d) Tube-well irrigation  

(v) Arrange the following in descending order according to their carbon content: 

(a) Anthracite, Bituminous, Peat, Lignite 

(b) Bituminous, Lignite, Anthracite, Peat 

(c) Anthracite, Bituminous, Lignite, Peat 

(d) Anthracite, Lignite, Peat, Bituminous

(vi) Assertion (A): Agriculture in India is heavily dependent on monsoon rains. 

Reason (R): Most Indian farmers practice rainfed agriculture and lack access to irrigation facilities.

(a) (A) is true but (R) is false. 

(b) (A) is false but (R) is true. 

(c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(d) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(vii) Which crop is associated with Retting? 

(a) Sugarcane 

(b) Jute 

(c) Rice 

(d) Cotton

(viii) Which steel plant amongst the following does NOT belong to public sector? 

(a) Bhilai 

(b) Tata Steel 

(c) Vishakhapatnam 

(d) Rourkela

(ix) If you need to transport perishable goods over a short distance, which mode of transport will you use and why? 

(a) Air transport because it is the fastest. 

(b) Road transport as it is economical. 

(c) Rail transport as it is ecofriendly. 

(d) Water transport as it can handle large amount of goods.

(x) Which of the following methods of disposal is best applicable for the waste depicted in the picture below: 

(a) Burning waste in an open area 

(b) Recycling waste 

(c) Dumping 

(d) Composting

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