Question

On the same outline map of India, given for Q. No. 9, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols:
19.1 The dam built on Mahanadi river.
19.2 Nuclear power plant located in Uttar Pradesh.
19.3 Software technology park located in Maharashtra.
19.4 Major sea port located in Gujarat.

Hint:

Remember these standard CBSE map locations: Hirakud -- Mahanadi River, Narora -- Nuclear Power Plant (Uttar Pradesh), Pune -- Software Technology Park, and Kandla -- Major Sea Port in Gujarat. These locations are frequently asked in Board Examination map-based questions.

Answer 1

Step 1: Locate the dam on the Mahanadi.
That is Hirakud Dam near Sambalpur in Odisha, one of the longest earthen dams in the world, used for irrigation, power and flood control.
Step 2: Locate the nuclear plant in Uttar Pradesh.
That is the Narora Nuclear Power Plant in Bulandshahr district, run by NPCIL on the banks of the Ganga.
Step 3: Locate the software park and the port.
Maharashtra's major software technology park is at Pune, a leading IT hub, while Gujarat's major sea port is Kandla, also called Deendayal Port, in the Gulf of Kachchh.
Any three of these four, Hirakud Dam, Narora, Pune and Kandla, should be marked and labelled correctly on the map.