1. On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all of the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of the locations, whether physical/commercial/economic/ecological/environmental/cultural in not more than 30 words for each entry: (2 x 5 =10 marks)
Leh
Gomti river
Silchar
Loktak lake
Subansiri
2. Briefly explain the following terms in not more than 50 words each: (5 x 5 =25 marks)
Limits to growth
Significance of Middle East oil resources
Distribution of Shale gas in the world
Water crisis
Energy crisis
3. Rare earth metals have immense economic and strategic value. Why? Discuss its distribution. Also examine its effect on world politics. (20 marks)
4. Sharing resources has always been a contentious issues among states in India. Examine by taking at least four examples. (15 marks)
5. Regional consciousness and national interests are not always antithetical to each other. Substantiate. (15 marks)