Class IX - Social Science Practice Paper 1

Subject: Social Science

Grade: 9

Time: 3 Hours

MM: 80

General Instructions:

Question paper comprises of five sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 40 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory
Section – Question no 1 to 27 are Objective Type Questions (MCQs, Assertion-Reason, Fill in the blank, very short answer), carrying 1 mark each
Section B – Question no 28 to 31 are Short Answer Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 80 words
Section C – Question no 32 to 35 are Source Based Questions, carrying 4 marks each.
Section D – Question no 36 to 39 are Long Answer Questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
Section E – Question no 40 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts. 40.1 from History (2 marks) and 40.2 from Geography (3 marks)
Answer should be brief and to the point; also the above word limit be adhered to as far as possible
There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
Attach map along with your answer book
In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.

Section A

Objective Type Questions

1. Name the head of the state of France whose reign is known as the reign of terror.

(a) Napoleon Bonaparte

(b) Marie Antoinette

(d) Maximillian Robespierre

Name the philosopher who introduced the theory of Social contract.

(a) Voltaire

(b) Rousseau

(d) Locke

2. Name the Revolution in Russia, which was a failure

(a) Russian Revolution of 1905

(b) February Revolution of 1917

(d) None of the above

3. Name the tribunal which tried Nazi criminals.

(a) Nuremberg Tribunal

(b) Auschwitz Tribunal

(d) Storm Troopers

4. Correct the following statement and rewrite:

British introduced railways to modernize India

5. Match the following:

Column A	Column B
A. Massais	I. Tanganyika
B. Kaokoland herders	II. Tanzania
C. German	III. Namibia
D. Serengeti park	IV. Kenya

6. In which part of Asia is India located?

(a) East

(b) South

(d) North

Name the three countries with which Sikkim shares its borders.

(a) Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan

(b) Nepal, Mongolia, China

(d) Bhutan, Bangladesh, China

7. Which of the following landmass constitutes one of the oldest landmasses on earth?

(a) Peninsular Plateau

(b) Northern Plains

(d) None of the above

8. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A) : Sambhar lake is an important lake for tourism

Reason (R): Sambhar lake in in Gujarat

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the true explanation for Assertion

(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the not the true explanation for Assertion

(d) Both Assertion and reason are not correct

9. In which of the following places, the annual precipitation is over 400 cm?

(a) UP

(b) West Bengal

(d) Madhya Pradesh

10. Which of the following vegetation’s is supported by wet, marshy deltaic soils?

(a) Mangrove Forests

(b) Evergreen Forests

(d) Deciduous Forests

In which of the following forests there is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves?

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(d) Montane Forests

11. When was the first complete census taken in India?

(a) 1872

(b) 1881

(d) 1901

12. Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of famine in a democratic country?

(a) Opposition parties can draw attention to hunger and starvation

(b) Free press can report suffering from famine in different parts of the country

(d) People are free to believe in and practice any religion

13. Correct the following:

Free democratic political set up implies that state enjoys rights over its citizens.

14. The Constitution of India was framed by:

(a) British Monarchy

(b) A Constituent Assembly

(d) Indian Parliament

The Preamble to the Constitution of India declares India to be a:

(a) Sovereign, Democratic, Republic

(b) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Republic

(d) None of the above

15. Which of the following slogans was given during West Bengal Assembly elections in 1977?

(a) Garibi Hatao

(b) Save Democracy

(d) Protect the self-respect of the Telugus

16. In order to be a candidate for elections the minimum age is _________________

(a) 18 years

(b) 20 years

(d) 30 years

___________ in democracy impels political parties to fulfil the promises made to citizens during elections.

(a) Transparency

(b) Accountability

(d) None of the above

17. Who appoints the Election Commissioner?

(a) Prime Minister

(b) Chief Justice

(d) Parliament

18. What is the position of Indian President?

(a) Nominal head

(b) Constitutional head

(d) All of these

Why Indian Judiciary is the most powerful organ of the government?

(a) Interpreter of the Constitution

(b) Protector of the Fundamental Rights

(d) Only (a) and (b)

19. How safety of women has been ensured through Fundamental Rights?

(a) Right to equality

(b) Right to constitutional remedies

(d) Right to freedom

20. What are the factors of production?

(a) Land and Labour

(b) Land, Labour, fixed capital and human capital

(d) Land, Labour and human capital

Which is fixed factor of production?

(a) Land

(b) Capital

(d) Human Capital

21. Who are agricultural labourers?

(a) They work on the land belonging to others

(b) They have large tract of land

(d) All of the above

22. Under which of the following schemes 100 days of wage employment is given to every household to ensure livelihood security in rural areas?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MNREGA)

(b) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)

(d) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)

23. Who are the most vulnerable groups to poverty in India?

(a) Farm labourers

(b) Casual labourers

(d) Vendors

24. For many decades in India, a large population had been considered a ________

(a) asset

(b) liability

(d) None of these

The household work done by women is not recognised in the __________ income.

(a) Per capita income

(b) Household income

(d) All of these

25. What is disguised employment?

(a) They are employed for the whole year

(b) They do not contribute to the production

(d) All are correct

26. Who are not food insecure people?

(a) Industrialists

(b) Landless people

(d) Casual labour

27. Find the incorrect option:

(a) High level of bugger stock of food grains is wasteful

(b) Increase in MSP has made the farmers divert to the production of rice and wheat.

(d) There has been complete eradication of hunger due to the introduction of Public Distribution System.

Section B

Short Answer Questions

28. Describe the main ideas of Karl Marx (1818 – 1883)

Explain consequences of the February Revolution of 1917 in Russia.

29. What are the features of the Great Himalayas or Inner Himalayas or the Himadri?

30. Why do Rights form an indispensable part of democracy?

31. What are the various dimensions of food security?

Section C

Source Based Questions

32. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

Hitler was a powerful speaker. His passion and his words moved people. He promised a strong nation, undo the injustice of the Versailles Treaty and restore the dignity of the German people. He promised employment for those looking for work, and a secure future for the youth. He promised to weed out all foreign influences and resist all foreign ‘conspiracies’ against Germany. Hitler devised a new style of politics. He understood the significance of rituals and spectacle in mass mobilization. Nazis held massive rallies and public meetings to demonstrate the support for Hitler and instil a sense of unity among the people. The Red banners with the Swastika, the Nazi salute, and the ritualized rounds of applause after the speeches were all part of this spectacle of power.

32.1 Why did Hitler become popular with the masses?

(a) His oration skills

(b) Love for the country

(d) All of these

32.2 Why did Hitler consider Treaty of Versailles as unjust?

(a) Germany had to pay heavy war penalty

(b) Had to surrender Ruhr.

(d) All of these

32.3 Who were the foreign conspirators against Germany?

(a) France and England

(b) USA and France

(d) USA and Soviet Union

32.4 What were the main features of Hitler’s style of politics?

(a) Holding mass rallies

(b) Ritualised rounds of applause

(d) All of these

33. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

The Ganga is joined by many tributaries from the Himalayas, a few of them being major rivers, such as the Yamuna, the Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi. The river Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier in the Himalayas. It flows parallel to the Ganga and as a right bank tributary meets the Ganga at Allahabad. The Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi rise in the Nepal Himalaya. They are the rivers, which flood parts of the northern plains every year, causing widespread damage to life and property, whereas, they enrich the soil for agricultural use. The main tributaries, which come from the peninsular uplands, are the Chambal, the Betwa and the Son. These rise from semi-arid areas, have shorter much water in them.

33.1 What is the role played by Yamuna, Ghaghara and other tributaries in northern India?

(a) They decrease water of river Ganga

(b) They increase water of Ganga

(d) Only (b) and (c)

33.2 Name the river which flows parallel to River Ganga as a right bank tributary.

(a) River Son

(b) River Ghaghara

(d) River Gandak

33.3 Why does river Betwa has less water?

(a) It is a peninsular river

(b) It does not originate from glaciers.

(d) Only (a) and (b)

33.4 Name the river, which has Chambal, Betwa and Son as its tributary.

(a) River Ganga

(b) River Yamuna

(d) River Kosi

34. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in October 1999. He overthrows a democratically elected government and declared himself the ‘Chief Executive’ of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in 2002 held a referendum in the country that granted him a five-year extension. Pakistani media, human rights organisations and democracy activists said that the referendum was based on malpractices and fraud. In August 2002 he issued a ‘Legal Framework Order’ that amended the Constitution of Pakistan. According to this order, the President can dismiss the national and provincial assemblies. The work of the civilian cabinet is supervised by a National Security Council which is dominated by military officers. After passing this law, elections were held to the national and provincial assemblies. So Pakistan has had elections, elected representatives have some powers. But the final power rested with military officers and General Musharraf himself.

34.1 What is referendum?

(a) Elections

(b) Voting by the people to elect a leader

(d) None of the above

34.2 Name the institution which was representative of the people of Pakistan.

(a) National Security Council

(b) National and Provincial Assemblies

(d) Judiciary

34.3 Who were the members of National Security Council?

(a) Cabinet members

(b) Military officers

(d) Judges of the Supreme Court

34.4 Who was the final deciding authority in Pakistan?

(a) General Musharraf

(b) National Security Council

(d) Only (a) and (b)

35. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

Thirty-three-year-old Ram Saran works as a daily-wage labourer in a wheat flour mill near Ranchi in Jharkhand. He manages to earn around Rs. 1,500 a month when he finds employment, which is not often. The money is not enough to sustain his family of six – that includes his wife and four children aged between 12 years to six months. He has to send money home to his old parents who live in a village near Ramgarh. His father a landless labourer, depends on Ram Saran and his brother who live in Hazaribagh, for sustenance. Ram Saran lives in a one-room rented house in a crowded basti in the outskirts of the city. It’s a temporary shack built of bricks and clay tiles. His wife Santa Devi, works as a part time maid in a few houses and manages to earn another Rs 800. They manage a meagre meal of dal and rice twice a day, but there’s never enough for all of them. His elder son works as a helper in a tea shop to supplement the family income and earns another Rs 300, while his 10-year-old daughers takes care of the younger siblings. None of the children go to school. They have only two pairs of hand-me-down clothes each. New ones are brought only when the old clothes become unwearable. The younger kids are undernourished. They have no access to healthcare when they fall ill.

35.1 What are the indicators of poverty in the above passage?

(a) Insufficient food

(b) Insufficient clothes

(d) All of these

35.2 What is the reason for poverty of Ram Saran?

(a) Daily wage worker

(b) Too much expenditure

(d) None of these

35.3 How has poverty affected the family of Ram Saran?

(a) Lack of medical facilities

(b) No provision for education

(d) All of these

35.4 Who are the other breadwinners in the family of Ram Saran?

(a) Ram Saran’s mother

(b) Ram Saran’s elder son

(d) Ram Saran’s father

Section – D

Long Answer Questions

36. What were the circumstances, which led to the establishment of Republican form of government in France in 1792?

Discuss the legacy of French Revolution.

37. Describe India’s contacts with the world. What were the effects of India’s contacts with the world in the ancient and medieval period?

38. Why the Indian Constitution is still acceptable, despite the fact that it had been framed 50 years ago?

What were the circumstances under which India emerged as an independent nation?

39. What are the consequences of unemployment?

What is the importance of human capital? Explain.

Section E

Map Based Questions

40.1 Two places ‘A’ and ‘B’ are marked on the given political outline map of world. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:

(A) Axis Power

(b) Allied Power

40.2 Locate and label any three of the following with appropriate symbols on the given political outline map of India:

(i) Wular Lake

(ii) Tropic Cancer

(iii) Standard Meridian

(iv) Western Ghats

(v) Chotanagpur Plateau

Class IX – Social Science Practice Paper 1