. LearnCBSE.in Sample Question Paper Fully Solved (Questions-Answers) Social Science A Highly Simulated Practice Question Paper for CBSE Class IX Term I Examination (SA I) Time : 3 hrs ‘Max, Marks : 90 General Instructions 1. The question paper has 30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. 2, Question numbers 1 to 8 are Very Short Answer (VSA) Type Questions, Each question carries Mark, 8. Question numbers 9 to 20 are 3 Marks Short Answers Type Questions, 4. Question numbers 21 to 22 are map questions of 8 Marks each, 5. Question numbers 28 to 80 are 5 Marks Long Answer Type Questions, When did the French Revolution take place? ‘What is the basié constraint in raising farm production? Upon which factors does the quality of a population depend? What is working capital? What was the Green Revolution? ‘What does the term ‘Constitutional Monarchy’ mean? Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly in India? ‘Name the ruler of Russia at the start of First World War, 9. Mention the length and breadth of India. 10. Write briefly three features of the Shiwaliks range which affect human life negatively. 11. Give an account of the Deccan trap. 12. Why do we call India a secular, democratic republic? Explain LearnCBSE.in13. 14. 15. 16. 17, 18. 19. 20. 21. Learn BoFtnce Class IXth (Term) | Why did President Allende address the workers? Why were the landlords, the rich and the church opposed to his policies? How is the right to vote granted in a democracy? Give some instances where the right to vote is denied. ‘Suggest ways to improve economic conditions of small farmers. Why is educated unemployment a problem peculiar to India? How do the chemical fertilisers affect the soil, groundwater, rivers and lakes? ‘What were the effects of use of chemical fertilisers in Punjab? How did France become a Constitutional monarchy? Which three causes led to the subsistence crisis in France during the old regime. ‘Liberals of European states were not democratic’. Justify the statement by giving three examples. Or Describe Hitler's foreign policy before the Second World War. (a) Onan outline physical map of India identify (1) and (2) and write their correct names 1, Hills in Deccan Plateau 2. Highest peak in the Eastern Ghats (b) Also mark and label the following in the same map. A. Mahi river B. Vaigai river LearnCBSE.in22, 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. | Sample (RA GR REIN Three items A, B and C are shown in the given outline map of France. Identify these items with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map. (a) A fortress-prison stormed by the people of France in 1789. (b) Epic centre of main panic movement. (c) The region not affected by the Great Fear. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French Revolution. Explain why Nazi Propaganda was effective in creating a hatred for Jews? What was the Communist International? What are the Coastal plains? Describe their main features. Explain five major factors which contributed to the making of our Constitution. Discuss the growth of the education sector in India since 1951. How are the farmers in village Palampur able to grow more crops from the same land? Explain in five points. Highlight the role of rivers in agricultural economy like India. Write any three points. : LearnCBSE.in1 ay 3. 8. % 10. i. 12. 13. LearnCBSE.in Answers The French Revolution started in 1789, @ As land i xed and cannot be increased, Its the basic constraint in raising farm production, (1) ‘The qualty of a population depends upon educational attainment indicated by literacy rate, health indicated by life expectancy and ski formation ofthe people. o The part of physical capital which is tobe used up in production. e.g., aw material and money in hand, 's called working capita @ The large increase in agricultural production atter the years 1967-68 due to the adoption of the ‘New Agricultural Strategy’, which implied a simultaneous use of better and modem agricultural inputs, is knawn as the Green Revolution. a ‘The term ‘Constitutional Monarchy’ means a government headed by a king or queen whose powers are limited by the Constitution of a county. a The fist session of the Constituent Assembly started on ath December, 1946, where Dr Sachidanand ‘Sinha was chosen as the temporary chairman ofthe Assembly. On 1 th December, 1948, Dr Rajendra Prasad was unanimously elected its permanent Chairman. @ Tear Nicholas il was the ruler of Russia atthe start of First World War. @ The land mass of Incia has an area of 3:28 millon sq km, India’s total area is 24% of the total «geographical rea ofthe word, Incas the seventh largest county ofthe word The length of ina about 3214 km from North to South betweon the extrame latitudes is braath is 2933 kr rom West fo East between the two extreme longitudes India's land boundary is about 15200 km tong. Total length of the coastine othe mainland is 7517 kr. ® Three features of the Shiwalik range which affect human life negatively are: (0 Since, the Shiwalie are formed of loose rock material, thus landsides occur very frequent Landslides are one ofthe frequently occuring natura hazard in seismicaly active regions ofthe Shiwali range {The areas are prone to earthquakes (Chamol and Uttarkashi earthquakes ar stil arash in our minds). (iy ve to haavy ain heres soil erosion whichis the main problem inthe Shiwalkrange. (3) Tn Destan Traps area large igneous province located on the Deccan Platesu of West-central India and one ofthe largest volcanic features on earth. is distinct feature o the Peninsular plateau. tis composed of ignoous racks of volcanic exuptons, occured atthe Western Ginats some 66 milion vears.ag0 ‘Acooring to geologists, the continuous oozing out of cracks and fissures resulted inthe formation of the Deccan trap. Thase rocks have denuded overtime and are responsible forthe formation ot back soil Tris region ich in blak sol which i most suitable for cultivation of cotton crop. ® India scaled a secular state because its ctizans have complete freedom to folow and practice ary religion of ther choice. There is no state region in Ina, ke islam in Pakistan ‘Dernocracy means Inca has a government which is formed by elected representatives ofthe citizens on the basis of universal adult franchise India isa republic because the Constitution of nia states that there should be head of the state, Fastrapat orth Presidont whois eacted fra term of fv years andthe post isnot hereditary. (3) President Alonde addressed the workers’ because he was a socialist and the founder leader ofthe Sociaist Party of Chile. So, attr becoming the President of Chie, he had taken soveral policy decisions to help the poor and the workers LearnCBSE.in14, 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. | Sample do@ACAORIFs!1 ‘Some of these are: () Free mik for children to improve their nutritional status. {Reform ofthe educational system. (i) Fcistribution of the land tothe landless farmers. ‘The rich, the landlords and the church opposed his policies because they were losing their property and their authority over the poor masses, @ Ina democracy, the right to vote is granted on the basis of universal adult franchise, In India, every adult above 18 years has a right to vote without any discrimination. though the principle of universal adult franchise has been accepted in almost all the countries, there are instances of denial of equal rights to vote as mentioned below: @ In Sauct Arabia, women did not have the right to vote. But king Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ‘announced that women would cast their vote in 2018 municipal elections, {() Estonia nas made its citizenship rules in such a way that people belonging tothe Russian minority find it ficult to gat the right to vote. (In Fi, the electoral system is such thatthe vote ofan indigenous Fijian has more value than that of an indian Fijan, @ More than two-thirds of our population depends on agriculture and a majority of them are smal tarmers. The folowing steps should be taken fo improve thelr economic condition: () Government should provide them loans at lower rates of interest and without formalities. (i) Selt-help groups should be formed locally'to hélp local farmers. A selt-help group is village-based financial intermediary usually: Composed of 10-12 local women or men. i). Farmer cooperatives should be formed and function under Gram Panchayats @ Educated unemployment is posing a grave threat 10 Out country. A study showed that lakhs of leducated person are unemployed. Unemployment of graduates and postgraduates has increased {aster than among matriculates, ‘A paradoxical manpower situation is witnessed, as surplus manpower in certain categories coexists \ith shortage of manpower in others. There is unemployment among technically qualtied persons on the one hand, while there is a dearth of technical sks required for economic growth. According to the suvel of NSS, the fate of unemployment among the educated was 11.9%, as ‘compared to 6.1% for the total labour force. Thus educated, unemployment is a problem peculiar to Inaia. 3) Chemical fertilisers can also Kil some useful bacteria and other microorganisms in the soil. This ‘means that after ther use for sometime, the soil willbe less fertile than before, ‘The consumption of chemical fertilisers in Punjabis the highest in the country. The continuous use of ‘chemical fertilisers has led to degradation of sol health. Punjab farmers are now forced to use more and more chemical fertilisers and other inputs to achieve the same production level. This means cost of cultivation is rising very fast @ In 1791, the National Assembly completed the draft ofthe Constitution. its main object was to limit the powers of the monarch. The powers instead of being concentrated in the hands of the monarch, were ‘now separated and divided between the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. The Constitution also dectared that itwas the duty of the stafp to protect each citzen’s natural rights. n this way, France became a Constitutional monarchy. @ ‘Subsistence crisis’ can be defined as an extreme situation where the basic means of livalinood are ‘endangered. During the old regime, France faced ‘subsistence criss’ The reasons behind it were: (0) The population of France increased from 23 milion in 1715 to 28 milion in 1789. (i) The growing population led to a rapid increase in the demand for foodgrains. But the production of (gfains could not keep pace with the demand. (i) Most workers got fixed wages which did not pace withthe rising prices of objects for dally use. (3) LearnCBSE.inLearnGB iF sl nce class 1xth (Temt) | Although the liberals argued fora representative, elected parliamentary government, but they were not ‘democrats’ because: @ they did not believe in universal adult franchise, Le, the right of every citizen to vate. {i they felt men of property mainly should have the right to vote. (i) they were notin favour of women suffrage. @ Or {In foreign policy, Adolf Hiler took quick and successful steps as follows: (He pulled Germany out of the League of Nations in 1933, (i). He integrated Austria and Germany in 1938 under the slogan ‘one people, one empire and one leader’ (i) He then captured German-speaking Sudentenland trom Czechoslovakia! and later the entire ‘country. (iv) Hitler got unspoken support of England, which had considered the Versailles Treaty as too harsh. ‘Those quick successes at home and abroad helped to reverse the destiny ofthe country. @ 2. @ 22. LearnCBSE.in23. 25. 26. 27, | Sample qnAACR SEs! n Some of the democratic rights which we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French Revolution are given inthe Indian Constitution, ( Right to Equality The right to equality has its origin in the French Revolution. In the Indian Constitution, right to equality means equality before law, prohibition of discrimination and equally of opportunity in matters of employment, (i) Right to Liberty or Freedom The origin ofthis ight can also be traced tothe French Revolution. In the Preamble to the Indian Constitution, Right to Liberty or freedom means ‘freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship’ (il) Encouraging the Spirit of Fraternity The French Revolution introduced the growth ofthe sprit of {raternity and social welfare. In the Indian Constitution the concept of ‘raterity’ abolishes untouchabilty local or provincial ant-social feelings, (iv) Inspiring the Spirit of Democracy The French Revolution inspired the spirit of democracy which fensured many rights, viz, right against exploitation, right to lif, right to vate, ete which we are enjoying today, o Nazi propaganda was effective in creating hatred for the Jews because (0 Nazis successfully exploited the low position of the Jews in medieval times\as there was a ‘radtional Christian hatred against the Jews (i) The Jews were affluent being mainly traders and moneylenders. The economically shattered, unemployed German people easily developed hatred against them. Gi) The Jews lived separataly in marked areas called ghettos; they therefore became easy targets. (lv) The Nazis introduced the hatred theory against the Jews fromthe very beginning of the child's 'schoo| life so that they grew up with this hatred. () Nazi ideas were spread through visual jmages, posters, slogans, leaflets, fims, etc. This propaganda worked on the minds and emotions of the German people. o ‘Aer the First World War, the Communist international was organised in 1919 on the lines of the First International (1864-76) and the Second International (1889-1914). Itwas founded in Moscow in March, 1919 on the initiative of the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution in Russia and at a time of revolutionary upsurge in central Europe. Itis also called the Third ntemational. ts main objectives were to establish unity among the workers of the world, to fix their dally hours of work, to oppose imperialism and colonialism, to oppose ‘oppression and wars, 6 promote revolution, etc. Under its guidance, various communist parties were formed in many counties of the world. The Communist International was dissolved in June, 1943, © ‘The coastal plains are nartow coastal strips running along the Arabian sea in the West and the Bay of Bengal in he East Features of coastal plains () They are separated from the Deccan plateau by the Western and Eastern Ghats respectively. The plain in the West has three parts, Konkan in the North, Kannad in the centre and Malabar in the South. (i) On the Eastem side, we have.the Northern cicars in the North and the Coromandel coast in the ‘South. The Western plain is narrawer in with (about 50 km) compared to the Eastern plain (100t0 190 km), g (i) The Mananadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri rivers form deltas on the East coast, while the Narmada and Tapi form estuaries on the West coast. 6 ‘The making of the Constitution for a huge and diverse country lke India was not an easy affair, The ‘country was bom through a partition which was a traumatic experiance. a The major factors which contributed to the making of our Constitution were: (i) At that time, people of India were emerging from the status of subjects to that of citizens. ‘They became conscious of thar rights and privileges LearnCBSE.in28. 29. 30. Learn GB SF slRnce clas Ixth (Term) | (i) Ourleaders gained confidence to leam trom other countries, but on our own terms. Many of ther ‘were inspired by the ideals of French Revolution. (i) They were also influenced by the practices of Parliamentary democracy in Britain and the Bill of Fights in the US, (W) Social Revolution in Russia inspired many Indians to think of shaping a system based an social and ‘economic equality (The makers of the Constitution were not simply imitating the Constitution of other countries. At each step, they were questioning whether the values and ideals they accepted suited our country or not. a India has shown visible growth in the education sector since 1951. Education in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector with control and funding coming from three levels: ‘Central, state and local. Education falls under the control of both the Union Government and the State Government. The growth in this sector is stated in the points below: (@ India has made progress in terms of increasing the primary education, attendance rate and ‘expanding literacy to approximately three quarters ofthe population. Indian literacy grew to 74.04% in 2011 trom 18% in 1951, (@ As per the Annual status of Education Report (ASER) 2012, 96.5% of all rural children between the ages of 6-14 are enrolled in school. Ithas also increased in secandary and higher education, (id) The number of Universities has increased almost tef times. As of 2012, India has 152 central Universities, 316 state universities and 191 private universities. (iv) The dropout rate has reduced among males andifemales at secondary and tertiary levels of ‘education. But at primary level, it has above 40% dropout rate sil now. (¥) The Government of ndiahas launched a new mission ‘SAAKSHAR BHARAT specially for women @) The farmers of Palampur are able to grow more crops from the same land as; © They follow muttiole cropping, They grow atleast two main crops. Many of them also grow vegetables as third crop. (i) There is a well-developed system of inigation in Palampur that enables the farmers there to grow three diferent crops ina year. (li) Electricity carne early to Palampur. It has played a pivotal role in transformation of the irigation system invilage Palampur. Soon the old and existing Persian wheels were replaced by electric run tubewells which could irigate much larger areas of land, (iv) Modem farming methods and Green Revolution introduced HYV seeds, () Etfective use of HYVs, chemical fetlisers and modern agricultural technologies resulted in better ‘agricultural yield from same land in Palampur. «) Rivers are know as the lifeline of human civilisation, The role of rivers is immense in agricultural ‘economy lke india. The three points highlighting role of rivers are: () Water from the river is @ basic natural resource, essential for various human activities. The river ‘banks have attracted the settlers from ancient times. These settlement have also become big cities. . (The river water is used for iigation, navigation, hydropower generation is of special significance Particularly toa country ike India, where agriculture is the major source of livelihood for majority of its population. (i) Rivers are considered of great cultural significance in Indian culture. Many cultural activities lke Kumbbh melas are organised on river banks in every part of India, Indian rivers host mary religious, cultural and picturesque tourist spots that are of great significance to tourism industry which is a ‘great source of income to a country’s economy. © LearnCBSE.in