Sample Question Paper 13

Social Science
Class 9th
1. (A)-3, (B)-4, (C)-1, (D)-2
2. (d) To undo the excesses committed during emergency and restore civil liberties.
3. (c) The emancipation of slaves
4. The daily income and consumption method is used in India to estimate the poverty line.
5. (b) Gujjar Bakarwals Or (c) 1885
6. (A)-Origin. Amarkantaka hills (B)-Basin covers : parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
7. One of the most important features of democracy is that the final decision-making power rests with
those elected by the people.
Or The famous political party of Mexico is Institutional Revolutionary Party (IRP).
8. The Bolshevik Party was renamed as the Russian Communist Party.
Or In April 1917, the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia from his exile.. (1)
9. (c) When elections were held in Iraq with the presence of US and other foreign countries.
10. 24th October, 1917
Or Mir
11. During the integration of Rhineland and Austria with Germany, Hitler gave the slogan-‘One people,
One empire and One leader’.
Or The red banners with Swastika became the symbol of Nazi Party.
12. The neighbouring country that lie on the Western side of India is Pakistan.
13. (c) When elections are held on the basis of fraud and malpractices
14. Mawsynram
15. (a) The Long Walk to Freedom
16. Doab
17. (d) This practice was harmful for the forest tribes.
18. (c) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
19. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
20. (c) The Namami Gange Programme
21. The differences between the local time of a place and standard time are given below :
Local Time Standard Time
Local time is the time of a longitude at a particular place. The local time of the central longitude of a country,
assumed to be of the whole country, is termed as
standard time.
Local time within the country varies from one longitude to Standard time remains the same throughout the
another. country on all longitudes.
The longitudinal extent of India is 68°7’E to 97° 25’E. There is The local time of 82°30’E (India, Standard Meridian)
a corresponding time difference of one hour for every 15° of is Indian Standard Time (IST).
longitudinal difference. Due to this, the local times of the
Westernmost tip and Easternmost tip of India differ by almost
2 hours.
22. Democracy is based on consultation and discussion. A democratic decision always involves many
people, discussions and meetings.
When many people put their heads together, they are able to point out possible mistakes or
drawbacks in any decision. This process may be time-consuming, but it reduces the chances of rash
or irresponsible decisions. Thus, the lengthy process of taking decisions on any important issue in
democracy improves the quality of the decision.
Or People of non-democratic countries are worse off than people in democratic countries. They face the
following difficulties :
(i) They have no security of life. For example, in Chile, thousands of people were killed due to military
rulers.
(ii) People are not free to express their opinions. Criticising the government or rulers in a
non-democratic country would lead to severe punishments.
(iii) There is no freedom for the people either to elect their government or to be elected. Even if they find
any government or rulers not benefiting them or looking after their well-being, they cannot change
them.
23. Education is considered as an important input for the growth of society because it opens new
horizons. It develops life values and gives rise to new aspirations. It increases the national income as
well as the cultural richness and efficiency of people. This happens when educated people are able to
think in a rational way, they can find or develop new and better ways of employment. They are more
knowledgeable and think in different ways than uneducated people. They can take informed
decisions.
If skill based education i.e. vocational education is provided, it leads to ready employment and further
growth of society.
24. In order to survive, the pastoralists took the following steps:
(i) They had to judge how long the herds could stay in one area and know where could they find water
and pasture.
(ii) They needed to calculate the timing of their movements and ensure how they could move through
different territories.
(iii) They also had to develop a relationship with farmers on the way so that the herds could graze in
harvested fields and in turn manure the soil.
(iv) They had to combine a range of different activities like cultivation, trade and herding to make their
living.
Or Under the colonial rule, the lives of the pastoralists changed dramatically. Colonisation affected the
lives of pastoralists in the following ways :
(i) The grazing grounds of pastoralists shrank due to the forced plantations.
(ii) After the Forest Act, all the everyday practices of cutting wood for the houses, grazing cattle,
collecting fruits and roots, hunting and fishing became illegal for pastoralists.
(iii) Pastoralists Movement was regulated and they had to pay taxes for each animal for grazing.
25. The Constitution of a country is a set of written rules that are accepted by all people living together in a
country. The Indian Constitution is very long and detailed document. Main features of this Constitution
are as follows :
(i) The Constitution describes the institutional arrangements in a very legal language.
(ii) The Indian Constitution lays down a procedure for choosing persons to govern the country. It
defines who will have how much power to take which decisions.
(iii) The Indian Constitution needs to be amended quite regularly to keep it updated.
Or The Indian Constitution begins with the Preamble which depicts its basic values. It contains the
philosophy on which the entire Constitution has been built. This is very significant as:
(i) The Preamble is like a poem on democracy.
(ii) It is regarded as the soul of the Indian Constitution.
 (iii) It provides a standard to examine and evaluate any law and action of government to find out
whether it is good or bad.
26. (a) Education and skill of an individual are the major determinants of the earning of an individual in the
market.
(b) Women with meagre education and low skill are doing jobs mostly in unorganised sector. This
sector is characterised by irregular and low income. There is an absence of basic facilities like
maternity leave, child care and other social security systems. They have very meagre legal protection.
(c) Women with high education and skill are getting jobs in organised sector. The main jobs they are
getting, include jobs in teaching and medicine. Some women join in administrative services and
services that need high levels of scientific and technological competence.
27. The estimation of poverty or estimating poverty line is different for different countries. It is estimated by
determining the income or consumption levels. Both income and consumption level tell about a
minimum level necessary to fulfill the basic needs. The consumption level tells about the minimum
calorie requirements to lead a proper life. The income level tells about the minimum income needed to
sustain that consumption level. Therefore, the present methodology of poverty estimation is
appropriate.
Or The higher growth rates have helped significantly in the reduction of poverty. In the 1990s, India’s
economic growth was one of the fastest in the world. Economic growth widens opportunities and
provides the resources needed to invest in human development. Economic growth results in more
production which generates more employment and hence, income increases.
This also encourages people to send their children, including girls, to schools in the hope of getting
better economic returns from investing in education. Therefore, it is clear that there is a strong link
between economic growth and poverty reduction.
28. The President of India can declare three types of emergencies i.e. national, state and financial.
National Emergency It is caused by war, external aggression or armed rebellion in whole of India or a
part of its territory. In such emergency, Fundamental Rights of Indian citizen can be suspended.
State Emergency It is declared by the President due to break down of constitutional machinery in a
state.
Financial Emergency When the financial stability or credibility of India is threatened, then the
President of India may issue a proclamation of financial emergency.
29. The difference in the formation of Himalayan mountains is that they are formed by the folding process
due to collision of Indo-Australian and Eurasian plate. While, the Peninsular plateau is formed by
breaking up of Gondwana land and solidification of volcanic eruptions.
The Himalayan Region The Peninsular Plateau
(i) The Himalayas are made-up of sedimentary It contains igneous and metamorphic rocks.
rocks.
(ii) The Himalayan mountains form an unstable zone. It is considered to be one of the most stable land
blocks.
(iii) The Himalayas are the most recent land forms The Deccan plateau is one of the most ancient
and they are very steep. land masses and not very steep.

30. The difficulties that people face in non-democratic countries are as follows:
(i) In non-democratic countries, people do not have a right to elect their representatives as there are
no free and fair elections.
(ii) There is no freedom of rights such as freedom to form political institutions to put pressure on
government.
(iii) The rulers have complete freedom to act according to their wishes and disregarding the public
welfare.
(iv) Non-democratic countries may have military regime, citizens are completely denied of their rights.
(v) Non- democratic countries may not be having independent judiciary due to which law may not be
equal for everyone. There are more instances of injustice.
 Or Political institutions are very important for the proper functioning of the democracy. The need of such
institutions are summarised below as :
(i) They are needed to take decisions that are decided according to the needs of the people of a
country.
(ii) They are needed to implement the decisions properly i.e to see how the decisions are carried
forward.
(iii) Political institutions are also needed to see what is right and what is wrong in the country and to
formulate policies accordingly.
(iv) The institutions are needed to check that the assigned tasks are properly executed.
(v) Political institutions are also needed to solve or/and settle disputes between other institutions or
organisations.
31. In India, hunting of tigers and other wild animals became a game or source of entertainment for the
kings and nobles. But under British rule, the scale of hunting increased to such an extent that various
species became almost extinct. The reasons behind this condition are as follows :
(i) The British saw large animals as signs of a wild, primitive and savage society and believed that by
killing dangerous animals the British would civilise India.
(ii) They gave rewards for the killing of tigers, wolves and other large animals on the grounds that they
posed a threat to cultivators.
(iii) Killing of wild beasts, specially carnivores would also make it easy for the wood cutters to cut trees
and clear the forests, so they encouraged it.
(iv) Over 80,000 tigers, 150,000 leopards and 200,000 wolves were killed for reward in the period
1875-1925.
(v) Certain areas of forests were reserved for hunting that was done by British officials and nobles.
32. (a) Before the late nineteenth century, African pastoralists could move over vast areas in search of
partners, when the past time were exhausted they could move to other place.
(b) From the late nineteenth century, the Colonial government began imposing various restrictions on
their mobility. They were forced to live within the limited area of special reserves. They were not
allowed to move out with their cattle without special permits. Those who disobeyed the law were
strictly punished.
(c) White settlers and Euroapean colonists were prohileited saw pastoralists as dangerous and
savage. Pastoralists were not allowed to enter the markets and were prohibited from participating in
any form of trade. But, cutting off all links was really not possible as the white colonists needed the
black labour to work in mines and building roads and towns.
33. The river Brahmaputra rises in Tibet, East of Mansarovar lake. The river flows Eastwards parallel to the
Himalayan mountain ranges and falls into the Bay of Bengal. The river enters India through Arunachal
Pradesh where it takes a ‘U ' turn from Namcha Barwa.
In Tibet, the river carries a smaller volume of water. Tibet is a cold area and gets very little rainfall, so
the amount of water and silt is less. But as it enters India, it is joined by tributaries like Dihang, Dibang
and Lohit. These tributaries add great volume of water to the river. In India, the place from where
Brahmaputra flows recieve heavy rainfall, so lots of rain water along with silt enters the river. This
causes annual flooding of the river leading to widespread devastation.
34. The inter-state disparities present a mix picture of poverty in India. Some states are still facing the
challenge of extreme poverty. Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha are five
most poverty stricken states in India. Bihar and Odisha are facing 30-33% poverty ratio, here rural-
urban poverty is also high. Some states have shown a decline in the poverty ratio. These are Kerala,
Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal. Punjab and Haryana
are prosperous and have low poverty ratio due to agricultural revolution. Kerala has been able to
reduce its poverty rate by developing its human resource. Government measures like strengthening
the public distribution system have reduced the poverty rate in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
 Or The global poverty scenario shows vast regional differences. Though extreme poverty in the world has
reduced from 43% to 22% in 2008 but in many regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, poverty has increased.
The disintegrated parts of Russia that formed countries also shows resurface of poverty. In Socialist
Russia, poverty was non-existent but later poverty has resurfaced in some socialist countries.
In South-East Asia (Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Phillipines) and China, poverty has declined
to a large extent. But in South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka),
poverty has declined only marginally.
In Latin America, there has not been any significant decline in poverty, since the past 35 years. Thus,
the global poverty scenario shows vast regional differences.
35. (a) The answer map is given below :

(a) (i) Nantes

(a) (ii)
Marseilles

(b) The answer map is given below :

(b) (vi) Dachigam

Wildlife Sanctuary

(b) (iii)
Sariska

(b) (ii) Garo-

(b)(v)
Khasi-Jaintia
Jodhpur
(b) iv Mangrove
Forests

(b) (i)
Kaveri River