PERIODIC TEST : I (2021-22)

Std. : IX Subject : SOCIAL SCIENCE Marks : 50

Roll No : ……… Date : 28.07.2021 Time : 2 hrs

SECTION - A

I. MCQ : 8
1. What was Tithes?
A. A tax levied by the Church
B. Tax by the state
C. Tax by the Monarch
D. None

2. Which of these books was written by John Locke?

A. The spirit of the laws
B. Two treatises on Government
C. The social contract
D. All

3. How were the rulers of Myanmar elected?

A. Dictatorship
B. By the people
C. Those who happened to be in control of the army became the rulers
D. Monarchy
4. Who among the following was not the member of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) T.T. Krishnamachari
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

5. From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh the time lag is?

(a) 2 hrs 35 min
(b) 2 hrs 10 min
(c) 2 hrs
(d) 2 hrs 15 min

6. Which geographical feature bounds India’s mainland south of 22°N latitude?

(i)Western Ghats and eastern ghats
(ii) Plateaus
(iii) Desert
(iv) Ocean

7. Finance raised to operate a business is called-------

(a) labour
(b) enterprise
(c) land
(d) capital

8. The Green Revolution introduced the farmers to------

(a) cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of green vegetables
(c) cultivation of sugar cane
(d) cultivation of forests
 SECTION - B

1. The apartheid system was particularly oppressive for the blacks.”

Justify by giving three reasons. 3

2. Ideas of liberty and democratic rights were the most important legacy of the French Revolution”.
Explain the statement in the light of French Revolution. 3

3. How is democracy better than other forms of government? 3

4. "Our country has cultural linkage with entire Asian countries through tha ages" Explain the
statement. 3

5. Where are evergreen forests found in India? Name any two regions. Give any two characteristics
of these forests. 3

6. How can we grow more on the same piece of land? Explain. 3

SECTION - C

1. What are the drawbacks of a democracy. 5

2. What were the main causes of the French Revolution of1789? 5
3. Name any four non-farm activities practised in palampur. Give a brief description of these four. 5
4. Why is biodiversity necessary? Why should it be conserved? Explain. 5
 SECTION - D
Map work. 2
A) Locate and label the following items on the given map with appropriate symbols.
(i) A Port of France related to Slave Trade
(ii) The port of France enriched due to Slave Trade
B) Locate and label the following items on the given map with appropriate symbols. 2

1) Tropical deciduous forests

2) Dudhwa national park/kaziranga national park