NEW HORIZON SCHOLARS SCHOOL (AIROLI)

Term I Exam
Subject: Social science
Name: ______________________
Grade: IX Roll No: ____
Time: 90mins Marks: 40

General instructions:
1. The question paper contains 4 sections
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions.
4. Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions.
5. Section D has 2 map based questions. Attempt both the questions.
6. All questions carry equal marks (0.8 marks)
7. There is NO negative marking.
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SECTION A
(Attempt ANY 20 out of 24 questions)
1. Which period is referred to as the ‘Reign of Terror’?
a. 1791-1792 b. 1790-1791
c. 1793-1794 d. 1792-1793

2. The third estate comprised of ……?

a. Poor servants, landless labourers and small servants
b. Peasants and Artisans
c. Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc
d. All of the above
3. Members of Jacobin club were known as?
a. Conservatives b. Revolutionaries
c. Terrorists d. Sans-Culottes
4. The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the Greek word -
a. Democracia b. Demokratia
c. Demos d. Kratia
5. Who helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their independence from Britain?
a. Louis XVI b. Napoleon Bonaparte
c. Louis XIV d. Louis XV
6. In the context to the area, what is the position of India in the world?
a. Fifth b. Third
c. Second d. Seventh
7. Name the imaginary line in India along which time is taken as Standard Time.
a. Equator b. Standard Meridian
c. Tropic of cancer d. Tropic of Capricorn
8. In which year did Indira Gandhi point submerged underwater due to Tsunami?
a. 2014 b. 2004
c. 1994 d. 1984
9. What is the length of Indian coastline?
a. 81,566 kms b. 7,817.6 kms
c. 75,643 kms d. 7,516.6 kms
10. A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as …………
a. Coast b. Island
c. Peninsula d. None of the above
11. In which year was slavery finally abolished in French colonies?
a. 1846 b. 1847
c. 1848 d. 1850
12. Who has given the definition of democracy, “It is of the people, for the people, by
the people.”?
a. Adam Smith b. Aristotle
c. Herodotus d. Abraham Lincoln
13. On what basis the system of apartheid divided people?
a. Caste b. Financial status
c. Skin colour d. Income
14. Who among the following sought to refute the doctrine of divine and absolute right
of the monarch?
a. Locke b. Jean Jacques Rousseau
c. Aristotle d. Plato
15. Who appoints the president of China?
a. People b. UNO
c. National People’s Congress. d. Monarch
16. Which of these is a non-democratic country?
a. USA b. Africa
c. India d. Pakistan
17. What was the contribution of Sardar Vallabhai Patel just after independence?
a. Framing reservation policy
b. Introducing rights and duties
c. Formation of union territories
d. Integration of the Indian princely states
18. Which of the following states of India share an international boundary
a. Haryana b. Jharkhand
c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttarakhand
19. The western coastal strip, South of Goa is referred to as:
a. Coromandel b. Konkan
c. Kannad d. Northern Circar
20. Name the only active volcano in India
a. Majuli island b. Barren island
c. Venadu island d. Kutch island
21. Which non-farming activity is common in Palampur?
a. Dairy farming b. Planting seeds
c. Harvesting d. Winnowing
22. Raw material and money in hand are examples of:
a. Fixed capital b. Working capital
c. Physical capital d. Human capital
23. Tertiary sector of economy includes:
a. Tourism b. Forestry
c. Quarrying d. Agriculture
24. Multiple cropping refers to:
a. Cultivation of wheat and rice.
b. Cultivation of two crops in alternate rows.
c. Cultivating more than one crop on the same field in a year.
d. Cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same land.

SECTION B
(Attempt Any 18 questions out of 22)
25. Study the picture given below and identify the person.

a. Maximilian Robespierre b. Jacob Marshals

c. Napoleon Bonaparte d. Lafayette
26. Women were disappointed by the constitution of 1791 because:
a. They were classed as inactive citizens.
b. They were classed as passive citizens.
c. They were Separated from the National Assembly.
d. None of the above.
27. Arrange the following in a chronological order:
i. Napoleon was defeated in battle of Waterloo
ii. Napoleon becomes the emperor of France, annexes large parts of Europe.
iii. Louis XVI becomes King of France, Faces empty treasury and growing discontent
within society of old regime.
iv. A constitution is framed to limit the powers of the King and to guarantee basic rights
to all human beings.
a. (iv)-(i)-(iii)-(ii) b. (i)-(iv)-(iii)-(ii)
c. (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(iii) d. (iii)-(iv)-(ii)-(i)
28. Which one of the following terms is not there in the preamble of the
Indian constitution?
a. Sovereign b. Democratic
c. Gandhian d. Republic
29. Naina hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India.
Identify the country.
a. Bhutan b. Tajikistan
c. Bangladesh d. Nepal
30. If you want to visit Lakshadweep during your winter holidays, which water
body would you have to cross?
a. Baltic Sea b. Arabian Sea
c. Red Sea d. Andaman Sea
31. Which of these is a feature which Mahatma Gandhi visualized in India of
his dreams?
a. Alcohol free India.
b. Elimination of inequality in India of his dreams.
c. Free movement of all individuals.
d. Reservation for lower section of the society.
32. Which one of the following Is the National anthem of France?
a. Roget de l’isle b. Marseilles
c. Vande matram d. Le universal
33. Who among the following was not a member of the constituent assembly?
a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Rajendra Prasad
c. T.T Krishnamachari d. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
34. Who drafted the constitution for India in 1928?
a. Only Motilal Nehru
b. Dr. B.R Ambedkar
c. Motilal Nehru and eight other congress leaders
d. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
35. When students are allowed to speak in class, what kind of situation is it?
a. Monarchy b. Anarchy
c. Democratic d. Authoritarian
36. Nelson Mandela was in prison for …………
a. 26 years b. 28 years
c. 25 years d. 32 years
37. Choose the correct option from column A and B
Column A Column B
a. 5th May 1789 i. Storming of Bastille
b. 4th August 1789 ii. Estates general meeting
c. 1946 iii. Women in France won the right to vote
d. 21st January 1792 iv. Louis XVI was Executed

38. In which year Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned himself as the Emperor of France?
a. 1791 b. 1806
c. 1805 d. 1792
39. Which is the smallest state of India area wise?
a. Sikkim b. Mizoram
c. Goa d. Tripura
40. Study the picture and Identify in which of the sector the activity belongs to:

a. Service sector b. Primary sector

c. Manufacturing sector d. Secondary sector
41. Navodaya Vidyalayas have been started for which kind of school children?
a. Children with special needs
b. Talented children in urban areas
c. Talented children of rural areas
d. Highly intelligent students
42. Infant mortality rate is the death of a child under
a. Two year b. One year
c. Four years d. Five year
43. What is the eastern most longitude Of India?
a. 97o 25’N b. 97o 25’E
c. 97 25’W
o d. 97o 25’S
- For question number 44,45 & 46 two statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A)
and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to the question from the
options (a),(b),(c) and (d) as given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R Is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
44. Assertion (A): India is a Vast country.
Reasoning(R): The Tropic of Cancer (23°30'N) divides the country into almost
equal parts.
45. Assertion (A): As far back as in 1928, Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress
leaders drafted a constitution for India.
Reasoning(R): The oppressor and the oppressed in this new democracy were planning
to live together as equals.
46. Assertion (A): Countries like Japan, have invested in Human Resources
Reasoning (R): Japan has abundant quantity of natural resources.
 SECTION C
(Attempt any 10 questions out of 12)
Read the text given below and answer the following questions:
Source A - The Outbreak of the Revolution: The representatives of the third estate viewed
themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation. On 20 June they assembled in the
hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. They declared themselves a
National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France
that would limit the powers of the monarch. They were led by Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes.
Source B - Did Women have a Revolution?: About sixty women’s clubs came up in
different French cities. The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women was the most
famous of them. One of their main demands was that women enjoy the same political
rights as men. Women were disappointed that the Constitution of 1791 reduced them to
passive citizens. They demanded the right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly and to hold
political office. Only then, they felt, would their interests be represented in the new
government.
Source C - The Abolition of Slavery: The colonies in the Caribbean - Martinique,
Guadeloupe and San Domingo - were important suppliers of commodities such as tobacco,
indigo, sugar and coffee. But the reluctance of Europeans to go and work in distant and
unfamiliar lands meant a shortage of labour on the plantations. So this was met by a
triangular slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas. The slave trade began in
the seventeenth century.
47. The French society was divided into:
(a) 2 Estate (b) 3 Estate
(c) 4 Estate (d) 5 Estate
48. Women had revolution because their
(a) Wages were lower than men (b) Freedom speech
(c) Equality and Justice (d) None of These
49. How many women’s club came up in French Societies?
(a) Fifty (b) Sixty
(c) Seventy (d)Eighty
50. What were the problems of women which they wanted to solve through
representation in government ?
(a) Most women did not have access to education or job training.
(b) Their wages were lower than the men
(c) Both
(d) None of these
51. The slave trade began in____ century.
(a) Fifteenth (b) Sixteenth
(c) Eighteenth (d) None of these
52. The triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and …
(a) Asia (b) India
(c) Africa (d) Australia
Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
The Ganga Plain extends between Ghaggar and Teesta rivers. It is spread over the states of
North India, Haryana, Delhi, U.P, Bihar, partly Jharkhand and West Bengal to its East,
particularly in Assam lies the Brahmaputra plain. The northern plains are generally
described as flat land with no variations in its relief. It is not true. These vast plains also
have diverse relief features. According to the variations in relief features, the Northern
plains can be divided into four regions. The rivers, after descending from the mountains,
deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width lying parallel to the slopes of
the Shiwaliks. It is known as bhabar. All the streams disappear in this bhabar belt. South of
this belt, the streams and rivers re- emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region
known as terai. This was a thickly forested region full of wildlife. The forests have been
cleared to create agricultural land and to settle migrants from Pakistan after partition.
Dudhwa National Park is in this region.
53. The Ganga plain extends between which two rivers?
(a). Jhelum and Sutlej (b). Ganga and Yamuna
(c). Ghaggar and Teesta (d). Gomati and Krishna
54. what is the myth about Northern plains?
(a) Rough land with lot of variations in its relief.
(b) Flat land with slight variations in its relief.
(c) Rough land with no variations in its relief.
(d) Flat land with no variations in its relief.
55. ..………is a belt of pebbles extending from 8-16 km in width.
(a) Bhabar (b) Bhangar
(c) Khadar (d) Terai
56. The Northern Plains have been formed by the interplay of the three major
river systems, with their tributaries:
(a) The Ganga, the Yamuna and the Krishna
(b) The Ganga, the Yamuna and the Brahmaputra
(c) The Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra
(d) The Ganga, the Yamuna and the Indus
57. What is the width of the bhabhar?
(a) 8 to 19 kms (b) 8 to 16 kms
(c) 16 to 30 kms (d) 8 to 26 kms
58. The streams and rivers re- emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region
known as …………
(a) Bhabar (b) Bhangar
(c) Khadar (d) Terai
 SECTION D
(Attempt both Map based questions)
59. Study the given map of France and answer the following MCQ:

Identify the marked part of France related to slave trade:

a. Bordeaux b. Paris
c. Nantes d. Marseilles
60. Study the given map of India and answer the following MCQ:

This triangular landmass lies to the south of which river?

a. Kaveri b. Narmada
c. Betwa d. Chambal