HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

WORKSHEET 1

SOCIAL SCIENCE

CLASS IX (2022-2023)

HISTORY

I. Answer the following questions:

1. In which year did French Revolution take place?____________________

2. Which estate of the French society paid all the taxes? ________________

3. Who was the French philosopher who said that there is social contract between the ruler and the
people?___________________________

4.Name the three estates. ___________________________________________.

5.On which date the agitated public stormed the prison of Bastille?_________________

6.Who was the editor of the paper called AMI DUE PEUPLE? ______________________

7.What does a SECPTRE stand for? ____________________________

8. What was the name of the assembly which was called in France in 1792?________________

9.Name the greatest conqueror of France._______________________

10. Name the battle in which Napolean was defeated. And what was the
year?_______________________________________________

11. Name the event which gave the world the ideas of LIBERTY, FREEDOM &
EQUALITY._________________

12.Louis 16th belonged to the _____________________________ family of France.

13.Tithe was collected from the French peasants by___________________.

14.___________________ introduced REIGN OF TERROR IN FRANCE.

15. Who was crowned as the French emperor in 1804?___________________________.

16.The Bastille was hated in France because : (a) It was a fortess prison. (b) It stood for despotic
power. __________________

17.The term old regime (France) refers to ___________________________

18.Who wrote social contract?____________________________

19.Which theory was proposed by Montesquieu?___________________________

20.Marseillaise is the ________________________ of France.

II. Evaluate the importance of following years in concern with French Revolution:

(a) 1774
(b) 1789
(c) 1791
(d) 1804
(e) 1815

III. Mark the following important places of French Revolution on an outline map of France:

(a) A fortress prison stormed by the prison of 1789.

(b) Port of France related to slave trade.
(c) North-Western Region of France not affected by great fear.
(d) The place where French Revolution occurred.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

1. Give any one merit and one demerit of democracy.

2. Why modern democracies are representative democracies?
3. Democracy is not a magical solution to all the problems. Do you agree? Explain with any
three arguments.
4. Distinguish between democratic and non-democratic regimes. Give five differences.
5. Why China cannot be called a democracy? Give reasons.
6. Define democracy and state its four features.
7. What steps have been taken by President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to remain in power?
8. How is the right to vote granted in a democracy? In which countries, even today, there is
denial of equal right to vote?
9. How democracy allows us to correct our own mistakes?
10. How does democracy enhance the dignity of citizens?
 HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
WORKSHEET II
SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS IX (2022-23)
GEOGRAPHY

I. Prepare disaster management project on the topic ‘SPECIFIC HAZARDS AND MITIGATION’
(Subject Enrichment Activity I) - 5 marks. (Individual project)
II. Prepare Art Integration Project (PPT) on Sikkim (Subject Enrichment Activity II) - 5 marks.
(Group project)
III. Answer the following questions-
1. Which water bodies separate Sri Lanka from India? 1
2. How did India benefit from Suez Canal? 1
3. Name four western coastal states from south to north. 2
4. What is India’s latitudinal extent and longitudinal extent? What is the total area of India? 3
5. What is India’s Standard Meridian? 1
6. Name six countries that are part of Indian sub-continent. 3
7. Local time difference between a place in Gujarat and North-East is 2 hours. Give reason. 3
8. Which two island countries are India’s neighbourers? 1
9. What separates Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia? 1
10. Through which city of Uttar Pradesh does the standard meridian of India pass? 1

ECONOMICS
Answer the following questions-

1. What was the main reason behind growth of three different crops in a year in Palampur?
1
2. Why did non-farming activities develop in the village of Palampur? Name the non-farm
activities of Palampur. (1+2=3)
3. A large surplus means multiple benefits for farmers. Mention any three benefits. 3
4. Why was the Green Revolution technology adopted? 1
5. What is production? Name and briefly explain different factors of production. (1+4=5)
6. Who are agricultural labourers? 1
7. Which area in India first witnessed Green Revolution? 1
8. How modern farming methods have led to loss of soil fertility? 3
9. What are the various methods by which productivity from a given piece of land can be
enhanced? 3
10. Write any two difficulties faced by landless farmers & small farmers due to lack of
capital. 2