MID TERM TEST- DEC 2021

MAXIMUM MARKS : 40 TIME:1.30 HOUR

CLASS:IX SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

SECTION A 8X1=8

1. Our country is divided into

(a) 500 constituencies (b) 543 constituencies
(c) 550 constituencies (d) 552 constituencies

2. Which one of the following statement about the President is wrong?

(a) He is the head of the state. (b) He is the highest formal authority in the country.
(c) He exercises only nominal powers. (d) He is elected directly by the people..

3. The successor of Lenin was

(a) Stalin (b) Kerensky (c) Trotskii (d) Louis Blance

4. The country that dropped atom bomb on Hiroshima in Japan was

(a) France (b) America (c) Germany (d) Britain.

5.Which canal shortened the distance between India and Europe?

(a) Suez canal (b) Gobind Sagar canal

(c) Chilika lake (d) All the above.

6. Which of the following is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all the children in
the age group of 6-14 years?

a)Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan b) Navodaya Vidyalaya

c) Mid-day meal d) Sainik School

7.Name the states which has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?

(a) Punjab, Haryana (b) Bihar, Jharkhand

(c) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh (d) None of these

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8.Which organisation carries out survey for determining the poverty line?

(a) NSSO (b) PMRY (c) PMGY (d) None of these

SECTION B 6X3 =18

9.What do you know about ‘Nazi schooling’ ?

(OR)
Explain the main demands of “April Theses”.

10.What is the ‘Model code of Conduct’ for election campaign?

11.Why is the Prime Minister in India not directly elected by the people? Choose the most appropriate

answer and give reasons for your choice.

12.What was the National Food for Work Programme?

(OR)

What is the role of education in human capital formation?

13.What do you know about the size of India?

14.How is poverty viewed by social scientists?

SECTION C 2X5 =10

15. Why is there a need for political institutions?

(OR)
Explain any five conditions for free and fair elections.
16.What is the difference between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment?
(OR)
Mention some anti poverty programme undertaken by the government.

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17.On the given outline river map of India, identify the locations with the help of specified rivers
A&B

18. On the outline map of world, locate and label the countries A & B.