KENDRI YAVI DYALAYA SANGATHAN BHUBANESWARREGI ON

SESSIONENDI NGEXAM
CLASS-IX SUB- SOCIALSCIENCE
TIME-3Hour s. Maximum Mar ks-80
GeneralInstructi
ons-
1. Thisquest i
on papercompr i
sesoff i
v e secti
ons-A,B, C,D,
E.there are 32
questi
onsi nthequest i
onpaper.Allquesti
onsar ecompulsory.
2.SectionA-Quest i
onno.1t o16ar eObjectiveTypeQuest i
onsof1mar keach.
3.Secti
onB-Quest ionno.17t o22ar eShor tAnswerTy peQuest i
ons,carryi
ng3
markseach.Answert oeachquest i
onshoul dnotexceed80wor ds.
4.SectionC-Quest i
onno.23t o26ar eSour ceBasedQuest ions,carr
ying4mar ks
each.
5.SectionD- Quest i
onno.27t o31ar eLongAnswerTy peQuest i
ons,carryi
ng5
markseach.Answert oeachquesti
onshoul dnotexceed120wor ds.
6.Secti
onE-Quest i
onno.32 isMapBasedQuest ion,carryi
ng5mar kswithtwo
part
s,32.1f r
om history(2marks)and32. 2from geography(3mar ks).

SECTI
ON–A

Q1.Whor uledRussi aandi t

sempi rein1914? [
1]
a.TsarLoui sXVI . b.TsarNi chol asI I
c.TsarNi cholasI I
I d.TsarNi chol asI
Q2.LouisXVIbel ongedt o [
1]
a.Tudordy nasty. b.Capet iandy nasty
c.Bourbondy nast y. d.Noneoft heabov e
Q3._____ _
__ __wast hesy mbol ofNazi par t
y ? [
1]
Q4.Thewor dMonsoonhasbeender ivedf r
om theAr abicwor d‘Mausim’which
means [ 1]
a.Cl i
mat i
ccondi t
ion b.weat hercondi ti
on
c.Season d.Cl i
mat icchanges
Q5.Whi cht ypeofv egetationgr owsi ntheSandysoi lofthedesert? [
1]
a.Coniferoust rees b.Gr assl ands
c.Cactusandt hor nybushes d.Noneoft hese
Q6.Whati smeantbyUni v ersal Adultfranchi se? [1]
a.Righttov ot
et owomen b.Ri ghtt ov otetopropertyowners
c.Righttov otet onon- whi t
es d.Ri ghtt ov otetoalladult
s
Q7.Allofusshoul dbehav easi fwear emember softhesamef ami l
y,nooneshould
tr
eataf ell
ow citizenasi nfer ior.Thi sdef i
nesawor dgi veninthepr eambleofour
constit
utionwhi chi s———————. [
1]
a.Secul ar b.Fr aterni ty
c.Sov ereignty d.Republ ic
Q8.Filli
nt heblanks- [
1]
InIndiaLokSabhaand Vi dhanSabhael ecti
onsar eheldregularlyaft
erevery
—————-y ear s
Q9.Whi choft hef ollowingi nst i
tuti
oncanmakechangest otheexistingl
awoft he
countr
y ?
a.TheSupr emeCour t
. b.ThePr i
meMi ni
ster
c.ThePar li
ament d.ThePr esident [1]
Q10.Forhowl ongcant heRaj y
aSabhadel ayamoneybi ll
? [
1]
a.20day s b.15day s
c.14day s d.30day s
Q11.Mul ti
plecr oppi ngmeansgr owi ng_ _
__ ___
_ [1]
a.Onl ytwocr ops b.Onlyt hreecr ops
c.Onl yfourcr ops d.Mor et hanonecr op
Q12.Gr eenRev ol utionisrelat
edt o
a.Mi l
kpr oduct ion b.Fi shproduct ion [1]
c.Oilproduct ion d.Noneoft hese
Q13.Whi choft hef oll
owingact i
v i
tyisr el
at edtopr i
marysect or? [1]
a.Tour i
sm b.Forestry
c.Manuf actur i
ng d.Communi cati
on
Q14.InfantMor t
al i
tyRat eisthedeat hofachi ldunder [
1]
a.Oney ear b.Twoy ear s
c.Threey ear s d.Foury ears
Q15.Pr i
me Mi nist erRozgarYoj anawasst artedintheyear_ _
____ [1]
a.1990 b.1991
c.1992 d.1993
Q16.Statewhet hert hefoll
owingst atementi sTr ueorFal
se. [1]
A common met hod used t o measur e pov ert
yi s based on t he income or
consumpt ionl ev els.

SECTI
ON–B

Q17.Listthreedifferencesbet weenBol sheviksandMenshev iks. [

3]
Q18.’
Thepeacet reat yofVer sail
l
eswi t
hAl l
ieswasahar shandhumi li
atingpeace’
.
Expl
ainthisstatement . [3]
Or
Whatwast heideologyoft heNazi sregardingt heJews?
Q19.WhydoweneedSt andar dMer i
dianforI ndia?Expl
ain. [
3]
Q20.Whati sMonsoon?Expl aintheTerm Bur stofMonsoon? [
3]
Q21.Ment ionanyt hreechar acter
isti
csoft heIndianConstit
uti
on? [
3]
Q22.Wr i
teanyt hreedi ff
erencesbet weenLokSabhaandRaj yaSabha. [3]
SECTI ON–C

Q23. Read t he sour ce gi v en bel ow and answer t he quest ions-

[
1x 4=4]
In1774,LouisXVIascendedt het hr
oneofFr ance.Hewas20y earsoldand
mar riedtotheAust r
ianprincessMar i
eAnt oinet
te.Thenew kingfoundanempt y
treasury.Longyearsofwarhaddr ainedthef i
nancialresour
cesofFrance.Addedto
thiswast hecostofmai ntaini
nganext rav
agantcour tatthei
mmensepal aceof
Ver sail
l
es.UnderLoui sXVI,Francehel pedt hethirt
eenAmer i
cancoloniestogain
thei
ri ndependencef rom t hecommonenemy ,Br it
ai n.Thewaraddedmor et hana
bil
li
onl ivrest oadebtt hathadal readyr isent omor et han2bi ll
ionl ivres.Lender s
whogav et hest at ecr edi t,
nowbegant ochar ge10percenti nterestonl oans.Sot he
Frenchgov ernmentwasobl igedt ospendani ncreasi ngper cent ageofi tsbudgeton
i
nterestpay ment s al one.To meeti t
sr egul arexpenses,such as t he costof
maintaininganar my , thecour t, r
unni nggov ernmentof fi
cesoruni ver siti
es, thest ate
wasf orcedt oi ncreaset axes.Fr enchsoci etyi nt heei ghteent hcent ur ywasdi vi
ded
i
ntot hreeest ates, andonl ymember soft het hirdest at epai dt axes.Thesoci etywas
partoft hef eudalsy st em t hatdat edbackt ot hemi ddl eages.Thet er m Ol dRegi me
i
susual lyusedt odescr i
bet hesoci etyandi nstit
ut i
onsofFr ancebef or e1789.
Thepopul ationofFr ancer osef rom about23mi l
li
oni n1715t o28mi l
lioni n1789.
Thisledt or apidi ncr easei nt hedemandf orf oodgr ains.Pr oduct ionofgr ai
nscoul d
notkeeppacewi tht hedemand.Sot hepr iceofbr eadwhi chwast hest apl edietof
themaj or ityr oser apidl y.Mostwor ker swer eempl oy edasl abour ersi nwor kshops
whoseownerf ixedt hei rwages.Butwagesdi dnotkeeppacewi tht her i
sei npr ices.
Sot hegapbet weent hepoorandt her i
chwi dened.Thi ngsbecamewor sewhenhai l
andsev er ewi nterr educedt hehar v est .Thisl edt osubsi stencecr i
si s.
Answert hef ol l
owi ngMCQsbychoosi ngthemostappr opriateopt ion-
Q23. I
.Whi choft hef ol lowingi scor rectr egar dingt hesubsi st encecr isis?
a.Pr i
ceofbr eadr oser apidly.
b.Pr oduct i
onofgr ainscoul dn’ tkeeppacewi tht hegr owingdemand.
c.Thi ngsbecamewor stduet oasev erewi nt erwhi chr educedt hehar vest .
d.Al loft heabov e
Q23.I I
.Underwhi chr ul erFr ancehel ped13Amer i
cancol oni es?
a.Loui sXX. b.Loui sXI V.
c.Loui sXVI . d.Loui sXVI I
Q23.I I
I.Soci et yofFr ancebef ore1789wasknownas_ _____
a.NewRegi me. b.OldRegi me
c.Mi ddleRegi me d.Noneoft hese
Q23.I V.Ident i
fyt hecauseofempt yt reasur yatt het imeofLoui sXVI
a.Longy ear sofdr ought b.l esspr oduct ionoff oodgr ains
c.Rapi di ncr easei nt hedemandf orf oodgr ains d.Longy ear sofwar

Q24.Readt hesour cegi v enandanswert hequest ions- [1x4=4]

TheNor t
hernPl ai
nhasbeenf ormedbyt hei nterplayofthet hreemaj orriversy stems,
namel y–theI ndus, theGangaandt heBrahmaput raalongwi tht heirtri
but ari
es.Thi s
plai
ni sformedofal luvi
alsoi l
.Thedeposi tionofal luvi
um inav astbasi nly i
ngatt he
foothi
llsoft heHi mal ayaov ermill
ionsofy ear s,formedt hisf erti
l
epl ain.I tspreads
overanar eaof7l akhsq.km.Thepl ainbei ngabout2400Km l ongand240t o320
Km br oad,isadensel ypopul at
edphy siographi cdi vi
sion.Wi thar i
chsoi lcov er
combi nedwi thadequat ewat ersuppl yandf av ourable cli
mat ei tisagr i
culturall
ya
veryproductivepar tofIndi a
TheNor t
hernPl aini sbr oadlydivi
dedi ntot hreesect i
ons.TheWest ernpar toft he
NorthernPl aini sref er
redt oast hePunj abPl ai
ns.For medbyt heI ndusandi ts
tri
butari
es,t he largerpar toft his plainl ies i n Pakistan.The I ndus and i ts
tri
butari
es–theJhel um, t
heChenab, t
heRav i
,theBeasandt heSat l
ujor igi
nat eint he
Himal ay a.Thi ssect ionoft hepl aini sdomi natedbyt hedoabs.
TheGangaPl ainext endsbet weenGhaggarandTeest ar ivers.I tisspr eadov ert he
statesofNor thI ndia,Har yana,Del hi ,U. P.,Bihar ,par tl
yJhar khandandWestBengal .
Toi tsEast ,par ticul arlyi nAssam l iest heBr ahmaput r
aPl ai n.
TheNor t her nPl ai nsar egener all
ydescr i
bedasf latlandwi thnov ariati
onsi ni ts
reli
ef.Iti snott rue.Thesev astpl ainsal sohav edi verser elieff eat ures.Accor dingt o
thev ariat ionsi nr elieff eat ur es,theNor t
her nPl ainscanbedi videdi ntof ourr egions.
Ther iver s, af terdescendi ngf rom themount ainsdeposi tpebbl esi nanar rowbel tof
about8t o16km i nwi dthl y ingpar allelt othesl opesoft heShi wal iks.Iti sknownas
Bhabar .Al lt hest reamsdi sappeari nt hisBhabarbel t
.Sout hoft hisbel t,thest r
eams
andr iver sr e-emer geandcr eat eawet ,swampyandmar shyr egi onknownasTer ai
.
Thiswasat hi ckl yf orest edr egionf ul lofwi l
dlife.Thef or est shav ebeencl ear edt o
createagr icultur al landandt oset tl
emi grant sfrom Paki st anaf terpar t i
tion.
Q24. I)Thenor ther npl ainhasbeenf or medbyt hei nt er
playoft het hr eemaj orrivers
namel y__ __ _
a.Godav ar i, Ganga, Nar mada
b.I ndus, Ganga, Br ahmaput ra
c.Jhel um, Chenab, Rav i
d.Nar mada,Tapi ,Sabar mat i
Q24. II
)I dent i
fyt hei ncor rectpai r.
a.Khadar: Thesoi lint hisr egioni sr enewedev eryy earandi st hushi ghlyf ert
ile.
b.Bhangar: Iti st hel argestpar toft henor ther npl ai
nandi tiscomposedoft he
oldest all
uv i
al soi l.
c.Ter ai:I nt hisr egion,t hest r
eamsr e-appearandmakesawet,swampyand
mar shyr egi on.
d.Bhabar :Thi sr egi onl iest owar dst hesout hoft heTer ai bel t.
Q24. II
I)Whi chr iveri sanexampl eofHi malay anr i
ver?
a.Br ahmaput ra b.Ganga.c.I ndus d.Al loft hese.
Q24. IV)Mat cht hef ollowi ng
GroupA Gr oupB
a.Punj abPl ai ns 1.For mst hesout her npar toft henor ther npl ain
b.TheGangaPl ain 2.For mst hewest ernpar toft henor ther npl ain
3.bet weent her iverGhaggarandTeest a.
A.a- 2, b-3
B.a- 2, b-1
C.a-3, b-1
D.a- 3, b-2

Q25.St
udyt
hef
oll
owi
nggr
aphandanswert
hequest
ions- [
1x4=4]
Answert hefoll
owi ngquest i
ons- 
Q25.I
)  
Identi
fyt hreest ateswher ethe pover
tyrat
ioi
shighest.
 
  
a.Bihar, Assam, Gujarat 
 
  
b.Bihar, Odisha, Assam
 
  
c.Hary ana,Odi sha,Assam
 
  
d.Odisha, Kerala,Bihar
Q25.I
I) 
 I
dent i
fyt hreest ateswher epov er
ty 
rat
ioi
slowest.
 
  
 a.Kerala,Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 
 
  
 b.Kerala,WestBengal ,Odi sha 
 
  
 c.Himachal Pr adesh, Bihar,Assam 
d.Madhy aPr adesh, Guj arat
,Odisha 
Q25.I
II
)Namet het wopoor eststatesofIndi
a.

Q25.
IV)Whati
sthemai
nreasonofpov
ert
yinI
ndi
a?

Q26. Readt
hesour
cegi
venbel
owandanswert
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ions- [
1x4=4]

Rul
eofl
awandrespectforri
ghts-
Zi
mbabweatt
ainedindependencefr
om Whi
temi
nor
it
yrul
ein1980.Si
nce
t
hent
hecount
ryhasbeenr
uledbyZANU-
PF,t
hepar
tyt
hatl
edt
hef
reedom
st
ruggl
e.I
tsl
eader
,Rober
tMugabe,r
uledt
hecount
rysi
ncei
ndependence.
El
ect
ionswer
ehel
dregul
arl
yandal
way
swonbyZANU-
PF.Pr
esi
dentMugabe
waspopul
arbutal
sousedunf
airpr
act
icesi
nel
ect
ions.Ov
ert
hey
ear
shi
s
gov
ernmentchangedt
heconst
it
uti
onsev
eralt
imest
oincr
easet
hepower
sof
t
hePr
esi
dentandmakehi
mlessaccount
abl
e.Opposi
ti
onpar
tywor
ker
swer
e
har
assed and t
hei
r meet
ings wer
e di
srupt
ed. Publ
i
c pr
otest
s and
demonst
rat
ionsagai
nstt
hegov
ernmentwer
edecl
aredi
l
legal
.Ther
ewasa
l
awt
hatl
i
mit
edt
her
ightt
ocr
it
ici
set
hePr
esi
dent
.Tel
evi
sionandr
adi
ower
e
cont
rol
l
edbyt
hegov
ernmentandgav
eonl
yther
uli
ngpar
ty'
sver
sion.Ther
e
 wer
e i
ndependent newspaper
s but t
he gov
ernment har
assed t
hose
j
our
nal
i
sts who wentagai
nsti
t.The gov
ernmenti
gnor
ed some cour
t
j
udgment
sthatwentagai
nsti
tandpr
essur
isedj
udges.Hewasf
orcedoutof
of
fi
cei
n2017.

Answerthefoll
owi
ngMCQsbychoosingthemostappr opri
ateopt
ion.
26.
I. ZANU- PFwasZimbabwe'
s____
____
___Party
.
(a)Democrat
icPar
ty (b)Pol
it
icalPart
y
(c)Rul
ingPart
y (d)Opposi
ti
onPar t
y

26.
II
.WhowasRober tMugabe?
(
a)Pr
ime-
Mi nist
er (b)Presi
dent
(
c)Vi
ce-
President (d)GovernorGener
al

26.
II
I.Whichnat
ionjust
if
iest
heexamplethat'popul
argov
ernment
scanbe
undemocrat
ic'
?
(a)Chi
na (b)SaudiArabia
(c)Zi
mbabwe (
d)Pakistan.

26.
IV.Whom didtheZimbabweGover
nmentharassed?
(a)ThePubli
shers (b)TheRepor
ters
(c)TheJournal
ist
s (d)TheEdi
tor
s

SECTI
ON–D

Q27.Explai
nt heideologyofthet hr
eepowergr oupspresentinRussianSoci et
yi.e
theLiber
als,theRadicalsandt heConservat
ives. [
5]
Q28. Ment i
onanyf iv
est epstakenbyt heGov er
nmentofI ndiatoprotectFlor
aand
Faunaoft hecountry. [
5]
Q29.Whatar ethemai nfuncti
onsofEl ecti
oncommi ssionofIndia? [ 5]
Q30.Whati st he aim ofpr oduct
ion?Wr it
e anyf ourr equir
ementsneeded f or
producti
onofgoodsandser vi
ces? [
5]
Q31.Whati sUnempl oyment?Explai
nanyf oureffect
sofUnempl oymentinIndi
a?[5]

SECTI
ON–E

Q32.
A(1)Ont
hegi
venPol
i
tical
Mapoft
heWor
ld,
locat
eandl
abel
Ger
many
.
[
1]

(2)I
dent
if
ytheNat
iont
hatwasamemberoft
heAl
l
iedPower
sdur
ingWorl
d
WarI
I.
[1]

B(1)Ont
heGi
venPol
i
tical
MapofI
ndi
a,l
ocat
eandl
abel
thef
oll
owi
ng:
[
1X2=2]
 i
) TheLar
gestst
ateaccor
dingt
oar
ea
i
i
) Chi
li
kaLake

(
2)I
dent
if
ythet
ypeoff
orestf
oundi
nthemar
kedr
egi
ons.
[
1]