SOCIAL SCIENCE REVISION

WORKSHEET 1 - 2022-23
HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY.
Name: __________________________ Date :__________
Roll No_____ Grade: IX
Division:_____
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Multiple Choice Questions:
1. What was the major difference between Russia and other European countries at the
beginning of the twentieth century ?
(a) Communist party was legal in Russia whereas in Europe it was illegal.
(b) Majority of the Russian population was agrarian whereas in Europe it was industrial
workers.
(c) Russian had a constitution whereas in Europe nationalists were trying to draft the
constitution for their people.
(d) Russia was under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church whereas in Europe
Orthodox Church was influential.

2. Which event is most closely associated with the French Revolution?

(a) Council of Trent
(b) Thirty Years’ War
(c) Reign of Terror
(d) Paris Peace Conference.

3. Which of these events related to the French Revolution occurred first?

(a) Napoleon became emperor of France.
(b) The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued.
(c) Louis XVI called the Estates General into session
(f) The Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror.
4. The Second International was :
(a) A socialist organization
(b) A capitalists organization
(c) A pro-monarch organization
(d) An industrial workers organization.

5. What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ ?

a) Subsidy in food grains
b) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
c) Large scale production of foodgrains
d) None of the above.

6. What was the movement demanding the rights to vote for women called?

(a) Russian orthodox’ Christianity Movement

(b) Suffragette Movement
(c) Social Democratic Party Movement
(d) Revolutionary Movement.

7. Which list of French leaders is the correct chronological leader?

(a) Louis XVI — Napoleon — Robespierre
(b) Robespierre — Napoleon ____ Louis XVI
(c) Louis XVI — Robespierre — Napoleon
(d) Napoleon ____ Louis XVI — Robespierre.

8. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A): The French government decreased the taxes.
 Reason (R): To meet the regular expenses such as the cost of maintaining an
army, the court, and running the government offices or universities, the state was
forced to increase the taxes.

Options:
(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 correct but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong but R is correct.

9. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A): The National Assembly was indirectly elected by the highest
taxpayers.
Reason (R): It was elected by a group of electors who were chosen by the passive
citizens.

Options:
(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 correct but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong but R is correct.

10. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A): Upon his accession the new king found an empty treasure.
Reason (R): Long years of war and the cost of maintaining an extravagant court
had drained the financial resources of France.

Options:
(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 correct but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong but R is correct.
11. Complete the following table with correct information with regard to Himachal or lesser
Himalaya :

Himachal or Altitude range Width Longest

lesser Himalaya mountain
range

3,700 to 4,500 ? ?
meters

12. Lake Chilika lies in the state of:

(a) Jharkhand (b) Telangana (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu.

13. Arrange the following hill ranges from north to south in the correct sequence :
(i) Mahadeo range (ii) Vindhya range (iii) Aravali hills (iv) Satpura Range
Options: (a) i—iv—iii—ii (b) iii—iv—i—ii (c) iv—i—ii—iii (d) iii—ii—iv—i.

14. Which physical feature lies close to the equator and experiences equatorial climate?

(a) The Coastal Plains

(b) The Islands
(c)The Peninsular plateau
(d) The Indian Desert.

15. Which of the following is not a section of the Coastal Plains?

(a) Konkan
(b) Coromandel Coast
(c) Malabar Coast
(d) Terai.

16. The ‘Greens’ who controlled most of the Russian empire during 1918 and 1919 were
known as __________
 (a) Menshevik Party
(b) Pro-Tsarists
(c) Socialist Revolutionaries
(d) Bolsheviks.

17. Which plateau gets intensely heated during the summers?

​ (a) Central Highlands

​ (b) Deccan Plateau

​ (c)Tibetan plateau

​ (d) Chotanagpur plateau.

18. Euphorbias are the main plant species of which forest?

(a) Thorn forest

(b) Montane forest

(c)Tropical Deciduous forest

(d)Tropical Evergreen forest.

19. Which forest has a luxuriant vegetation which gives it a multilayered structure?

(a) Tropical Deciduous forest

(b) Tropical Evergreen forest

(c)Mangrove forest

(d) Montane forest.

20. Which type of vegetation is found only in the northwestern part of India?

(a) The Mangrove Forests

(b) The Thorn Forests and Scrubs

 (c)The Tropical Deciduous Forests

(d) The Tropical Evergreen Forests.

Very short answer Questions:

1. ‘The National Assembly completed the draft of the Constitution in 1791’. Mention any
two features of the Constitution.
2. What was the importance of the declaration of rights of man?
3. Discuss the important features of the Shiwaliks.
4. What is “October Heat”?

Short Answer Questions:

1. Enumerate the causes of empty treasury in France?
2. Mention any three characteristics of the mangrove tidal forests.
3. Explain the formation of the Peninsular Plateau. Write any four of its distinct features.
4. Explain the views of the Socialists on private property with special emphasis on Karl
Marx.

Long answer Questions:

1. Mention the steps taken by the government to protect flora and fauna.
2. Describe the conditions of women during the period of the French Revolution.
3. “Monsoon acts as a unifying bond”. Explain.
4. Explain the factors affecting India’s climate.
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