TOPPER ICSE Board Class IX History & Civics Sample Paper - 1 (2024) Time: 2 Hours. Total Marks: 80 General Instructions: 1. Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately. 2, You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. 3, The time given at the head of the paper is the time allotted for writing the answers. 4, Attempt all questions from Part I (Compulsory). A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II, two out of three questions from Section A and three out of five questions from Section B. 5. The intended marks of questions or parts of questions are given in brackets []. PART-I (30 Marks) (Attempt all questions from this part) Question 1 {16] Choose the correct option. (i) Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the Indian Constitution? (a) India has a Cabinet form of the government. (b) India has a parliamentary form of government. (c) All people above the age of 21 have the right to vote irrespective of their caste, class, gender and religion. (d) India gives single citizenship to the people of the country. (ii) The members of the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Council are elected in a) Direct election b) Indirect election. c) General election d) By election (iii) The Election Commission consists of a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other members. a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four (iv) Who presides over the meetings of the Zilla Parishad? a) Block Development Officer b) Zilla adhikari ©) Secretary 4) ChairpersonTOPPER () A Municipal Committee look after the administration of cities with a population between a) 10lakh-20 lakhs b) Slakhs -15 lakhs ©) Sthousand- 50 thousand 4) 20 thousand-3 lakhs (vi) Which ofthe following is NOT a fundamental right? a) Right to equality b) Right to freedom ©} Social and economic freedom d) Right to constitutional remedies (vii) The Harrapans traded copper from the state of a) Karnataka b) Gujarat ©) Jammu and Kashmir d) Rajasthan (vii) What was the second stage ofthe Ashram system in the Vedic Period? (@) Sanyasa Ashram () Vanaprastha Ashram (© Brahmacharya (@) Grihastha ashram (ix) Which ofthe following are the main sources of information of Ashoka’s reign? (a) Monuments (b) Edicts (©) Seals (@) Coins (x) Fa-Hein visited India during the reign of (@) Chandragupta | (b)Samudragupta (© Chandragupta II (@) KumaraguptaTOPPER Get More Marks ease beacon ‘Sample Paper -1 (2024) (si) Which of the following statements regarding temples during the Chola period is incorrect? (@) Some temples owned vast tracts of lands. (b) Temple authorities collected revenues from the lands but never participated in inland and overseas trade. (c) The temple were the biggest employer after the state. (a) The temples were used to take care of the welfare of its workers by providing them with food, clothing and shelter. (xii) Allaudin Khilji put the markets under the charge of a) Shahna b) Wazir ©) Nizam 4) Darvesh (ili) Who built the biggest mosque in India during the Mughal rule? (a) Akbar (b)Jeha (©) Shahjahan (@) Aurangzeb (xiv) Who is regarded as the ‘Father of English poetry’? a) John Keats b) Robert Frost ©) John Milton d) Geoffrey Chaucer (xv) People in medieval times had to pay a religious tax to the church known as (@) Tithe (b) Taille (0 Taint (@) Tolls (xv) Which of the following concepts are NOT associated with socialism? a) Trade Union Movement b) The Chartist movement ©) The Industrial Revolution d) MarxismTOPPER (xvi) “True spiritual knowledge can be gained under the guidance of a guru’, This was propagated by a) Mirabai b) Kabir ©) Guru Nanak d) St Francis Xavier Question 2 [2x 8216] (i) Mention any two features of the Indian Constitution, (ii) Differentiate between the mid-term election and by-election. (iii) Why was the Indus Valley Civilization also known as the Harappan Civilisation? Whatis the major source of this civilization? (iv) Who wrote Tirukkural? Mention any one of its significances, (v) Whyis Ain-i Akabri considered as an important source of the Mughal Empire? (vi) What was the contribution of Copernicus? (vii) Discuss two features of the Qutb Minar. PART Il (50 Marks) SECTION A Attempt any two questions from this Section Question 3 With reference to the Indian Constitution, explain the following: a) What is a constitution? When was the Indian constitution enforced? Why was it enforced on this date? (3) b) What do you mean by the Directive principles of the State Policy? State any two directive principles laid down in our constitution. [3] ©) Discuss four main features of the fundamental rights ensued in our constitution. [4] Question 4 With reference to the Elections, answer the following: a) How is the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners appointed?[3] b) What is meant by indirect election? Who are elected by indirect election? (3) ©) Give four reasons why do we need elections. [4] Question 5 The local self-government plays an important role in managing local issues. In light of the above statement, answer the following questions: a) Discuss three important functions of the village panchayat. (3) b) List three functions of the Panchayat Samiti (3) ©) Discuss differences between the Municipal Corporation and the Municipal Committee. (4) (EESTOPPER Get More Marks ease beacon ‘Sample Paper -1 (2024) ene SECTION B Attempt any three questions from this Section Question 6 With reference to the Harappan Civilisation, answer the following: a) Discuss the extent of the Harappan Civilisation. (3) b) Explain the drainage system in the Harappan Civilisation. B3] ©) Discuss four main features of the Great Bath. (4) Question 7 With reference to the Vedic period and the rise of Jainism and Buddhism, answer the following questions: a) State three main sources of the Vedic Period (3] b) Discuss the change in the position of women in the Early and the later Vedic period. [3] (4) ©) (i) Identify the person in above image. (1) (ii) Where was he born? iy (iii) State any two of his teachings. (2) Question 8 With reference to the Mauryan and the Gupta Empire, answer the following questions: a) State any two archeological sources of the Mauryan Empire. B] bb) State three main consequences of the Kalinga War. [3] ©) Write a short note on Ashoka’s policy of ‘Dhamma’. [4] Question 9 With reference to the Medieval Period in India, answer the following questions. a), Discuss the contributions of Aibak in the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate. [3] b). Explain three features of the Red Fort in Delhi i] ©), Discuss the land revenue system under the Mughals. [4] Question 10 With reference to the Modern Age in Europe, answer the following questions, a) How did the Fall of Constantinople lead to the beginning of Renaissance? BB] b) State the causes of the Reformation. [4] ©) Define capitalism. [3] =m