CLASS IX- SST

MODULE 2- ( 11th December- 15th December 2023)

Part A- Geography
Topic – CLIMATE

Q1. Strong, gusty, hot, dry winds blowing during the day over the north and north-western India
in the Hot weather season are called _____
a. Mango shower
b. Mahawat
c. Loo
d. October heat.

Q2. Differentiate between Advancing monsoon and Retreating monsoon.

Q3. Mention the peculiar features of the Cold weather season (Winter).

Q4. Case Based Question

The climate of India is described as the ‘monsoon’ type. In Asia, this type of climate is found
mainly in the south and the southeast. Despite an overall unity in the general pattern, there are
perceptible regional variations in climatic conditions within the country.

a. Why there are perceptible regional variations in the climatic conditions within the
country?
b. Define the word “monsoon”.

Q5. Why is it that houses in the Terai region and in Goa and Mangalore having sloping roofs?

Q6. How do the following affect climate of a place?

a. Ocean currents
b. Relief

Q7. Identify the correct statement

a. An apparent force caused by the earth’s revolution is called Coriolis force.
b. Winter rainfall locally known as Mahawat is of immense importance for the cultivation of
the Kharif crops.
c. The annual precipitation varies from over 400 cm in Meghalaya to less than 10cm in
Ladakh and western Rajasthan.
d. Climate refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a
short period of time.

Q8. Give the characteristics and effects of the monsoon rainfall in India.
Q9. Assertion and Reasoning Question

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion(A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements and choose the correct option.

a. Both( A) and( R )are true and (R )is the correct explana on of( A.)
b. Both (A) and (R )are true but( R )is not the correct explana on of( A.)
c. (A) is true but( R )is false.
d. ( A )is false but (R )is true.

Assertion (A) Towards the close of the summer season, pre-monsoon showers are common
especially, in Kerala and Karnataka and are often referred to as ‘mango showers’

Reason (R) They are referred as mango showers since they help in the early ripening of
mangoes.

Q10. On a Political map of India mark the areas having rainfall:

a. Above 400cm
b. 20-40 cm.

TOPIC-FRENCH REVOLUTION

Q1) The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power
of the …….?
a. Wealthy men
b. Businessmen
c. Monarch
d. Press
Q2) Who wrote the influential pamphlet- ‘What is the Third Estate”?
a.Mirabeau
b. Jean Paul Marat
c. Abbe Sieyes
d. Georges Denton
Q3) A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas
and…..?
a Asia
b Australia
c. Africa
d. None
Q4) What was Estates General?
 a. Post of army general
b. A political body
c. Head of all landed property
d. Advisor of the king
Q5) What was Tithes?
a. A tax levied by the Church
b. Tax by the state
c. Tax by the Monarch
d. None
Q6) Who was the leader of the Jacobin club ?

Q7) What does the given picture depict?

a) Exploitation of clergy by nobility

b) Exploitation of peasantry by clergy
c) Exploitation of nobility by clergy
d) Exploitation of masses by peasantry

Q8) What does the given symbol represent?

a) Equality of law
b) Personification of law
c) Uniformity of law
d) Symbol of royal power

Q9) Describe the incidents that led to the storming of the Bastille.
Q10) Enlist the main features of the French Constitution of 1791.
Q11) What was subsistence crisis? Mention two factors responsible for this crisis?
Q12) Explain the role of philosophers in the French Revolution of 1789.
Q13)Read the given extract and answer the questions
On the morning of 14 July 1789, the city of Paris was in a state of alarm.
The king had commanded troops to move into the city.
Rumours spread that he would soon order the army to open fire upon the
citizens. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front
of the town hall and decided to form a peoples’ militia. They broke into a
number of government buildings in search of arms.
Finally, a group of several hundred people marched towards the eastern
part of the city and stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille,
where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition. In the armed fight that
followed, the commander of the Bastille was killed and the
prisoners released – though there were only seven of them. Yet the Bastille
was hated by all.
a) When and why was Paris in a state of alarm?
b) Why was Bastille hated by people ?
Q14) Write a short note on the life style of first and second estate.
Q15) In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion
(A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and chose the correct option:
Assertion (A): The people of France storm the Bastille.
Reason (R): They were hopeful to find King Louis XIV and commander of the
Bastille there.

1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is correct but R is wrong.
4. Both A and R are wrong.

Q16) The society of estates was part of the feudal system that dated back to the
Middle Ages. The term Old Regime is usually used to describe the society and
institutions of France before 1789.French society was organised in system of estates.
Peasants made up about 90 per cent of the population. However, only a small number
of them owned the land they cultivated. About 60 per cent of the land was owned by
nobles, the Church and other richer members of the third estate. The members of the
first two estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by
birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the state. The
nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included feudal dues, which they
extracted from the peasants. Peasants were obliged to render services to the lord –
to work in his house and fields – to serve in the army or to participate in building
roads.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:

(i) (I)The term Old Regime describes the Society and Institutions of
France before _______
(A) 1879
(B) 1789
(C) 1987
(D) 1798
(ii) What was the ratio of the Peasants?
(A) 80%
(B) 50%
(C) 60%
(D) 90%
(iii) About ________percent of the land was owned by nobles, the church
and other richer members of the third estate.
(A) 50
(B) 80
(C) 60
(D) 70
(iv) The feudal dues were extracted from:
(A) Businessmen
(B) Peasants
(C) Artisans
(D) Merchants
Q17) State the events that led to the formation of the National Assembly
Q18) ‘Social disparity was one of the major causes of the French Revolution.’
Justify by giving examples.
Q19) Explain the role of Mirabeau and Abbe’ Sieye’s in the French Revolution .
Q20) On the outline political map of France locate and mark the following
a) Bordeaux
b) Nantes
c) Paris
d) Marseille