VIBGYOR HIGH

Sample Paper
AY 2023-2024
HISTORY-CIVICS
Grade: IX Max. Marks: 80
Date: dd/mm/2024 Time Allowed: 2 hour

INSTRUCTIONS:

 Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

 You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
 This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
 The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the
answers.
 The intended marks for the questions or parts of questions are given alongside
the questions.
 This question paper contains 6 pages.
 Attempt all questions from Part I (compulsary).
 A total of 5 questions are to be attempted from Part II
1. Two questions from Section A.
2. Three questions from Section B.

Section I
PART I (30 Marks)
Q.1 Multiple Choice Questions: [16]
i. Name the ruler who was known as the “Sakari”? [1]
a) Chandragupta II
b) Kanishka
c) Samudragupta
d) Harsha

ii. Where were the remains of the Great Bath found? [1]
a) Harappa
b) Lothal

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 c) Kalibangan
d) Mohenjo-Daro

iii. Nalanda university is located at _____________ [1]

a) Gujarat
b) Madurai
c) Bihar
d) Jharkhand

iv. Gopuram: Gateway

[1]
Garbhagriha : _____________
a) Assembly hall
b) Towers
c) Courtyards
d) Main Shrine

v. Who was the military commander of Alauddin Khilji? [1]

a) Balban
b) Malik Kafur
c) Aram Shah
d) Ibn Batuta

vi. The slave dynasty was also known as the _______ dynasty. [1]
a) Mamluk
b) Sayyid
c) Lodhi
d) Khilji

vii. What do you mean by the term ‘Renaissance’? [1]

a) Spirit of Inquiry
b) Rebirth
c) Rationalism
d) Humanism

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viii. Columbus Discovered America

[1]
? Cape of Good Hope

a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Bartholomew Diaz
c) Marco Polo
d) Vasco Da Gama

ix. The name ‘Karl Marx’ is associated with __________. [1]

a) Capitalism
b) Private ownership
c) Socialism
d) None of the above

x. Complete the given analogy. [1]

Capitalism: production for profit: Socialism: ______________?
a)production for use
b)production is driven by capital
c)production is driven by market economy
d)production is driven by consumer demand

xi. In India, the Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the ________. [1]
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Governor
d) CJI

xii. When a seat held by a MP falls vacant, then to fill the seat __________ is
[1]
held.
a) general election
b) by-election
c) mid-term election
d) none of these

xiii. January 26, 1950 – Commencement of the Constitution [1]

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 November 26, 1949 - _________________________
a) Constituent Assembly Elected
b) First Session of the Constituent Assembly
c) Cabinet mission arrived in India
d) Adoption of the Constitution

xiv. Identify the odd one out. [1]

a) Freedom of Speech and Expression
b) Right to Equality
c) Freedom of movement
d) Freedom to form associations or unions

xv. In which part of the Constitution are the fundamental rights mentioned? [1]
a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part III
d) Part IV

xvi. Who acts as a link between the Municipal Corporation and the State
[1]
Government?
a) Sarpanch
b) President
c) Presiding Officer
d) Mayor

Q. 2 Answer the following questions in two to three sentences. [14]

(a) Name any two sites where Granaries were found. [2]
(b) Why was the Early Vedic Literature known as ‘Shruti’? [2]
(c) Mention any four vows prescribed for the Jains. [2]
(d) What was the role of Rajuka and Pradeshika during Ashoka’s time? [2]
(e) Who is the author of Tirukkural? The Tamil couplets are organised into [2]
how many chapters in Tirukkural?
(f) Mention any two features of the Nyaya Panchayat. [2]
(g) Name any two local self-governing bodies in urban areas. [2]
PART II (50 Marks)

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 SECTION A
(Attempt any two questions from this section)
Q. 3 With reference to the fundamental rights and duties, answer the
[10]
following questions:
a. Name any three fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens by the
[3]
Constitution of India.
b. Discuss the importance of fundamental duties. [3]
c. Mention any four fundamental duties. [4]

Q.4 With reference to the concept of ‘Welfare State’, answer the

[10]
following questions:
a. What is meant by a ‘Welfare State’? [3]
b. How does the Constitution of India seek to establish India as a Welfare
[3]
State?
c. Mention any four government schemes aimed at social upliftment of the
[4]
poor.

Q.5 With reference to the concept of ‘Local Self Government’, answer

[10]
the following questions.
a. Explain the three tiers of the Panchayat Raj System.
[3]
b. List any three social & economic functions of the Gram Panchayat. [3]
c. Mention any three compulsory functions of the Municipal Corporation. [4]

SECTION B
(Attempt any three questions from this section)
Q.6 With reference to ‘The Delhi Sultanate’, answer the following [10]
questions:
a. Write a short note on the Qutub Minar. [3]
b. Write a short note on the military reforms introduced by Alauddin Khilji. [3]
c. Name any four projects for which Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq has been
[4]
criticised.

Q.7 With reference to the Mughal Empire, answer the following

[10]
questions:
a. Give a brief description of Ain-I-Akbari. [3]

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 b. Briefly explain any three measures that Akbar took to promote social
[3]
integration.
c. Explain the Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar. [4]

Q.8 With reference to the Renaissance answer the following questions: [10]
a. What was William Shakespeare often called other than England’s [3]
national poet? How can we say that his work had a universal appeal?
b. Mention any three factors that led to the advent of Renaissance. [3]
c. Discuss Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory. [4]

Q.9 With reference to the picture below, answer the following questions: [10]

a. Identify this Bhakti Saint. Whom did she worship? Where did she live? [3]
b. Write about the impact of the Bhakti Movement. [3]
c. What did she preach through her devotional songs? [4]

Q.10 With reference to the Reformation, answer the following questions: [10]
a. State any three contributions of Martin Luther. [3]
b. Define the ‘Counter Reformation’. [3]
c. What were the four decisions made in Trent for reforming the Catholic
[4]
Church?

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