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Class 09 - Social Science

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. The question paper comprises Six Sections - A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the Question paper. All

questions are compulsory.

2. Section A - From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.

3. Section B - Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each

question should not exceed 40 words.

4. Section C contains Q.25to Q. 29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each

question should not exceed 60 words.

5. Section D - Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question

should not exceed 120 words.

6. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each.

Answer to each question should not exceed 100 words.

7. Section F - Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from History (2 marks) and 37b
from Geography (3 marks).

8. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions.

Only one of the choices in such questions must be attempted.

Section A
1. Choose the right term: A formal document containing an order of the court to the government issued only by [1]
High Court or the Supreme Court.

a) Claim b) Covenant

c) Summon d) Writ
2. What is the situation called when there is a surplus of manpower in certain categories and shortage of manpower [1]
in other categories.

a) Non market activity b) Paradoxical manpower situation

c) Market activity d) Seasonal unemployment

3. Read the given table that shows some important features of PDS in India. Read the data and select the [1]
appropriate option from the following.

Name of Scheme Year of Coverage target Latest Volume Issue Price

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 introduction group (Rs per kg.)

Wheat: 2.34
PDS Up to 1992 Universal -
Rice: 2.89

Wheat: 2.00
AAY 2002 Poorest of the poor 35 kg of foodgrains
Rice: 3.00

Indigent senior
APS 2000 10 kg of foodgrains Free
citizens

Wheat: 2.00
National Food Security Act 5 kg per person per Rice: 3.00
2013 Priority households
(NFSA) month Coarse grains:
1.00

[Source: Economic Survey]

What was the issue price of rice under APS?

a) 1.00 b) 3.00

c) 0.00 d) 2.00
4. Read the statements and choose the correct answer. [1]
A. The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the coalition as the Prime Minister.
B. If no party or alliance wins majority that he/she can appoint person of his/her choice as the Prime Minister.

a) Both A and B are false b) Both A and B are true

c) A is false but B is true d) A is true but B is false

5. In which year did Germany surrender to the Allies? [1]

a) May 1944 b) May 1945

c) May 1943 d) May 1941

6. What are the features of democracy? [1]

a) All of these b) One person, one vote, one value

c) Free and fair electoral competition d) Major decisions by elected leaders

7. Assertion (A): The subsistence crisis occurred frequently during the Old Regime. [1]
Reason (R): In Old Regime, the monarch did not have the power to impose taxes.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

8. Thirty-year-old Lakha Singh works as a daily-wage labourer in an urban area. He lives in a one-room rented [1]
house in a crowded basti in the outskirts of the city. It’s a temporary shack built of bricks and clay tiles. The
money is not enough to sustain his family of six-that includes his wife and four children aged between 12 years
to six months. Lakha Singh is unhealthy and not able to work efficiently as his intake of accepted average calorie
requirement is very low. With respect to the above case analyse what is the standard accepted average calorie
requirement.

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 a) 4800 per year b) 3600 per month

c) 2100 per day d) 2400 per week

9. Which of the following enjoys more power in case of money bill? [1]

a) State Legislative Assemblies b) The Cabinet

c) Rajya Sabha d) Lok Sabha

10. On the given map of France, A is marked as one of the port cities that prospered economically due to the [1]
flourishing slave trade. Identify it from the following options.

a) Brest b) Nantes

c) Marseille d) Bordeaux
11. Which of the following is true with reference to voter and the candidate ? [1]
A. Anyone who can be a voter can also become a candidate.
B. Anyone who can be a voter but has attained the age fo 25 years can become a candidate.

a) A is false but B is true b) Both A and B are false

c) Both A and B are true d) A is true but B is false

12. Democracy is based on the fundamental principle of ________. [1]

a) equality b) socialism

c) discrimination d) secularism
13. Arrange the following in correct sequence with respect to the period in which the event occurred: [1]
i. Japan bombs Pearl Harbour
ii. Troops of USSR liberate Auschwitz
iii. Mass murder of Jews Begins
iv. Germany surrenders to the Allies

a) iii, ii, iv, i b) i, iv, iii, ii

c) iv, ii, i, iii d) iii, i, ii, iv

14. Read the information given below and select the correct option [1]
Before the French Revolution, society was divided into three estates.
i. The 1st estate consists of the clergy

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 ii. The 2nd estate consists of the nobles
iii. The 3rd estate included big businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers, peasants, landless labourers,
servants and artisans
With reference to the given information, choose which of the following classes formed the privileged estates?

a) Big businessmen and nobility b) Big businessmen and the peasants

c) Clergy and the nobility d) Clergy and the peasants

15. Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right? [1]

a) Men and women government employees get b) Parents' property is inherited by their
the same salary children

c) Workers from Bihar go to the Punjab to d) Christian missions set up a chain of

work on the farms missionary schools
16. On the given outline map of India, A is marked as the capital city of Kerala. Identify it from the given options. [1]

a) Kochi b) Thrissur

c) Thiruvananthapuram d) Kollam
17. Which of the following is a man-made lake in India? [1]

a) Upper lake b) Wular lake

c) Chilika Lake d) Loktak Lake

18. Who put forward the concept of April theses? [1]

a) Stalin b) Karl Marx

c) Rasputin d) Lenin
19. The full form of GNP is: [1]

a) Gross National Performance b) Green National Project

c) Gross National Product d) Green Nation People

20. The easternmost longitude of India is [1]

a) 97° 25' E b) 77° 6' E

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 c) 82° 32' E d) 68° 7' E
Section B
21. Name the three section into which the Northern plain has been divided. Write one feature of each. [2]
22. Describe the policy of government on higher education as per Eleventh Plan. [2]
OR
What is meant by human capital formation?
23. What dirty practices were used by IRP to win the elections in Mexico? [2]
24. What are the major objectives of Academy of Development Science in Maharashtra? [2]
Section C
25. Explain Cooperative Societies. [3]
26. In what ways the working population in Russia different from other countries in Europe, before 1917? [3]
OR
What were the views of liberals about the transformation of society in the 18th century?
27. 'There has been a sudden abrupt rise in population of India since 1961'. Give reason. [3]
28. Why does the Election Commission have so much power? Is this good for democracy? [3]
29. Write any three executive powers of The President? [3]
Section D
30. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French Revolution. [5]
OR
How was slavery abolished in France?
31. Give the characteristics and effects of the monsoon rainfall in India. [5]
OR
What are the six major controls of the climate of the world?
32. Explain the initiatives taken by the government to improve elementary education in India. [5]
OR
Define Physical Capital, Fixed Capital, Working Capital and Human Capital with examples.
33. Who led the struggle against apartheid? State practices followed in the system of apartheid in South Africa. [5]
OR
How was 'apartheid' practised in South Africa?
Section E
34. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The First World War left a deep imprint on European society and polity. Soldiers came to be placed above
civilians. Politicians and publicists laid great stress on the need for men to be aggressive, strong and masculine.
The media glorified trench life. The truth, however, was different. Aggressive war propaganda and national
honour occupied centre stage in the public sphere, while popular support grew for conservative dictatorships that
had recently come into being. Democracy was indeed a young and fragile idea, which could not survive the
instabilities of interwar Europe.
i. How did the First World War impact the political system of Germany? (1)
ii. What does the given passage highlight? (1)
iii. The media glorified trench life. What was the actual truth about trench life? (2)
35. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
India is one of the ancient civilisations in the world. It has achieved multifaceted socio-economic progress

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 during the last five decades. It has moved forward displaying remarkable progress in the field of agriculture,
industry, technology, and overall economic development. India has also contributed significantly to the making
of world history. India is a vast country. Lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere the mainland extends
between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E. The Tropic of Cancer divides the
country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast and southwest of the mainland, lie the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep Islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea respectively. The
southernmost point of the Indian Union was submerged under the seawater in 2004 during the Tsunami.
i. Name the southernmost point of the Indian Union that submerged under the seawater in 2004 during the
Tsunami. (1)
ii. Tropic of Cancer divides the country into almost two equal parts. What is the latitudinal value of the
Tropic of Cancer? (1)
iii. Give the names of India's two island groups. (2)
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 aims to provide 100 days of wage
employment to every household to ensure livelihood security in rural areas. It also aimed at sustainable
development to address the cause of drought, deforestation and soil erosion. One-third of the proposed jobs have
been reserved for women. Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana is another scheme which was started in 1993. The aim
of the programme is to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and
small towns. They are helped in setting up small business and industries. Rural Employment Generation
Programme was launched in 1995. The aim of the programme is to create self-employment opportunities in rural
areas and small towns. A target for creating 25 lakh new jobs has been set for the programme under the Tenth
Five Year plan. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana was launched in 1999. The programme aims at bringing
the assisted poor families above the poverty line by organising them into self help groups through a mix of bank
credit and government subsidy. Under the Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana launched in 2000, additional
central assistance is given to states for basic services such as primary health, primary education, rural shelter,
rural drinking water and rural electrification. The results of these programmes have been mixed. One of the
major reasons for less effectiveness is the lack of proper implementation and right targeting. Moreover, there has
been a lot of overlapping of schemes. Despite good intentions, the benefits of these schemes are not fully
reached to the deserving poor. Therefore, the major emphasis in recent years is on proper monitoring of all the
poverty alleviation programmes.
i. Explain any one cause for the less effectiveness of poverty alleviation programmes? (1)
ii. Explain any two features of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005? (1)
iii. What objectives did SGSY have? (2)
Section F
37. i. Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of the world. Identify then and write their [5]
correct names on the lines drawn near them
A. The place where the French Revolution happened in 14 July 1789
B. The place where people started Marched into Paris in April 1972
ii. On the outline map of India locate and label ANY THREE of the following with suitable Symbols.
a. The Zasker - Mountain Range
b. Kanchan Junga - Mountain peak
c. Kaziranga - National Park

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d. Bharatpur - Bird Sanctuaries

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