KRISHNA VIKASH IND GLOBAL SCHOOL

SEC-09 ROURKELA
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER -1
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS IX
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:

i. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 37 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A – From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
iii. 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.
iv. 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
v. 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.
vi. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions
and are of 4 marks each
vii. 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).
viii. 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 have to be attempted.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.

SECTION A

MCQs (1X20=20)

1.In the World War I, which started in 1914, Russia fought against
(a) Britain and France
(b) Germany and Austria
(c) America
(d) All the above

2. What was the system of ‘blandongdiensten’?

(a) A system of education
(b) Industrialisation
(c) First imposition of rent on land and then exemption
(d) None of the above

3. Which of the following event is described by the image below?

(a) the Petrograd soviet meeting
(b) soldiers in 1st world war
(c) A Bolshevik image of Lenin addressing workers
(d) None of the above

4. Arrange the following events in chronological order:

(1) First world war

(2) Railway lines in Russia began to break down
(3) February Revolution
(4) Petrograd Soviet
a)1 – 2 – 3 – 4
b)1 – 3 – 2 – 4
c)1 – 4 – 3 – 2 d)1
–2–4–3

5. If you intend to visit Kavaratti during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union
Territories of India you will be going to?

a. Puducherry
b. Lakshadweep
c. Andaman & Nicobar
d. Diu and Daman

6. Which of the following is not a mountain pass in the Great Himalayas?

(a) Bara Lapcha La and Shipkila
(b) Nathula
(c) Khyber Pass
(d) Jojila and Lipu Lekh

7. Match the followings

A B
i. jet stream a. during October and November
ii. loo b. wettest place of the earth
iii. retreating monsoon c. a narrow belt of high altitude
iv. Mawsynram d. a strong, gusty,hot,dry wind

(a) i-c ii-d iii-a iv-b

(b) i-c ii-d iii-b iv-a
(c) i-a ii-d iii-b iv-c
(d) i-d ii-c iii-a iv-b

8. Which of these is not an instance of broader meaning of democracy?

(a) Taking opinion of all the family members before taking a decision
(b) Being allowed to ask questions in the class
(c) Having no say in one’s marriage plan
(d) None of the above

9. Which of these is permitted under the Rule of Law?

(a) Prime Minister can be punished for violating the Constitution.
(b) Police has a right to kill anybody.
(c) Women can be paid lesser salaries.
(d) President can rule for as long as he wants

10. Whom does the President appoint as the Prime Minister?

(a) Anyone he likes
(b) Leader of the majority party
(c) MP who has secured the largest number of votes
(d) None of the above

11. Match the correct pair

(a) South Africa-26 April 1994
(b) Nepal -28th May 2007
(c) India-15th September 1947
(d) None of the above

Direction (Q. 12): There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason(R). Mark your
answers Assertion as per the codes provided below:

12. Assertion (A): The constituent assembly was elected by the members of the existing provincial
legislatures.

Reason(R): It ensured a fair geographical share of members from all regions of a country

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

13. Laws have been made to prohibit children from working in which of these industries?
(a) Beedi making
(b) Fire crackers and matches
(c) Printing and dyeing
(d) All the above

14. Use the following graph and answer the following:

In which year the production of food grain is minimum?

(a) 1960-61 (b) 2019-20
(c) 2012-13 (d) 1970-71

15. Use the following data and answer the following:

Identify the state where the poverty ratio is lowest?

(a) Kerala
(b) Odisha
(c) Bihar
(d) Delhi

16. Odd one out

(a) MSP-Minimum Support Price

(b) MSP- Minimum Supply Price
(c) FFW-Food For Work
(d) PMRY-Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana

17.Fill in the blanks: -

Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in ______ State of India.

(a) Punjab
(b) Goa
(c) Odisha
(d) West Bengal
18. Modern farming method means the use of HYV seeds, tube wells for irrigation, chemical
fertilisers, pesticides, machineries like tractors and threshers to increase the agricultural production.
What is the other name mentioned in the chapter for Modern farming method.
(a) Green revolution
(b) Farm Revolution
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of the above

19. In which state 94% ration shops are run by cooperatives

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Odisha
(d) Bihar

20. Find the correct one: -

(a) REGP-Rainbow Employment Generation Programme

(b) REGP-Rural Employment Generation Policy
(c) REGP-Rural Enjoyment Generation Programme
(d) REGP-Rural Employment Generation Programme

SECTION B VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2X4=8)

21. Who were radicals? What kind of nation did the radicals want?

22. What do you mean by ‘independence of the judiciary’?

23. Which regions a India have moderate population densities and which regions have high to very
high population densities? Why?

Or The breaks in monsoon are related to the movement of the monsoon trough. Explain.

24. Why do social scientists look at poverty through a variety of indicators?

SECTION C SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (3X5=15)

25. What do you know about the movement of the pastoralists living in the plateaus?

Or What did the colonial government do to properly control and manage the forest resources in
India?

26. Describe briefly the three sections of the northern plain.

27. “The results of the poverty alleviation programme have been mixed”. Support the statement
with three valid reasons.

28. What is the significance of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

29.Who are food insecure? Describe in brief.

SECTION D LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS (5X4=20)

30. Enlist five facts about the people of Bastar.

Or How did the chiefs appointed by the colonial government administer the affairs of the Maasai?

31. Describe the geographical importance of India.

Or What are the processes of population change or growth? Describe them.

32. What are the powers and functions of the Prime Minister of India?

Or Describe what is right to freedom of religion. What are the limitations of this right?

33. How are farm labourers different from farmers?

Or Why has the public distribution system been criticised? Give reasons.

SECTION E CASE BASED QUESTIONS (4X3=12)

34. The war had a devastating impact on the entire continent both psychologically and financially.
From a continent of creditors, Europe turned into one of debtors. Unfortunately, the infant Weimar
Republic was being made to pay for the sins of the old empire. The republic carried the burden of
war guilt and national humiliation and was financially crippled by being forced to pay compensation.
Those who supported the Weimar Republic, mainly Socialists, Catholics and Democrats, became
easy targets of attack in the conservative nationalist circles. They were mockingly called the
‘November criminals’.

a. What were the effects of First World War on Europe? (1)

b. Name the Treaty signed after World War 1st. (1)

c. Who was called the ‘November Criminals’? (2)

35. Read the extracts and answer the question that follows:

The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the Himalayas
northern borders of India. These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the
Brahmaputra. The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of
the world. They form an arc, which covers a distance of about 2,400 Km. Their width varies from 400
Km in Kashmir to 150 Km in Arunachal Pradesh. The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern
half than those in the western half. The Himalaya consists of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal
extent. A number of valleys lie between these ranges. The northern most range is known as the
Great or Inner Himalayas. It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an
average height of 6,000 metres. It contains all the prominent Himalayan peaks.

The folds of Great Himalayas are asymmetrical in nature. The core of this part of Himalayas is
composed of granite. It is perennially snow bound, and a number of glaciers descend from this
range.

Questions:

a. The Great or Inner Himalayas is also known as?(1)

b. Give two features of the folds of Great Himalayas.(1)
c. Give two features of the Inner Himalayas.(2)

36. The government is responsible for ensuring security to the citizens and providing facilities for
education and health to all. It collects taxes and spends the money thus raised on administration,
defense, and development programs. It formulates and implements several welfare schemes. Some
persons have to make decisions on how to go about these activities. Others have to implement
these decisions. If disputes arise on these decisions or in their implementation, there should be
someone to determine what is right. and what is wrong. It is important that everyone should know
who is responsible for doing what. It is also important that these activities keep taking place even if
the persons in key positions change. So, to attend to all these tasks, several arrangements are made
in all modern democracies. Such arrangements are called institutions. Democracy works well when
these institutions perform functions assigned to them. The Constitution of any country lays down
basic rules on the powers and functions of each institution. We see several such institutions at work.
The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are institutions that take all important policy decisions. The Civil
Servants, working together, are responsible for taking steps to implement the ministers’ decisions.
Supreme Court is an institution where disputes between citizens and the government are finally
settled.

a. Which of the following is/are regarded as institutions in democracy? (1)

b. Which of the following is considered as reason for delay in the decision-making procedure of
democracy? (1)

c. Which of the following can be regarded as better option instead of institutions in democracy? (2)

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the institutions in democracy?

SECTION F MAP SKILL BASED QUESTIONS (2+3=5)

Locate and label the following items on the given map with appropriate symbols. (2)
(i) Region of Bastar Rebellion
(ii) Region of Raipur

Locate and label the following items on the given map (3)
1 Any two areas with rainfall over 400 cm.
2 The place which receives the highest rainfall in the world.
3 Regions which receive rainfall between 200-400 cm