SAMPLE PAPER
SESSION 2024-25
CLASS – IX
SUBJECT –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 have to be attempted
Compete.
SECTION A
MCQs (1X20=20)
1. Complete the following statement: 1
In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded
that………
A. All the estates have one vote together
B. Each estate should have one vote
C. Each member of all three estates should have one vote each
D. None
2. Match the following items given in column A with those in column B. 1
Column A Column B
a. Institutional design 1.Britain
b. Presidential system 2.Russia
c. Socialist economy and equality 3.Government of Indian Act
d. Parliamentary democracy 4.United States
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. a-3,b-1,c-4,d-2
B. a-2,b-4,c-1,d-3
C. a-3,b-4,c-2,d-1
D. a-1,b-2,c-4,d-3
3. Rina’s aunt lives in Sri Lanka. She wants to visit India. Which one of the following 1
places will she have to cross to reach India?
A. Gulf of Mannar
B. Palk Strait
C. Bay of Bengal
D. Arabian Sea
4. In West Bengal, ___________have helped in reducing poverty. 1
A. Land reform measures
B. Agriculture
C. Human resource development
D. Public Distribution System
5. Identify the organization in Germany that enrolled students between 10-14 years from 1
the given option:
A. Jungvolk
B. Hitler’s youth
C. Young Nazi Party
D. Hitler ‘s Army
6. Which one of the following is a provision that a democratic constitution does NOT 1
have?
A. Powers of the head of the state
B. Name of the head of the state
C. Powers of the legislature
D. Name of the country
7. Identify the following feature from the given clues: APPLYING 1
❖ It marks the eastward extension of the Central Highlands.
❖ It is also drained by the Damodar River.
A. Bundelkhand plateau
B. Malwa plateau
C. Chotanagpur plateau
D. Deccan plateau
8. Match the following in column A & B and choose the correct option: 1
A B
1.Primary sector a. Engineer
2.Secondary sector b. Teacher running a coaching centre
3.Tertiary sector c. Miner
4.Unorganised sector d. Doctor
A. 1-b,2-c,3-d,4-a
B. 1-c,2-a.3-d,4-b
C. 1-c.2-a,3-b,4-d
D. 1-d,2-b,-c,4-a
9. Directions: In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a 1
statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
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.
Assertion(A): Karl Marx believed that to free themselves from capitalist exploitation,
workers had to construct a radically socialist society where all property was socially
controlled.
Reason(R): He was convinced that workers would triumph in their conflict with
capitalists. A communist society was the natural society of the future.
10. The following events describe the systematic process followed by the Constituent 1
Assembly in drafting the Indian Constitution. Arrange them in the correct sequence:
1. A Drafting Committee chaired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar prepared a draft
Constitution.
2. The basic principles of the Constitution were decided and agreed upon.
3. Members deliberated on the Draft Constitution, clause by clause, over 114 days
spread across three years.
4. Over two thousand amendments were considered, and the debates were
recorded as ‘Constituent Assembly Debates
Choose from the given options:
A. 2, 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3, 4, 2
C. 4, 2, 1, 3
D. 3, 4, 1, 2
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11. NPP 2000 puts emphasis on_____________.
1. Imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age
2. Need to prevent child marriages
3. Better employment opportunities in urban areas
4. Making family welfare a people centered program
Choose from the given options:
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 1 and 3 are correct
C. Only 1 and 4 are correct
D. Only 2 and 3 are correct
12. Read the given table on estimates of poverty in India and choose the correct answer to 1
the question given below:
Poverty Ratio (%)
Year Rural Urban Total
1993–94 50 32 45
2004–05 42 26 37
2009–10 34 21 30
2011–12 26 14 22
In which area is the poverty ratio (in %) decreasing and why?
A. In urban area because there is more investment in education
B. In rural area because people are more hardworking
C. In urban area because payment is more
D. None of the above
13. Match the following items given in column A with those in column B. 1
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1.Bloody Sunday a.Tsar Nichols II
2.Radical socialist society b.Father Gapoen
3.Autocratic rule c. Lennin
4.April Thesis d.Karl Marx
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 1-d,2-c,3-b,4-a
B. 1-b,2-d,3-a,4-c
C. 1-b,2-c,3-d,4-a
D. 1-c,2-a,3-d,4-b
14. Which one of the following statements is true about elections? 1
A. Elections guarantee good governance.
B. Elections ensure economic development.
C. Elections allow people to choose their representatives.
D. Elections eliminate corruption.
15. Why does the political executive have more powers than the permanent executive? 1
A. Because hardly any expertise is required in taking policy decision
B. Because political executive consists of the direct representatives of the people
C. Political leaders are more educated
D. Political leaders are cleared entrance exam.
16. In the questions given below, there are two Statements marked as Assertion (A) and 1
Reason (R). Read the Statements and Choose the correct option: Options are:
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 correct but (R) is wrong.
D. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Assertion: The poverty line is an imaginary line to measure the number of poor people
in a country.
Reason: The poverty line is the minimum expenditure required to meet the basic needs
of an individual, which includes food, clothing, and shelter.
17. Identify the process by which a judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from the 1
given options.
A. By the Supreme Court itself
B. By the Prime Minister
C. By the President alone
D. By the Parliament through impeachment
18. How does democracy allow itself to correct its own mistakes? 1
A. Mistakes are hidden and cannot be corrected
B. Re-electing the same government to enable it to correct its mistakes
C. The rulers can be changed
D. none of the above
19. Which one of the following aspects best signifies the following image? 1
A. The burden of excessive taxation on citizens
B. The accumulation of wealth by the rich at the expense of the poor
C. Corruption in the election system
D. The economic prosperity of a nation
20. The issue price can be defined as the price: 1
E. that is announced before the sowing season
F. that is lower than the market price
G. that is equal to the market price
H. that is changing continuously
SECTION B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2x4=8)
21. Describe the 'Pseudoscientific theory of race' followed by Hitler. 2
22. Write any two major hindrances in the successful working of Democracy. 2
23. Give reasons for accepting the constitution made by the Constituent Assembly more 2
than 50 years ago.
24. Give any two reasons for how migration plays a significant role in the population 2
change.
SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER-BASED QUESTIONS (3x5=15)
25. “The First World War had profound impact on Russian economy”. Analyse the 3
statement.
26. “Electoral competition has certain benefits”. Do you agree with this statement? Explain 3
with three suitable reasons.
27. Contrast the relief of the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau. Write 3
any three points.
28. Discuss the problems of the functioning of ration shops? 3
29. Analyse the given information and answer the question that follows: 3
“The rising Minimum Support Prices (MSP) have raised the maintenance cost of
procuring food grains by the government. Rising transportation and storage costs of the
FCI are other contributing factors in this increase.”
The MSP is declared by the government every year before the sowing season to
provide incentives to the farmers for raising the production of these crops. Do you
agree? Discuss.
SECTION D (5x4=20)
SHORT ANSWER-BASED QUESTIONS(5x4=20)
30. ‘In my state the mother is the most important citizen’. What did Hitler mean by this? 5
Explain with suitable arguments.
OR
Explain the role of youth organizations in Nazi Germany.
31. “The Prime Minister is the real executive head of our country”. Elucidate. 5
OR
Describe the powers exercised by the Nominal head of the country.
32. Monsoon is considered as a unifying bond- Support the statement with five arguments. 5
OR
“Climate varies from one place to another”- Support the statement
with five arguments.
33. How far is it correct to say that social exclusion can be both a cause as well as a 5
consequence of poverty? Explain
OR
What is poverty line? Explain the trend of global poverty. Name and explain the social
and economic groups which are vulnerable to poverty.
SECTION E
CASE-BASED QUESTIONS (4x3=12)
34. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: 4
Some of the basic rights set forth in Olympe de Gouges’ Declaration.
1. Woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights.
2. The goal of all political associations is the preservation of the natural rights of
woman and man: These rights are liberty, property, security, and above all resistance to
oppression.
3. The source of all sovereignty resides in the nation, which is nothing but the union of
woman and man.
4. The law should be the expression of the general will; all female and male citizens
should have a say either personally or by their representatives in its formulation; it
should be the same for all. All female and male citizens are equally entitled to all
honours and public employment according to their abilities and without any other
distinction than that of their talents.
5. No woman is an exception; she is accused, arrested, and detained in cases
determined by law. Women, like men, obey this rigorous law.
(a) Mention the key declaration of Olympe de Gouges regarding women. 1
(b) What should be the goal of all political associations according to her? 2
(c) What was her opinion about law? 1
35. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows: 4
Most of the fresh water lakes are in the Himalayan region. They are of glacial origin. In
other words, they formed when glaciers dug out a basin, which was later filled with
snowmelt. The Wular lake in Jammu and Kashmir, in contrast, is the result of the tectonic
activity. It is the largest freshwater lake in India. The Dal lake, Bhimtal, Nainital, Loktak
and Barapani are some other important fresh water lakes. Apart from natural lakes, the
damming of the rivers for the generation of hydel power has also led to the formation of
Lakes such as Guru Gobind Sagar (Bhakra Nangal Project).
India has many lakes. These differ from each other in the size, and other characteristics.
Most lakes are permanent; some contain water only during the rainy season, like the lakes
in the basins of inland drainage of semi-arid regions. There are some of the lakes which
are the result of the action of glaciers and ice sheets, while the others have been formed
by wind, river action, and human activities.
(a) Name the largest natural freshwater lake of India. 1
(b) What are the different types of lakes found in India? 1
(c) List some economic benefits of lakes. 2
36. Read the given extract and answer questions that follows: 4
In case of India, we have unemployment in rural and urban areas. However, the nature
of unemployment differs in rural and urban areas. In case of rural areas, there is
seasonal and disguised unemployment. Urban areas have mostly educated
unemployment. Seasonal unemployment happens when people are not able to find jobs
during some months of the year. People dependent upon agriculture usually face such
kind of problem. There are certain busy seasons when sowing, harvesting, weeding and
threshing is done. Certain months do not provide much work to the people dependent
on agriculture. In case of disguised unemployment people appear to be employed. They
have agricultural plot where they find work. This usually happens among family
members engaged in agricultural activity. The work requires the service of five people
but engages eight people. Three people are extra. These three people also work in the
same plot as the others. The contribution made by the three extra people does not add
to the contribution made by the five people. If three people are removed the
productivity of the field will not decline. The field requires the service of five people
and the three extra people are disguised unemployed. In case of urban areas educated
unemployment has become a common phenomenon. Many youth with matriculation,
graduation and post graduation degrees are not able to find job. A study showed that
unemployment of graduate and post-graduate has increased faster than among
matriculates.
(a) Identify and explain any two types of unemployment discussed in the passage. 2
(b) Explain the social and economic consequences of unemployment in reference to the
above passage. 2
SECTION F
MAP SKILL-BASED QUESTIONS (2+3=5)
37.a Locate and label the following place on the given political map of Europe. 2
A. A Port of France related to Slave Trade.
B. Name any two countries that were Central Powers in the First World War.
37.b. On the outline map of India locate and label the following with suitable symbols. 3
A. The state having lowest density of population
B. Coastal Plains – Malabar
C. Lakes: Chilika
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