PODARINTERNATIONALSCHOOL
PREPARATORY EXAMINATION(2024-25)
Std.: IX Sub.:
TimeAllowed:1 hour30 MaximumMarks:40
minutes
General Instructions:
The question paper contains 37 questions.All questions are compulsory.
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,
37afrom History (2 marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).
8. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice
hasbeen provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions
must be attempted.
Section A
(Multiple Choice Questions)
1. Which of the following is a fundamental right?
a)Right to Freedom of Press
b)Right Against Exploitation
c)Right to Food
d)Right to Security
2. When people appear to be employed but are actually not employed fully, this
kind
of unemployment is called:
a)Disguised Unemployment
b)Educated unemployment
c)All of these
3.Antyodaya cards are given to the
a)poor
b)poorest of the poor
c)those below poverty line
d)all of the above.
4. What are the options with the President if a bill is sent to him/her for assent?
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A. He/she has to sign it.
B. He/She can sent it back to the House for reconsideration.
C. If bill is sent to the President second time he/she has to sign it.
5.The Nordic German Aryans were in which position in term of racial hierarchy
system?
a)Aryans of German origin
b)Jews living in Germany
c)Germans of Aryan origin
d)Jews of German origin
a)Only C is true.
b)Only A is true.
c)Only A and B are true.
d)Only B and C are true.
6. One person one vote means:
a)One person has one vote and each vote has one value
b)One vote have two value
c)A person can vote only once in his life
d)One person is to be voted by all.
7. Assertion (A): The subsistence crisis occurred frequently during the Old
Regime.
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 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.
8.Consider a case of a small village near Karur town in Tamil Nadu. The village is
facing a very poor condition. There are unmetalled roads in the village. Along
with this, the village has no access to pure drinking water. There is no clinic or a
school in the village. Even people have to live without electricity. Subsequently,
in order to curb such conditions, the central government assisted the state
government and launched a scheme. After the implementation of the scheme,
villagers have access
to basic services such as primary health, primary education, rural shelter, rural
drinking water, and rural electrification. Give the name of the scheme that lead
the village to prosperity
a)Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
b)Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
c)Antyodaya Anna Yozana
d)Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana
9. For how many years does the President of India remains in office?
a)Five
b)Two
c)Four
d)Ten
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10. On the given map of France, A is a place that is the name sake of the French
National anthem. Identify it from the following options.
a)Nantes
b)Paris
c)Marseillaise
d)Bastille
11. Which of the following is/are not function of the Election Commissioner of
India ?
A. EC takes decision on every aspect of conduct and control of elections.
B. It implements the code of conduct.
C. It issues election Manifesto.
a)Only A
b)Only A and B
c)Only C
d)Only B
12. Which one of the following is a demerit of democracy?
a)Free and fair election
b)Democracy leads to delays in decision making
c)Equality
d)Rule of law.
13. Arrange the following events in chronological order:
i. The Youth League of the Nazis was founded.
ii. Allied victory in Europe.
iii. Hitler said: "In my state, the mother is the most important citizen."
iv. Tripartite Pact was signed between Germany, Italy and Japan.
a)iv, iii, ii, I
b)ii, i, iii, iv
c)i, iii, iv, ii
d)ii, i, iv, iii
14. Read the information given below and select the correct option.
Before the French Revolution, society was divided into three estates. With
reference to the given information, choose which of the following classes
formed the privileged estates?
i.The 1st estate consists of the clergy
ii.The 2nd estate consists of the nobles
iiiThe 3rd estate included big businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers,
peasants, landless labourers, servants and artisans.
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a)Big businessmen and nobility
b)Big businessmen and the peasants
c)Clergy and the nobility
d)Clergy and the peasants.
15. Choose the right term: A formal document containing an order of the court to
the
government issued only by High Court or the Supreme Court.
a)Claim
b)Covenant
c)Summon
d)Writ
16.Uttarakhand,UttarPradesh,Bihar,WestBengal and Sikkim have common
frontier with
a)Mayanmar,
b)China
c)Bhutan
d)Nepal
17. Which one amongst the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
a)Tungabhadra
b)Krishna
c)Tapi
d)Mahanadi
18. Who headed the party after the death of Lenin?
a)Trotsky
b)Stalin
c)Father Gapon
d)Kerensky
19. Economic activities have been divided into which of the two parts?
a)Service and Secondary activities
b)Primary and Secondary activities
c)Market and non-market activities
d)Production and non- production activities.
20. The total length of the coastline of the Indian mainland is
a)9,000 km
b)8,878 km
c)7,516 km
d)6,500 km
Section B
(Very Short Type Questions)
(4x2=8)
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21. Write about Ganga plains
22. On what factors does the quality of population depend on?
OR
Why are educated parents found to invest more heavily on the education of their
child?
23. Write any three drawbacks of non democratic elections.
24. Why is the Public Distribution System criticized?
Section C
25. Explain Cooperative Societies.
26. Highlight the ideology of Radicals?
OR
Who was Karl Marx? What was his theory of socialism?
27. 'There has been a sudden abrupt rise in population of India since 1961'. Give
reason.
28. Here are some facts on Indian elections. Comment on each of these to say
whether
they reflect the strength or the weakness of our electoral system.
a. The Lok Sabha has had less than 10% of women members till 2009.
b. The Election Commission often refuses to accept the government’s advice
about
when the elections should be held.
c. The current Lok Sabha has more than 145 members whose assets are more
than Rs. 1 crore.
d. After losing an election the Chief Minister said, “I respect the people’s verdict”.
29. You are elected a civil servant who is a permanent executive. What values
would
you idolise to serve as a public servant?
Section D
(Long Answer Type Questions)
30. What was the contribution of the French philosophers in the outbreak of the
Revolution of 1789 in France?
[5]
OR
State any five causes of the empty treasury of France under Louis XVI.
31. Write a note on South-west Monsoon season or Rainy season.
[5]
OR
Give a brief account of the condition and characteristics of the retreating
monsoons.
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32. Do you think that people appear employed in disguised unemployment?
[5]
OR
What are the objectives of India's National Policy on Health? Suggest any two
ways
through which the objectives of the policy can be met.
33. Why is the Preamble very important?
[5]
OR
What are the main functions of a Constitution?
Section E
(Case –based/Source –based Questions)
(3x4=12)
34. Read the following source 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
trenchlife. 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]
The Indian landmass has a central location between East and West Asia. India is a
southward extension of the Asian continent. The trans-Indian Ocean routes, which
connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia,
provide a strategic central location to India. The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into
the Indian Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact with West Asia,
Africa, and Europe from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from
the eastern coast. No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as
India has and indeed, it is India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean, which
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justifies the naming of an Ocean after it. Since the opening of the Suez Canal in
1869, India’s
distance from Europe has been reduced by 7000 km. India’s contacts with the
world have continued through ages but her relationships through the land routes
are much older than her maritime contacts. The various passes across the
mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travelers, while the
oceans restricted such interaction for a long time. These routes have contributed
to the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times.
i. When did the Suez Canal first open? How has it helped India? (1)
ii. State any two reasons that make India's strategic location at the head of the
Indian Ocean so important. (1)
iii. Which peninsula helps India to establish easy contact with West Asia, East
Africa, and Europe from the Western coast? (2)
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that
follow: [4]
There were a number of causes for the widespread poverty in India. One
historical reason is the low level economic development under the British colonial
administration. The policies of the colonial government ruined traditional
handicrafts and discouraged the development of industries like textiles. This
resulted in fewer job opportunities and a low growth rate of incomes. This was
accompanied by a high growth rate of population. The two combined to make the
growth rate of per capita income very low. The failure at both the fronts:
promotion of economic growth and population control perpetuated the cycle of
poverty. Unable to find proper jobs in cities, many people started working as
rickshaw pullers, vendors, construction workers, domestic servants, etc. With
irregular small incomes, these people could not afford expensive housing. They
started living in slums on the outskirts of the cities and the problems of poverty,
largely a rural phenomenon also became the feature of the urban sector. Another
feature of high
poverty rates has been the huge income inequalities. One of the major reasons
for this is the unequal distribution of land and other resources. Major policy
initiatives like land reforms which aimed at the redistribution of assets in rural
areas have not been implemented
properly and effectively by most of the state governments. Sincelack of land
resources has been one of the major causes of poverty in India, proper
implementation of policy could have improved the lives of millions of rural poor.
Many other socio-cultural and economic factors also are responsible for poverty.
In order to fulfill social obligations and observe religious ceremonies, people in
India, including the very poor, spend a lot of money. Small farmers need money
to buy agricultural inputs like seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, etc. Since poor people
hardly
have any savings, they borrow. Unable to repay because of poverty, they become
victims of indebtedness. So the high level of indebtedness is both the cause and
effect of poverty.
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36.1What are the reasons behind the huge income inequalities in rural areas? (1)
36.2 What are the economic and socio-cultural causes of poverty? (1)
36.3. What was the root cause of India's poverty historically? (2)
Section F
(Map Skill Based Questions)
37( i) On the given outline map of France, locate the following cities (2+3=5 )
A. Bordeaux
B. Nantes
ii. On the outline map of India locate and label ANY THREE of the following with
suitable Symbols. (2x1=2)
a. The Vindhya - Mountain Range
b. Kanha - National Park
c. Dachigam - Wildlife Sanctuaries
d. The Krishna - The Peninsular river.
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