Practice Paper – TERM II (2021 – 2022)
Class – IX
Social Science (087)
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
i. The question paper is divided into five sections- Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E. The question paper has 13 questions in all.
ii. All questions are compulsory; however internal choices are given in some questions. Attempt any one of them.
iii. Marks are indicated against each question.
iv. Section A: Questions from serial number 1 to 5 are very short answer type questions of 2 marks each. Answer of these questions should not exceed 40 words each.
v. Section B: Questions from serial number 6 to 8 are short answer type questions of 3 marks each. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
vi. Section C: Questions from serial number 9 and 10 are long answer type questions of 5 marks each. Answer of these questions should not exceed 120 words each.
vii. Questions from serial number 11 and 12 are source based question, carrying of 4 marks each.
viii. Question number 13 is a map based question of 3 marks with two parts-13.1 from history (1 mark) and 13.2 from Geography (2 marks)
SECTION – A
1. “The seeds of the Second World War were sown in the treaty of Versallles”? Comment.
2. Discuss the main causes of poverty in India.
3. Describe the main criteria that make any election democratic.
4. Why does the rainfall decrease in the east as compared to west in the Northern India?
5. How was the Russian society socialised?
SECTION – B
6. Explain the role of women during Nazi society.
OR
Who were the main targets of mass killing during Nazi regime?
7. Describe the powers and functions of the Prime Minister of India.
8. How is the poverty line estimated in India? Describe.
SECTION – C
9.‘Lok Sabha is called the ‘Lower house’ of the Parliament yet it is more powerful than Rajya Sabha or ‘Upper house’.’ Justify.
OR
Why do you think that the Indian judiciary is independent? Give reasons.
10. Present an account of inter – state inequalities of poverty in India.
OR
Describe the poverty trends in India since 1973.
SECTION – D
11. Read the source and Answer the following questions.
One of the groups which looked to change society were the liberals. Liberals wanted a nation which tolerated all religions. We should remember that at this time European states usually discriminated in favour of one religion or another (Britain favoured the Church of England, Austria and Spain favoured the Catholic Church). Liberals also opposed the uncontrolled power of dynastic rulers. They wanted to safeguard the rights of individuals against governments. They argued for a representative, elected parliamentary government, subject to laws interpreted by a well-trained judiciary that was independent of rulers and officials. However, they were not ‘democrats’. They did not believe in universal adult franchise, that is, the right of every citizen to vote. They felt men of property mainly should have the vote. They also did not want the vote for women. In contrast, radicals wanted a nation in which government was based on the majority of a country’s population. Many supported women’s suffragette movements. Unlike liberals, they opposed the privileges of great landowners and wealthy factory owners. They were not against the existence of private property but disliked concentration of property in the hands of a few. Conservatives were opposed to radicals and liberals. After the French Revolution, however, even conservatives had opened their minds to the need for change. Earlier, in the eighteenth century, conservatives had been generally opposed to the idea of change. By the nineteenth century, they accepted that some change was inevitable but believed that the past had to be respected and change had to be brought about through a slow process.
11.1 In what ways were liberals different from democrats?
11.2 What were the political ideas of radicals?
11.3 In what ways were conservatives opposed to radicals and liberals?
12. Read the source and Answer the following questions.
These are the most widespread forests of India. They are also called the monsoon forests and spread over the region receiving rainfall between 200 cm and 70 cm. Trees of this forest type shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in dry summer. On the basis of the availability of water, these forests are further divided into moist and dry deciduous. The former is found in areas receiving rainfall between 200 and 100 cm. These forests exist, therefore, mostly in the eastern part of the country — north-eastern states, along the foothills of the Himalayas, Jharkhand, West Odisha and Chhattisgarh, and on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. Teak is the most dominant species of this forest. Bamboos, sal, shisham, sandalwood, khair, kusum, arjun and mulberry are other commercially important species. The dry deciduous forests are found in areas having rainfall between 100 cm and 70 cm. These forests are found in the rainier parts of the Peninsular plateau and the plains of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. There are open stretches, in which teak, sal, peepal and neem grow. A large part of this region has been cleared for cultivation and some parts are used for grazing. In these forests, the common animals found are lion, tiger, pig, deer and elephant. A huge variety of birds, lizards, snakes and tortoises are also found here.
12.1 Which type of vegetation is discussed in the above paragraph?
12.2 In which areas this type of forest is found?
12.3 Distinguish between the dry and wet deciduous forests?
SECTION – E
13.1 On the given outline political map of World, identify the place marked as A with the help of following information and write its correct name on the line marked near it.
A. One Allied Powers
13.2 Locate and label the following with appropriate symbols on the same outline political map of India.
A. Wular Lake
OR
Sambhar Lake
B. Pulicat Lake
