Class IX - Social Science - Paper 4 - Practice for Everyone

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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 32 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Section A: Question no. 1 to 16 are Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.

(iii) Section B: Question no. 17 to 22 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.

(iv) Section C: Question no. 23 to 26 are Source Based Questions, carrying 4 marks each.

(v) Section D: Question no. 27 to 31 are Long Answer Type Questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.

(vi) Section E: Question no. 32 is Map Based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 32.1 from History (2 marks) and 32.2 from Geography (3 marks).

(vii) 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.

(viii) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.

Section – A

1. What was the Estates General?

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Ans. The Estates General was a political body to which the three estates of the French society, i.e., the clergy, the nobility and the third Estate consisting of peasants, landless labourers, businessmen and merchants, sent their representatives.

What do you understand by Convention?

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Ans. The newly elected assembly formed in France in 1792 was called the Convention. On 21st September 1792 it abolished the monarchy and declared France a Republic.

2. Complete the following table:

(A) A = May, June; B = August, September

(B) A = June, July; B = September, October

(D) A = April, May; B = August, September

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Ans. (B) A = June, July; B = September, October

3. What is meant by political executive?

(A) The Speaker

(B) Political leaders who are elected by the people for a specific term.

(D) Only those political leaders who are in the opposition party.

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Ans. (B) Political leaders who are elected by the people for a specific term.

Political Executives are temporary executives. Political executive includes the President, Ministers, Parliamentary Secretary.

4. What is Kiang? Where is it found in India? Name any two other animals found with Kiang.

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Ans. (i) Kiang is a Tibetan Ass.

(ii) It is found in Ladakh and Himalayas.

(iii) The two other animals found with Kiang are Tibetan antelope, the Bharal (blue sheep), wild sheep

Where are deciduous forests found in India?

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Ans. The dry deciduous forests are found in areas having rainfall between 70 and 100 cm.

5. Ebony, mahogany and rosewood trees are found in ___________ forests.

(A) Deciduous

(B) Tropical Rainforest

(D) Tropical Evergreen

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Ans. (B) Tropical Rainforest

6. Who is the most powerful member in the Cabinet?

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Ans. The Prime Minister

Which parliamentary procedure is carried out for the removal of judges on the account of violation of the Constitution?

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Ans. Impeachment

7. Assertion and Reason type Question:

(A) In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Options:

(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.

(D) A is wrong but R is correct.

Assertion (A): The Government of India had appointed the Second Backward Classes Commission in 1979.

Reason (R): It was headed by B.P. Mandal. Hence it was popularly called the Mandal Commission.

(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.

(D) A is wrong but R is correct.

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Ans. (B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

8. Fill in the blank:

________ and _________ are the poorest states in India.

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Ans. Odisha, Bihar

The reasons behind poverty in both the states are both institutional and technical, illiteracy, and structural and institutional factors of agriculture.

The policies of _____________ Government are responsible for poverty in India.

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Ans. Colonial

The policies of the colonial government ruined traditional handicrafts and discouraged developments of industries and textiles. The low rate of growth persisted until the 1980s. This resulted in less job opportunities and low growth rate of incomes.

9. Choose the incorrect option from Column I and Column II:

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Ans. Option (C)

10. The ___________ are usually found in coastal areas.

(A) Evergreen Forests

(B) Deciduous Forests

(D) Mangrove Forests

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Ans. (D) Mangrove Forests

The tidal or mangrove forests grow by the side of the coast and on the edges of the deltas.

11. Study the given picture carefully:

Which of the following options best signifies this figure?

(A) The women demand their rights

(B) The women marched to Versailles and brought the king back with them to Paris

(D) None of the above

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Ans. (B) The women marched to Versailles and brought the king back with them to Paris

On 5 October 1789, crowds of Parisian market women marched on Versailles, demanding reforms. They besieged the palace and forced King Louis XVI of France to return with them to Paris

12. What was the name of the book written by Adolf Hitler?

(A) Decisive Days

(B) Mein Kampf

(D) My Life

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Ans. (B) Mein Kampf

Mein Kampf, (German: “My Struggle”) political manifesto written by Adolf Hitler. It was his only complete book, and the work became the bible of National Socialism (Nazism) in Germany’s Third Reich

13. A judge can be removed only when an ___________is passed separately by a two-third majority of members of each of the two houses of the Parliament.

(A) Impeachment Motion

(B) Agreement

(D) Information

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Ans. (A) Impeachment Motion

Impeachment is a term used colloquially for removal of judges.

14. _____________ exercises greater power over the Union Budget.

(A) The Reserve Bank of India

(B) The Rajya Sabha

(D) The Supreme Court of India

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Ans. (C) The Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha had more powers to handle in the Union budget than Rajya Sabha

15. Arrange the following organisations in their chronological order according to formation in

years:

(i) REGP

(ii) PMGY

(iii) PMRY

(iv) SCSY

Options:

(A) (iii) – (i) – (iv) — (ii)

(B) (iv) – (i) – (iii) – (ii)

(D) (ii) – (iv) – (iii) – (i)

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Ans. (A) (iii) – (i) – (iv) — (ii)

16. Read the following information and write a single term for it:

It is an apparent force caused by the earth’s rotation. This force deflects winds towards the right in the Northern Hemisphere and towards the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

(A) Gravitational Force

(B) Magnetic Force

(D) Attractive Force

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Ans. (C) Coriolis Force

Section – B

17. State any three consequences of the February Revolution of 1917 in Russia.

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Ans. Consequences of February Revolution of 1917:

(i) The government suspended the Duma.

(ii) People raised slogans about bread, wages, better hours and democracy.

(iii) Police headquarters were ransacked.

(iv) Cavalry refused to fire at the demonstrators.

(v) Soldiers joined the workers to form a council called the Soviet.

(vi) Tsar Nicholas-II accepted his defeat.

18. How did the common people in Germany react to Nazism? Explain.

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Ans. Reaction :

(i) Many saw the world through Nazi eyes and spoke their mind in Nazi language. They felt hatred and anger surge inside them when they saw someone who looked like a Jew.

(ii) They genuinely believed that Nazism world will bring prosperity and improve general well-being.

(iii) But, every German was not a Nazi. Many of them organised active resistance.

(iv) Many organisations were passive onlookers and apathetic witness.

What type of economy existed in Russia before the Revolution?

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Ans. (i) At the beginning of the twentieth century, the vast majority of Russia’s people were Agriculturists. About 85 per cent of the Russian Empires population earned their living from agriculture.

(ii) In France and Germany the proportion was between 40 per cent and 50 per cent. In the Empire, cultivators produced for the market as well as for their own needs and Russia was a major exporter of grain.

(iii) Industry was found in pockets. Prominent industrial areas were St. Petersburg and Moscow. Craftsmen undertook much of the production, but large factories existed alongside craft workshops.

19. Explain any three differences between the two island groups of India.

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S. No	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Lakshadweep Islands
(i)	Andaman and Nicobar islands are groups of islands lying away from the coast of Bay of Bengal.	Lakshadweep islands are groups of islands lying closed to the Malabar Coast of Kerala.
(ii)	These groups of islands are bigger and are more numerous and scattered.	These groups of islands are smaller in size.
(iii)	These islands are formed from oceanic beds which are known as submarine mountains.	These groups of islands are made up of small corals.

20. Democracy is based on the fundamental principle of political equality. Give two instances of denial of equal right to vote.

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Ans. Examples to prove that political equality is still missing in many countries are as follows :

(i) Until 2015, in Saudi Arabia women did not have the right to vote.

(ii) In Fiji, the electoral system is such that the vote of an indigenous Fiji has more value than that of an Indian-Fiji.

(iii) In Estonia, Russian minority finds it difficult to get the right to vote.

Democracy leads to better decisions in comparison to non-democratic form of government. Give three reasons.

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Ans. Reasons are:

(i) A democratic decision involves many persons, discussion, debates, etc.

(ii) A number of people together can point out the possible mistakes in any decision.

(iii) This takes time, but reduces the chances of a rash/irresponsible decision.

21. Mention the three main sectors of economic activities with examples.

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Ans. Main Sectors:

(i) Primary Sector: It includes agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, poultry farming and mining.

(ii) Secondary Sector: Quarrying and manufacturing of goods and construction activity.

(iii) Tertiary Sector: Trade, transport, banking, health, education and all types of services.

22. Suggest non-farming activities which can enhance the production of rural areas.

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Ans. A few non-farming activities that can enhance the production of rural areas are :

(i) Development of weaving centres.

(ii) Basic processing of locally found resource – pickle making.

(iii) Oil pressing mills.

(iv) Rope, mat and basket making.

(v) Repair of farming machinery, driving schools, handicrafts, etc.

23. Read the source given below and answer the following questions:

Political Radicalism and Economic Crises

Political radicalisation was only heightened by the economic crisis of 1923. Germany had fought the war largely on loans and had to pay war reparations in gold. This depleted gold reserves at a time resources were scarce. In 1923 Germany refused to pay, and the French occupied its leading industrial area, Ruhr, to claim their coal. Germany retaliated with passive resistance and printed paper currency recklessly. With too much printed money in circulation, the value of the German mark fell. In April the US dollar was equal to 24,000 marks, in July 353,000 marks, in August 4,621,000 marks and at 98,860,000 marks by December, the figure had run into trillions. As the value of the mark collapsed, prices of goods soared. The image of Germans carrying cartloads of currency notes to buy a loaf of bread was widely publicised evoking worldwide sympathy. This crisis came to be known as hyperinflation, a situation when prices rise phenomenally high.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.

23.1. Germany had fought the war largely on loans and had to pay war reparations in:

(A) Gold

(B) Silver

(D) Coal

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Ans. (A) Gold

23.2. Germany retaliated with passive resistance and printed __________ currency recklessly.

(A) plastic

(B) paper

(D) copper

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Ans. (B) paper

23.3. What is the currency of Germany called?

(A) Rupee

(B) Pound

(D) Mark

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Ans. (D) Mark

23.4. When was the US Dollar equal to 4, 621,000 marks?

(A) In April

(B) In July

(D) In December

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Ans. (C) In August

24. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

The Ganga plain extends between Ghaggar and Teesta rivers. It is spread over the states of North India, Haryana, Delhi, U.P., Bihar, partly Jharkhand and West Bengal to its East, particularly in Assam lies the Brahmaputra plain.

The northern plains are generally described as flat land with no variations in its relief. It is not true. These vast plains also have diverse relief features. According to the variations in relief features, the Northern plains can be divided into four regions. The rivers, after descending from the mountains, deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks. It is known as bhabar. All the streams disappear in this bhabar belt. South of this belt, the streams and rivers re-emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region known as terai. This was a thickly forested region full of wildlife. The forests have been cleared to create agricultural land and to settle migrants from Pakistan after partition. Dudhwa National Park is in this region.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.

24.1. The Ganga Plain extends between ____________.

(A) Jhelum and Satluj.

(B) Ganga and Yamuna

(D) Gomati and Krishna

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Ans. (C) Ghaggar and Teesta

24.2. The northern plains are generally described as:

(A) rough land with lot of variation in its relief.

(B) flat land with slight variations in its relief.

(D) flat land with no variations in its relief.

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Ans. (D) flat land with no variations in its relief.

24.3. ____________ is a belt of pebbles extending from 8-16 km in width.

(A) Bhabar

(B) Bhangar

(D) Terai

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Ans. (A) Bhabar

24.4. The Northern Plains have been formed by the interplay of the three major rivers systems, with their tributaries, namely-

(A) the Ganga, The Yamuna and The Krishna.

(B) the Ganga, The Yamuna and The Brahmaputra.

(D) the Ganga, The Yamuna and The Indus.

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Ans. (C) the Indus, The Ganga and The Brahmaputra.

25. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

Election Campaign

In our country such campaigns take place for a two-weeks period between the announcement of the final list of candidates and the date of polling. During this period the candidates contact their voters, political leaders address election meetings and political parties mobilise their supporters. This is also the period when newspapers and television news are full of election related stories and debates. But election campaign is not limited to these two weeks only. Political parties start preparing for elections months before they actually take place.

In election campaigns, political parties try to focus public attention on some big issues. They want to attract the public to that issue and get them to vote for their party on that basis.

25.1. For how long does election campaign take place?

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Ans. For two weeks period.

25.2. What is the main purpose of election campaign?

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Ans. The election campaigns are conducted to have a free and open discussion about who is a better representative and in turn, which party will make a better government.

25.3. What is the role of newspapers and televisions during the election campaign?

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Ans. The newspapers and television helps the political parties to share their ideas and to sell their political messages and ideas to voters.

25.4. What is the main aim of the political parties during the election campaign?

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Ans. In election campaigns, political parties try to focus public attention on some big issues. They want to attract the public to that issue and get them to vote for their party on that basis.

26. Read the source given below and answer the following questions:

Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana [PMRY] 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 [REGP] 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 [SGSY] 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 [PMGY] launched in 2000, additional central assistance is given to states for basic education, rural shelter, rural drinking water and rural electrification.

26.1. When was PMRY launched?

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Ans. 1993

26.2. What is the main aim of the Rural Employment Generation Programme?

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Ans. The aim of the programme is to create self-employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns.

26.3. Under the Tenth Five Year Plan, what is the target of new jobs?

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Ans. A target for creating 25 lakh new jobs has been set for the programme under the tenth Five Year Plan.

26.4. When was Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana launched?

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Ans. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana [PMGY] was launched in 2000.

Section – D

27. Describe the effects of World Wars on Forests with reference to the ‘Scorched Earth Policy’.

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Ans. (i) In India, working plans were abandoned during the World Wars, and the Forest Department cut trees freely to meet British war needs.

(ii) In Java, just before the Japanese occupied the region, the Dutch followed ‘A Scorched Earth’ Policy, destroying sawmills, and burning huge piles of giant teak logs so that they would not fall into Japanese hands.

(iii) The Japanese then exploited the forests recklessly for their own war industries, forcing forest villagers to cut down forests.

(iv) Many villagers used this opportunity to expand cultivation in the forest.

(v) After the war, it was difficult for the Indonesian Forest Service to get this land back.

Who was Dietrich Brandis? Explain any four of his ideas for the Management of Forests in India during British Period.

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Ans. Dietrich Brandis was a German Expert of Forestry who was made the First Inspector General of Forests in India.

Dietrich’s four ideas for the Management of Forests in India were:

(i) Brandis realized that a proper system had to be introduced which would need legal sanction. Rules about the use of forest resources had to be framed.

(ii) Felling of trees and grazing had to be restricted for the preservation of forests for the cause of timber production. Anybody who cut trees without following the system would be punished.

(iii) For this purpose, Brandis set up the Indian Forest Service in 1864 and assisted in formulating the Indian Forest Act of 1865.

(iv) In 1906, the Imperial Forest Institute was set up in Dehradun and it taught the system called “Scientific Forestry”.

28. Distinguish between Bhabar and Terai.

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What are Duns? Differentiate between the Inner Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas.

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Ans. Difference between Inner Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas :

Inner Himalayas

The longitudinal valley lying between the Lesser Himalayas and the Shiwaliks are known as Duns.

(i) The northern most range is known as the Greater or Inner Himalayas or the ‘Himadri’.

(ii) It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peak with an average height of 6,000 m.

(iii) It contains all the prominent Himalayan peaks. (Any two)

Lesser Himalayas

(i) The range lying to the south of the Himadari is the most rugged mountain system and is known as Himachal or the Lesser Himalayas.

(ii) Continuous altered rocks with altitude between 3,700 to 4,500 m.

(iii) This range consists of the famous valley of Kashmir, Kangra and Kulu.

29. Highlight any five unfair practices used by the President of Zimbabwe to win the elections.

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Ans. Unfair practices used by the President :

(i) His government has changed the Constitution several times to increase his power.

(ii) Opposition party workers are harassed and their meetings disrupted.

(iii) Public protests and demonstrations against the government are declared illegal.

(iv) Laws that limit the right to criticise the president were passed.

(v) Television and radio are controlled by the government.

(vi) Government has ignored some court judgements and went against it.

(vii) Government harasses those journalists who go against it.

30. Can the citizens of the country turn a simple democracy into a good democracy? Give five reasons in support of your arguments.

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Ans. The citizens of the country can turn a simple democracy into a good democracy by the following ways:

(i) What we do as citizens can make a difference in making our country more or less democratic.

(ii) This is the strength and weakness of democracy.

(iii) The fate of our country depends on not only what rulers do, but also on what we as citizens do.

(iv) Citizens can take part in politics.

(v) Democracy depends on active political participation of all citizens.

31. State any three benefits of the spread of electricity in Palampur.

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Ans. The spread of electricity has helped the farmers of Palampur village in the following ways :

(i) Electricity has transformed the system of irrigation.

(ii) Electricity is used to run tube wells in the fields. The Persian wheels are being replaced by tube wells.

(iii) Electricity is also used to run small businesses. For example, sugarcane crushing machine.

(iv) It is also a cheap and pollution-free source of irrigation.

(v) Electricity is also used for domestic works like running fans and lighting tube lights

Describe the global poverty trends.

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Ans. Global Poverty Trends

(i) The proportion of people living in extreme poverty has fallen from 25 percent in year the 1990 to 21 percent in the year 2001.

(ii) Poverty has declined substantially in China and South East Asian countries as a result of rapid economic growth.

(iii) The number of poor has fallen from 606 million in 1981 to 212 million in 2001.

(iv) However, in some countries of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan), the fall has been marginal.

(v) In Sub-Saharan Africa, poverty actually rose from 41 percent in 1981 to 46 percent in 2001.

Section – E

32. (A) (1) On the given political map of the world, locate and label:

Russia

(2) Identify the nation that was also a Central Power during World War II.

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Ans. Japan

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(B) (1) On the given political map of India, locate and label the following:

(i) State with the lowest literacy rate

(ii) Coromandel Coast

(2) A feature is marked on the political map. Identify the feature and write its name:

A river flowing into the Arabian Sea

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Ans. River Narmada

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Class IX – Social Science – Paper 4