Class IX - Social Science Practice Paper - 1 - Answers

Subject: Social Science

Grade: 9

Time: 3 Hours

MM: 80

General Instructions:

Question paper comprises of five sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 40 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory
Section – Question no 1 to 27 are Objective Type Questions (MCQs, Assertion-Reason, Fill in the blank, very short answer), carrying 1 mark each
Section B – Question no 28 to 31 are Short Answer Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 80 words
Section C – Question no 32 to 35 are Source Based Questions, carrying 4 marks each.
Section D – Question no 36 to 39 are Long Answer Questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
Section E – Question no 40 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts. 40.1 from History (2 marks) and 40.2 from Geography (3 marks)
Answer should be brief and to the point; also the above word limit be adhered to as far as possible
There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
Attach map along with your answer book
In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.

Section A

Objective Type Questions

1. Name the head of the state of France whose reign is known as the reign of terror.

(a) Napoleon Bonaparte

(b) Marie Antoinette

(d) Maximillian Robespierre

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Ans (D)

Name the philosopher who introduced the theory of Social contract.

(a) Voltaire

(b) Rousseau

(d) Locke

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Ans. (B)

2. Name the Revolution in Russia, which was a failure

(a) Russian Revolution of 1905

(b) February Revolution of 1917

(d) None of the above

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Ans. (A)

3. Name the tribunal which tried Nazi criminals.

(a) Nuremberg Tribunal

(b) Auschwitz Tribunal

(d) Storm Troopers

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Ans. (A)

4. Correct the following statement and rewrite:

British introduced railways to modernize India

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Ans. British introduced railways to modernize India.

5. Match the following:

Column A	Column B
A. Massais	I. Tanganyika
B. Kaokoland herders	II. Tanzania
C. German	III. Namibia
D. Serengeti park	IV. Kenya

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Ans. A – IV, B – III, C – I, D – II

6. In which part of Asia is India located?

(a) East

(b) South

(d) North

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Ans. (B)

Name the three countries with which Sikkim shares its borders.

(a) Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan

(b) Nepal, Mongolia, China

(d) Bhutan, Bangladesh, China

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Ans. (C)

7. Which of the following landmass constitutes one of the oldest landmasses on earth?

(a) Peninsular Plateau

(b) Northern Plains

(d) None of the above

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Ans. (A)

8. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Sambhar lake is an important lake for tourism

Reason (R): Sambhar lake in in Gujarat

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the true explanation for Assertion

(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the not the true explanation for Assertion

(d) Both Assertion and reason are not correct

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Ans. (D)

9. In which of the following places, the annual precipitation is over 400 cm?

(a) UP

(b) West Bengal

(d) Madhya Pradesh

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Ans. (C)

10. Which of the following vegetation’s is supported by wet, marshy deltaic soils?

(a) Mangrove Forests

(b) Evergreen Forests

(d) Deciduous Forests

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Ans. (A)

In which of the following forests there is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves?

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(d) Montane Forests

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Ans. (A)

11. When was the first complete census taken in India?

(a) 1872

(b) 1881

(d) 1901

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Ans. (B)

12. Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of famine in a democratic country?

(a) Opposition parties can draw attention to hunger and starvation

(b) Free press can report suffering from famine in different parts of the country

(d) People are free to believe in and practice any religion

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Ans. (D)

13. Correct the following:

Free democratic political set up implies that state enjoys rights over its citizens.

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Ans. Free democratic political set up implies that state respects the rights of the citizens.

14. The Constitution of India was framed by:

(a) British Monarchy

(b) A Constituent Assembly

(d) Indian Parliament

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Ans. (B)

The Preamble to the Constitution of India declares India to be a:

(a) Sovereign, Democratic, Republic

(b) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Republic

(d) None of the above

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Ans. (C)

15. Which of the following slogans was given during West Bengal Assembly elections in 1977?

(a) Garibi Hatao

(b) Save Democracy

(d) Protect the self-respect of the Telugus

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Ans. (C)

16. In order to be a candidate for elections the minimum age is _________________

(a) 18 years

(b) 20 years

(d) 30 years

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Ans. (C)

___________ in democracy impels political parties to fulfil the promises made to citizens during elections.

(a) Transparency

(b) Accountability

(d) None of the above

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Ans. (B)

17. Who appoints the Election Commissioner?

(a) Prime Minister

(b) Chief Justice

(d) Parliament

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Ans. (C)

18. What is the position of Indian President?

(a) Nominal head

(b) Constitutional head

(d) All of these

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Ans. (D)

Why Indian Judiciary is the most powerful organ of the government?

(a) Interpreter of the Constitution

(b) Protector of the Fundamental Rights

(d) Only (a) and (b)

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Ans. (D)

19. How safety of women has been ensured through Fundamental Rights?

(a) Right to equality

(b) Right to constitutional remedies

(d) Right to freedom

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Ans. (C)

20. What are the factors of production?

(a) Land and Labour

(b) Land, Labour, fixed capital and human capital

(d) Land, Labour and human capital

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Ans. (C)

Which is fixed factor of production?

(a) Land

(b) Capital

(d) Human Capital

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Ans. (A)

21. Who are agricultural labourers?

(a) They work on the land belonging to others

(b) They have large tract of land

(d) All of the above

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Ans. (A)

22. Under which of the following schemes 100 days of wage employment is given to every household to ensure livelihood security in rural areas?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MNREGA)

(b) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)

(d) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)

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Ans. (A)

23. Who are the most vulnerable groups to poverty in India?

(a) Farm labourers

(b) Casual labourers

(d) Vendors

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Ans. (C)

24. For many decades in India, a large population had been considered a ________

(a) asset

(b) liability

(d) None of these

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Ans. (B)

The household work done by women is not recognised in the __________ income.

(a) Per capita income

(b) Household income

(d) All of these

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Ans. (C)

25. What is disguised employment?

(a) They are employed for the whole year

(b) They do not contribute to the production

(d) All are correct

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Ans. (B)

26. Who are not food insecure people?

(a) Industrialists

(b) Landless people

(d) Casual labour

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Ans. (A)

27. Find the incorrect option:

(a) High level of bugger stock of food grains is wasteful

(b) Increase in MSP has made the farmers divert to the production of rice and wheat.

(d) There has been complete eradication of hunger due to the introduction of Public Distribution System.

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Ans. (D)

Section B

Short Answer Questions

28. Describe the main ideas of Karl Marx (1818 – 1883)

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Ans. (i) Marx argued that industrial society was ‘capitalist society’.

(ii) Capitalists owned the capital investment in factories and the profit of capitalists was produced by workers.

(iii) The condition of workers could not improve as long as this profit was accumulated by private capitalists. Marx believed that to free themselves from capitalist exploitation, workers had to construct a radically socialist society where all property was socially controlled. This would be a communist society. He was convinced that workers would triumph in their conflict with capitalists. A communist society was the natural society of the future.

Explain consequences of the February Revolution of 1917 in Russia.

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Ans. Consequences of the February Revolution of 1917 in Russia are as mentioned below:

(i) Tsar abdicated on 2 March

(ii) Soviet leaders and Duma leaders formed a provisional government to run the country.

(iii) It was agreed that Russia’s future would be decided by a constituent assembly, elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage.

(iv) The provisional government removed restrictions on public meetings and associations.

(v) Soviets, like the Petrograd Soviet, were set up everywhere, though no common system of election was followed.

29. What are the features of the Great Himalayas or Inner Himalayas or the Himadri?

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Ans. The features are as follows:

(i) It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6,000 metres. All the prominent Himalayan peaks are in this range.

(ii) Its folds are asymmetrical in nature.

(iii) The core of this part of the Himalayas is composed of granite

(iv) It is perennially snow bound.

(v) A number of glaciers descent from it.

30. Why do Rights form an indispensable part of democracy?

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Ans. (a) (i) Rights are necessary for the existence of democracy. Every citizen has the right to participate in the democratic process.

(ii) Every citizen has the right to become the part of the democratic government. Every citizen has the right to be elected to government.

(iii) For democratic elections to be held, it is necessary that the citizens should have the right to express their opinion, form political parties and take part in political activities.

(iv) Rights protect minorities from the oppression of majority. They ensure that the majority cannot do whatever it likes. Things can go wrong when some citizens try to take away the rights of others.

(b) Some rights such as equality and freedom etc. are fundamental to our life. Hence, such rights should be included in the Constitution to protect them from the arbitrary policies of the government because sometimes a government may go against the rights of their own citizens. So, rights should be placed higher than the government or included in the Constitution so that the government cannot violate these rights. For example, in India, rights have been included in the Constitution and cannot be taken away in ordinary circumstances.

31. What are the various dimensions of food security?

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Ans. Food security has following dimensions:

(a) Availability of food means food production within the country, food imports and the previous year’s stock stored in government granaries.

(b) Accessibility means food is within reach of every person.

(c) Affordability implies that an individual has enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet one’s dietary needs.

Section C

Source Based Questions

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

Hitler was a powerful speaker. His passion and his words moved people. He promised a strong nation, undo the injustice of the Versailles Treaty and restore the dignity of the German people. He promised employment for those looking for work, and a secure future for the youth. He promised to weed out all foreign influences and resist all foreign ‘conspiracies’ against Germany. Hitler devised a new style of politics. He understood the significance of rituals and spectacle in mass mobilization. Nazis held massive rallies and public meetings to demonstrate the support for Hitler and instil a sense of unity among the people. The Red banners with the Swastika, the Nazi salute, and the ritualized rounds of applause after the speeches were all part of this spectacle of power.

32.1 Why did Hitler become popular with the masses?

(a) His oration skills

(b) Love for the country

(d) All of these

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Ans. (D)

32.2 Why did Hitler consider Treaty of Versailles as unjust?

(a) Germany had to pay heavy war penalty

(b) Had to surrender Ruhr.

(d) All of these

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Ans. (A)

32.3 Who were the foreign conspirators against Germany?

(a) France and England

(b) USA and France

(d) USA and Soviet Union

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Ans. (A)

32.4 What were the main features of Hitler’s style of politics?

(a) Holding mass rallies

(b) Ritualised rounds of applause

(d) All of these

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Ans. (D)

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

The Ganga is joined by many tributaries from the Himalayas, a few of them being major rivers, such as the Yamuna, the Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi. The river Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier in the Himalayas. It flows parallel to the Ganga and as a right bank tributary meets the Ganga at Allahabad. The Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi rise in the Nepal Himalaya. They are the rivers, which flood parts of the northern plains every year, causing widespread damage to life and property, whereas, they enrich the soil for agricultural use. The main tributaries, which come from the peninsular uplands, are the Chambal, the Betwa and the Son. These rise from semi-arid areas, have shorter much water in them.

33.1 What is the role played by Yamuna, Ghaghara and other tributaries in northern India?

(a) They decrease water of river Ganga

(b) They increase water of Ganga

(d) Only (b) and (c)

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Ans. (D)

33.2 Name the river which flows parallel to River Ganga as a right bank tributary.

(a) River Son

(b) River Ghaghara

(d) River Gandak

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Ans. (C)

33.3 Why does river Betwa has less water?

(a) It is a peninsular river

(b) It does not originate from glaciers.

(d) Only (a) and (b)

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Ans. (D)

33.4 Name the river, which has Chambal, Betwa and Son as its tributary.

(a) River Ganga

(b) River Yamuna

(d) River Kosi

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Ans. (B)

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

In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in October 1999. He overthrows a democratically elected government and declared himself the ‘Chief Executive’ of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in 2002 held a referendum in the country that granted him a five-year extension. Pakistani media, human rights organisations and democracy activists said that the referendum was based on malpractices and fraud. In August 2002 he issued a ‘Legal Framework Order’ that amended the Constitution of Pakistan. According to this order, the President can dismiss the national and provincial assemblies. The work of the civilian cabinet is supervised by a National Security Council which is dominated by military officers. After passing this law, elections were held to the national and provincial assemblies. So Pakistan has had elections, elected representatives have some powers. But the final power rested with military officers and General Musharraf himself.

34.1 What is referendum?

(a) Elections

(b) Voting by the people to elect a leader

(d) None of the above

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Ans. (C)

34.2 Name the institution which was representative of the people of Pakistan.

(a) National Security Council

(b) National and Provincial Assemblies

(d) Judiciary

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Ans. (B)

34.3 Who were the members of National Security Council?

(a) Cabinet members

(b) Military officers

(d) Judges of the Supreme Court

Ans. (B)

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34.4 Who was the final deciding authority in Pakistan?

(a) General Musharraf

(b) National Security Council

(d) Only (a) and (b)

Ans. (D)

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

Thirty-three-year-old Ram Saran works as a daily-wage labourer in a wheat flour mill near Ranchi in Jharkhand. He manages to earn around Rs. 1,500 a month when he finds employment, which is not often. The money is not enough to sustain his family of six – that includes his wife and four children aged between 12 years to six months. He has to send money home to his old parents who live in a village near Ramgarh. His father a landless labourer, depends on Ram Saran and his brother who live in Hazaribagh, for sustenance. Ram Saran lives in a one-room rented house in a crowded basti in the outskirts of the city. It’s a temporary shack built of bricks and clay tiles. His wife Santa Devi, works as a part time maid in a few houses and manages to earn another Rs 800. They manage a meagre meal of dal and rice twice a day, but there’s never enough for all of them. His elder son works as a helper in a tea shop to supplement the family income and earns another Rs 300, while his 10-year-old daughers takes care of the younger siblings. None of the children go to school. They have only two pairs of hand-me-down clothes each. New ones are brought only when the old clothes become unwearable. The younger kids are undernourished. They have no access to healthcare when they fall ill.

35.1 What are the indicators of poverty in the above passage?

(a) Insufficient food

(b) Insufficient clothes

(d) All of these

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Ans. (D)

35.2 What is the reason for poverty of Ram Saran?

(a) Daily wage worker

(b) Too much expenditure

(d) None of these

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Ans. (A)

35.3 How has poverty affected the family of Ram Saran?

(a) Lack of medical facilities

(b) No provision for education

(d) All of these

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Ans. (D)

35.4 Who are the other breadwinners in the family of Ram Saran?

(a) Ram Saran’s mother

(b) Ram Saran’s elder son

(d) Ram Saran’s father

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Ans. (B)

Section – D

Long Answer Questions

36. What were the circumstances, which led to the establishment of Republican form of government in France in 1792?

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Ans. (1) Louis XVI entered into secret negotiations with the King of Prussia to re-establish his authority. Rulers of other neighbouring countries made plans to send troops to put down the events that had taken place in France since the summer of 1789.

(2) The National Assembly declared war against Prussia and Austria. They saw this as a war of the people against kings and aristocracies all over Europe. The revolutionary wars brought losses and economic difficulties to the people.

(3) Large sections of the population were convinced that the revolution had to be carried further, as the Constitution of 1791 gave political rights only to the richer sections of society. Political clubs came up to discuss the matters. The most successful of these clubs was that of the Jacobins. The members of the club included small shopkeepers, artisans such as shoemakers, pastry cooks, watch-makers, printers, as well as servants and daily-wage workers. Their leader was Maximillian Robespierre.

(4) In the summer of 1782 the Jacobins planned an insurrection of a large number of Parisians who were angered by the short supplies and high prices of food. On the morning of August 10 they stormed the Palace of the Tuileries, and held the king himself as hostage for several hours.

(5) Elections were held. The newly elected assembly was called the Convention. All men of 21 years and above, regardless of wealth, got the right to vote and on 21 September 1792 it abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic.

Discuss the legacy of French Revolution.

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Ans. (1) The French Revolution led to the transfer of sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of French citizens. The revolution proclaimed that it was the people who would henceforth constitute the nation and shape its destiny.

(2) The French Revolution introduced practices that could create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people. The ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen) emphasized the notion of a united community enjoying equal rights under a constitution. A new French flag, was designed; the poet Roget de L’Isle composed a new national anthem Marseillaise. Regional dialects were discouraged and French, became the common language of the nation.

(3) In order to provide speedy recovery to the economy, internal customs duties and dues were abolished and a uniform system of weights and measures was adopted.

(4) Another important legacy of French Revolution was Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Rights such as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law, were established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights, that is, they belonged to each human being by birth and could not be taken away. It was the duty of the state to protect each citizen’s natural rights.

Napoleon Bonaparte carried the ideas of equality, liberty and fraternity to all parts of Europe. He through wars was able to weaken the shackles of absolutism and conservatism in various parts of Europe.

37. Describe India’s contacts with the world. What were the effects of India’s contacts with the world in the ancient and medieval period?

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Ans. India’s contact with the world have continued through the ages. Her relationships through the land routes are, however, much older than her maritime contacts. The various passes (Khyber and Bolan) across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travelers Hiuen tsang, I-Tsing, while the oceans restrict such interaction for a long time.

The contacts have contributed in the exchange of ideas and commodities.

(i) The ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of Panchatantra, the Indian numerals and the decimal system thus could reach many parts of the world.

(ii) The species, muslin and other merchandise were taken from India to different countries.

(iii) There was influence of Greek sculpture and the architectural styles of dome and minarets from West Asia on buildings in different parts of the country.

Describe the location of India

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Ans. (i) It lies entirely in the Northern hemisphere

(ii) The mainland extends between Latitudes 8°4’ N and 37°6’ N and longitudes 68°7’ E and 97°25’ E

(iii) The Tropic of Cancer (23°30’ N) divides the country into almost two equal parts.

(iv) To the southeast of the mainland le the Andaman Nicobar Islands in Bay of Bengal.

(v) To the southwest of the mainland lie the Lakshadweep islands in Arabian Sea.

(vi) The southernmost point of the Indian Union is Indira Point that got submerged under the sea-water in 2004 during the Tsunami.

38. Why the Indian Constitution is still acceptable, despite the fact that it had been framed 50 years ago?

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Ans. The reasons are as given below:

(i) The Constitution reflects the views of its members as well as it expresses a broad consensus of its time. During the last fifty years, several groups have questioned some provisions of the Constitutions but no one has ever questioned the legitimacy of the Constitution itself.

(ii) The Constituent Assembly represented the people of all regions, political groups and opinions, different languages groups, classes, castes, religions of the country. There was no Universal Adult Franchise and the members were elected from all the regions of the country. But even if the Constituent Assembly had been elected by Universal Adult Franchise, its composition would not have been very different.

(iii) The Assembly was dominated by the Congress which represented a variety of political groups and opinion.

(iv) The Constituent Assembly worked in a systematic, open and consensual manner thus giving sanctity to the Constitution.

What were the circumstances under which India emerged as an independent nation?

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Ans. (i) India is a huge and diverse country. This made making of the constitution a difficult task.

(ii) We got independence in 1947. People were emerging from the status of subjects to that of citizens.

(iii) The country was born as a result of partition on the basis of religious differences. Alarge number of people were killed in communal clashes. This was a traumatic experience for the people of India as well as Pakistan.

(iv) The British had left it to the rulers of the princely states to decide whether they wanted to merge with India or with Pakistan or remain independent. It was a very difficult task.

(v) The future of the country was not secure as it is today. Thus, the condition was that of turmoil and uncertainty. People were facing problems such as unemployment, violence and anxiety, separation from their loved ones due to partition.

39. What are the consequences of unemployment?

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Ans. (a) Unemployment leads to wastage of manpower resource

(b) People who are an asset for the economy turn into a liability

(d) People do not have enough money to support their families.

(e) Inability of educated people to find gainful employment implies a great social waste.

(f) It increases economic overload. The dependence of the unemployed on the working population increases.

(g) The quality of life of an individual as well as of society is adversely affected.

(h) There is general decline in health status and rising withdrawal from the school system in families who live on a base subsistence level.

What is the importance of human capital? Explain.

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Ans. The human capital is very important as mentioned below:

(i) Investment in human capital through education, training and medical care yields a return like investment in physical capital because an educated and trained person earns more than an uneducated person.

(ii) Educated persons help the society in solving various problems such as doctors in elimination of diseases by providing health services.

(iii) Human resource can make use of land and capital.

(iv) Investment in human capital can turn the population from a liability into a productive asset to use modern technology.

(v) Lastly human capital is superior to land and capital because it can make use of them. Land and capital cannot become useful on its own.

Section E

Map Based Questions

40.1 Two places ‘A’ and ‘B’ are marked on the given political outline map of world. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:

(A) Axis Power

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Ans. Germany

(b) Allied Power

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Ans. France

40.2 Locate and label any three of the following with appropriate symbols on the given political outline map of India:

(i) Wular Lake

(ii) Tropic Cancer

(iii) Standard Meridian

(iv) Western Ghats

(v) Chotanagpur Plateau

Class IX – Social Science Practice Paper – 1 – Answers