Subject: Social Science
Class IX – Mid Term Practice Paper
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 80
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 40 questions in all.
(ii) All questions are compulsory; however internal choice is 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 27) has objective questions of 1 mark each.
(v) Section B (Questions from serial number 28 to 31) 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 32 and 35) are long answer type questions of 4 marks each. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
(vii) Section D (Questions from serial number 36 to 39) are competency based/source based/ case based questions, carrying 5 marks each.
(viii) Section E (Question number 40) is a map based question of 5 marks, in which 40.1 is History related map work of 2 marks while 40.2 is Geography related map work of 3 marks.
(ix) Separate questions are given for visually impaired student only in lieu of map based question number 40.
SECTION – A
1. Which among the following is NOT a factor of production?
A. Land
B. Labour
C. Capital
D. None of the above
2. My friend hails from a country that does not share a land boundary with India. Identify the country.
A. Bhutan
B. Tajikistan
C. Bangladesh
D. Nepal
3. Which among the following was NOT a member of the Constituent Assembly of India?
A. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jaipal Singh
D. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Find the INCORRECT Match.
A. Robespierre – Ruler
B. Louis XVI – Ruler
C. John Locke – Ruler
D. Napoleon – Ruler
5. What was the currency of France until 1794?
A. Livre
B. Rupee
C. Dollar
D. Takka
6. What do you understand by Taille?
A. Tax paid directly to the state.
B. The currency of France.
C. A Tax levied by the church.
D. None of the Above.
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statement and choose the correct option:
Assertion:(A) There is a difference of two hours in time between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
Reason:(R) The Prime Meridian of India is 820 30’
Option:
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is Incorrect.
D. Assertion (A) is Incorrect but Reason (R) is correct.
8. Which among the following is/are a good argument (s) in favour of Democracy?
A. People feel themselves free and equal in a democracy.
B. Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others.
C. Democratic government is more accountable to the people.
D. All of the above.
9. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statement and choose the correct option:
Assertion:(A) Countries that have a constitution are not necessarily democratic.
Reason:(R) The constitution only gives information about the system of governance.
Option:
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is Incorrect.
D. Assertion (A) is Incorrect but Reason (R) is correct.
10. In how many Estates was the French society divided in the Eighteenth Century?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
11. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statement and choose the correct option:
Assertion:(A) Seasonal unemployment is found in abundance in the villages.
Reason:(R) Being dependent on agriculture, many people have to remain unemployed for several months.
Option:
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and R. is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is Incorrect.
D. Assertion (A) is Incorrect but Reason (R) is correct.
12. Which among the following Act was passed by the Government of India in 2005 to ensure minimum 100 days’ employment in rural areas?
A. Let’s go to school
B. Food for Work
C. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarrantee Act
D. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojna
13. Fill in the Blank with appropriate Answer.
……………… is the main economic activity of Palampur.
14. Rewrite the Statement after correcting the underlined Phrase.
The book ‘The Spirit of the Laws’ was written by Rousseau.
15. State Whether True or False.
To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as multiple cropping.
16. Read the following situation carefully and state whether the person concerned is employed or unemployed.
Dinesh works as a daily wage labourer in Delhi. He earns Rs.150 per day whereas the going wages are more than his daily earnings.
17. Read the following information and write single term for it.
‘All of us should behave as if we are members of the same family. No one should treat a fellow citizen as inferior’.
18. Fill in the Blank with appropriate Answer.
……………………………. led a military coup in Pakistan in October 1999.
19. Mahima is at the Malabar Coast. She is a little bit confused about whether she is on the Eastern Coastal plains or Western Coastal plains of India. State on which Indian Coastal plains is Mahima currently present.
20. What do you understand by the word ‘Equality’?
OR
What do you understand by the word ‘Justice’?
21. Why is human capital important?
22. Mention the expansion of land boundary of India.
23. Write an argument against the democracy.
24. Define the term Unemployment.
25. What do you understand by the term Socialism.
26. Name any one river of Sindhu River system.
OR
Which river system Narmada river is part of?
27. What do you understand by Democracy?
Section B (Short Answer Type Questions)
28. How was Stalin’s collectivization programme implemented in United Soviet Socialist Republic (Russia)?
29. Why does any country need standard time? Mention the Standard Meridian of India?
30. “In a democracy, the final decision-making power must rest with those elected by the people”. Analyze this statement.
OR
‘Free and fair election is a necessary condition of Democracy’. Analyze the statement.
31. What are economic activities? In how many parts are economic activities divided? Explain with examples.
OR
List five main non – farming activities of your area.
Section C (Long Answer Type Questions)
32. Why is the Himalayas considered as the boon for India?
OR
Explain the importance of Peninsular India.
33. What are the major challenges before the Indian Constituent Assembly and how did they face them?
34. Suggest some measures of reforms in education to mitigate the problem of the educated unemployed.
35. Mention the ideas that emerged from the French Revolution that proved to be ideal for the word in future.
OR
Explain the social conditions of the French Society in the 17th century.
Section D (Source/Case –Based Questions)
36. Read the passage given below and answer the following question.
The various activities have been classified into three main sectors i.e. primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary sector includes agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, poultry farming, mining and quarrying. Manufacturing is included in the secondary sector. Trade, transport, communication, banking, education, health, tourism, services, insurance, etc. are included in the tertiary sector. The activities in this sector result in the production of goods and services. These activities add value to the national income. These activities are called economic activities. Economic activities have two parts — market activities and non-market activities. Market activities involve remuneration to anyone who performs i.e. activity performed for pay or profit. These include production of goods or services, including government service. Non-market activities are the production for self-consumption.
36.1 National Income includes values from
A. Production of goods and services from primary sector
B. Production of goods and services from secondary sector
C. Production of goods and services from tertiary sector
D. All of these
36.2 Under which sector growing of rice will come?
A. Primary sector
B. Secondary sector
C. Tertiary sector
D. None of these
36.3 Courier services are an example of
A. Primary sector
B. Secondary sector
C. Tertiary sector
D. None of these
36.4 Those activities which are performed for pay or profit is called
A. Market Activities
B. Non-market activities
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
36.5 Growing of vegetables in the kitchen garden for own use will come under
A. Social activity
B. Market activity
C. Non-market activity
D. All of these
37. Read the passage given below and answer the following question
The river Indus rises in Tibet, near Lake Mansarowar. Flowing west, it enters India in the Ladakh. It forms a picturesque gorge in this part. Several tributaries, the Zaskar, the Nubra, the Shyok and the Hunza, join it in the Kashmir region. The Indus flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and emerges from the mountains at Attock. The Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum join together to enter the Indus near Mithankot in Pakistan. Beyond this, the Indus flows southwards eventually reaching the Arabian Sea, east of Karachi. The Indus plain has a very gentle slope. With a total length of 2900 km, the Indus is one of the longest rivers of the world. A little over a third of the Indus basin is located in India Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and the rest is in Pakistan.
37.1 Which of the following river(s) is/are tributaries of Indus River?
A. The Zaskar
B. The Nubra
C. The Shyok
D. All of these
37.2 Which river joins the Indus River in Kashmir region?
A. The Hunza
B. The Ganga
C. The Brahmputra
D. The Jhelum
37.3 The River Indus originates from
A. Tibet
B. Ladakh
C. Mithankot
D. Karachi
37.4 Which of the following river join Indus in Mithankot?
I. Ganga
II. The Ravi
III. The Chenab
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only I and II
D. Only II and III
37.5 In which region does the river Indus enter India?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Punjab
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Ladakh
38. Read the passage given below and answer the following question.
Haryana had been ruled by a Congress party led government since 1982. Chaudhary Devi Lal, then an opposition leader, led a movement called ‘Nyaya Yudh’ (Struggle for Justice) and formed a new party, Lok Dal. His party joined other opposition parties to form a front against the Congress in the elections. In the election campaign, Devi Lal said that if his party won the elections, his government would waive the loans of farmers and small businessmen. He promised that this would be the first action of his government. The people were unhappy with the existing government. They were also attracted by Devi Lal’s promise. So, when elections were held, they voted overwhelmingly in favour of Lok Dal and its allies. Lok Dal and its partners won 76 out of 90 seats in the State Assembly. Lok Dal alone won 60 seats and thus had a clear majority in the Assembly. The Congress could win only 5 seats.
38.1 Which political party was ruling the state of Haryana in the year 1985?
A. Lok Dal
B. Congress
C. Bharatiya Janata Party
D. Communist Party of India
38.2 Who formed the Lok Dal party?
A. Smt. Indira Gandhi
B. Chaudhary Devi Lal
C. Chaudhary Bansi Lal
D. Chaudhary Bhajan Lal
38.3 Which party won the assembly election of Haryana in 1987?
A. Congress
B. Bharatiya Janata Party
C. Communist Party of India
D. Lok Dal
38.4 Who led the movement called ‘ Nyaya Yudh’ in Haryana?
A. Chaudhary Bhajan Lal
B. Chaudhary Bansi Lal
C. Chaudhary Devi Lal
D. Chaudhary Manohar Lal
38.5 What was the poll promise of Chaudhary Devi Lal during the assembly election of Haryana in 1987?
I. Waiver of loans of farmers
II. Waiver of loans of small businessmen
III. Waiver of loans of big industrialists
A. Only I
B. Only I and II
C. Only I and III
D. Only II and III
38.6 Identify the correct statement/s?
A. Lok Dal and its partners won clear majority in the assembly election held in 1987.
B. Lok Dal single handedly won two-third majority.
C. Congress won only 5 seats.
D. All of the above.
39. Read the passage given below and answer the following question.
Nazi ideology was synonymous with Hitler’s worldview. According to this there was no equality between people, but only a racial hierarchy. In this view blond, blue-eyed, Nordic German Aryans were at the top, while Jews were located at the lowest rung. They came to be regarded as an anti-race, the arch-enemies of the Aryans. All other coloured people were placed in between depending upon their external features. Hitler’s racism borrowed from thinkers like Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer. Darwin was a natural scientist who tried to explain the creation of plants and animals through the concept of evolution and natural selection. Herbert Spencer later added the idea of survival of the fittest. According to this idea, only those species survived on earth that could adapt themselves to changing climatic conditions. We should bear in mind that Darwin never advocated human intervention in what he thought was a purely natural process of selection.
However, his ideas were used by racist thinkers and politicians to justify imperial rule over conquered peoples. The Nazi argument was simple: the strongest race would survive and the weak ones would perish. The Aryan race was the finest. It had to retain its purity, become stronger and dominate the world.
39.1 Which of the following race was considered to be superior according to Nazi worldview?
A. Aryan
B. Jews
C. Both were equal
D. None of these
39.2 Who gave the theory of evolution and natural selection?
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Sir Isaac Newton
C. Robert Hook
D. Charles Darwin
39.3 According to Hitler who was the main enemy of the Aryans?
A. Gypsies
B. Poles
C. Jews
D. Russians
39.4 Charles Darwin was –
A. A musician
B. An author
C. A dramatist
D. A natural scientist
39.5 Herbert Spencer gave the idea of
A. Evolution
B. Natural selection
C. Survival of the fittest
D. Theory of relativity
Section E (Map Based Questions)
40. On the given outline political map of the world two points are marked as A and B. Identify these points with the help of given characteristics.
A. The country which was the part of Allied Power during Second World War.
B. The country which was the part of Axis Power during the Second World War.
40.2 On the given political outline map of India locate and label any three of the following
A. Konkan coastal plains
B. Malwa Plateau
C. Anai Mudi mountain peak
D. Malabar
