Class IX – Social Science Sample Paper – 1

Ans. c) Only i.

Ans. b) A political body

Ans. b) It asks workers to vote for Hitler.

Ans. a) Only i

Ans. b) Orissa

Ans. d) Mahendragiri

Ans. c) Godavari

Ans. c) Institutional Revolutionary Party

Ans. b) Decisions are taken by consultation and discussion

Ans. b) Booth capturing at gunpoint.

Ans. d) i, ii and iii.

Ans. d) Religion

Ans. b) 26 January 1950

Ans. c) i, ii & iii

Answer: (a) Government of India Act, 1935

Ans. d) Capital

Ans. a) Cultivation of wheat and rice

Ans. c) Only iii

Ans. b) High yielding variety seeds

Ans. d) 2017-18

Ans. Society of Revolutionary Republican Women was the most famous political club started by French women. Women had an active role in the events of the French Revolution. They hoped that getting involved would pressure the revolutionary government to enact policies that would improve their lives.

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Ans. It is a form of government in which the ruling power lies in the hands of the people. They can choose their representatives to form government and the elected government is answerable to the people.

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1. Nelson Mandela is considered by many to be the father of South Africa.
2. Mandela was an anti-Apartheid activist and one of most able & efficient leaders of the African National Congress who fought for civil rights of African people.
3. Due to the participation in the movement against apartheid he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964. He spent the next 28 years in prison.
4. It was under his leadership that the struggle against apartheid reached its end.
5. In 1994, the first democratic elections were held, and Nelson Mandela was elected the President of South Africa.

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1. It is true as when National Assembly was busy in drafting constitution rest of France was in turmoil.
2. Due to bad harvest in winter, prices of bread rose to that level that common people could not afford to buy.
3. People started hoarding supplies, therefore women who were standing in long queues in bakery, crowds of angry women, stormed into the shops and looted the bread.

Ans. We have selected 82° 30’ East longitude as Standard Meridian of India.

1)   It was accepted as it lies almost in the middle of the country.

2)   It has prevented a lot of confusion and has brought harmony in time throughout the country.

3)   It has accepted to follow one-timing because the local time at each longitude is different by 4 minutes which would create a lot of confusion regarding time for any country which may stretch across several longitudes.

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1. Use of Unfair Practices: – In Zimbabwe elections have been held regularly and always won by ZANU-PF. The President Mugabe is popular but also used unfair practices to win elections.
2. Changes in Constitution: – Over the years his government has changed the constitution several times to increase the powers of the president and make him less accountable.
3. Ban on Right to Speech: – Public protest and demonstrations against the government are declared illegal. There is a law that limits the right to criticize the president.
4. Suppression of Opposition: – Opposition party workers are often harassed and their meeting disrupted by the ruling party.
5. Control Over Media: – Television, radio and press etc. are controlled by the government and give only the ruling party’s version. There are some independent newspapers but the government harasses those journalists who go against it.
6. Control Over Judiciary: – Government has ignored some court judgments that went against it and has pressurized judges to change their decisions.

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a) India traditionally has a patriarchal male dominated society where more importance is given to males.

b) Culturally due to division of labour the males go out of their homes and get better access to education.

c) Poor families due to monetary constraints prefer to send only their sons to school and not their daughters.

Ans. Education plays a very important role in human capital formation for the following reasons:

a) An educated human can be considered an asset for the economy and not a liability.

b) Education can help an individual make better use of economic opportunities. It helps in enhancing the national income, cultural richness and increases the efficiency of the Government.

c) It enhances individual productivity in terms of quality and quantity.

d) Because being educated can help the economic status of an individual, it also develops the consciousness towards society.

e) An educated person is also aware of health and hygiene, and it will ultimately result in better health for the people of a country.

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The Fire Decree of 28th February 1933, which suspended the civic rights of the citizens indefinitely. The Enabling Act of 3rd March 1933, which established a dictatorship in Germany. All political parties and trade unions were banned, except for the Nazi Party and its affiliates.

1. After establishing his dictatorship in Germany, Hitler turned his attention towards the economic reconstruction of the country. He assigned the responsibility of economic recovery to the economist Hjalmar Sachacht who aimed at full production and full employment through a state-funded work-creation programme. This project produced the famous German superhighways and the people’s car, the Volkeswagen.
2. Hitler’s foreign policy also got quick success. He pulled out the League of Nations in 1933, reoccupied the Rhineland in 1936 and integrated Austria and Germany in 1938 under the slogan, One people, One empire and One leader. He then went on to rest German speaking Sudentenland from Czechoslovakia and took over the entire country.
3. Hitler didn’t know to stop. He chose war as the way out of the approaching economic crisis. Resources were to be accumulated through expansion of territory. In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland.
4. This started a war with France and England. In September 1940, a Tripartite Pact was signed between Germany, Italy and Japan strengthening Hitler’s claim to international power.
5. Hitler now turned towards conquering Eastern Europe. He wanted to ensure food supplies and living space for Germans. He attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941. But he could not get success. This step of Hitler proved to be a historic blunder.

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1. Origin: – River Indus rises in Tibet from the Bokhar Chu (glacier) in northern slopes of Mt. Kailash near Mansarowar Lake.
2. Length: – River Indus is one of the longest rivers in the world having length of 2900 (3180) km. (in India 1114).
3. Direction of Flow: – Flowing west it enters India in the Ladakh union territory.
4. Tributaries: – In Kashmir region it is joined by many tributaries of Zaskar, the Nubra, the Shyok and the Hunza. The Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum join together to enter the Indus near Mithankot in Pakistan.
5. Get down to Plains: – The Indus flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and leaves Himalayas at Attock.
6. Depositional Feature: – In Pakistan the Indus flows southwards and forms ‘Sapt Sindhu’ delta in Karachi and drains into the Arabian Sea.

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1. Role of World Events: – Some major events of the world like French Revolution, the practice of Parliamentary democracy in Britain and the Bill of Rights in USA, the socialist revolution in Russia etc. had inspired many Indians to think of shaping a system based on social and economic equality.
2. Role of The Legislative Institutions: – The experience gained by Indians in the working of the legislative institutions proved to be very useful for the country in setting up its own institutions and working in them.
3. Role of British Rule: – The familiarity with political institutions of colonial rule also helped develop an agreement over the institutional design.
4. Role of National Movement: – India’s national movement was not only a struggle against a foreign rule. It was also a struggle to renovate (make better) our country, and to transform our society and politics.
5. Role of Leaders: – Leaders like Moti Lal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Ambedkar and others had played very important role in making of Indian Constitution. In 1928 Moti Lal Nehru Drafted a Constitution for India.

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i) The Green Revolution in the late 1960s proved to be a boon for the Indian farmers. It introduced them to cultivation of wheat and rice using high yielding varieties (HYVs) of seeds.

ii) Till the mid-1960s, the seeds used in cultivation were traditional ones with relatively low yields. With the introduction of the Green Revolution, HYV seeds began to be used which promised to produce much greater amounts of grain on a single plant.

iii) The same piece of land would now produce for greater quantities of food grains than was possible earlier. HYV seeds, however, needed plenty of water and also chemical fertilisers and pesticides to produce best results. Farmers used this method and were rewarded with high yields of wheat.

(iv) Some farmers were also encouraged to buy farm machinery like tractors and threshers, which made ploughing and harvesting faster.

v) There was a large increase in the production of wheat. Farmers now had greater amounts of surplus wheat to sell in the markets. This strengthened their financial position.

Disadvantages: –

(i) Although the Green Revolution proved very beneficial for the farmers and the country’s economy, there were also some issues with this period that affected our environment. The use of chemical fertilisers and synthetic herbicides and pesticides dramatically influenced the environment by increasing pollution and soil erosion.

ii) The new materials added to the soil and plants polluted the soil and water system around the fields.

iii) Continuous use of groundwater for tube well irrigation has reduced the water table below the ground. This has created water crisis everywhere.

Answer: – Soldiers came to be placed above civilians.

Answer: – Soldiers came to be placed above civilians.

Great stress was laid on the need for men to be aggressive strong and masculine.

Answer: – The media glorified trench life.

Ans.  The Peninsular plateau is the most stable zone of India.

The Himalayan Mountains is the most unstable zone of India.

Ans.  The Himalayas have high peaks, deep valleys, and fast-flowing rivers. Thus, it proves that the Himalayas represent a very youthful topography.

Ans.  The peninsular plateau is the most ancient landform in India. Whereas the Himalayas and the Northern plains are the most recent landforms of India.

Ans. Urban areas have mostly educated unemployment.

Ans.  Increase in unemployment is an indicator of a depressed economy as it translates into less level of education and less production in the economy

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