Delhi Public School, Jammu

Session 2023-24
Sample Paper

Sub: Social Science Time – 3 hrs

Class - IX M..Marks: 80

General Instructions:
i. This Question paper is divided into five sections-Section A, B, C, D , E and F
ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Section-A: Question no. 1 to 20 are Multiple Choice type questions of 1 mark each.
iv. Section-B: Question no. 21 to 24 are very short answer type questions, carrying 2 marks.
Answer to these questions should not exceed 50 words.
v. Section-C: Question no.25 and 29 are Short answer type questions carrying 3 marks.
Word limit 80 words.
with subparts.
vi. Section-D: Question no. 30to 33 are Long Answer type questions, carrying 5 marks
answer to these questions should not exceed 100-120 words.
Viii. Section -E Q. 34 to 36 are Source based question answer accordingly.
viii. Section- F - Q no 37A ( Geography) and 37 B ( History) is map based, carrying 3
marks and 2 marks respectively.
ix. . Attach the map inside the Answer script.
SECTION-A (MCQS) 1x20=20
1. In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason
(R). Mark the correct choice as : (1)
a) Both A and R are correct but R is the Correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are Correct but R is not the Correct explanation of A.
c) A is incorrect but R is Correct
d) A is correct but R is incorrect.
Assertion: Women struggle for equal rights continued for more than 2 hundred years after the
French rule.
Reason: In 1946, Women in France won Right to vote.
2.When did The Russian Democratic Workers Party was founded ? (1)
a) 1905 b) 1906 c)1989 d) 1898
3.In September 1940, a ______ Pact was signed between Germany _____, and Japan,
strengthening Hitler's claim to international power. (1)
a). Bipolar pact with France b). Multipolar pact with Russia
c). Tripartite Pact with Italy d). None of the above.
4. When did Germany invades the USSR? (1)
a) .July 1920 b) June 1941 c) July 1995 d) June 1900
5. Which one of the following is not an argument against democracy? (1)
a) Democracy improves the quality of decision making. b) Leaders keep changing
c) Democracy leads to corruption d) None of the above
6.The Ba'ath Party belongs to which country? (1)
a) Syria b) Libya c) Australia d) Iraq
7. Who was the advisor of the Constituent Assembly? (1)
a). K M Munshi b) BN Rau c) S. N Mukherjee d) None of these
8. Match the following: (1)
a) Moti Lal Nehru i. President of the Constituent Assembly
b) B. R Ambedkar ii. Member of the Constituent Assembly.
c) Rajendra Parsad iii. Chairman of the Drafting Committee
d) Sarojini Naidu iv. Prepared Constitution for India in 1928.
9. How many seats are reserved in the Lok Sabha for SC and ST? (1)
a). 83 SC and 42 ST b) 84 SC and 47 ST
c) 85 SC and 46 ST d) None of the Above
10. Who gave the slogan ‘ Save Democracy in 1977? (1)
a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee b) J P Narayan
c) Ram Manohar Lohia d) None of the above
11.One who is willing to work but unable to find work is called (1)
(a) unemployed (b) employed (c) undisguised (d) disguised
12.____ is the number of women per thousand of men in a population (1)
(a) Death Rate (b) Birth Rate (c) Sex Ratio (d) Infant Mortality Rate
13.In 1951, literacy rate in India was (1)
(a) 20% (b) 28% (c) 18% (d) 31%
14.Primary Sector does not include (1)
(a) Forestry (b) Mining (c) Fishing (d) Transport
15.What is the effect of Green Revolution on soil (1)
(a) It enhances soil fertility (b) It decreases soil fertility
(c) It decreases production (d) None of the above
16. The Work force population includes people from : (1)
a) 15 to 59 years b) 14 to 50 years
c) 21 to 50 years d) 22 to 60 years
17. People of Palampur sell their milk to a nearby large village called : (1)
a) Noida b) Raiganj c) Mirzapur d) Meerut
18. Which of the following Himalayan range's altitudes varies between 3,700 and 4,500
meters and the average width is 50 Km? (1)
(a) Great Himalayan (b) Himachal Himalaya
(c) Himadri range (d) Shiwalik range

19. Which city in Uttar Pradesh is the reference point for India’s standard time? (1)
a) Delhi b) Mumbai c)Kolkata d) Mirzapur
20. Which one of the following statements about the river Narmada is not true? (1)
a) It flows through a rift valley b) It flows through a gorge near Jabalpur
c)It plunges over steep rocks at the Dhuadhar falls
d)Its tributaries are Tungabhadra and Musi

SECTION –B VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

 21. What does the term ‘Genocidal War’ refers to? (2)
22. When does the by-election occur? . (2)
23. What are the different types of factors of production? (2)
24. What makes up the habitat in which coral polyps flourish? (2)

SECTION –C SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

25. Why was Criminal Tribes Act passed ? Explain its impact on the pastoral communities.(3)
26. “Indian Constitution is both rigid and flexible”. Explain (3)
27. What is the difference between disguised and seasonal employment? (3)
28. Distinguish between market and non-market activities with three points of distinction. (3)
29. Differentiate between the salient features of East flowing and West flowing rivers of
Peninsular India (3)

SECTION -D LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

30. How were the ideas of Darwin and Herbert Spencer adopted by Hitler or Nazi? (5)
OR
Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
31. Explain the major powers and functions of the Prime Minister. (5)
OR
Explain the major powers and functions of the Parliament.
32. Why is educated unemployment a particular problem of India? (5)
OR
How were the British policies responsible for the increase in poverty in India?
33. Distinguish between population growth and population change. (5)
OR
What are the factors that influence the population distribution in India?

SECTION- E -SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS

Q. 34. The Russian Empire in 1914:

In 1914, Tsar Nicholas II ruled Russia and it’s empire. Besides the territory around Moscow,
the Russian empire included current day Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, parts of Poland,
Ukraine and Belarus. It stretched to the Pacific and compromised today’s central Asian states,
as well as Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The majority religion was Russian Orthodoxy
Christianity – which had grown out of the Greek Orthodox Church – but the empire also
included Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and Buddhists.

A) Name any two neighboring countries of Russia in Europe? (1)

B) Who founded USSR? (1)
C) Write a Collectivization policy of Stalin. (2)
Q. 35. In China, elections are regularly held after every five years for electing the country’s
parliament, called National People’s Congress. The National People’s Congress has the power
to appoint the President of the Country. It has nearly 3,000 members elected by the army.
Before contesting elections, a candidate needs the approval of the Chinese Communist Party.
Only those who are members of the Chinese Communist Party Or smaller parties allied to it
were allowed to Contest elections held in 2002-2003. The government is always formed by the
Communist Party.

A) . What type of Party system followed in China? (1)

B) Give any 2 example of democratic or Non- democratic government. (1)
C) What do you mean by Coup? (2)

36. Today, the Himalayas mountain ranges run in a west-east direction.

The Himalayas represent the loftiest mountain barriers in the world. Moreover, their width
varies from 400 Km in Kashmir to 150 Km in Arunachal Pradesh. Therefore, the altitudinal
variations are greater in the eastern half. Basically, the Himalayas consists of three parallel
ranges.
Firstly, the northernmost range is known as the Great or Inner Himalayas or the Himadri.
Secondly, the range lying to the south of the Himadri is known as Himachal. Moreover, the
range is mainly composed of highly compressed and altered rocks. Thirdly, the outermost
range of the Himalayas is called the Shiwaliks. However, this range is made of loose
sediments.
Questions :
A.Identify the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks? 1
B. Why is the Himachal range highly compressed? 1
C. What are Himachal and Shivalik ranges known for? Why are Shivaliks prone to
earthquakes? 2

SECTION F MAP WORK

37A: (A) On the outline map of world, mark any two Axis powers. (2)
37.B On the given political map of India locate and label the following.(Any three) (3)
a) The southern most latitude of India. b) Range – Karakoram
c)River – Narmada d) Chotanagpur Plateau