PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 1 SAGAR

PRE SESSION ENDING EXAM

SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS IX
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80 General Instructions:
i. Question paper comprises Six Sections — A, B, C, D, E and F.
There are 37 questions in the question paper. All questions
are compulsory.
ii. Section A — From question 1 10 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
iii.Section B — Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type
Questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each question
should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section C contains Q.25to Q. 29 are Short Answer Type

Questions, carrying 3 marks each.

Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
v. Section D — Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type

questions, carrying 5 marks each.

Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based

questions with three sub questions and are of4 marks each
vii. Section F— Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5
marks with two parts, 37afrom History (2 marks) and 37b from
Geography (3 marks).
viii. There is no overall choice in the question paper.
However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions.
Only one ofthe choices in such questions have to be attempted.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with
each section and question, wherever necessary.
SECTION A MCQs (IX20=20)
1.Match the following items given in column A with those in
column B. Choose the correct
answer from the option given 1
below :
Column A Column B

(A) Active citizens I Tax levied b the church

(B) Feudal privileges 2 Society of France before

1789
(C) Old Regime 3 Entitled to vote

Tithe 4 Services by peasants to

(D) lords
(A). A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (B). A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
(C). A-3, B-2, C-4, D-l (D). A-3, B-4, C-2, D-l

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Q2 What was the Duma ?
(A) Bolshevik-founded international union of pro-
Bolshevik socialist parties.
(B) USSR's Communist University.
(C) The elected consultative Parliament.
(D) Term refers to non-Russian communities in USSR.
Q3. Who chaired the drafting committee of Indian
constitution?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) B.R. Ambedkar
(C) Rajendra Prasad. (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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Q4. Arrange the following hill ranges from north to south
in the correct sequence

(i) Mahadeo range (ii) Vindhya range. Iii) Aravalli range iv)
Satpura range
Options: (B) iii—iv—i—ii

(D) iii-ii-i-iv

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Q5. 'Bhagirathi' is joined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag and
becomes:
(A) The Yamuna (B) The Indus (C) The satluj (D) The Ganga
Q6. Which of the following is not a tertiary sector of economic activities? [11
(A) Transport (B) Banking (C) Fishing (D) Insurance

Q7.Which of the following does not help population to become human capital? Ill
(A) Education (B) Training (C) Medical Care (D) Drinking
Q8.What is the total area of the India?
(A). 2.98 million square km.
(B). 7.98 million square km.
(C). 5.98 million square km.
(D). 3.98 million square km.
Q9. Match the UI
following

Column A Column B
a. A new policy is being made to
I Ministry of Commerce and industry
increase the ex ports from the country.
b. Telephone services will be made
Il. Ministry of Defence
more accessible to rural areas

c. A pulse polio campaign will be Ill. Ministry of Communication and

lunched Information Technology

d. The allowances of the soldiers posted

IV Ministry of Health
on high altitudes will be increased
OPTIONS:-
A. a-I, b-IV, c-111, d-ll
B. a-Il, b-1, c-IV, d-lll
C. a-I, b-111, c-1V5 d-ll
D. a-I, b-IV, c-11, d-ll ..

QIO. Which one of the following option best signifies this cartoon? [11

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(A) Some families tend to dominate political parties and tickets are distributed to
relatives from these families.
(B) Relatives of politicians are often dragged into politics.
(C) Politicians should not talk about their families in public.
(D) Politicians are often accused of providing benefits to their relatives.

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 Q11 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) : Poverty is reduced in China and South-east Asian countries.
Reason (R) : These countries have changed the definition of poverty for their country.
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.
(C) A is correct, but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong, but R is correct.

Q12.Buffer stock is created to

(A). distribute food grains in the deficit areas
(B). avoid wastage of food
(C). maintain Minimum support Price
(D). All of the above
Q13.Which of the following freedoms is not available to an Indian citizen?
(A). Freedom to criticise the government
(B). Freedom to participate in armed revolution
(C). Freedom to start a movement to change the government
(D). All of the above

Q14.Which one of the following bio- reserves of India in not included in the world network of
bio-reserve ?
(A) Manas (B) Gulf of Mannar (C) Nilgiri (D) Nanda Devi

Q15.Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per in the population. [11
(A) 1000 females (B) 1000 males (C) 1000 children (D) None of the above

Q16.The most common form of democracy is [11

(A). Proportional Democracy (B). Representative Democracy (C). Liberal Democracy (D).
Direct Democracy
Q17.In 1906, where was the Imperial Forest Research Institution set-up?

(A) Lahore (B) Peshawar (C) Nagpur (D) Dehradun

Q18. What is Bugyal? UI

(A). A dry forest area
(B). Vast meadows in the high mountains
(C). High mountains in desert
(D). None of the above

Q19.Which traders coming to India named the seasonal reversal of wind system as '
monsoon' ?
A. British B. Portugese C. Arabs D. French

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Q20. Hitler's racism was borrowed from the views of
(A) Charles Darwin (B) Herbert Spencer
(C) John Locke (D) Both (A) and (B)

[2]

SECTION B (2X4=8)

Q21. What do you understand by Jacobin club? [2]

Q22 .Write any two objectives of Namami Ganga programme. [2]
Q23. Suggest any two of the important features of democracy. [2]
Q24 why education have an important role in human capital formation?

SECTION
C
(3×5=15)

Q25 what are the factors affecting population growth?

Q26 Distinguish between Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers.
Q27 what were the main causes of French revolution that was happened in 1789?
Q28 what were the changes done by Bolshevik after October revolution?
Q29 .what are the benefits and flaws of PDS system ?
SECTION D (5×4 =20)

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 30.Expain any five measure adopted by Hitler to establish dictatorships in Germany.
[5]
OR

Explain the meanings of Holocaust. How was it practised in Germany?

Q31. Why is monsoon considered as a unifying bond? Explain. [5]
OR
Give the characteristics and effects of the monsoon rainfall in India.
Q32. Why is the Preamble very important? [51
OR
Why do we need a constitution in a democracy? Explain any five reasons.
Q33. Describe how the poverty line is estimated in India. [5]
OR

Describe current government strategy of poverty alleviation.

SECTION-E
CASE BASED QUESTIONS (4x3=12)

Q34.Read the source given below and answer the question that follows:
In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France. He
was 20 years old and married to the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette. Upon his
accession the new king found an empty treasury. Long years of war had drained the
financial resources of France. Added to this was the cost of maintaining an extravagant
court at the immense palace of Versailles. Under Louis XVI, France helped the thirteen
American colonies to gain their independence from the common enemy, Britain. The
war added more than a billion livres to a debt that had already risen to more than 2
billion livres. Lenders who gave the state credit, now began to charge 10 percent
interest on loans. So, the French government was obliged to spend an increasing
percentage of its budget on interest payments alone. To meet its regular expenses, such
as the cost of maintaining an army, the court, running government offices and
universities, the state was forced to increase taxes. Yet even this measure would not
have sufficed. French society in the eighteenth century was divided into three estates,
and only members of the third estate had the burden of paying taxes while the other
two estates were exempted from it.
Answer the following questions:-
34. l. How much debt was France under Louis X VI?
34.2. France under Louis XVI was going through financial struggles. What was the single most important
reason for this? 1
34.3. Why did Louis XVI increase the taxes of France? 2
Q35. Read the given extract and answer following questions
These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. The Himalayas

represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers in the world. They form an arc,
which covers a distance of about 2,400 Km. Their width varies from 400 km in Kashmir to 150 km in
Arunachal Pradesh. The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern half than those in the western

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half. The Himalaya consists of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent. A number of valleys lie
between these ranges. The northernmost range is known as the Great or Inner Himalayas or the
Himadri. It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6,000
meters. It contains all prominent Himalayan peaks. The folds of the Great Himalayas are asymmetrical
in nature. The core of this part of Himalayas is composed of granite. It is perennially snow bound, and a
number of glaciers descend from this range. The range lying to the south of the Himadri forms the most
rugged mountain system and is known as Himachal or lesser Himalaya. The ranges are mainly composed
of highly compressed and altered rocks.
Answer the following questions:-
35.1. What is the distance of the Himalayas from east to west? 1
35.2. Which range is to the south of Himadri? 1
35.3. Explain two characteristics of Greater or Inner Himalayas. 2
Q36. Read the given extract and answer following questions. The Constitution does not say very
much about the powers of the Prime Minister or the ministers or their relationship with each
other. But as head of the government, the Prime Minister has wide ranging powers. He chairs
Cabinet meetings. He coordinates the work of different departments. His decisions are final in
case disagreements arise between departments. He exercises general supervision of different
ministries. All ministers work under his leadership. The Prime Minister distributes and
redistributes work to the ministers. He also has the power to dismiss ministers. When the Prime
Minister quits, the entire ministry quits. Thus, if the Cabinet is the most powerful institution in
India, within the Cabinet it is the Prime Minister who is the most powerful. The powers of the
Prime Minister in all parliamentary democracies of the world have increased so much in recent
decades that parliamentary democracies are sometimes seen as the Prime Ministerial form of
government. As political parties have come to play a major role in politics, the Prime Minister
controls the Cabinet and Parliament through the party. The media also contributes to this trend
by making politics and elections as a competition between top leaders of parties.

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Answer the following questions:- 1
36.1. When the Prime Minister resigns, who resigns with him?
36.2 Whose decisions are final in case disagreements arise between departments?
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36.3. What is the power of the Prime Minister? Explain any two.

SECTION-F
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION (2+3=5)
37. (a)Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of world and
France.
Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:
History:
(A) Country which fought First World War as central powers.
(B) Capital of France.
37(b) On the given outline map of India locate and label any three of the following with
suitable
symbols.
Geography
(i) Mountain Range — The
Shiwalik
(iii) Wild Life Sanctuary —
Sariska (ii) Coastal Plains
— Coromandal Coastal line
(iv) Capital of state Punjab