TERM-II EXAMINATION 2023-24

SOCIAL SCIENCE (CODE 087)

CLASS IX
SAMPLE PAPER
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS Maximum Marks:80

SECTION A
MCQs (1X20=20)
Q1. Which one of the following group was not benefitted by the French Revolution?
(a) Peasants
(b) Workers
(c) Nobels
(d) Agricultural labourers
Q2. The Treaty of Versailles (1920) signed at the end of World War I, was harsh and
humiliating for Germany, because
(a) Germany lost its overseas colonies, and 13 percent of its territories
(b) It lost 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania, was
forced to pay compensation of 6 billion pounds
(c) The western powers demilitarised Germany and they occupied resource-rich Rhineland in
the 1920s
(d) All of the above
Q3. The Treaty of Versailles (1920) signed at the end of World War I, was harsh and
humiliating for Germany, because
(a) Germany lost its overseas colonies, and 13 percent of its territories
(b) It lost 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania, was
forced to pay compensation of 6 billion pounds
(c) The western powers demilitarised Germany and they occupied resource-rich Rhineland in
the 1920s
(d) All of the above
Q4. Which of the following states has largest density of population?
(a) Haryana
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Bihar
(d) Madhya Pradesh .
Q5. Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are
collectivity called
(a) Himachal
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Purvachal
(d) None of the above
Q6. The wind blowing in the northern plains in summers is known as:
(a) Kaal Baisakhi
(b) Loo
(c) Trade Winds
(d) None of the above
Q7 Which is incorrect out of the following?
(a) Democratic government ensures stability.
(b) Democratic government is an accountable government.
(c) Democratic government improves the quality of decision.
(d) Democratic government deals with differences and conflicts.
Q8. What is the Electoral Roll?
(a) The list of those who are eligible to vote
(b) The list of those who contesting election
(c) The list of those who are not eligible to vote
(d) None of the above

Q9. Which of these is good for healthy country?

(a) Low IMR.
(b) Low Life expectancy
(c) High death rate.
(d) High BMI
Q10. At what price, the government purchases the food grain for making buffer stock?
(a) Minimum Support Price (MSP)
(b) Controlled price
(c) High price
(d) All of the above
Q11. In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R).
Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Each region of India makes the country richer in its natural resources.
Reason (R): Andaman and Nicobar are of great strategic value for India.
(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 true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Q12. Assertion (A): Democratic government brings in instability.
Reason (R): After every five years there is a possibility of change in the government.
(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 true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Q13. Assertion (A): The States of Punjab, Haryana and Western UP witnessed a boom in the
pr of wheat and rice.
Reason (R): Green Revolution was first introduced in the states of Punjab, Haryana Western
UP.
(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 true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Q.14. Which of the following aspect best signifies this image?
(a) Politics of money
(b) Lack of choice to voters
(c) Dynastic succession
(d) Advantage for bigger parties
Q16. When was the first census conducted in India?
A. 1881
B. 1881
C. 1872
D. 1873
Q16. Match the following.
Column A Column B
(a) Tithe (i) State

(b) Taille (ii) Church

(c) Manor (iii) Constitution

(d) Natural rights (iv)Feudal lord

Q17. ______________ are the fast-flowing cold air current in a narrow zone in the upper
atmosphere.
(a) Loo
(b) Mango showers
(c) Kal Baisakhi
(d) Jet streams
Q18. ______________ refers to the number of deaths of infants per thousand of births in a
year.
A. Infant Mortality Rate
B. Birth Rate
C. Death Rate
D. Life Expectancy Rate
Q19.The accepted average calories requirement in India is (i)_________calories per person
per day in rural areas and ----------------(ii) per person per day in urban areas.
Q20 Buffer stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice procured by the
government through:
(A) IFCI
(B) IDBI
(C) FCI
(D) FICCI
 SECTION B
Very Short Answer Questions (2X4=8)
Q21. What factors led to subsistence crisis in France?
Q22. What are processes of population change? Explain.
OR
Discuss the significant factors that affect distribution of population in India.
Q23. How can you say that India’s government can be called as Prime ministerial form of
government?
Q24. What is the role of education in human capital formation?
SECTION C
Short Answer Based Questions (3X5=15)
Q25. What were the causes of French revolution
OR
Assess the role of philosophers in the French Revolution.
Q26 How does Altitude affect the climate of a place. Give examples.
Q27. Explain any three conditions which make the election process more democratic.
Q28. What is Preamble? Why is it important?
Q29 How is food security ensured in India?

SECTION D
Long Answer Based Questions (5X4=20)
Q30. Nazis misinterpreted the theories of eminent scientist to promote their ideology. Justify
OR
Discuss how treaty of Versailles was harsh and humiliating for Germany.
Q31.What are the significant features of the National Population Policy 2000?
Q32. How can you say that the judiciary in India is the most powerful?
OR
Describe the powers and functions of Prime minister.
Q33. Describe current government strategy of poverty alleviation.
OR
Give an account of inter-state disparities of poverty in India.
 SECTION E
Case Based Questions (4X3=12)
Q34. Read the source given below and answer the following questions:
The economic crisis created deep anxieties and fears in people. The middle classes, especially
salaried employees and pensioners, saw their savings diminish when the currency lost its
value. Small businessmen, the self-employed and retailers suffered as their businesses got
ruined. These of society were filled with the fear of proletarianisation. Only organised
workers could manage to keep their heads above water, but unemployment weakened their
bargaining power. Big business was in crisis. The large mass of peasantry was affected by a
sharp fall in agricultural prices and women, unable to fill their children's stomachs, were
filled with a sense of deep despair. Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most
appropriate option:
34.1 When did the economic crisis take place in Germany?
(b) 1923
(c) 1919
(d) 1941
(a) 1929
34.2 In which country did the economic crisis originate?
(a) Germany
(b) England
(c) USA
(d) USSR
34.3 What do you understand by fear of proletarianisation?
(a) Starvation
(b) Poverty
(c) Unemployment
(d) Death
34.4 Name the classes, which suffered due to the devaluation of currency.
(a) Rich class
(b) Middle class
(c) Peasants
(d) Women
Q35. Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow:
Apartheid was the name of a system of racial discrimination unique to South Africa. The
white Europeans imposed this system on South Africa. During the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, the trading companies from Europe occupied it with arms and force, in the way
they occupied India. But unlike India, a large number of whites' had settled in South Africa
and became the local rulers. The system of 1 apartheid divided the people and labelled them
on the basis of their skin colour. The native people of South Africa are black in colour. They
made up about three-fourth of the population and were called 'blacks'. Besides these two
groups, there were people of mixed races who were called 'coloured' and people who
migrated from India. The white rulers treated all non-whites as inferiors. The non-whites did
not have voting rights.
(i) What do you mean by 'Apartheid"?
(ii) How is the dominance of the White Europeans in Africa different from that of India?
(iii) How was the apartheid system in Africa oppressive for the blacks?
Q36 Read the source given below and answer the following questions:
In the two case studies we saw Sakal went to school and Vilas did not go. Sakal was
physically strong and healthy. There was no need for him to visit the doctor frequently. Vilas
was a patient of arthritis. He lacked the means to visit the doctor. Sakal acquired a degree in
computer programming. Sakal found a job in a private firm while Vilas continued with the
same work as his mother. He earned a meagre income like his mother to support a family.
In the case of Sakal, several years of education added to the quality of labour. This enhanced
his total productivity. Total productivity adds to the growth of the economy. This in turn pays
an individual through salary or in some other form of his choice. In case of Vilas, there could
not be any education or health care in the early part of his life. He spends his life selling fish
like his mother. Henceforth, he draws the same salary of unskilled labourer as his mother.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
1. How was Sakal better than Vilas ?
(a) Sakal went to school.
(b) Sakal was healthy.
(c) Sakal got transformed into human capital.
(d) All of them
2. Why Vilas could not get transformed into human capital?
(a) Vilas was poor.
(b) He was not physically active.
(c) He did not acquire skills.
(d) None of them
3. How can people increase their productivity 7
(a) Education
(b) Skills
(c) Health
(d) All of these
4. How can government contribute in the growth of economy?
(b) By providing education and health facilities
(c) By lowering the prices of the goods
(d) None of them
(a) By giving cheap loans
(d) All of them
 SECTION –F
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION (2+3=5)
Q37(a) Two places have been marked on the given outline map of France. Identify the name
of these places and write their names in the space provided.

37(b) On the given map of India locate and label any three of the following with symbols.
1. Vindhyas
2. A region with rainfall more than 400 cm
3. State with the highest density of population.
4. Kanchenjunga peak