INDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, HARUR

ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Date: 26-12-2024
GRADE : IX MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE TIME ALLOTED : 3 hrs

SECTION- A
MCQ’S (20x1=20)
1. Match the columns.
Column A Column B
A. Lenin (i) Tsar of Russia
B. Nicholas II (ii) Leader of Bolshevik Party
C. Stalin (iii) Known as Father of Communism
D. Karl Marx (iv) Started collectivisation programme in Russia
(a) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii) (b) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)
(c) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(iii) (d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)
2. Look at the picture given below. Identify the name of the painter of this painting from the
following options.

(a) Earnest Lipgart (b) Robespierre (c) Louis Leopold Boilly (d) Henry Mayhew
3. Assertion (A) : Conservatives were opposed to radicals and liberals.
Reason (R) : They believed that past had to be respected and change had to be brought about
through a small process.
(a) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

4. Which of the following theories was proposed by Montesquieu?

(a) Social Contract Theory
(b) Theory of Division of Powers
(c) Theory of Popular Sovereignty
(d) Theory of Democracy

5. Which of the following groups of countries formed the Central Power during the First
World War?
(a) England, Germany, Italy
(b) Austria, Germany, Turkey
(c) Turkey, Germany, France
(d) France, England, Russia
6. Which of the following is the southernmost latitude of India?
(a) 8° 4' North (b) 8° 4' South (c) 6° 4' South (d) 6° 4' North
7. Match the columns.
Column A (States) Column B (Capitals)
(a) Gujarat (i) Ranchi
(b) Uttarakhand (ii) Raipur
(c) Chhattisgarh (iii) Shillong
(d) Meghalaya (iv) Shimla
(e) Jharkhand (v) Gandhi Nagar
(f) Himachal Pradesh (vi) Dehradun
(a)(a)–(v), (b)–(vi), (c)–(ii), (d)–(iii), (e)–(i), (f)–(iv)
(b) (a)–(vi), (b)–(v), (c)–(iii), (d)–(ii), (e)–(i), (f)–(iv)
(c) (a)–(ii), (b)–(iv), (c)–(iii), (d)–(vi), (e)–(i), (f)–(v)
(d) (a)–(i), (b)–(iv), (c)–(ii), (d)–(vi), (e)–(iii), (f)–(v)
8. Assertion (A): India is the seventh largest country of the world.
Reason (R): India’s total area accounts for about 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

9. If the local time at Dwarka (69°01′E) in Gujarat to the west of India is 6 am, what will be
the local time at Dibrugarh (94°58′E approximately 95°), in Assam, in the east?
(a) 4.16 am (b) 6 am (c) 7.44 am (d) 7.44 pm

10. Assertion (A): Deccan trap is the black soil area, is one of the distinct features of Peninsular
Plateau.
Reason (R): It covers parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

11. Who passed the ‘Legal Framework Order”?

(a) ZANU (b) Robert Mugabe (c) General Musharaff (d) None of these

12. Select the demerits of democracy.

(i) Instability because leaders keep changing
(ii) Delayed decision because it involves debilitations and negotiations
(iii) Absence of corruption
(iv) Absence of political competition.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv) (b) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (c) (iv) only (d) (i) and (ii) only

13. According to which Act were the elections held to provincial legislatures in India in 1937?
(a) Government of India Act, 1935 (b) Government of India Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1909 (d) None of the above
14. He overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself the
‘Chief Executive’ of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in
2002. Which President of Pakistan was this?
(a) General Pervez Musharraf (b) Muhammad Zia-ul-Ha
(c) Farooq Leghari (d) Muhammad Mian Soomro
15. Which of the following statements are relevant to the meaning and significance of the
constitution?
(i) Constitution generates a degree of trust and coordination that is necessary for different kind of
people to live together.
(ii) Constitution never specifies the rules and regulations as how government would be constituted.
(iii) Constitution lays down the limits on the power of the government.
(iv) Constitution expresses the aspiration of the ruler about creating a good society.
(a) (i), (iii) (b) (i), (iv) (c) (iii), (iv) (d) (i), (ii)

16. STATE TRUE OR FALSE:

The minimum wage per day for a farm labourer set by the government is 350.

17. Assertion (A): The wages for farm labourers in Palampur are less than minimum wages.
Reason (R): Employment is more and farmers are less in Palampur.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

18. If a person cannot find jobs during some months of the year, which type of employment is
this called?
(a) Structural unemployment (b) Cyclical unemployment
(c) Seasonal unemployment (d) None of these

19. Which group of four states have the maximum number of medical colleges in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
(b) Bihar, Bengal, UP and Haryana
(c) Andhra Pradesh, Kerala , Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh, UP, Kerala and Goa

20. ‘Bigha’ and ‘Guintha’ are

(a) the type of village house. (b) the type of hybrid seeds.
(c) the measuring units of grain. (d) the measuring units of land area in village.

SECTION-B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (Any four) (4x2=8)
21. Which incident sparked the French Revolution?
22.(A). Mention the regions included in Russian empire.
(OR)
(B). State any two results of centralised planning in Russia.

23. Why are Shiwaliks more prone to earthquakes and landslides?

24. Why is Myanmar not considered a democratic country?
25. What do you mean by working capital?
 SECTION-C
SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTION (Any five) (5x3=15)
26. Explain how workers were divided in social groups.

27.(A). Describe the incident known as ‘Bloody Sunday’.

(OR)
(B) Discuss Lenin’s ‘April Theses’.

28. Why is the difference between the durations of day and night hardly felt at Kanyakumari but not
so in Kashmir?
29. Did the spirit of democracy exist in Pakistan during Pervez Musharraf’s rule? Support your
answer with three arguments.

30. What were Nelson Mandela’s views on the South African constitution?

31. “Unemployment leads to low income and low savings and hence low demand and low
production. This is the identification of a depressed economy.” Support the statement with three
arguments.

SECTION-D
LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTION (4x5=20)
32.(A) Explain the “Reign of Terror” in brief.
(OR)
(B) Discuss the civil war that took place in Russia after the October Revolution and its
consequences.
33.(A) Describe the location of India on the world map.
(OR)
(B) Describe the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas.
34.(A). What steps were taken by Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe to remain in power?
(OR)
(B). Explain the importance of institutional design of the Constitution of India.
35.(A) What is the aim of production? State any four requirements for production.
(OR)
(B) Describe five main features of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
 SECTION-E
CASE BASED QUESTIONS (3x4=12)
36. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
All political parties were illegal in Russia before 1914. The Russian Social Democratic
Workers’ Party was founded in 1898 by socialists who respected Marx’s ideas. However, because of
government policing, it had to operate as an illegal organisation. It set up a newspaper, mobilised
workers and organised strikes.
Some Russian socialists felt that the Russian peasant custom of dividing land periodically
made them natural socialists. So, peasants, not workers, would be the main force of the revolution,
and Russia could become socialist more quickly than other countries. Socialists were active in the
countryside through the late nineteenth century. They formed the Socialist Revolutionary Party in
1900. This party struggled for peasants’ right and demanded that land belonging to nobles be
transferred to peasants. Social Democrats disagreed with Socialist Revolutionaries about peasants.
Lenin felt that peasants were not one united group. Some were poor and other rich, some
worked as labourers while others were capitalists who employed workers. Given this
‘differentiation’ within them, they could not all be part of a socialist movement.
The party was divided over the strategy of organisation. Vladimir Lenin (who led the
Bolshevik group) through that in a repressive society like Tsarist Russia the party should be
disciplined and should control the number and quality of its members. Others (Mensheviks) through
that the party should be open to all (as in Germany).

Answer the following questions:

(i)Who founded the Russian Social Democratic Workers’ Party in (1)
a. Liberals b. Radicals c. Socialists d. Conservatives
(ii) What was the basic idea of socialists? (1)
a. They were against private property.
b. They saw private property as the root of the social ills.
c. Both a. and b.
d. They wanted to give women the right to vote.

(iii). Why did Social Democratic Workers’ Party have to operate as an illegal organisation?
(2)

37. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
A detailed account of the different physiographic units highlights the unique features of each
region. It would, however, be clear that each region complements the other and makes the country
richer in its natural resources. The mountains are the major sources of water and forest wealth. The
northern plains are the granaries of the country. They provide the base for early civilisations. The
plateau is a storehouse of minerals, which has played a crucial role in the industrialisation of the
country. The coastal region and island groups provide sites for fishing and port activities. Thus, the
diverse physical features of the land have immense future possibilities of development.
Answer the following questions:

(i) Which part feature of India is known as Granaries of the India? (1)

(ii) How are the plateaus played a crucial role in the industrialisation of the country? (1)

(iii) According to the passage, which statement presents the phrase ‘Unity in Diversity’? (2)
38. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
A Constitution is not merely a statement of values and philosophy. As we noted above, a
Constitution is mainly about embodying these values into institutional arrangements. Much of the
document called Constitution of India is about these arrangements. It is a very long and detailed
document. Therefore, it needs to be amended quite regularly to keep it updated. Those who crafted
the Indian Constitution felt that it has to be in accordance with people’s aspirations and changes in
society. They did not see it as a sacred, static and unalterable law. So, they made provisions to
incorporate changes from time to time. These changes are called Constitutional amendments. The
Constitution describes the institutional arrangements in a very legal language. If you read the
Constitution for the first time, it can be quite difficult to understand. Yet the basic institutional
design is not very difficult to understand.
Answer the following questions:
(i) What are constitutional amendments? (1)
(ii) Mention the two major aspects in the working of institutional design. (1)
(iii). In what way institutional design puts limits to what the government can do? (2)

SECTION-F
MAP SKILL – BASED QUESTION (5x1=5)
39. Locate and label the following items on the given Political map of India with appropriate
symbols. (Any five)
i. Chota Nagpur Plateau
ii. Anai Mudi
iii. Lakshadweep Islands
iv. Konkan coast
v. Kanchenjuga Peak
vi. Aravalli Range
vii. Eastern Ghats
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