INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SR. SEC.
SCHOOL
Sandhu Nagar, Civil City, Ludhiana
Final Examination
Social Science (Code 087)
Class IX Session 2023-24
Set B
Time Allowed – 3 Hours MM. – 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 Q1 to Q20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
iii. Section B – From Q21 to Q24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each question
should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section C - Q25 to Q29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each question should not
exceed 60 words.
v. Section D – Q30 to Q33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed
120 words.
vi. Section-E - Q34 to Q36 are case based questions with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each.
vii. Section F – Q37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from 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 of the 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 (20*1 MARKS)
Multiple Choice Questions (Q 1 to 20)
1. Which of the following is TRUE with respect to the French society of 18th century?
i. The members of the first two Estates i.e. the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth.
ii. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges.
(a) Only i (b) Only ii (c) Both i and ii (d) Neither i Nor ii
2. Who were the members of the Third Estate?
(a) Big businessman, merchants, court officials, lawyers (b) Peasants and artisans
(c) Small peasants, landless labour, servants (d) All of the Above
3. ______ divides the country into almost two equal parts.
(a) Tropic of Capricorn (b) Tropic of Cancer (c) Prime Meridian (d) Equator
4. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner in India?
(a) The President of India (b) The Prime Minister of India (c) The Council of Ministers (d) The Governor
5. Match the following items in Column A with those of Column B.
Column A Column B
A. Conservatives i. No religious discrimination
B. October Revolution 1917 ii. Government based on majority
C. Radicals iii. Past had to be respected
D. Liberals iv. Bolsheviks
Choose the correct answer:
(a) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii (b) A-i, B-iii, C-iv, D-ii (c) A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii (d) A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-iv
6. What is the main function of the FCI?
(a) To purchase wheat and rice from the farmers. (b) To declare MSP.
(c) To purchase cash crop from the farmers. (d) To provide seeds and other inputs to the farmers.
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7. Which of the following is undemocratic?
(a) Ruling party has lost in the last election. (b) There is an independent election commission.
(c) All the people have to follow the state religion. (d) It is an accountable government.
8. Identify the speaker. ‘He and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964, for daring to oppose the
Ap
artheid Regime in South Africa.’
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Robert Mugabe (c) Nelson Mandela (d) Frank Anthony
9. Arrange the following peaks as per their height.
i. Kanchanjunga ii. Mount Everest iii. Nanda Devi
(a) ii,i,iii (b) i,ii,iii (c) iii,i,ii (d) iii,ii,i
10. The food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poor section of the society.
This is called the _____.
(a) Cooperative Societies (b) Public Distribution System (c) Minimum Support Price (d) Food Banks
11. _____ exercises, more powers in money matters.
(a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha (c) Cabinet (d) Executives
12. Retreating monsoons cause rainfall during the months of:
(a) August and September (b) September and October (c) October and November (d) November and December
13. It also is a situation in which parents are not able to send their children to school or a situation with people cannot afford
treatment.
(a) War (b) Poverty (c) Unemployment (d) Sustainable Development
14. ______________ is the fresh water lake in India.
(a) Sambhar Lake (b) Chilika Lake (c) Wular Lake (d) Pulicat Lake
15. The quality of population depends upon:
(a) literacy rate (b) health of a person indicated by life expectancy
(c) skill formation acquired by the people of the country (d) all of these
16. Identify the ruler.
(a) Joseph Stalin (b) Lenin (c) Louis XVI (d) Tsar Nicholas II
17. Select the correct answer to the following Assertion & Reasoning Based Question:
(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A & 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.
Assertion (A): The Northern plain is agriculturally a productive part of India.
Reason (R): It has a rich soil cover combined with adequate water and favourable climate.
18. Match the following:
Column A Column B
A. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) i. Self employment in rural areas.
B. MGNREGA ii. Opened in most backward districts of country to all rural
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poor, who are in need of wage employment and desire to do
manual unskilled work.
C. Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) iii. 100 days wage employment to every household in rural
areas.
D. National Food For Work Programme (NFWP) iv. self employment for educated, unemployed.
(a) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii (b) A-iv, B-iii, C-i, D-ii (c) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i (d) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
19. Which of the following was/were term(s) of Treaty of Versailles?
i. Germany lost its overseas colonies.
ii. The Allied Powers demilitarised Germany to weaken its power.
iii. Germany was forced to pay compensation amounting to £6 billions.
iv. The Allied armies also occupied the resource-rich Rhineland for much of the 1920s.
(a) Only i and ii (b) Only ii and iii (c) Only iii and iv (d) All i, ii, iii, iv
20. Select the correct answer to the following Assertion & Reasoning Based Question:
(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A & 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.
Assertion (A): We need to invest more on population.
Reason (R): Investment made on population can yield a high return in economic development of a country.
SECTION-B
Very Short Answer Question (Q 21 to 24) (4*2 marks)
21. What were Jacobin Clubs? Who was their leader?
22. How is Disguised unemployment different from Seasonal unemployment?
23. Express the basic ideas accepted by all leaders before the drafting of Indian Constitution.
24. State two demerits of Democracy.
OR
State two merits of Democracy.
SECTION-C
Short Answer Based Question (Q 25 to 29) (5*3 marks)
25. Write a short note on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA/NREGA), 2005.
26. Describe the importance of the Declaration of the Rights of Man in the France.
OR
Evaluate the role of women in France before French Revolution.
27. State some economic benefits of lakes.
28. “Parliament is the final authority in making laws in any country.” In view of this statement, list few points of significance of
Parliament in a democracy.
29. How was Great Economic Depression in USA responsible for the rise of Nazism?
SECTION-D (4*5 marks)
Long Answer Based Question (Q 30 to 33)
30. “There were some events that led to Russian Revolution in 1905.” Analyse those events.
OR
Who were liberals? Write four points stating the impact of WW-I on the Russian Industry. (1+4)
31. What are the significant features of National Population Policy, 2000.
OR
How does the distribution of population engaged in different economic sectors such as agricultural, industrial and tertiary reflect
the level and nature of economic development in a country?
32. Define untouchability. Why has constitution made it a punishable offence? (2+3)
OR
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Describe the role of international government on economic, social and cultural rights.
33. Define Food Security and list the people who are more prone to Food Insecurity. (1+4)
OR
What has our government done to provide food security to the poor? Discuss any two schemes launched by the government.
SECTION-E (3*4 marks)
Case Based Questions (Q 34 to 36)
34. Countries like Japan have invested in human resource. They did not have any natural resource. These countries are
developed/rich. They import the natural resource needed in the country. How did they become rich/developed? They have
invested on people, especially in the field of education and health. These people have made efficient use of other resources, like
land and capital. Efficiency and technology. Technology evolved by people have made these countries rich/developed.
(a) What is the importance of education? (1)
(b) why is literacy rate high among men and less among women of India? (2)
(c) why is there a division of labour between men and women in the family? (1)
35. Our Constitution entitles every citizen to elect his/her representative and to be elected as a representative. The Constitution
makers, however, were worried that in an open electoral competition, certain weaker section may not stand a good chance to get
elected to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies. They may not have the required resources, education and contact to
contest and win elections against others. Those who are influential and resourceful may prevent them from winning elections. If
that happens, our Parliament and assemblies would be deprived of the voice of a significant section of our Population. That would
make our democracy less representative and less democratic.
(a) what is the minimum age required for an Indian citizen to be voter and elect his/her representative? (1)
(b) what is the electoral competition? State an advantage of the same. (2)
(c) state any one disadvantage of open electoral competition
36.The cold weather season begins from mid-November in Northern India and stays till February. December and January are the
coldest months in the Northern part of India. The temperature decreases from South to the North. The average temperature of
Chennai, on the Eastern coast, is between 240-250 Celsius, while in the Northern plains, it ranges between 100– and 150– Celsius.
Days are warm and nights are cold. Frost is common in the North and the higher slopes of the Himalayas experience snowfall.
During this season, the North-East trade winds prevail over the country. They blow from land to sea and hence, for most part of
the country, it is a dry season. Some amount of rainfall occurs on the Tamil Nadu coast from these winds as, here they blow from
sea to land. In the Northern part of the country, a feeble high-pressure region develops, with light winds moving outwards from
this area. Influenced by the relief, these winds blow through the Ganga valley from the West and the North-West. The weather is
normally marked by clear sky, low temperatures and low humidity and feeble, variable winds.
(a) When does cold weather season begin in India? (1)
(b) “Monsoon acts as a unifying bond”. Explain (2)
(c) What type of weather is seen in this season? (1)
SECTION-F (5 marks)
37. Map Skill Based Questions (Q 37a and Q 37b)
History 2 marks
(a) On outline map of France, Locate: i. Bordeaux; ii. Nantes
Geography 3 marks
(b) Locate the following on the map of India:
i. Ranthambor National Park
ii. River Godavari
iii. Label and name any four states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes.
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