INDUS VALLEY WORLD SCHOOL
ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2024/25
GRADE- IX
SOCIAL SCIENCE (087)
TIME: 3 HOURS TOTAL MARKS: 80
General Instructions:
• Marks are indicated against each question. This question paper has six sections
– A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the paper. All questions are
compulsory.
• Section A: Question numbers 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
• Section B: Question numbers 21 to 24 are Short Answer Type Questions,
carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
• Section C: Question numbers 25 to 29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying
3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
• Section D: Question numbers 30 to 33 are Long Answer Type Questions, carrying
5 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
• Section E: Question numbers from 34 to 36 are Case Based Questions with three
sub questions and are of 4 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed
100 words.
• Section F: Question number 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts
from History (2 marks) and from Geography (3 marks). Attach the maps with
the answer book.
• There is no overall choice in the question paper.
• Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.
SECTION – A [1x20=20]
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Choose the correct option: Which symbol expressed the personification [1]
of the law in France?
(a) The winged woman
(b) Sceptre
(c) The eye within a triangle radiating light
(d) The law tablet
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2. ‘India’s contacts with the world have continued through ages’ - [1]
Which of the following statements regarding India’s contacts in the
ancient times are correct?
I. Land routes developed later than her maritime contacts.
II. The various passes across the mountains in the north provided
passages to the ancient travellers.
III. Spices, muslin and other merchandise were taken from India to
different countries.
IV. The decimal system developed as a result of Greek influence.
Options:
(a) I & II
(b) II & III
(c) I & III
(d) III & IV
3. Choose the correct option: Name the country in which the people [1]
belonging to Russian minority, find it difficult to get the right to vote.
(a) Estonia
(b) Latvia
(c) Lithuania
(d) Poland
4. [1]
The picture given above shows the confluence of the Bhagirathi and the
Alaknanda. These two rivers are tributaries of which major Indian river?
(a) The Narmada
(b) The Brahmaputra
(c) The Ganga
(d) The Indus
5. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as [1]
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct
option:
Assertion (A): Democracy is not a magical solution for all the problems.
Reason (R): Democracy as a form of government ensures that people
take their own decisions.
(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
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6. Choose the correct option: The strength of the Constituent Assembly of [1]
India was:
(a) 299 members
(b) 266 members
(c) 289 members
(d) 290 members
7. Choose the correct option: The ‘Bill of Rights’ which inspired the Indian [1]
leaders is associated with which country?
(a) Ireland
(b) France
(c) Canada
(d) USA
8. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as [1]
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct
option:
Assertion (A): In spite of less calorie requirement, low level of income has
been fixed in urban areas of India.
Reason (R): In urban areas of India, many essential things have high
prices.
(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
9. [1]
Choose the correct option: What does the above cartoon depict?
(a) Most of the leaders make many big promises to the voters
(b) After the elections, political leaders forget their promises
(c) People select their representatives as per their choice in an election
(d) Both a and b
10. Choose the correct option: Jadidists were ____ within the Russian Empire. [1]
(a) Tsarist supporters
(b) Muslim reformers
(c) German refugees
(d) Parsi reformers
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11. Choose the correct option: How does good education impact the society? [1]
(a) Increases crime rate
(b) Reduces social inequality
(c) Increases unemployment
(d) Decreases GDP
12. Choose the correct option: The percentage of eligible voters who cast their [1]
votes in an election is known as:
(a) Level Playing Field
(b) Turnout
(c) Incumbent
(d) Code of conduct
13. Choose the correct option: What was the name of Hitler’s propaganda [1]
minister?
(a) Heinrich Himmler
(b) Hermann Göring
(c) Joseph Goebbels
(d) Rudolf Hess
14. Arrange the following programmes chronologically, based on their year of [1]
launch:
I. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
II. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
III. Rural Employment Generation Programme
IV. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Options:
(a) IV, III, II, I
(b) I, II, III, IV
(c) II, III, IV, I
(d) I, III, IV, II
15. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as [1]
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct
option:
Assertion (A): Prominent industrial areas in Tsarist Russia were found in
pockets.
Reason (R): Many factories were set up by the Tsar in the 19th century.
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
16. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as [1]
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct
option:
Assertion (A): The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland of
India is about 30° but the east-west extent of India appears to be smaller
than the north-south extent.
Reason (R): As one moves from south to north, the latitudes come close
together but the distance between the longitudes remain the same.
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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
17. Arrange the following in the correct sequence of their occurrence: [1]
(i) A formal decision for implementation of the recommendations of the
Mandal Commission.
(ii) Appointment of the Second Backward Class Commission by the
Government of India.
(iii) Mandal Commission gave its report and recommendations.
(iv) Lok Sabha elections were won by Janata Dal.
Options:
(a) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(b) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(c) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(d) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
18. How are wages paid to farm labourers in Palampur? [1]
(a) In cash
(b) In kind
(c) In the form of assistance
(d) In the form of an asset
19. Choose the statements which are correct: [1]
(i) A secular state is one that does not confer any privilege or a favour on
any religion.
(ii) It does not punish or discriminate against people based on religion they
follow.
(iii) The government cannot compel any person to pay any taxes for
promotion of any religion.
(iv) The government educational institutions shall confer religious
instructions.
Options:
(a) (i), (ii), (iii)
(b) (i), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii), (iv)
20. Choose the correct option: Antodaya Anna Yojana and Annapurna [1]
Scheme are related to _______.
Options:
(a) Public Distribution System
(b) Mid-day meal
(c) Special nutrition programme
(d) None of the above
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SECTION – B [2x4=8]
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
21. 21.1. Why does the Brahmaputra River have a braided channel in its [1+0.5+0.5]
entire length in Assam?
21.2. What is it known as in Tibet and in Bangladesh?
22. Why do you think that unfair taxation was an important precursor of the [2]
French Revolution?
23. ‘The only way to build and maintain trust in a federal country is to write [2]
down some rules of the game that everyone would abide by’ - Explain the
statement with any two valid points.
24. What are the challenges to free and fair elections? Explain any two [2]
points.
SECTION - C [3x5=15]
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
25. [1+1+1]
25.1. Observe the above picture representing the ‘kulaks’ - Who were
they?
25.2. Why were they represented negatively during the tenure of Stalin?
25.3. How were the ‘kulaks’ treated during the collectivisation drive in
Russia?
26. 26.1. List down the kinds of crops which are grown by the farmers in [1+2]
Palampur.
26.2. How are they capable of growing these different crops in one year?
(Explain any two reasons).
27. ‘The Peninsular plateau is flanked by stretch of narrow coastal strips’ - [3]
Explain any three differences between the two coastal plains of India.
28. Enlist any three powers of the President of India. [3]
29. Explain any two initiatives (each for health and education) of the Indian [1.5+1.5]
government to enhance health and education facilities for human capital
formation in India.
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SECTION - D [5x4=20]
LONG ANSWER-BASED QUESTIONS
30. 30.1. Analyse any three features of the Advancing Monsoon season. [3+2]
30.2. Identify any one region of India that receives low rainfall and
explain the reason for this phenomenon.
31. 31.1. “Hitler’s racism borrowed from thinkers like Charles Darwin and [2+3]
Herbert Spencer” - Discuss how were the ideas of Darwin and Spencer
adopted by Hitler and the Nazi party.
31.2. How was the Nazi schooling system used to implement their policy
of ‘purification’?
32. 32.1. Explain the Right to Freedom in details (any three). [3+2]
32.2. What are the rights enjoyed by an arrested person? (Mention any
two points)
33. 33.1. How were the policies of colonial government responsible for [2+1+2]
poverty in India?
33.2. ‘In poor section of India, all suffer, but some suffer more than
others’ - What are they called?
33.3. Mention the two planks on which the current anti-poverty strategy
of the Indian government is based.
SECTION - E [4x3=12]
CASE-BASED QUESTIONS
34. Read the given passage and answer the following questions :- [2+1+1]
One of the most revolutionary social reforms of the Jacobin regime was the
abolition of slavery in the French colonies. The colonies in the Caribbean –
Martinique, Guadeloupe and San Domingo – were important suppliers of
commodities such as tobacco, indigo, sugar and coffee. But the reluctance
of Europeans to go and work in distant and unfamiliar lands meant a
shortage of labour on the plantations. So this was met by a triangular slave
trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas. The slave trade began in
the seventeenth century. French merchants sailed from the ports of
Bordeaux or Nantes to the African coast, where they bought slaves from
local chieftains. Branded and shackled, the slaves were packed tightly into
ships for the three-month long voyage across the Atlantic to the Caribbean.
There they were sold to plantation owners. The exploitation of slave labour
made it possible to meet the growing demand in European markets for
sugar, coffee, and indigo. Many French port cities owed their economic
prosperity to the flourishing slave trade.
34.1 What were the reasons that increased the demand of triangular slave
trade?
34.2 Name the two important French ports through which slave trade was
conducted.
34.3 When was slavery finally abolished in France?
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35. Study the table given below showing India’s population growth and [1+2+1]
answer the questions.
The Magnitude and Rate of India’s Population Growth
Year Total Absolute increase Annual
population in the Decade (in Growth
(in million) million) Rate (%)
1951 361.0 42.43 1.25
1961 439.2 78.15 1.96
1971 548.2 108.92 2.20
1981 683.3 135.17 2.22
1991 846.4 163.09 2.16
2001 1028.7 182.32 1.97
2011 1210.6 181.46 1.64
35.1 Which year shows maximum increase in the growth rate?
35.2 Identify the year from which the growth rate starts declining and
mention the reason for this decline.
35.3 The table reveals that despite the decline in growth rates, the
number of people being added every decade is steadily increasing. Why?
36. Read the given article and answer the following questions :- [1+1+2]
In recent years in India, Minimum Support Price (MSP) and government
procurement, especially of paddy and wheat, have been discussed widely,
but these discussions have often drawn on evidence that is dated and
incomplete. Consequently, such discussions have clouded the facts,
resulting in a large number of factoids. According to these popular
misconceptions, very few farmers (6 per cent only) benefit from MSP and
government procurement, only large farmers benefit, and only farmers of
Punjab and Haryana (and, to some extent, western Uttar Pradesh) bene-
fit. In this article, we examine these three factoids and draw on multiple
data sources to distil the facts. We argue that the existing evidence sug-
gests a more complex picture:
(i) MSP impacts 13 per cent of paddy sellers and 16 per cent of wheat
sellers.
(ii) The geographies of procurement have expanded to new states
including, notably, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.
(iii) Although at the national level there is a bias towards large farmers,
this does not imply exclusion of small and marginal farmers. In fact, a
majority of the beneficiaries are marginal and small farmers on both the
extensive and the intensive margins.
[Source: The Journal of the Foundation of Agrarian Studies]
36.1. What is Minimum Support Price?
36.2. Which governmental organisation in India is responsible for the
procurement of Buffer Stock?
36.3. Explain any two kinds of ration card, used in India for the
distribution of Buffer Stock.
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37. SECTION - F
[2+3=5]
MAP SKILL-BASED QUESTIONS
37.1 Identify the following in the political map of the world [1+1]
Hint:
A- An important member of the Axis Powers
B- An important member of the Allied Powers
37.2 On the outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following: [1+1+1]
37.2.1. A state through which the Standard Meridian of India passes.
37.2.2. The Vindhya range
37.2.3. Sambhar Lake
37.2.4. The Indian state having the lowest density of population
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