Sample Paper – 2011

Class – IX
Subject - Social Science

Full Marks: 80

General Instruction: Q 1 – Q 17 contains 1 mark each

Q 18 – Q30 contains 3 marks each

Q31 – Q36 contains 4 marks each

Part I

1. Which of the following refuted the Doctrine of Divine and Absolute Right?

a) Locke b) Montesquieu

c) Rousseau d) Voltaire

2. The Pastoral tribes of Maharashtra.

a) Banjaras b) Dhangars

c) Raikas d) Kurumas

3. This kind of saree was worn by Jnanadanandini Devi.

a) Kanjeevaram b) South Indian Silk

c) Khadi d) Brahmika

4. Which of the following country does not share any boundary with India?

a) Ujbekistan b) Pakistan

c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh

5. Which of the following is not a tributary of Indus?

a)Ravi b) Shyok

c) Hunza d) Musi

6. Which of the following does not grow I the mangrove forest?

a) Keora b) Sundari

c) Banyan d) Agar
7. Which form of Government does India have?

a) Democracy b) Monarchy

c) Communist d) Dicatatorship

8. Which of the following party ruled in Mexico?

a) PRI b) ZANU PF

c) Solidarity d) Baath Party

9. Which of the following is a private sector?

a) BSNL b) LPG

c) Indian Railways d) Reliance

10. Which of the following is a man made disaster?

A) Nuclear bombing b) Flood

c) Cyclone d) Landslide

11. What is Brahmaputra known as in Bangladesh?

a) Meghna b) Tsang Po

c) Brahmaputra d) Jamuna

12. What is Robben Island?

a) A dreaded prison of South Africa

b) A renowned educational Institution of South Africa

c) An Old Age Home in South Africa

d) An uninhabited island of South Africa

13. Which of the following is the southern neighbor of India?

a) Mauritius b) Maldives

c) Lakshadweep d) Thailand
14. Which of the following is the most effective measures to prevent landslide?

a) Land use practise b) Hazzard mapping

c) Retaining walls d) Increasing vegetation cover

15. Which of the following is a working capital?

a) Tools b) money

c) Machinery d) All the above

16. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following countries?

a) Orissa b) Chhattisgarh

c) Tripura d) Rajasthan

17. Which of the following is a modern farming method?

a) Use of Persian Wheel b) Use of electricity

c) Use of fertilizers d) Use of HYV Seeds

Part II

18. How was the French society divided? Describe the privileges enjoyed by the
upper caste.

OR

Write a note on the Reign of Terror.

19. Name a few Indian nomadic tribes. State two advantages of their cyclic
movement

OR

Write a note on the Dhangars of Maharashtra.

20. What were the Sumptuary Laws? How did it affect France and England?

OR

List any three grounds on which the traditional feminine clothes were
criticized.
 OR

Write a note on Gandhi ji’s experiment on clothing.

21. Though the sun rises two hours early in Arunachal Pradesh than in Gujarat, still
the time is same in both the palces. Explain.

22. Explain the role of the rivers in the improvement of Indian economy.

23. State any two characters of the Tropical Evergreen Forests. In which areas are
the Mangrove

Forest found?

24. Write a note on the Wildlife of India.

25. Who was President Allende? Why was he killed? Write a sentence or two about
the rule of General

Pinochet

26. List any three conditions of democratic elections.

27. What is democracy? List any two features of democracy.

28. List any three ways to increase to increase production.

29. Which are the three sectors of Indian Economy? Name and define them with
example.

30. Explain the policies initiated by the Government to encourage education.

31. State any three measures to fight flood.

32. State any three causes of landslide

33. Describe the contribution of the French philosophers in the outbreak of 1789.

Write a note on the conflict between the Shanars and the Nadars

Or

Which factors lead to the declination of Pastoralism during the colonial rule?

34. Name the factors of production. Differentiate between seasonal and disguised
unemployment.

35. Which factors have lead to the reduction of the water table in India?
36. Locate the following on the outline map of India. ( Any eight )

a) Lake Chilka , b) River Indus , c) Aravalli Range , d) Kaziranga National Park.

f) Corbett national Park , g) Mount Everest , h) River Ganga,i) Satpura Range , j)