ABU DHABI INDIAN SCHOOL - BRANCH 1, AL WATHBA

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION – 2023’24

GRADE: IX DIV: MAX MARKS: 80
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE TIME: 3 Hours
NAME/GR.NO: DATE: 11/10/2023
General Instructions: -
1) This Question paper comprises Six Section A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the Question Paper. All
questions are compulsory.
2) Section-A: Question no. 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
3) Section-B: Question no. 21 to 24 are very short answer type questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answers to each
question should not exceed 40 words.
4) Section-C: Question no. 25 to 29 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answers to each question
should not exceed 60 words.
5) Section-D: Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions carrying 5marks each.
6) Section-E: Question no. 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.
7) Section- F: Question no 37 is map based, carrying 5marks with two parts, 37 a from History (2 marks) and 37b from
Geography (3marks)
8) 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.

SECTION A (MCQ’S 1X20=20)

1. What is the major aim of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan?
(a) To provide elementary education to women
(b) To provide elementary education to the rural poor
(c) To provide elementary education to all children in the age group 6-14 years
(d) To provide elementary education to the urban poor
2. Who was the president of Constituent Assembly?
(a) Dr Rajender Prasad (b) Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(c) Jaipal Singh (d) HC Mukherjee
3. Which event allowed Hitler to consolidate his power and establish a dictatorship in Germany?
(a) The Enabling Act (b) The Treaty of Versailles
(c) The Invasion of Poland (d) The Munich Agreement
4. Here is a false statement. Identify the mistake and rewrite.
Statement: “A country that has a constitution must be a democracy.”
5. Till the early, __________ the Nazis could not effectively mobilise popular support.
(a) 1920’s (b) 1930’s (c) 1940’s (d) 1950’s
6. My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the
country.
(a) Bhutan (b) Tajikistan (c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal
7. Match the following items given in column A with those in column B.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
COLUMN A COLUMN B
A. Louis XVI becomes king of France i. 1792-93
B. France becomes a republic ii. 1815
C. Napoleon becomes Emperor iii. 1792
D. Napoleon defeated at waterloo iv. 1804
E. National Assembly voted in April v. 1774
(a) A-v, B-i, C- iv, D-ii, E-iii (b) A-i, B-ii, C- v, D-iv, E-iii
(c) A- v, B-i, C- ii, D-iv, E-iii (d) A- ii, B- i, C- iv, D-v, E-iii
 8. What is the importance of the concept of political equality in a democracy?
(a) It ensures equal distribution of wealth among citizens.
(b) It guarantees religious freedom for all citizens.
(c) It ensures that every citizen has an equal right to vote and participate in decision-making.
(d) It promotes economic development and prosperity.
9. Which of these is not a good argument in favour of democracy?
(a) People feel free and equal in a democracy.
(b) Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others.
(c) Democratic government is more accountable to the people.
(d) Democracies are more prosperous than others.
10. State the following sentence true or false:
“Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between legislative, the
executive and the judiciary.”
11. ___is an introductory statement in a constitution which states the reason and the guiding value
of constitution
(a) Republic (b) Constitution (c) Preamble (d) we the people of India
12. What is the term “Fraternity” mean?
(a) Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by society. Government
should regulate the ownership of land and industry to reduce socio-economic inequalities
(b) People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters. No
external power can dictate the government of India.
(c) All of us should behave as if we are members of the same family. No one should treat a
fellow citizen a inferior.
(d) Citizen cannot be discriminated on the ground of caste religion and gender government
should work for the Welfare of all the citizen
13. Choose the correction option to complete the statement.
The quality of population depends upon, ___________, health of a person indicated by life
expectancy and skill formation acquired by the people of the country.
(a) Infant Mortality Rate (b) GDP
(c) Birth rate (d) The literacy rate
14. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated
unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
(a) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana (b) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) Rural Employment Generation Programme (d) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
15. Which of the following statements is correct for measuring the concept of Poverty Line.
Statement 1: The present formula for food requirement while estimating the poverty line
is based on the desired calorie requirement.
Statement 2: The accepted average calorie requirement in India is 2400 calories per
person per day in rural areas and 2100 calories per person per day in urban areas.
Statement 3: Since people living in urban areas engage themselves in more physical work,
calorie requirements in urban areas are considered to be higher than in rural areas.
Options:
a) Statement (1) is correct and (2&3) are incorrect.
b) Statement (1) is incorrect and (2&3) are correct
c) All three statements are correct.
d) Statement (1&2) are correct & (3) is incorrect
16. The easternmost longitude of India is: ___________
(a) 97° 25' E (b) 68° 7' E (c) 77° 6' E (d) 82° 32' E
17. Correct and Rewrite the following sentence:
Himalayas, geologically old and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders
of India.
 Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
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.
18. Assertion (A): Germany retaliated with passive resistance and printed paper currency
recklessly with too much printed money in circulation, the value of the German Mark fell.
Reason (R): The Americans intervened and bailed Germany out of the crisis by introducing
the Dawes Plan, which reworked the terms of reparation to ease the financial burden on
Germans.
19. Assertion: Democratic constitution does not have the name of the head of states
Reason: Leaders keep changing in democratic country.
20. Assertion: Purvanchal is located on the eastern part of India.
Reason: It is a sub mountain range of the Himalayas in the Northeastern India.

SECTION B (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (2X4=8)

21. What is the name of the southernmost point of India? Why is it not visible today?
22. State any two major effects of the First World War on Germany.
23. Each of these statements contains a democratic and undemocratic element. Write out the
two separately for each statement.
a) The Election Commission ordered re-polling in a constituency where large-scale rigging was
reported.
b) Women’s representation in parliament has barely reached 10 per cent. This led women’s
organisations to demand one-third of seats for women.
24. Give an account of the inter-state disparities in poverty in India.

SECTION C (SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTION (3X5=15)

25. Explain the concept of the "Three Estates" system in pre-revolutionary France. How did this
system contribute to the social and economic tensions leading to the French Revolution?
26. “Indian Constitution adopted many institutional details and procedures from different
countries.” Justify by giving any three examples.
OR
Explain any three major ideals enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution.

27. “The most important component of human resource development is education.” Mention
the roles of education in the formation of human capital?
28. The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great
significance. Why?
29. “Each physiographic region of India complements the other and makes the country richer in
its natural resources.” Justify this statement with three examples.

SECTION D (LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTION 5X4=20)

30. Highlight five main features of Nazi Schooling, to establish a strong Nazi Society.
OR
“The peace treaty at Versailles with the Allies was a harsh and humiliating peace.” Elucidate.

31. Why is democracy considered to be the best option among all other political systems
available in world? Explain.
OR
 Distinguish between merits and demerits of the democratic form of government.
32. Explain some measures which have been taken by the government to remove poverty.
OR
Discuss any five major reasons for poverty in India.
33. Describe any five features of northern plains of India.
OR
Describe the features of Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats in reference to height, slope,
continuity, rivers and vegetation.

SECTION E (CASE BASED QUESTION 4X3=12)

34. Voting in the Estates General in the past had been conducted according to the principle that
each estate had one vote. This time too Louis XVI was determined to continue the same
practice. But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the
assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote. This was one of the
democratic principles put forward by philosophers like Rousseau in his book The Social
Contract. When the king rejected this proposal, members of the third estate walked out of
the assembly in protest.
The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole
French nation. On 20 June they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the
grounds of Versailles. They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to
disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the
monarch
34)1. Name the political body to which the three estates of the French society sent
their representatives?
1M
34)2. Which philosopher had forwarded the principle of voting by the assembly as a
whole, where each member should have one vote, during the rule of Louis XVI? 1M
34)3. ‘The National Assembly completed the draft of the Constitution in 1791’.
Mention any two features of the Constitution. 2M

35. 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. Like any Constitution, the Indian Constitution lays down a procedure for
choosing persons to govern the country. It defines who will have how much power to take
which decisions. And it puts limits to what the government can do by providing some rights
to the citizen that cannot be violated.
35)1. Define the term "amendment" in the context of a constitution. 1M
35)2. Which of the guiding values of the Constitution of India means that people
have the supreme right to make decisions? 1M
35)3. When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India? When
did it come into force? 2M
 36. Study the graph and answer the following questions:

36)1. Have the literacy rates of the population increased since 1951?
36)2. Why literacy rate is high among the males of India?
36)3. What is your projection about India’s literacy rate in 2025?

SECTION F (MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION 2+3=5)

37.1. On the given outline map of the world locate and label the following Allied powers of
Second World War:
A.FRANCE B.USA 2M

37.2. On the given Political map of India locate and label ANY THREE of the following:
a. The latitude which divides India in to two equal halves. 3M
b. The highest mountain peak of Himalaya in India.
c. The highest peak in the Western Ghats.
d. Aravalli Range.
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 ABU DHABI INDIAN SCHOOL - BRANCH 1, AL WATHBA
TERM 1 EXAMINATION – 2023’24
GRADE: IX DIV: MAX MARKS: 80
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE TIME: 3 Hours
NAME/GR.NO: DATE: 11/10/2023

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