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DPS – MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL, DOHA- QATAR

REVISION EXAMINATION (2022–2023)
CLASS: IX
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE
Date: 12-01-2023
Time allowed: 3hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. Please check that this question paper contains 10 printed pages
only.
4. Please check that this question paper contains 37 questions.
5. Attempt all parts of a question together.
6. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E.
7. Section A – Q1 to 20 are carrying 1 mark each.
8. Section B – Q21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions,
carrying 2 marks each.
9. Section C – Q25 to Q29 are Short Answer Type Questions,
carrying 3 marks each.
10. Section D – Q30 to Q33 are long answer type questions,
carrying 5 marks each.
11. Section-E – Q34 to Q36 are case based questions with three sub
questions and are of 4 marks each.
12. Section F – Q37 is map based. 37A from History (2 marks) and
37B from Geography (3 marks).
13. After completion, attach the maps inside your answer book.

1. Who built a cooperative community called New Harmony in 1

Indiana based on the concept of socialism?
a) Louis Blanc b) Karl Marx
c) Vladimir Lenin d) Robert Owen

2. The first Inspector General of Forest in India was 1

_________________.
3. The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up in 1
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 ________________.
a) Dehradun b) Delhi
c) Ooty e) Bombay

4. With reference to the below picture, name two industries 1

under the British rule which required large amount of
timber.

5. The tropic of cancer does not pass through: 1

a) Rajasthan b) Odisha
c) Chhattisgarh d) Tripura

6. Which group of the states are associated with mango 1

showers?
a) Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir b) Kerala and
Karnataka
c) Gujarat and Rajasthan d) Karnataka
and West Bengal

7. Which of the following is incorrect about ‘October Heat’? 1

a) Condition of high temperature and humidity.
b) It is the phenomenon of localized thunderstorms.
c) Weather become oppressive during day.
d) A period of transition from hot rainy to dry winter.

8. Which of the following is not a feature of Democracy? 1

a) Ruler elected by the people take all the major decisions.
b) Elections offer a choice and fair opportunity to only
certain segments of people to change current rulers.

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 c) The choice and opportunity is available to all people on
equal basis.
d) The exercise of this choice leads to a government limited
by the constitution and citizen’s rights.

9. In the question given below, there are two statements 1

marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the
statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Apartheid system was particularly
oppressive for the Blacks.
Reason (R): Since 1950, the Blacks, colored and Indians
fought against the apartheid system.

(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.

10. Which statement is correct regarding the meaning of the 1

Preamble of the Constitution?
a) A short statement of the Constitution’s basic value
b) A vision of a legal document
c) An institutional design
d) A distinct segment of the Constitution

11. In the question given below, there are two statements 1

marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the
statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): For the Lok Sabha elections, the country is
divided into 543 constituencies.
Reason (R): The representative elected from each
constituency is called a Member of the Parliament.
(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

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 explanation of A.
(c) A is correct, but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong, but R is correct.

12. A government formed by an alliance of two or more political 1

parties, usually when no single party enjoys majority
support of the members in a legislature is called
____________________.

13. Correct and rewrite the statement: 1

A formal document containing an order of the Court issued
by the any level of courts in India is called a writ.

14. In the question given below, there are two statements 1

marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the
statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Educated parents are found to invest more
heavily on the education of their child.

Reason (R): They do not wanted their child to be

unemployed in future.
(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.

15. What helped West Bengal in reducing Poverty? 1

(a) Human resource development
(b) Public distribution of food grains
(c) Population control.
(d) Land reform measures

16. Which of the following way you can not considered as an 1

investment in human capital formation?
(a) Education (b) Medical

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(c) Cash Reward (d) Training

17. 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan' is a significant step towards

providing education to all children in the age group of:
(a) 6-14 years (b) 5-10 1
years
(c) 10-15 years (d) 5-14
years

18. Shyamlal is a farmer and is engaged in the cultivation of 1

sugarcane. When the sugarcane is harvested all his
production of sugarcane is transported to Ramlal who is a
factory owner. In the factory, the sugarcane is converted
into jaggery and transported to market for the sale to
consumers. Based on the above case, identify the sector in
which Ramlal is engaged.
(a) Tertiary sector (b) Primary
sector
(c) Secondary sector (d) Public
Sector

19. To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during a 1

year is known as ______________.
(a) Multiple cropping (b) Shifting
cultivation
(c) Budding (d)
Plantation

20. Which among this factor is the positive effect of green 1

revolution?
(a) High literacy rate
(b) Surplus production of food grains
(c) Low birth rate.
(d) Deforestation.

SECTION B

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 VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

21. Which act established dictatorship in Germany and how? 2

22. Mention any two arguments against democracy. 2

23. The central location of India at the head of Indian Ocean is 2

considered of great significance. Why?
OR
Describe the relationship of India with outside world in
ancient times.

24. Explain the features of the Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana? 2

SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS

25. Describe the economic conditions in Russia before the 3

Russian Revolution.
OR
“As the conflict between the Provisional Government and
the Bolshevik Party grew, Lenin feared setting up of a
dictatorship”. In this context, elaborate on the October
Revolution of 1917.

26. Explain the major determinants of climate of a place? 3

27. What are the different ways of increasing production on the 3

same piece of land?

28. State any three functions of the Election Commission of 3

India.

29. Distinguish between Seasonal unemployment and 3

Disguised unemployment.

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 LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS

30. “The crisis in the economy, polity and society formed the 5
background to Hitler’s rise to power”. Enumerate in detail
the different causes which led to Hitler’s rise to power.
OR
Analyze how Hitler effectively used language and media to
spread the Nazi propaganda. (5)

31. Identify the picture and explain its characteristics. 5

OR
Why few animal species are also endangered and some
have become extinct? Discuss the steps taken by the Indian
government to protect natural vegetation and wildlife.

32. Discuss the Right to Equality as mentioned in the Indian 5

Constitution.
OR
“International Covenants recognizes many rights that are
not directly a part of the Fundamental Rights”. List five
rights mentioned in the International Covenant on
Economic, social and Cultural Rights.

33. Discuss the major reasons for poverty in India. 5

OR
Define poverty line and explain the concept of poverty
based on Social Exclusion and Vulnerability?

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 SECTION E
CASE BASED QUESTIONS

34. Read the given extract and answer following

The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen:
 Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.
 The aim of every political association is the
preservation of the natural and inalienable rights of
man; these are liberty, property, security and
resistance to oppression.
 The source of all sovereignty resides in the nation; no
group or individual may exercise authority that does
not come from the people.
 Liberty consists of the power to do whatever is not
injurious to others.
 The law has the right to forbid only actions that are
34.1 injurious to society. 1
34.2 questions. 1
What was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?
34.3 Name the two categories of citizens mentioned in the 2
Constitution of 1791.
Which rights were known as the ‘natural and inalienable’
rights and why?

35.

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 Read the given extract and answer following
The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the
western and the eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau
respectively. The western Ghats lie parallel to the
western coast. They are continuous and can be crossed
through passes only. The Western Ghats are higher than
the Eastern Ghats. Their average elevation is 900– 1600
metres as against 600 metres of the Eastern Ghats. The
Eastern Ghats stretch from the Mahanadi Valley to the
Nilgiris in the south. The Eastern Ghats are
questions.
discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers
draining into the Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats
cause orographic rain by facing the rain-bearing moist
winds to rise along the western slopes of the Ghats. The
Western Ghats are known by different local names. The
height of the Western Ghats progressively increases from
north to south. The highest peaks include the Anai Mudi
(2,695metres) and the Doda Betta (2,637
35.1 metres).Mahendragiri (1,501 metres) is the highest peak 1
35.2 in the Eastern Ghats. Shevroy Hills and the Javadi Hills 1
35.3 are located to the southeast of the Eastern Ghats. One of 2
the distinct features of the peninsular plateau is the
black soil area known as Deccan Trap. This is of volcanic
origin hence the rocks are igneous. Actually these rocks
have denuded over time and are responsible for the
formation of black soil. The Aravali Hills lie on the
western and northwestern margins of the peninsular
plateau. These are highly eroded hills and are found as
broken hills. They extend from Gujarat to Delhi in a
Name the highest peak that lies in the Western Ghats?
Which part of the plateau contains black soil of volcanic
origin?
Compare and contrast between the Western Ghats and the
Eastern Ghats in terms of their height and characteristic

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 36. Read the given extract and answer following
Prime Minister is the most important political institution in
the country. Yet there is no direct election to the post of
the Prime Minister. The President appoints the Prime
Minister. But the President cannot appoint anyone he
likes. The President appoints the leader of the majority
party or the coalition of the parties that command a
majority in the Lok Sabha as the Prime Minister. In case
no single party or alliance gets a majority, the President
appoints the person most likely to secure a majority
support. The Prime Minister does not have a fixed tenure.
He continues in power so long as he remains the leader of
36.1 the majority party or coalition. 1
36.2 questions. 1
36.3 Who are called the political executive? 2
How is the President of India elected?
Enlist any two powers of the Prime Minister of India.

SECTION F
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION

37(A) On the given outline map of Europe mark and Label the
. following: 1
i) Locate and label a country which was a part of the 1
Tripartite Pact.
ii) On the same map identify the place marked as ‘B’
which defeated the Central Powers in World War I.

37(B) On the same outline map of India locate and label any 3
. THREE of the following with suitable Symbols.

i) Identify the marked lake

ii) Kaziranga - National Park
iii) Ranganathittu - Bird Sanctuaries
iv) Sariska –Wildlife Sanctuary

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