SUNRISE GLOBAL SCHOOL MANPUR, c) Zafarullah Khan Jamali d) General Pervez Musharraf

2 Which sector includes Agriculture and Animal Husbandry?

BULANDSHAHR
a) Tertiary Sector b) Primary Sector
c) Service Sector d) Secondary Sector
Class : IX Sub : Social Half yearly Exam
3 If farmers are unable to obtain capital from their own savings and
science
have to borrow, it is called
Time : 3 MM : 80 Session : a) Subsistence Farmingb) Modern Farming
Hrs c) Lack of surplusd) Fixed capital
2024-25 4.Assertion (A): South African which was denounced by the entire world
as the most undemocratic one but becomes a model of democracy
Teacher’s Name : Set : A Reason (R): It was due to the determination of Africans to transform
Anuj Chaudhary bitter
experiences into the binding glue of a rainbow nation.
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.
5.Assertion (A): In July Paris was in a state of alarm.
General Instructions :
Reason (R): Peoplebroke into a number of government buildings. a)
1.Question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
are 37 questions in thequestion paper. All questions are compulsory.2.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Section A – From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.3.
c) A is true but R is false.
Section B – Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type
d)A is false but R is true.
Questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each question should not
6 In which country free and fair elections are not held?
exceed 40 words.4.
a) Both China and Mexico b) India c) Mexico d) China
Section C contains Q.25 to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions,
7 Assertion (A): Robespierre was the leader of the Jacobins club and his
carrying 3 marks each.Answer to each question should not exceed 60
rule is referred to as the Reign of Terror .
words.5.
Reason (R): He followed a policy of severe control and punishment.
Section D – Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions,
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
carrying 5 marks each.Answer to each question should not exceed 120
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
words.6.
c) A is true but R is false.
Section - E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions
d) A is false but R is true.
with three sub questionsand are of 4 marks each.7.
8 Quarrying and mining are included in the:
Section F – Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two
a) Government sector b) Secondary sector
parts, 37a from History (2 marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).8.
c) Tertiary sector d) Primary sector
There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal
9 In which case was the real power with external powers and not with
choice has beenprovided in few questions. Only one of the choices in
the locally elected representatives?
such questions have to be attempted.
a) US in Iraq b) BothUS in Iraq and USSR in Communist Poland
9.In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section
c) India in Sri Lanka d) USSR in Communist Poland
and question,wherever necessary.
10 What kind of government is there in Myanmar?
10. Note: CBQ stands for “Competency Based Question”. 50%
a) Army rule b) Communist government
weightage allocated f
c) Government elected by the people d) Monarchy
Section A
11 Which among the following is not a feature of the Indian
MCQs (1 X 20 = 20)
Constitution?
1 Who declared himself the Chief Executiveof the country in Pakistan in
a) Parliamentary form of government b) Double citizenship
1999?
c) Federal form of government d) A written constitution
a) Benazir Bhutto b) Liyaqat Ali Khan
12 Democracy is based on the fundamental principle of ________.
a) equality b) socialism c) discrimination d) secularism 29 What were the social economic and political conditions in Russia
13 The Central Powers of World War I were: before 1905?
a) Germany, Austria and Turkey b) Russia, Italy and Romania . Section- D Long Answer Type Questions (5 X 4 = 20)
c) France, Britain and Russia d) Italy, France and Britain 30 What landmark decisions were taken by the National Assembly led
14 Read the information given below and select the correct option by the third estate on the 4th of August1789? What were its results?
A group of several hundred people marched towards the eastern part of OR Describe the main features of the constitution of 1791 drafted by
the city and stormedthe Bastille. In the armed fight that followed, the the National Assembly
commander of the Bastille was killed and the prisoners released. The 31 ’India has a long coastline which is advantageous". Analyse.
Bastille was hated by all because it stood for the despotic power of the 32 "Human resource is an indispensable factor of production".
king. The fortress was demolished and its stone fragments were sold in Elucidate.
the markets to all those who wished to keep a souvenir of OR
itsdestruction. With reference to given information choose why was The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to
Bastille prisonattacked? Gujarat in the West, But the watches show same time.How does this
a) Tofind hoarded utensils b) All of these happen?
c) Tofind hoarded ammunition d) Tofind hoarded grains 33. Discuss the abolition of slavery during the French Revolution .
15 The Chairman of the drafting committee was: Section-E Case Study Based Questions (4 X 3 = 12)
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 34.Read the text carefully and answer the questions
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru The constitution of 1791 vested the power to make laws in the National Assembly, which
16 The latitudinal extent influences was indirectly elected. That is, citizens voted for a group of electors, who in turn chose
a) Change in sea direction b) Duration of day and night the Assembly. Not all citizens, however, had the right to vote. Only men above 25 years
c) Change in weather conditions d) Effect the ecosystem of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a laborer’s wage were given the status
17 Which of the following is the most recent landforms? of active citizens, that is, they were entitled to vote. The remaining men and all women
a) Islands b) Peninsular Plateaus were classed as passive citizens. To qualify as an elector and then as a member of the
c) Indian desert d) Northern plains Assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers.
18 Name the Committee organized by Leon Trotskii during February The Constitution began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Rights such
Revolution.
as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before the law, were
a) Russian Military Committee b) Red committee
established as natural and inalienable rights. It was the duty of the state to protect each
c) Russian socialist Committee d) Military Revolutionary Committee
citizen’s natural rights.
19 The household work done by women is not recognised in the
________. Section E (12 Marks)
a) Business Income b) National Income. 35.Read the text carefully and answer the questions: The Constitution of 1791
c) Gross Income d) Household Income 1.The responsibility of making law was given to whom?
20 The easternmost longitude of India is 2.What do you mean by natural and inalienable rights ?
a) 97° 25’ E b) 77° 6’ E c) 82° 32’ E d) 68° 7’ E 3.Give classification of citizens as per the Constitution of 1791.
Section-B
Very Short Answer Type Questions (2 X 4 = 8) 35 Read the text carefully and answer the questions: The Indian landmass has a
21 What is Bhangar? central location between East and West Asia. India is a southward extension of the
22 How does seasonal unemployment occur? Asian continent. The trans - Indian Ocean routes, which connect the countries of
23 Who was Robert Mugabe? Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, provide a strategic central
24 On what factors does the quality of population depend on? location to India. The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus
Section-C 3X5=15 helping India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa, and Europe from the
25.Write a note on the Indus River System. western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast. No other
26 Highlight the ideology of Liberals? country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it is
27 How is India’s location suitable for International trade? India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean, which justifies the naming of an Ocean
28 Assess any three conditions that applied to the way a democratic after it. Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, India’s distance from Europe
government is run after the elections. has been reduced by 7000 km. India’s contacts with the World have continued
through ages but her relationships through the land routes are much older than her
maritime contacts. The various passes across the mountains in the north have
provided passages to the ancient travellers, while the oceans restricted such
interaction for a long time. These routes have contributed to the exchange of ideas
and commodities since ancient times.
1.When did the Suez Canal first open? How has it helped India?
2.Stateany two reasons that make India’s strategic location at the head of theIndian
Ocean so important.
3.Which peninsula helps India to establish easy contact with West Asia, EastAfrica, and
Europe from the Western coast?
36. 36 Read the text carefully and answer the questions: French society in the eighteenth
century was divided into three estates, and only members of the third estate paid taxes.
Peasants made up about 90 percent of the population. However, only a small number of
them owned the land they cultivated. About 60 percent of the land was owned by
nobles, the Church and other richer members of the third estate. The members of the
first two estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth.
The most important of these was an exemption from paying taxes to the state. The
nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included feudal dues, which they
extracted from the peasants. Peasants were obliged to render services to the lord - to
work in his house and fields - to serve in the army or to participate in building roads.
The Church too extracted its share of taxes called tithes from the peasants, and finally,
all members of the third estate had to pay taxes to the state. These included a direct tax,
called taille, and a number of indirect taxes that were levied on articles of everyday
consumption like salt or tobacco. The burden of financing activities of the state through
taxes was borne by the third estate alone.
1.How the French Society was divided into the eighteenth century. Namethem.
2.What services were the peasants were obliged to perform?
3.What do you mean by taille?
Section F (5 Marks)
Show the following on map
37 1.Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of the
world.Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them
a.North - Eastern region not affected by the Great Fear.
b.An axis power
2.On the outline map of India locate and label ANY THREE of the followingwith suitable
Symbols.
a.The Vindhya - Mountain Range
b.Western Longitude
c.Nanda Devi peak
d.The state which shares its boundaries with China, Nepal and Bhutan