ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2023-24) SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS IX
MM-80 Time Allowed:3 Hours
General Instructions:
ia) The question paper is divided into four sections - Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D, Section E
and Section F. The question paper has 37 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
b) SECTION A:Questions from serial number 1to 20 are MCQ/Fillin the blanks/True False type questions.
Each question carries one mark.
(c) SECTION B:Questions from serial number 21to 24 are very short answer type questions carrying 2
marks each.
d) SECTION C: Questions from serial number 25 to 29 are short ansSwer type questions carrying 3 marks
each.
e) SECTION D: Questions from serial number 30 to 33 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks
each.
each.
f) SECTION E: Question number 34 TO 36 are case based/picture based type questions of 4 marks
from History
g) SECTION F:Question no. 37 is a map based question, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a
(2marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks)
SECTION A
Q1. Study the picture and answer the question that follows:
(1)
fired upon by the
The above picture is of pro-Bolshevik demonstration on 17th July 1917 which get
army.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
(a) The majority group of the workers of Russia.
(b) The minority group of the workers of Russia.
(c) The revolutionaries of Russia in 1917.
(d)The Russian army.
Q2. appoints the chief electioncommissioner.
(1)
Q3. "Developed nations have alow proportion of people in secondary and tertiary activities." Irue
or False? Give reason for your answer. (1)
Q4. Complete the following statement: Aminister is more powerful than a civil servant becauUSe
(1)
Q5. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) (1)
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements and choose the correct options.
Assertion (A): Countries like Japan are developed / rich countries.
Reason (R): They have invested on people especially in the field of education and health.
Options:
(a) Both A
and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both Aand R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is wrong.
(d) BothA and R are not correct.
Q6. Correct the following statement: Beggar' is a practice where the worker is forced to render
service to the master at a low remuneration. (1)
Q7. Arrange the following in correct sequence. (1)
(i)Due to a naturalcalamity, total production of foodgrains decreases. (il) Due to shortage of food,
the prices goes up.
(iiü) It creates a shortage of food in the affected areas.
(iv) At the high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food.
Options:
(a) i, iv, i, i (b) iv, i,fi, i
(c) i, iij i, iv (d) ii, iv, i, iii
Q8. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option: (1)
Assertion (A): Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in the Robben island of South Africa for 28 years.
Reason(R) :Nelson Mandela opposed apartheid.
Option A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
Option B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
C. Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is incorrect.
D. Assertion (A) is incorrect but Reason (R) is correct.
.the question given below,there are two statements marked as Assertion (A)and Reason
Read the statements and choOse the correct. (1)
Assertion (A): Socialists oppose the private property.
Reason(R): Property holders think only about personal gain.
Option: A. Both Assertion (A) andReason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation,
of Assertion (A)
B. Both Assertion (A)and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R)is not the correct explanation of
Assertion(A).
C. Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is incorrect.
D.Assertion (A) is incorrect but Reason (R) is correct.
Q10. The river Ganga originates from: (1)
A. Gangotri Glacier B. Kanchenjunga
C. Western Ghats D. Nilgiri Hills
Q11. The concept of human capital includes: (1)
A. Financial assets B. Physical health
c. Land and natural resources D. Skills, knowledge, and education
Q12. The minimum voting age in India for general elections is (1)
Q13. is the upper house of the Indian Parliament. (1)
Q14. Who was the King of France during the outbreak of the French Revolution? (1)
A. King Louis XIV B. King Louis XVI
C. King Louis XV D. King Charles X
Q15. This body was responsible for making the Constitution of India. (1)
A. The President B. The Prime Minister
C. The Constituent Assembly D. The Parliament
Q16. Which organization in India is responsible for the distribution of food grains to the states? (1)
Q17. There are members in Lok Sabha. (1)
A) 245 B) 530 C) 545 D) 552
Q18. Who among the following is not appointed by the President of India? (1)
a) The Election Commissioner c) The Chief Justice of India
b) The Governors of States d) The Chief Ministers of the States
Q19. The headwaters of the Ganga is called (1)
a) Alaknanda c) Bhagirathi
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Read the text given below and answer the following questions: (3)
our daily life, we come across many people who we think are poor. In fact, every fourth person
ih india iS poor. Since poverty has manyfacets, social scientists look at it through a variety of
indicators. Usually the indicators used relate to the levels of income and consumption. AperSon is
considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given "'minimum level"
necessary to fulfill basic needs: What is necessary to satisfy basic needs is different at different
times and in different countries. Therefore poverty line may vary with time and place. Each country
uses an imaginary line that is considered appropriate for its existing level of development and its
accepted minimum social norms. The proportion of people below poverty line is also not same for
more
all social groups and economic categories in India. In poor families all suffer, but some suffer
to
than others/Women, elderly people and female infants are systematically denied equal access
resources available to the family. Therefore women, children (especially the girl child) and old
people are poorest of the poor!
a) How do social scientists consider people as poor?
b) Who among the poor families suffers more than others?
c) How can poverty be eradicated from a country like India?
(3)
Q35. Study the given image carefully.
WE, THE PEOPLE OFINDIA, haing
solennly resolved to constitute Iudia intoa
SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, SECULAR,
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Aud to secre to all its citizens:
JusTICE, social, economic and yolitical;
IBERTY f thouglht, csyresion, eli,
faith aud worsiy;
EQUALITY Of status and of oyportunity;
and to promote among thenm all
FRATERNITY AsSAring lhe diguity of the
individual and the unity and integrily
of the Naion;
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
this twenty-sixth day of Noveber, 1949, do
HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO
OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
a) What is this image of? What is the purpose of it?
b) Explain the term 'fraternity' given in the image shown above.
c) Why is 'liberty of thought and expression' important?
Q36. Study the graph given below and answer the questions that follow. (3)
Graph 4.l: l'oduction of Foocdgrains i lndia
(Milllon T'onncs)
200
19650-61 I97071 I990-81 1) 92 20XX)-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2005-06 2009- 10
Source Economic Survey 20 i|-12
i) What does the above graph represent?
ii) According to this graph, how has the trend of production changed with time? What
possible reasons could be there behind this change?
SECTION F
Q37. (a) Two places Aand Bare marked on the political map of the world. ldenitify these places
with the help of the following information and write their correct names. (2)
i) AnAllied Power
ii) An Axis Power
B)Locate and label any three ofthe following on the political map of India. (3)
i)Awest flowing river.
i) Wular Lake
ii) The most populous state of India.
iv) The state having the highest population density.
v) The state having highest sex ratio.
