CBSE Class 9 Social Science Half Yearly Sample Paper

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Social Science CLASS 9^th

TIME: 3 HOURS M.M. – 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Part A – Q. No. 1 -20 MCQ of 1 mark each
2. Part B – Q. no. 21-24 Very Short Answer type questions of 2 marks each to be answered in in 40 words.
3. Part C – Q. no. 25-29 Short Answer type questions of 3 marks each to be answered in 60 words.
4. Part D – Q. no. 30-33 Long Answer type questions of 5 marks each to be answered in 120 words.
5. Part E – Q. no. -34-36 Case Study based questions of 4 marks each to be answered in 100 words.
6. Part F – Q. no. 37 Map based question of 5 marks.

NO.

SECTION A

MARKS

Read the following statements carefully:

Statement 1: 1870s worker in England and Germany began forming associations to fight for better living and working conditions.

Statement 2: By the 1870s socialist ideas spread through Europe.

a) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

b) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

c) Both statements 1 and 2 are true

d) Both statements 1 and 2 are false

Who wrote ‘Das Kapital’?

a) John Locke b) Friedrich Engels

c) Karl Marx d) Rousseau

What was the suffragette?

a) Women’s movement b) Property Tax

c) Land acquisition d) Proletariat Class

Napoleon was defeated in the battle of ___________.

Which was the period of ‘Reign of terror’?

a) 1793-1794 b) 1789-1790

c) 1790-1791 d) 1791-1792

The easternmost longitude of India is-

a) 97°25’ b) 68°7’ c) 95°75’ d) 82°32’

The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is-

a) Anai Mudi b) Kanchenjunga

c) Khasi d) Mahendra Giri

Assertion (A) : The northers plain is formed of black soil.

Reason (R) : Black soil is of volcanic origin and lava from volcanos are responsible for the formation of this soil.

Alternatives:

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is called __________. (Peninsula/island)

The topic of cancer does not pass through-

a) Rajasthan b) Odisha c) Tripura d) West Bengal

Which of following is not the principle of democracy?

a) Rule of minority b) Rule of majority

c) Equality d) Rule of law

Assertion (A) : The constitution of a country is a set of written rules that are accepted by all the people living together in a country.

Reason (R) : All countries that have constitutions are not necessarily democratic

Alternatives:

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Match the following correctly-

a	Sovereign	i	Govt will not favour any religion
b	Republic	ii	People have the supreme power to make decisions
c	Fraternity	iii	Head of the state is an elected person
d	Secular	iv	People should live like brothers and sisters.

The word ‘Democracy’ is a combination of Greek words ________ and ___________.

Which of following is not a hindrance in the path of democracy?

a) Poverty b) Illiteracy

c) Ignorance d) Election

The main activity of the people in Palampur is _________.

‘Cash in hand’ is the type of _________ capital.

a) Fixed b) Human c) Working d) Raw material

Which of the following are known as the factors of production?

a) Land b) Labour

c) Physical and human capital d) All of above

Which type of unemployment is the most prevalent is urban areas?

a) Seasonal b) Educated

c) Disguised d) Cyclical

Death of a child under one is of age is called ______________.

SECTION B

What was Estates General?

What is a subcontinent? Give an example

Define the concept of ‘Rule of Law’.

Explain the concept of ‘Equality’ in context of democracy.

Name the factors which contribute towards human capital formation.

SECTION C

What are the different types of economic activities? Explain

What is green revolution? Write any 2 benefits of green revolution.

Describe any 3 features of Indian constitution.

Or Write a short note on the ‘Stroming of Bastille’.

Describe the term ‘Democracy’ and write any two principles of democracy.

Write a short note of Napolean.

Describe the character of Louis XVI

SECTION D

Analysis the causes of the French Revolution.

Discuss the impact of Russian Revolution of 1917.

Describe the geographical location of India.

Differentiate between the features of Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats

Explain any five basic features of democracy.

What is a constitution? Why do we need a constitution?

Explain the four requirements of the production of goods and services with one example of each.

What is unemployment? What are the different types of unemployment?

SECTION E – Case Study

Read the source given below and answer the question that follow-

The green revolution in the late 1960s introduced the Indian farmers to cultivation of wheat and rice using high yielding varieties of seeds. Compared to traditional seeds, the HYV seeds promised to produce much greater amounts of brain on a single plant. As a result, the same piece of land would now produce far larger quantities of food grains than was possible earlier. HYV Seeds. However, Needed plenty of water and also chemical fertiliser and pesticides to produce best results. Higher yields were possible only from a combination of HYV seeds, irrigation, chemical fertiliser, pesticides etc. Farmers of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh were the first to try out the modern farming method in India.

a) The full form of HYV seeds is _____________.

b) Which states were the part of the Green revolution?

c) What are the needed for the best result of HYV seeds?

d) Which crops were observed the benefits of Green Revolution?

Read the source given below and answer the question that follow-

in China elections are regularly held after every 5 years for electing the country's parliament called Quango Renmin Daibiao Dahui (National People's Congress). The National People's Congress has the power to appoint the president of the country. It has nearly 3000 members elected from all over of China. Some members are elected by army. Before contesting election candidate needs. The approval of Chinese Communist Party. Only those who are the member of Chinese Communist Party over 8 smaller parties allied to it were allowed to contest election held in 2002 3. The government is always formed by the Communist Party. Since its independence in 1930, Mexico holds collection after every 6 years to elect its president. The country has never been under a military over dictator rule.

a) In China, elections are regularly held after every ______ years.

b) Who appoint the president of China?

c) Who are allowed to contest elections in China?

d) Which country has never been under a military rule?

Read the source given below and answer the question that follow-

Voting in the Estates Journal in the past had been conducted according to the principal that each state had one vote. This time to Louis XVI was determined to continue the same practice, but the member of 3rd State demanded that voting now be conducted by the Assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote. This was. The democratic principle put forward by philosopher like Rousseau in his book The Social Contract. When the King rejected this proposal, the member of 3rd state walked out of the assembly in protest.

a) Name the book written by Rousseau.

b) Which democratic principle discussed in above lines?

c) Which Estate objected on the decision of Louis XVI?

d) Who was Louis XVI?

SECTION F

On an outline map of India, mark the following-

a) Thar Desert

b) Aravallis

c) The smallest state of India (Area)

d) Joint capital of two states

e) A group of islands in Arabian sea.

CBSE Class 9 Social Science Half Yearly Sample Paper