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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 Social Science Paper 1

Board CBSE
Class IX
Subject Social Science
Sample Paper Set Paper 1
Category CBSE Sample Papers

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Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions

(i) The question paper has 27 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii) Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are very short answer questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
(iv) Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
(v) Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
(vi) Question number 26 and 27 are map questions of 2 marks from History and 3 marks from Geography. After completion, attach the maps inside the answer book

Questions

Question 1:
When did Louis XVI came to power in France?

Question 2:
What was the immediate cause to the end of Second World War?

Question 3:
What do you mean by office memorandum?

Question 4:
Write the longitudinal extent of India.

Question 5:
Name the different non-farm activities in the village Palampur.

Question 6:
What do you mean by the term human capital formation.

Question 7:
Why is poverty a challenge for India?

Question 8:
Comment on the middle class in French society.
(a) This social group emerged in france in the 18th century and made money through an expanding overseas trade and by manufacturing goods like woolen and silk textiles.
(b) This social group along with merchants and manufacturers, included professionals like lawyers and administrative officials.
(c) They were educated people and believed that no group in the society should be privileged by birth and a person’s position in the society should be based on his merit.

Question 9:
What changes were brought about the Bolsheviks after the October revolution?

Question 10:
Democracy plays a positive and vital role in improving the quality of decision making. Explain.

Question 11:
What is a constitution? Write its importance in a country.

Question 12:
Define code of conduct. How did it control the activities of political parties and candidates?3

Question 13:
Write a note on Godavari basin.

Question 14:
Give reasons for the following:
(a) India receives maximum rainfall over a few months.
(b) The eastern coast receives winter rainfall.
(c) Break in monsoon

Question 15:
The village Palampur has almost all the basic facilities. Comment.

Question 16:
Write a note on the three sectors based on the economic activities.

Question 17:
What are the basic features of MNREGA 2005.

Question 18:
How is the seasonal hunger different from chronic hunger ?

Question 19:
What were the consequences of Nazism in Germany.

Question 20:
Was the Commercial farming responsible for a decline in forest cover during colonial period? Explain.
OR
Comment on the movement of pastoral nomads in India.
OR
Critically analyze the enclosure movement in England

Question 21:
How are political executives different from permanent executives?

Question 22:
What are the different rights provided under the right to freedom?

Question 23:
Compare the tropical evergreen forests and tropical deciduous forest.

Question 24:
What is migration? Discuss the factors of migration.

Question 25:
Discuss the composition of the food security system in India.

Question 26:
Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the outline map of world:
(a) One of the central powers of the first world war.
(b) One of the allied powers of the second world war.

Question 27:
On the given political outline map of India. Locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols:
(a) Tropic of cancer.
(b) Tapi river
(c) State having literacy rate.

Answers

Answer 1:
Louis XVI of the Bourbon family came to power in France in 1774.

Answer 2:
The Second World War ended in May 1945 when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in Japan by the USA and Hitler was defeated.

Answer 3:
It explains the policy or decision of the government issued by an authority.

Answer 4:
The longitudinal extent of India is from 68°7’E to 97°25’E.

Answer 5:
The different non-farm activities in the village palampur are- dairy farming, small scale manufacturing, shop keeping and transport.

Answer 6:
When the existing human resource is more developed by becoming more educated and healthy
it is called Human capital formation.

Answer 7:
Poverty is a challenge for India because around 26% people i.e. 1/4th of India are below poverty line.

Answer 8:
The middle class in the French society:

  1. This social group emerged in france in the 18th century and made money through an expanding overseas trade and by manufacturing goods like woolen and silk textiles.
  2. This social group along with merchants and manufacturers, included professionals like lawyers and administrative officials.
  3. They were educated people and believed that no group in the society should be privileged by birth and a person’s position in the society should be based on his merit.

Answer 9:
The three changes brought about the Bolsheviks after the October revolution are:

  1. They nationalized the banks and the industries according to that the government had their own ownership and management.
  2. They banned the use of old titles of aristocracy and new uniform for the army and officials were designed.
  3. They renamed the Bolshevik party as the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

Answer 10:
Democracy plays a positive and vital role in improving the quality of decision making in the following ways:

  1. In democracy the decision is taken on the basis of consultation and discussion which involves many persons, discussions and meetings.
  2. As number of people get involved in the decision making so they are able to point out the possible mistakes in any decision.
  3. Decision making in the democratic society is time taking but it prevents from taking rash or irresponsible decisions.

Answer 11:
A constitution is a document which is the supreme law of the country which is accepted by all the people of the country. It contains the set of principles according to which the country is governed. A constitution plays the following role in a country:

  1. It reflects the philosophy on which the country’s administration works.
  2. It expresses the aspirations of the society for creating a welfare society.
  3. It acts as the rule book for the government.
  4. It explains the powers and limitations of the government and its functioning.

Answer 12:
A set of norms and guidelines which is to be followed by the political parties and the candidates during the time of election.
It controls the political parties and the candidates in the following ways:

  1. No party or candidate can use any place of worship for election propaganda.
  2. Use of government vehicles for elections is not allowed.
  3. Ministers shall not lay foundations stones of any project or take any big policy decisions or any promises for public benefits during the time of election.

Answer 13:
The characteristics of the Godavari basin are:

  1. It is the largest river basin of the peninsular India.
  2. It rises in the Nasik district of Maharashtra.
  3. It drains through the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh (50% of the Godavari basin covers the state of Maharashtra).

Answer 14:
The bulk of rainfall in India is concentrated over a few months because India receives around 90% of the rainfall by the advancing monsoon or the south-west monsoon.

OR

The Tamil Nadu coast receives winter rainfall because it is the retreating monsoon which causes rainfall there which takes place during the winter month.

OR

Break in monsoon is due to the dry spells during the monsoon period caused due to the shift of the low pressure towards the north or south

Answer 15:
There are number of basic facilities in the village palampur such as roads, electricity, schools, health centres, market and irrigation facilities. The village palampur is connected with the all weathered roads with the nearby towns and cities. There is electricity facility in all the houses in the village Palampur. There are two primary schools and one high school in the village. There is a Primary Health Centre run by the government and one private dispensary where the sick are treated. There is better market facility and also there is a good system of irrigation after the introduction of electricity in the village palampur.

Answer 16:
The following are the three different sectors on the basis of economic activities:

  1. Primary sector: It includes agriculture and related activities. For example – farming, mining etc.
  2. Secondary sector: It includes activities related to industries and manufacturing. For example cottage industry, Iron and steel industry.
  3. Tertiary sector: It includes all kinds of services. For example- doctors, lawyers cobblers etc.

Answer 17:
The three features of the MNREGA 2005 are:

  1. It provides 100 days of guaranteed employment to the rural areas people those who are unemployed.
  2. According to this act one-third job is proposed for the women.
  3. The government will provide unemployment allowance if they are not able to provide job.

Answer 18:
There are two different dimensions of hunger- seasonal hunger and chronic hunger.
(a) Seasonal hunger:

  • It is related to the cycles of food growing and harvesting.
  • People face seasonal hunger in the rural areas because of seasonal nature of agricultural activities.

(b) Chronic hunger:

  • It is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quality or quantity.
  • In the urban areas it occurs because of casual labour, very low income and inability to buy food.

Answer 19:
The consequences of Nazism in Germany were as follows:

  1. Democracy was destroyed and Germany became a dictatorial state.
  2. Hjalmar Schachtwa, an economist was assigned the responsibility of economic recovery aiming at full protection and full employment through state funded work creation programme.
  3. The foreign policy of Germany was changed. Germany left the League of Nations in 1933 and reoccupied Rhineland in 1936 and annexed Austria in 1938.
  4. To control and order the society, a special surveillance and security forces were created.
  5. Establishment of an exclusive racial community of pure Aryans.

Answer 20:
Yes, it is true that commercial farming led to a decline in forest cover during colonial period.
The factors which led to deforestation are:

  1. Deforestation was done for the production of the commercial crops because the demand for these crops increased to feed the growing urban population and raw materials for the growing industries.
  2. The colonial government thought that the forests are unproductive and if these forest areas are used for cultivation it will increase the food production and finally the revenue.
  3. The colonial government needed ships to protect the overseas colonies. So they depleted the Oak forests to supply timber for the Royal navy to build the ships.
  4. To run the locomotives and to lay sleepers to hold the railways tracks wood was needed. So the forest areas were degraded.
  5. Deforestation was also done to produce tea, coffee and rubber plantations.

OR

The pastoral nomads were in the plateau areas. Their movement can be traced as follows:

  1. Dhangars pastoral community of Maharashtra were basically shepherds, some were blanket weavers and buffalo herders. They stayed in the central plateau of Maharashtra during the monsoon as this became vast grazing ground.
  2. By October the Dhangars move to Konkan because this was a flourishing agricultural area with high rainfall and rich soil.
  3. With the onset of monsoon the Dhangars left the Konkan and returned to their settlements on the dry plateau because the sheep could not tolerate the wet monsoon conditions.
  4. The Gollas herded cattle in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh whereas the Kurumas and Kurubas reared sheep and goats.
  5. Their movement was determined by the alteration of the monsoon and dry season. They moved to the coastal areas in the dry seasons and returned to the plateaus when monsoon arrives.

OR

Enclosure movement in England had both advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages:

  1. This movement made England self-sufficient in terms of food grains. This movement helped in rising the food grain production as quickly as the population.
  2. The landlords made long term investments on land and planned crop rotation to increase the fertility of the soil.
  3. This allowed the landlords to expand the land under their control and produce more for the market which made the landlords rich.

Disadvantages:

  1. The landlords were benefitted whereas the poor were hit hard and were left helpless and miserable as they were not allowed to collect firewood from the forest or graze their cattle on the commons. Also they were not allowed to gather fruits or hunt animals.
  2. The poor were displaced from their land, deprived of their customary rights and could not find secured jobs anywhere.

Answer 21:
The following are the differences between the political executives and the permanent executives:

  1. Political executives include the prime minister, the cabinet ministers and the council of ministers whereas the permanent executives include civil servants such as IAS, IPS, IFS etc.
  2. Political executives are elected by the people whereas the permanent executives are the civil servants.
  3. Political executives have a fixed tenure whereas the permanent executives remain in office even when the ruling party changes.
  4. Political executives take all the final decisions and are more powerful whereas the permanent executives are less powerful as they do not take decisions.
  5. Political executives are answerable to the people whereas the permanent executives are not answerable to the people.

Answer 22:
The following are the rights given to the citizens of India by the constitution under the right to freedom:

  1. Right to freedom of speech and expression.
  2. Right to assemble in a peaceful manner.
  3. Right to form associations and unions.
  4. Right to move freely within the country.
  5. Right to reside in any part of the country.
  6. Right to practice any profession.

Answer 23:
The tropical evergreen forests and the tropical deciduous forests are the two different types of
vegetation found in India. The major differences between these two are as follows:

  1. The tropical evergreen forests are found in the areas of heavy rainfall of more than 200cm whereas the tropical deciduous forests are found in the areas of rainfall between 70cm and 200cm.
  2. The tropical evergreen forests has luxuriant vegetation of all kinds in which the height of the trees are up to 60m whereas the tropical deciduous forests are the most widespread forests in India with two sub-types i.e., tropical moist forests and tropical deciduous forests.
  3. In the tropical evergreen forests trees having no definite time to shed their leaves therefore they appear green all through the year whereas in the tropical deciduous forests trees shed their leaves in dry summer for about 6 to 8 weeks.
  4. The tropical evergreen forests are found in the areas of Western Ghats, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar islands whereas the tropical deciduous forests are found in the areas of Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
  5. The tropical evergreen forests having the important trees like ebony, mahogany, rosewood, cinchona etc, whereas the tropical deciduous forests having the important trees like teak, peepal, neem sal etc.

Answer 24:
Migration can be defined as the movement of people from one place to another. Migration is controlled by number of push factors and the pull factors.
Push factors: the different causes which pushes people to move out of a place are termed as the push factors. These are basically the disadvantages of a place or unfavourable conditions of a place such as – unemployment, illiteracy, lack of basic services like health and education etc.
Pull factors: The different causes which pulls people to come to a particular place are termed as pull factors. These are basically the advantages of a place or the favourable conditions of a place such as – job opportunities, better health and education facilities etc.

These push factors and the pull factors lead to the following different types of migration:

  1. Rural to rural migration
  2. Rural to urban migration
  3. Urban to urban migration
  4. Urban to rural migration.

Out of these different routes of migration the most common route of migration in India is from rural to urban areas.
Migration can also be of the following two types – internal and international. Internal migration means movement of people within the country and the international migration means movement of people outside the country.

Answer 25:
The food security system of India is carefully designed to ensure the availability of food to all the people at all the times. The food security system is composed of the following two components:

  1. Buffer stock: It is the stock of food grains like rice and wheat procured by the government through the food corporation of India (FCI). The FCI purchases rice and wheat from the areas of surplus food production at a pre- announced price called minimum support price (MSP).
  2. Public distribution system: This is a system of distribution of food grains among the poorer sections of the society basically those who are below poverty line. This is done through the ration shops which are also called fair price shops.

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