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TERM II

2021-22
CLASS IX
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 40

General Instructions:

i. This Question paper is divided into five sections-Section A, B, C, D, and E.


ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Section-A: Question no. 1 to 5 are very short answer type questions of 2 marks each. The
answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section-B: Question no. 6 to 8 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. The
answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.
v. Section-C: Question no. 9 and 10 are long answer-type questions, carrying 5 marks each
answer were to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section-D: Question no. 11, 12and 13 are Case-Based questions.
vii. Section-E: Question no. 14 is map-based, carrying 3 marks.
viii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions has to be attempted.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.
SECTION-A
Very Short Answer Questions
1. Who was Karl Marx? 2
2. Which Island countries are southern neighbor of India? 2
3. Write the meaning of the following terms (any two): 2
i. Elections
ii. Mandal Issue
iii. Judicial Review
4. Explain the views of different socialists and philosophers regarding the vision of the future or
to transform society. 2
5. How is economic growth linked with poverty reduction in India? 2
Section-B
Short Answer Type Questions
6. How is poverty interpreted the social scientists? Explain. 3
OR
Why do most of the rural households still remain dependent on informal sources of credit?
Explain.
7. Give an account of weather conditions and characteristics of the cold season. 3
OR
Why moon soon is considered as a unifying bond.
8. How can you differentiate between democratic elections from un-democratic elections? 3
Section-C
Long Answer Type Questions
9. What is Parliament? Why do we need parliament? 5
OR
Judiciary is also known as the guardian of the Indian constitution. Elucidate.
10. How the is poverty line estimated in India? Explain in detail. 5
OR
Assess the impact of globalization on India and its people. 5
Section-D
Case Based Questions
11. Read the given text and answer the following questions:
India is an ancient civilization but now it is a developing nation. It has shown remarkable
progress in various fields. India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. The Tropic of Cancer
divides India into two almost equal parts. The island groups of Lakshadweep and Andaman &
Nicobar are also part of India. Covering an area of 3.28 million square kilometers, India’s total
area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world. India is the world’s seventh-largest
country with a land boundary of about 15,200 km, with the total length of the coastline being
7,516.6 km.
Answer the following from the above passage.
11. (a). India covers an area of ___________. 1
11. (b). Area wise India is the ________ largest country in the world. 1

12. Read the given text and answer the following questions:
This Order announced a major policy decision. It said that 27 percent of the vacancies in civil
posts and services under the Government of India are reserved for the Socially and Educationally
Backward Classes (SEBC). SEBC is another name for all those people who belong to castes that
are considered backward by the government. The benefit of job reservation was till then
available only to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Now a new third category called
SEBC was introduced. Only persons who belong to backward classes were eligible for this quota
of 27 percent jobs. Others could not compete for these jobs.
12. (A). What percent of reservations were announced for Socially and Educationally
Backward Classes under the above government order? 1
12. (b). Who are Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCS)? 1

13. Read the given text and answer the following questions:
Nazi ideology was synonymous with Hitler’s worldview. Hitler’s racism borrowed from thinkers
like Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer. Darwin was a natural scientist who tried to explain the
creation of plants and animals through the concept of evolution and natural selection. Herbert
Spencer later added the idea of survival of the fittest. According to this idea, only those species
survived on earth that could adapt themselves to changing climatic conditions. The other aspect
of Hitler’s ideology related to the geopolitical concept of Lebensraum, or living space. He
believed that new territories had to be acquired for settlement.
13. (a). What was the main idea of Herbert Spencer? 1
13. (b). How did Darwin explain the creation of plants and animals? 1
13. (c). What was the basis of Nazi policy of territorial expansion? 2
Section-E
Map Skill Based Questions
14. On the outline map of India mark the following regions;
a). Largest freshwater lake in India` 1
b). The largest river of South India 1
c). The “Strait” separating Sri Lanka from India 1

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