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PERIODIC TEST -2
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Class: IX Date: 13.10.2023
Max.Marks: 80 Duration: 3 hrs

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
i. Question paper comprises Six Sections - A, B, C, D, E and F. There
are 37 questions in the question paper. All questions are cornpulsory.
ii. Section A - From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1mark each.
ii. Section B - Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type
Questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each question should
not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section C contains Q. 25to Q. 29 are Short Answer Type Questions,
carrying 3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed
60 words.
V. Section D - Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions,
carrying 5 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed
120 words.
vi. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions
with three sub questions and are of 4 marks each.
vii. Section F- Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with
two parts, 37a from Geography (3 marks) and 37b from
Geography ldentification (2rnarks).
vii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an
internal choice has been provided in few questions. Only one of
the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section
and question, wherever necessary.

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 SECTIQN -A
Multlple Cholce Questions (20x1=20m)
'What is the
1. Who was the author of an influential pamphlet called
Third Estate' ? ()
(C) Rousseau (D) John Locke
(A) Mirabeau (B) Abbe Sieyes
April
2. Consider the following statement with reference to Lenin's
Theses? ()
(i) World war-l should be brought to an end.
(iü) Land should be transferred to the peasants
(ii) Banks should be nationalized
(iv) All the above.
OPTIONS:
A) (0), (i) (B) (), (i), (ii) (c) () and (ii) (D) (v)
3. Arrange the following in Chronological order: ()
() A Constitution was framed to limit the powers of the king.
L(ü) France becomes a republic.
(i) Louis XVI became the king of France.
(iv) Napoleon was defeated at waterloo.
OPTIONS:
A) (ii), (i), (i), (iv) (B) (V), (ii). (). (0)
C) (i), (i), (ii), (iv) (D)(ii), (i), (iv), ()
4, Look at the picture given and identify the correct answer. ()
A) Strike at the kulak working for the
decrease of cultivation
B) Peasant women being gathered to work
in the large collective farm
C) Who resisted collectivisation were
severely punished were deported and
exiled.
D) Stalin's government allowed some independent cultivation
but treated such cultivators unsympathetically.

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 9. Answer in a word.
An Integrated Conservation Mission approved as a ' flagship
programme' by the Union Government in June 2014.
What is it called as ?
10. MATCH THE FOLLOWING
A B
(i) Motilal Nehru (() (a) President of the Constituent
Assembly.
(ü) B.R. Ambedkar (iN) (b) Member of the Constituent
Assembly.
(ii) Rajendra Prasad ('t) (c) Chairman of the Drafting
Committee.
(iv) Sarojini Naidu (i) (d) Prepared aConstitution for
India in 1928.
OPTIONS:
A) i- di -c i-a iv-b (B)i-b ii -d ii -a iv -c
C)i-a ii -b iii - c iv -d (D) i -b ii -a ii -d iy -c
11. Here is a false statement. ldentify the mistake and
REWRITE the
statement correctly.
The list of those who are eligible to vote is prepared much
before
the election and given to everyone is officially known as
Election
campaign.
12. Fill in the table with the slogans given by
in various elections. different political parties
PARTY NAME
SLOGANS
1. Congress Party
2. Telugu Desam Party
13. Read the statements and
choose the correct answer.
ASSERTION: (A)Since it's
independence in 1980 Robert
has been elected as the
President of Zimbabwe. Mugabe
REASON: (R)ZANU-PF led the struggle for
(4) independence.
 5. MATCH THE FOLLOWING
A
(i) Special Secret Police
calender
( )(a) Gregorian
(ü) Whites during the Russian
( )(b) An autonomous
Civil war
(ii) Calendar used until February ( ) (c) organization
Cheka
of Russia
(iv) Soviet means
( ) (d) Pro-tsarist
OPTIONS:
A)i-d, ii -c, ii- b, iv -a B) i -C, iü -d, ii -a, iv -b
C) i -c, ii - d, ii - a, iv - b D) i -a, ii - b, ii - C, iv -d
6. India achieved multi-faceted
of the following period ?
socio-economic progress during which
A) Since ancient times ( )
B)During medieval period
C) In the 21st century D) During the last five decades
7. ldentify the following with the help of the information given. (
The plain formed by older alluvium.
" It lies above the flood plains of the rivers and present
terrace-like
feature.
Soil in this region contains calcareous deposits.
" They are less fertile as spill is not renewed.
OPTIONS:
A) Khadar B) Terai C) Bhangar D) Kellar
8. Which one of the following statement is true? ()
A) The Godavari is also known as Dakshin Ganga.
B) The Krishna river rises from a spring near Brahmagiri range of
Western Ghats.
C) The Tapi river creates many picturesque locations.
D)The Mahanadi river rises near Amarkantak hill in Madhya
Pradesh.

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 OPTIONS:
A) Both A and R are
true and is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and Rare true
but is not the correct explanation of A
C)A is correct but R is wrong.
D) A is wrong but R is correct.
14. Arrange the different election related
activities in a time sequence
beginning with the first activity and ending with the last activity.
SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE GIVEN BELOW:
" Counting of votes.
Making of voters list()
Election campaign,
Declaration of election results9
" Casting of votes (O
" Filing nomination
15. Which is NOTa non-farm activity? ()
A) Shop-keeping B) Transport C) Manufacturing D) Sowing
16. Answer in a word
" What willwe call when the poor have to live only in poor
surroundings with other poor people excluding from enjoying
social equality of better off people in better surroundings.
17. Tools, machines, buildings can be used in production over many
years and are called
18. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through state.
(A) Rajasthan (B) Chhattisgarh (e Odisha (D)Tripura
19. Mention the social groups which are vulnerable to poverty from
one the given graph.
Poverty in India 2000: Most Vulnerable Groups
60
categor

e 40

30

20

10

28 0 Sctedule Tribes Schedule Averace Indian Casual Casual- Labour

castes poverty Rat.o Labour Farm (non-farm)
(Rural) (Urban)
 20. island is the administrative headquarters of
A) Lakshadweep.
Daman and Diu (B) Kavaratti
()
(C) Chandigarh (D) Port Blair

SECTION -B
Very Short Answer Type Questions (4x2=8m)
21. (a) Define the term Princely
states'.
(b) Name the states which do not have an
do not lie on the coast.
international border or
22. What are the
malpractices in elections? ( mention any 4)
23. Every village in India is surveyed once in ten years during the
Census and some of details are presented in the following
Fill up the following based on format.
information Palampur.
on
FACILITIES
Educational
Medical
Communication
Nearest Town

24. What were the views of Liberals?

SECTION -C
Short Answer Type Questions
25." Every candidate has to make a legal declaration". (5x3=15m)
26. "Long years of war had drained the Mention them.
financial resources of France".
Justify the statement.
(or)
What is the significance of the oath taken in the
Court. Indoor Tennis
27. Describe the Global Poverty Trends.

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 28. Can you
suggest some measures in the
mitigate the problem of education system to
29.State some economic educated unemployment.
benefits of rivers and lakes.
SECTION-D
Long Answer Type
30. Distinguish between The Western GhatsQuestions. (4x5=20m)
and The Eastern Ghats.
Write about the longitudinal (or)
31. What is Constitution? Why doextent of Himalayas in detail.
we need a Constitution?
(or)
(2+3=5m)
What are the ideals of Indian Constitution?
32. Define the term poverty line and Explain any three.
describe how is it determined and
calculated.
(or)
There were a number of causes for the
widespread poverty in
India? Explain?
33. DisCuss about the Social, Economic and Political
Russia before 1905.
conditions in
(or)
Write about the events and effects of the February Revolution.
SECTION -E
Case Based Questions (4x3=12m)
34. Read the source given below and answer the questions that
follow:
(1+1+2-4 m)
The headwaters of the Ganga, called the 'Bhagirathi is
fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda at
Devprayag in Uttarakhand. At Haridwar, the Ganga emerges from
the mountains on to the plains.
Enlarged with the waters from its right and left bank
tributaries, the Ganga flows eastwards till Farakka in West Bengal.
This is the northernmost point of the Ganga delta. The river
bifurcates here; the Bhagirathi-Hooghly (a distributary) flows
southwards through the deltaic plains to the Bay of Bengal. The
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 mainstream, flows southwards into Bangladesh and is joined by
theBrahmaputra. Further downstream, it is known as the Meghna.
This mighty river, with waters from the Ganga and the
Brahmaputra, flows into the Bay of Bengal. The delta formed by
these rivers is known as the Sundarban Delta.
1. Name the two headstreams of the river Ganga.
2. What is the northernmost point of the Ganga
delta ?
3. What the delta formed by the rivers Ganga and the
Brahmaputra and from where is it's name derived ?
35. Read the source given below and answer the questions that
follow: (2+1+1=4m)
One of the most revolutio1°y social reformns of the JaobiM regme
wAs the abolition of slavety in the French colonies. Th colonies in
the Caribbean Martinique Guadeloupe and San Domingo -were
important suppliers of commodities such as tobacco, indigo, sugar
a1d coffee. But the reluctance of Europeansto go and work in distant
and nfan liar lands meant a shortage of labour on the plantations.
So this was met by a triangular slave trade between Europe, Afica
and the Americas. The slave trade began in the seventeenth centug
French merchants saled trom the ports of Bordeaux or Nantes to
the African oast, where they bought slaves from lo cal dhieftains.
Branded and shackled, the slaves were packed tiehtly into ships for
the three-month long voyage aross the Atlantic to the Caribbean.
There tlhey were sold to plantation owiners. The exploit ation of slave
lalbour m ade it possible to meet the growing dem and in European
markets for sugar, coffee, and indigo. Port cities ike Bordeaux and
Nantes owed th eir economicprospenty to the flourishing slave trade.

1. Name the colonies in theCaribbean which were important

suppliers of commodities. List the commodities.
2. In which century did the slave trade begin? How were the
slaves brought to the Caribbean Islands?
3. How did the port cities become economically prosperous?
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36. Read the source given below and
answer the questions that
follow:
(1+2+1=4m)
"This newspaper report is aboLu!. l e
State assennby election n HaryaLIna
in l987. The State had lbce1ruled by
A Congress party led govermernt
since I982. chauhary Devi Lal, then
an pposition leader. 1eda movement
called Nyaya Yudhsruggie for
Justice) and fomed a new party. Lok
Dal. His party joned other opposition
parties to f o m a front against the
Congress i n the elections. In t h e
Once t h e clection rcsults were
announced. the sitting Chief
Ministerrcsigncd. ThC Hewly clectcd
Members of Legislative Asscmbly
(MLAs) of Lokpal chose Dei al a s
their leader.- Thc verrnor invitcd
Devi Lal to be t h e new Chief
MiDister. Thrcee days a f t c r t h e
clection r e s u l t s were declared, he
became the Chief VMiniste. A SoOn
a s he becane the Chief Minister) bis
GovermeTat issued aGoVermnnent
Or er waiving the outstanding loans
of small farerg.aLricUltUral
abourers a a small buSinessmco.
His party ruled the State foT foir
ycaIs. r h e nextt elections vere h e l d
in l991- But this tinne bls party did
not win populaT S u P p o r t . The
3)COngress wo thc clection and
Torned the govermment.
1. What is "Nyaya Yudh" ?
2. Who invited the new Chief Minister and what did his government
0ssue as soon as he came to pOwer ?
3. In which year were the Haryana state assembly elections held
after 1987 and which party won the elections?
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 SECTION -F
Map Based Questions (2+3=5m)
37. a. Two places Aand Bhave been marked on the given outline
map of the world. ldentify them and write their correct names
on the lines drawn near them. (2m)
A)Region not affected by the great fear.
B)Central power of the First World War.
b. On the outline mà cf:ndia Locate and label any THREE of the
following with suitable symbols. (3m)
A) Largest freshwater lake BStandard Meridian
Highest peak in Himalayas in India River Narmada

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