DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE SOUTH

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
DATE: MARKS:80
CLASS IX:

General Instructions:
1. Questions 1-20, very short answer questions which carry 1 mark each.
2. Questions 21-28, short answer questions which carry 3 marks each.
3. Questions 29-34, long answer questions which carry 5 marks each.
4. Questions 35 & 36 are map questions.
5. All questions are compulsory.

1. What is Wall Street exchange? 1

2. Which form of government was proposed by Rousseau? 1
3. National anthem of France 1
a. Vande Matram b. Roget de L’Isle
c. Voltaire d. Marseillaise
4. Who were mockingly called ‘November Criminals’? 1
5. A narrow channel of sea which separates two land masses is known as 1
a. Mound b. Pass
c. Strait d. Valley
6. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in India? 1
a. Annapurna b. Namcha Barwa
c. Mt. Everest d. Kanchenjunga
7. What is atoll? 1
8. Mention the largest riverine island of the world. 1
9. What is a constituency? 1
10. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? 1
11. Who were called the Blacks in South Africa? 1
12. Which party of Zimbabwe let the struggle for Independence? 1
13. What is Referendum? 1
14. What is the Photo identity Card System? 1
15. Which is the most important factor of production? 1
a. Land b. Labour
c. Human Capital d. Physical Capital
16. Which of the following terms is used for measuring the crop produced on a given piece of land
during a single year? 1
 a. Yield b. Productivity
c. Cultivation d. Output
17. What is Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan? 1
18. Mention any two indicators of the growth of medical facilities in India. 1
19. Distinguish between fixed and working capitals. 1
20. Name any two non-farm activities of village Palampur? 1
21. Name any three causes that led to the Subsistence Crisis in France during the Old Regime. 3
22. Describe any three characteristics of the Purvachal. 3
23. How does democracy improve the quality of decision making? 3
OR
Why is democracy considered the best form of government?
24. Mention any three changes that were brought about in the constitution of South Africa 3
after 1994.
25. How did the blacks of South Africa fight against apartheid? 3
26. Give any three ways of increasing production in same piece of land. Explain them briefly. 3
27. Explain in three points why the literacy rate is higher among men in India. 3
28. Describe the policy of the government on higher education as per Tenth Plan. 3
29. What was the foreign policy of Hitler? 5
30. Explain Reign of Terror in brief ? 5
OR
What was the impact of French Revolution on France?
31. Discuss the significant differences between east flowing and west flowing rivers of Peninsular
Plateau. Write any three features of Indus river system. 5
32. Mention five main features of the Ganga Action Plan. 5
33. Why do we need a constitution? 5
OR
Write a note on Voter ID card.
34. Explain the different types of economics activities with examples. Differentiate between
disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment. 5
35. On the given outline map of World name, the following countries: 3
I. A member country of Allied Power.
II. A member country of Axis Power.
III. Identify the territory under Nazi Germany.
36. Locate and label the following on the outline map of India. 3
 I. The largest fresh water lake in India.
II. The major plateau of the Central Highlands.
III. The highest peak of the Western Ghats.
Geography – Class IX
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