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Published on: 29/02/2020
9th Standard CBSE Social Science Annual Exam Model Question 2020
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1.
How have the Raikas of Rajasthan coped with the change posed by the partition of the country?
2.
'Popular approval of the rulers is necessary in a democracy,but it is not sufficient'.Comment
3.
Why is the difference between the durations of day and night hardly felt at Kanyakumari but not so in Kashmir?
4.
Why were workers associations formed in France , Britain and Germany?
5.
Explain the term 'Society of Estate'?
6.
Tthe associations of people who produced goods together and divided the profits according to the work done by members is commonly termed as __________
7.
What were the defects of 'Scientific Forestry' technique?
8.
If you were a student sitting in one of these classes, how would you have felt towards Jews?
9.
Which of the following is not a food intervention programme?
Public Distribution System
Integrated Child Development Services
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Food for work
10.
What was the percentage of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2001?
41
46
51
56
11.
What is meant by 'rights'?
Claims of a person over other fellow beings.
Claims of a person over other fellow beings, society
Claims of a person over other government
Claims of a person over other fellow beings, society and government
12.
Which of these options is/are correct regarding the powers of the Prime minister?
He chairs theCabinet meetings
He distributes work to the different departments
He can dismiss ministers
All the above
13.
Who has given the slogan 'Garibi Hatao'?
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
Pt. Nehru
14.
What is international migration?
Movement of people within the country
Movement of people from one village to another
Movement of people from one country to other country
Movement of people from urban to urban areas
15.
"All the plants and animals in an area are interdependent and interrelated to each other in their physical environment". What is the name given to this interrelationship and interdependence?
Physical environment
Ecosystem
Biomes
Food chain
16.
The normal rainfall increases suddenly and countries constanly for several days is termed as _______of the monsoon.
Break
Burst
Onset
Arrival
17.
Which of the following movement started as a protest against partition of Bengal
Swadeshi and boycott movement
Non-cooperation movement
Civil Disobedience movement
Quit India movement
18.
Cricket in 19th century India was linked to
politics of colonialism
politics of nationalism
civilising mission of the British
Colonialism and nationalism
19.
Why peasants protested against the threshing machines?
They were dangerous
Difficult to operate
Deprived the workers of their livelihood
Too costly to buy
20.
Which of the following constitute pastoral communities of Africa?
Bedouins, Berbers, Boran, Maasai, Somali, Turkana
Gollas, Kurumas, Kurubas, Dhanger, Gujjars, Gaddis
Korava, Karacha, Yerukula
Chena, Milpa, Lading Dhya, Penda
21.
Fee paid by people from one village to another
grazing tax
rent
devsari
mand
22.
How was Japan become a Developed country?
By the investment in Physical Resources
By the investment in Capital Resources
By the investment in Human Resouces
All the above
23.
Green Revolution is related to
Milk production
Grain production
Fishing
None of these
24.
A nation in which the Head of the State is an elected person is called:
Republic
Sovereign
Secular
Socialist
25.
Which one of the following is the correct explanation of democracy?
Government nominated by the rich
Government appointed by rulers
Government elected by the people
Government formed by coalition
26.
Which of these countries is not a permanent member of Security Council?
Russia
China
France
Germany
27.
Where does the Mahanadhi rise?
Highlands of Orissa
Highlands of M.P
Highlands of Chattisgarh
Highlands of Andhra Pradesh
28.
Which of the islands has a bird sanctuary?
Nicobar island
Pitti island
Barren Island
Diu island
29.
A which parallel of latitude does India begin to taper towards south?
23030' N
220 N
80 4' N
680 7'E
30.
What percentage of the world population live in India?
31.
The vegetation cover of India in large parts is no more natural in real sense.Give answer in support of this statement.
32.
What is the average altitude (height) of mountains in the north and coastal area in the south?
33.
Name the two headstreams of the Ganga.Where do they meet to form the Ganga?
34.
Which valleys are situated in the sub-range of Himachal Range?
35.
Which river has the largest basin in India?
36.
What is food security? Explain major dimensions of food security
37.
Differentiate between urban and rural poverty taking example of Ram Saran for urban case and Lakha Singh for rural case
38.
What is the nature of Government in Saudi Arabia?
39.
Which house has more power in money matter?
40.
Why is there no educational qualification for contesting election?
41.
Why are clothes important?
42.
Assess the popularities of cricket in India.
43.
Why did farmers undertake cultivation of turnip and clover?
44.
How is defective educational system also responsible for unemployment?
45.
Explain any three features of labour as a factor of production.
46.
In the Constituent Assembly, the first captain of the Indian Hockey team also had a role. Who was he?
47.
Should the permanent members of the UN be given the power to veto?
48.
Acute food shortage is a major cause of famine.
49.
If a ten years old boy does not find a job, he should be accounted as unemployed.
50.
HYV seeds need plenty of water.
1.
After the Partition of India, the new political boundaries stopped their (Raika's) movements into Sindh
(i) Raikas found new places to go. In recent years they migrated to Haryana.
(ii) They have set-up relationship with farmers on the way, where sheep can graze on agriculture fields after the harvest are cut. Their animals also help manure the field
(iii) They combined a range of activities-cultivation, trading, and herding to make their living
2.
(i) The above statement is correct.Popular governments can be undemocratic.Popular leaders can be autocratic as in the case of Zimbabwe.
(ii) It gained independence in 1980,since then it has been ruled by ZANU-PF under Robert Mugabe,He is popular but also uses unfair practises in elections
(iii) Opposition party workers are harassed and their meeting distriputed.
(iv) Public protests and demonstrations against the government are declared illegal,
(v) There is a law that limits the rights to citicize the President?
(vi) Television and radio are controlled by government and give only the ruling party's versions.
3.
Reasons for the difference between duration of day and night is hardly felt at Kanyakumari but not so in Jammu and Kashmir:
(i) Kanyakumari is located near the equator while Kashmir is located far away from the equator. ~.
(ii) On equator duration of day and night is almost 12 hours each.
(iii) Places located near equator have less difference in the duration of day and night, the difference goes on increasing going far away from the equator.
(a) Kanyakumari is located at 8° 4' Nwhile northernmost tip of Kashmir has 37° 6' N latitudes.
(b) The maximum difference between the duration of day and night on any day of the year is only 45 minutes in Kanyakumari.
(c) This difference is of 5 hours at the northernmost tip of Kashmir.
4.
Workers associations were formed in France , Britain and Germany to :
(i) Fight for better living and working conditions .
(ii) To set up funds to help members in times of distress.
(iii) To pressurize governments to grant right to vote to workers and demand a reduction in long working hours.
5.
The term 'Society of Estate' refers to how French society based on feudal system that dated back to the middle ages was divided into three estates or classes. The clergy and nobility belonged to the first and second estate. They were the privileged classes. The third estate constituted of business man, manufacturers, traders, professionals, peasants and artisans. This class formed the unprivileged section of society.
6.
( )
Kolkhoz
7.
(i) Natural forests which had lots of different types of trees were cut down. In these place one type of trees were planted in rows for use as timber.
(ii) Forest officials surveyed the forests, estimated the area under different types of trees and made working plans for forest management.
(iii) They planned how much of the plantation area to be cut every year. The area cut was to be replanted so that it was ready to be cut again in some years.
8.
Nuremberg laws meant a warrant of death for the 'undesirable' --- languish and perish in large ghettos, violence of Euthanasia programme or choked to death in gas chambers, or be reduced to level of slaves.
Other legal measure taken to make the 'undesirables' feel unwanted were:
(i) segregated.
(ii) denied basic rights of a citizen.
(iii) denounced as criminals.
(iv) enslaved.
(v) denied education.
(vi) forced to leave country.
(vii) identified as enemies.
(viii) attacked as malicious foreign agents.
(ix) described as evil.
9.
(c)
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
10.
(d)
56
11.
(d)
Claims of a person over other fellow beings, society and government
12.
(d)
All the above
13.
(a)
Indira Gandhi
14.
(c)
Movement of people from one country to other country
15.
(b)
Ecosystem
16.
(b)
Burst
17.
(a)
Swadeshi and boycott movement
18.
(d)
Colonialism and nationalism
19.
(c)
Deprived the workers of their livelihood
20.
(a)
Bedouins, Berbers, Boran, Maasai, Somali, Turkana
21.
(c)
devsari
22.
(c)
By the investment in Human Resouces
23.
(b)
Grain production
24.
(a)
Republic
25.
(c)
Government elected by the people
26.
(d)
Germany
27.
(c)
Highlands of Chattisgarh
28.
(b)
Pitti island
29.
(b)
220 N
30.
16.7%
31.
The vegetation cover of India in most of the regions has been modified or replaced degraded due to the human occupancy for their personal benefits,commercialisation and for many other reasons etc.
32.
(i) Mountains to the north have an average height of nearest 6,000 metres.
(ii) India has the vast coastal area where the maximum elevation is about 30 metres.
33.
Two headstreams of Ganga:
(a) Bhagirathi.From Gangotri glacier.
(b) Alakananda.From uplands beyond Devaprayag
They both converege as Ganga at Devaprayag.
34.
(i) Kashmir valley (J & K)
(ii) Kangra and kullu valleys (Himachal Pradesh)
35.
( )
Ganga
36.
1. We have seen thousand people of dying of starvation due to famine or non-availability of food. To make sure that no such deaths occur in future Food Security Act has been passed and followed
2. This is to ensure that even the poorest of the poor person living anywhere in the country, may be of any caste, cread, religion or sex gets two square pf meals daily of good nutritional value.
The following dimensions have been covered by food security
1. Availabity : This means that there is enough food available in the country for its people whether it is produced in the country itself or imported from other countries.
2. Accessibility : This means that the food is easily available to each and every single person in the country
3. Affordability : This means that a person has enough money to purchase sufficient food which has nutritional value. In cases where poor and very poor are unable to purchase then it is the duty of the government to make available such food to these people at highly subsided rates.
37.
The following is differentiation between Ram Saran and Lakha Singh
| Ram Saran (urban case) | Lakha Singh (rural case) |
| 1. Daily wage labourer in a wheat flour mill near Ranchi in Jharkhand. | 1. Casual labourer in a village near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 2. Average income Rs. 1,500 per month. | 2. Does not have fixed job, gets only wheat, dal or vegetables for full day's work on agricultural and. |
| 3. Family of six including his wife and four children | 3. Family of eight including his wife and children |
| 4. Wife works as part time maid and gets Rs.800 per month. | 4.Women in family spend the day chopping fodder and collecting firewood in the fields. |
| 5. His elder son works in a tea shop and earns Rs. 300 per month. | 5. No kids works in his family. |
38.
Saudi Arabia has a monarchy system under which king is the source of all power and has the final authority in all decision-making policies.
39.
Lok Sabha has more power in money matters.
40.
(i) Educational qualifications are not relevant to all kinds of jobs. For example: in sports.
(ii) The relevant qualification for being an MLA or an MP is the ability to understand people's concerns, problems and to represent their interests. The voters after every five years determine their work.
(iii) Even if education was relevant, it should be left to the people to decide how much importance they give to educational qualifications.
(iv) In our country putting an educational qualification would go against the spirit of democracy for yet another reason. It would mean depriving a majority of the country's citizens of the right to contest elections.
41.
Clothes are important because they reflect social norms, that define the identity of people, the way they see themselve and the way they want others to see them.
42.
(i) Cricket despite its colonial origins is a very popular game in India.
(ii) Television coverage, the technology of satellite television and worldwide reach of multi-national television companies have played a major contributory role in enhancing the popularity of cricket in India.
(iii) Crickets popularity in India is a factor in shifting the balance of power in cricket.
(iv) Since India had the largest viewership for the game amongst the cricket playing nations and the largest market in the cricketing world, the game's centre of gravity shifted to South Asia.
(v) This shift was symbolised by the shifting of the IOC headquarters from London to tax-free Dubai.
(vi) Moreover, in recent years innovations in cricket technique have come mainly from the practice of sub-continental teams in say India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
(vii) One hundred and fifty years ago the first Indian cricketers, the Parsis had to struggle to find an open space to play in. Today the global market place has made Indian players the best paid, most famous cricketers in the game, men for whom the world is a stage.
(viii) Multinational companies pay huge sums of money to Indian cricketers to money endorse their products in commercial adds on television etc.
43.
Farmers undertook cultivation of turnip and clover because these crops helped enhance the fertility of the soil by increasing the nitrogen content of the soil. Turnip was also a good fodder relished by cattle.
44.
Defective Educational System: Our system of education provides only general education, so our educated people are, Jack of all trade and master of none. Lack of technical knowledge and professional qualifications renders our educated unemployed. Preference for the white collared job is also responsible for our unemployment. Most of the students continue their studies and attain a degree just to pass their time.
45.
The following are the three features of labour as a factor of production:
(i) It is perishable, e.g., eventually used up.
(ii) It cannot be separated from the producer.
(iii) It is mobile and its quality can be improve.
46.
Jaipal Singh(1903-1970) of Jharkhand was the captain of the first national Hockey team. He was also a tribal leader. He played an important role in the Constituent Assembly.
47.
The permanent of the Security Council should not be given the power to veto, because in that case the Security Council is not able to take any decision if even one member says no to that decision. Besides, the Security Council is not able to take nay action against a permanent member even if that country has violated an international law or even attacked or captured any other country.
48.
(a)
49.
(b)
50.
(a)
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