ST.

VINCENT PALLOTTI SCHOOL, INDORE 2019-20

PT3 - CLASS IX
SOCIAL STUDIES
TIME: 3 HRS. M.M.:80
General Instructions:
1. The question paper is divided into 4 sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D.
2. The question paper has 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
3. Questions from serial no. 1 to 20 are objective type questions. Each question carries 1 mark each.
4. Questions from serial no. 21 to 28 are 3 marks questions.
5. Questions from serial no. 29 to 34 are 5 marks questions.
6. Question no. 35 is a map question of 6 marks with two parts-35(a) from History (2 marks) and 35(b)
from Geography (4 marks).
7. For question number 35, two outline political maps of India and World are provided. After
completion of the work, attach the map inside your answer book.

SECTION ‘A’

Q1. Match the following items given in Column A with those in Column B. Choose the correct options
given below:
Column A Column B
(i) (a)
(ii) (b)
(iii) (c)
(iv) (d)

Q2.
a) b)
c) d)

Q3. Latex can be collected from which of the following trees?

a) Rubber tree b) Eucalyptus tree
c) Deodar tree d) Pine tree

Q4. What was Jungvolk?

Q5. Which forest is known as Monsoon forest?

a) Tropical Deciduous b) Rainforest
c) Mangrove forest d) Thorn forest

Q6. In summer, the mercury touches 50° C in some parts of the ____________.

Q7. Which of the following terms is used for a plant community which has grown naturally without human
aid and interference?
a) Ferous b) Algae
c) Virgin vegetation d) None of these
Q8. Correct the following statement and rewrite:
The full form of NHRC is National human resource committee.
OR
 Correct the following statement and rewrite:
Public India Legislature is full form of PIL.

Q9. The government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties called_______________.
OR
_______________ Fundamental rights ensure the ban on bonded labor.

Q10. What is meant by ‘Begar’?

OR
What happens if there is a difference of opinion between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over an ordinary bill?

Q11. When was the NHRC set up?

(a) 1998 (b) 1996
(c) 1993 (d) 2001

Q12. What do you mean by Minimum support price?

Q13. NGREGA provides ---------------- days of employment to rural people.

Q14. F.C.I. stands for:

(a) Foreign Co-operation with India
(b) Food Corporation of India
(c) Fossils Corporation of India
(d) Food Coming to India

Q15. Which organization carries out survey for determining the poverty line?
(a) NSSO (b) CSO
(c) Planning Commission (d) None of the above

Q16. _____________the Cooperative that provides milk, vegetable and pulses at controlled rate decided by
government of Delhi.

Q17. Following are the non-governmental (cooperatives) efforts for ensuring food security in India, find the
incorrect option:
(a) Mother dairy
(b) Academy of developmental science
(c) Integrated child development services
(d) AMUL

Q18. Arrange the following abbreviation into correct order:

Anna yojana antyodaya

Q19. How do employment programs contributed to food security?

Q20. The current anti-poverty programme consists of two planks. They are?
(a) Socio-economic reasons and public distribution system.
(b) Promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty programme.
(c) Anti-poverty programme and public distribution system.
(d)None of the above
 SECTION ‘B’

Q21. State three ways in which the Nazi state established total control over its people.
OR
What were the promises made by Hitler to the people of Germany?

Q22. Why did colonial government start commercial forestry in India?

OR
Write a short note on Scorched Earth Policy that was undertaken by the Dutch.

Q23. Read the source and answer the questions that follow:
Source A: Why Deforestation? - Plantations
Large areas of natural forests were also cleared to make way for tea, coffee and rubber plantations to
meet Europe’s growing need for these commodities. The colonial government took over the forests, and
gave vast areas to European planters at cheap rates. These areas were enclosed and cleared of forests, and
planted with tea or coffee.

Source B: How did Forest Rules Affect Cultivation?

European foresters regarded this practice as harmful for the forests. They felt that land which was
used for cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railway timber. When a forest was burnt, there
was the added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber. Shifting cultivation made it
harder for the government to calculate taxes. Therefore, the government decided to ban shifting cultivation.
As a result, many communities were forcibly displaced from their homes in the forests. Some had to change
occupations, while some resisted through large and small rebellions.
Source C: Dutch Scientific Forestry
As in India, the need to manage forests for shipbuilding and railways led to the introduction of a
forest service. In 1882, sleepers were exported from Java alone. However, all this required labour to cut the
trees, transport the logs and prepare the sleepers. The Dutch first imposed rents on land being cultivated in
the forest and then exempted some villages from these rents if they worked collectively to provide free
labour and buffaloes for cutting and transporting timber. This was known as the blandongdiensten system.
Later, instead of rent exemption, forest villagers were given small wages, but their right to cultivate forest
land was restricted.

Source A:
(1) What are Plantations?
Source B:
(2) Why did the colonial government ban shifting cultivation?
Source C:
(3) What was the blandongdiensten system started by the Dutch?

Q24. What is El-Nino? Explain its two features.

OR
What is Coriolis force? Explain its effect on the world climate.

Q25. What is Public Interest Litigation? Write any two features of it.

Q26. Write any three features of Right to Equality.

Q27. What is the Public Distribution System? What are the objectives of PDS?
OR
Explain any 3 anti- poverty programs undertaken by the government.
Q28. What do you mean by unemployment? Explain any two features of educated unemployment.
SECTION ‘C’

Q29. What is Swidden Agriculture Where it is practiced? Describe its main features.
OR
Explain any 5 effects of the World War I on Germany. (5 pts.)

Q30. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: (1+2+2)

We have selected our crops from a bio-diverse environment, i.e., from the reserve of edible plants. We
also experimented and selected many medicinal plants. The animals were selected from large stock provided
by nature as milch animal. They also provided us draught power, transportation, meat and eggs. The fish
provide nutritive food. Many insects’ help in pollination of crops and fruit trees and exerting biological
control on such insects is harmful. Every species has a role to play in the ecosystem. Hence, conservation is
essential. As has been mentioned earlier due to excessive exploitation of plant and animal resources by
human beings, the ecosystem has been disturbed. About 1300 plant species are endangered and 20 species
are extinct. Quite a few animals’ species are also endangered and some have become extinct.
The main cause for this major threat to nature is hunting by greedy hunters for commercial purposes.
Pollution due to chemical and industrial waste, acid deposits, introduction of alien species and reckless
cutting of forests to bring land under cultivation and habitation are also responsible for the imbalance.
(i) Who are endangered animals?
(ii) Why is conservation of ecosystem important? (2 points)
(iii) What are the main causes of ecological imbalance? (3 points)

Q31. Differentiate between Tropical Evergreen and Tropical Deciduous Forest?

Q32. Write any five powers of Supreme Court of India.

Q33. State any 5 five rights guaranteed by the Constitution of South Africa.
OR
Write any five powers of prime minister of India.

Q34. What has our government ensure food security for poor? Discuss two schemes launched by the
government?
SECTION ‘D’
Q35. (a) Two features (A) and (B) are marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify these
features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked near
them:
(A) A country that was an Axis power in World War II.
(B) A country that was an Allied Power in World War II.

(b) Locate and Label any four of the following with appropriate symbols on the same given outline political
map of India:
(i) Area of thorn forest
(ii) Kanha National Park
(iii) Kaziranga National Park
(iv) Gir National Park
 ST.VINCENT PALLOTTI SCHOOL, INDORE 2019-20
PT3 - CLASS IX
SOCIAL STUDIES
TIME: 3 HRS. M.M.:80
General Instructions:
1. The question paper is divided into 4 sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D.
2. The question paper has 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
3. Questions from serial no. 1 to 20 are objective type questions. Each question carries 1 mark each.
4. Questions from serial no. 21 to 28 are 3 marks questions.
5. Questions from serial no. 29 to 34 are 5 marks questions.
6. Question no. 35 is a map question of 6 marks with two parts-35(a) from History (2 marks) and 35(b)
from Geography (4 marks).
7. For question number 35, two outline political maps of India and World are provided. After
completion of the work, attach the map inside your answer book.

SECTION ‘A’
Q1. Match the following items given in Column A with those in Column B. Choose the correct options
given below:
Column A Column B
(i) (a)
(ii) (b)
(iii) (c)
(iv) (d)

Q2.
a) b)
c) d)
Q3.

a) b)
c) d)

Q4. Who were the ‘desirables’?

Q5.

Q6. What is ITCZ?

Q7.

Q8. Correct the following statement and rewrite:

A Body comprising judges is called parliament.
OR
Correct the following statement and rewrite:
Civil servants are called temporary executives.

Q9. Every law passed by the Parliament needs approval of the _____________________.
 OR
India is a secular state. The word ‘secular’ mean ___________________.

Q10. One of the forms of exploitation as mentioned in the constitution is ‘traffic’. What does it mean?
OR
What is the power of the Supreme Court to judge the constitutional validity of a law passed by the
Parliament or an action of the Executive called?

Q11. What does the Constitution say about the practice of untouchability?
(a) It stands abolished
(b) Its practice in any form is punishable by law
(c) Since it is an age-old custom, it should be respected
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Q12. Write the name of the cooperative organization situated in Gujarat and responsible for white revolution
in India.

Q13. The price at which the government offers to sell food grains lower than the market price is known
as_______________.

Q14. What does food security mean?

(a)Availability of food
(b) Accessibility of food
(c) Availability and accessibility of food to all at all times.
(d) Availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all at all the times.

Q15. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed
youth in rural areas and small towns?
a) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojna
b) National Rural Employment Guaranty Act
c) Rural Employment Generation Programme
d) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna

Q16. _________________ and ______________social groups are more vulnerable to poverty.

Q17. Following are the govt. initiatives for food security, find the incorrect option:
(a) Academy of developmental science
(b) Integrated child development services
(c) Food for work
(d) Public distribution services

Q18. Arrange the following abbreviation into the correct order:

Development integrated services child

Q19. How has Minimum support price supported the farmers?

Q20. Kerala has tried to control poverty by

(a)Investing in human resource (b) Investing in medical science
(c) Investing in infrastructure (d) none of the above
 SECTION ‘B’

Q21. What were the beliefs of the people of Bastar?

OR
Who worked as plantation workers and what were their working conditions?

Q22. Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic?

OR
What were the promises made by Hitler to the people of Germany?

Q23. Read the source and answer the questions that follow:
Source A: Why Deforestation? - Plantations
Large areas of natural forests were also cleared to make way for tea, coffee and rubber plantations to
meet Europe’s growing need for these commodities. The colonial government took over the forests, and
gave vast areas to European planters at cheap rates. These areas were enclosed and cleared of forests, and
planted with tea or coffee.

Source B: How did Forest Rules Affect Cultivation?

European foresters regarded this practice as harmful for the forests. They felt that land which was
used for cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railway timber. When a forest was burnt, there
was the added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber. Shifting cultivation made it
harder for the government to calculate taxes. Therefore, the government decided to ban shifting cultivation.
As a result, many communities were forcibly displaced from their homes in the forests. Some had to change
occupations, while some resisted through large and small rebellions.
Source C: Dutch Scientific Forestry
As in India, the need to manage forests for shipbuilding and railways led to the introduction of a
forest service. In 1882, sleepers were exported from Java alone. However, all this required labour to cut the
trees, transport the logs and prepare the sleepers. The Dutch first imposed rents on land being cultivated in
the forest and then exempted some villages from these rents if they worked collectively to provide free
labour and buffaloes for cutting and transporting timber. This was known as the blandongdiensten system.
Later, instead of rent exemption, forest villagers were given small wages, but their right to cultivate forest
land was restricted.

Source A:
(1) What are Plantations?
Source B:
(2) Why did the colonial government ban shifting cultivation?
Source C:
(3) What was the blandongdiensten system started by the Dutch?

Q24. What are Jet Streams? How do they affect the climate of India?
OR
What is Coriolis Force? How does it affect the climate of India?

Q25. Why do we need parliament? (3pts)

Q26. What does Constitution say about the Child labor? Explain.

Q27. Write a brief note on following: (any two)

(a) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
(b) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)
(c) National Food for Work programme (NFWP)
OR
What is Food Corporation of India? Write the functions of FCI?

Q28. What do you mean by hunger? What are the different dimensions of hunger?

SECTION ‘C’

Q29. What were the peculiar features of Nazi thinking? (5 pts.)

OR
What is the similarity between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?

Q30. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: (1+2+2)

We have selected our crops from a bio-diverse environment, i.e., from the reserve of edible plants. We
also experimented and selected many medicinal plants. The animals were selected from large stock provided
by nature as milch animal. They also provided us draught power, transportation, meat and eggs. The fish
provide nutritive food. Many insects’ help in pollination of crops and fruit trees and exerting biological
control on such insects is harmful. Every species has a role to play in the ecosystem. Hence, conservation is
essential. As has been mentioned earlier due to excessive exploitation of plant and animal resources by
human beings, the ecosystem has been disturbed. About 1300 plant species are endangered and 20 species
are extinct. Quite a few animals’ species are also endangered and some have become extinct.
The main cause for this major threat to nature is hunting by greedy hunters for commercial purposes.
Pollution due to chemical and industrial waste, acid deposits, introduction of alien species and reckless
cutting of forests to bring land under cultivation and habitation are also responsible for the imbalance.
(i) Who are endangered animals?
(ii) Why is conservation of ecosystem important? (2 points)
(iii) What are the main causes of ecological imbalance? (3 points)

Q31. Differentiate between Tropical Evergreen and Tropical Deciduous Forest?

Q32. Write any five features of National Human Rights Commission.

Q33. Write any five differences between Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
OR
Write a short note on following:
(a) Appointment of judges of Supreme Court
(b) Powers of Supreme Court.

Q34. Explain the role of cooperatives food and related items in different parts of the country.
SECTION ‘D’
Q35. (a) Two features (A) and (B) are marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify these
features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked near
them:

(A) A country that was an Axis power in World War II.

(B) A country that was an Allied Power in World War II.

(b) Locate and Label any four of the following with appropriate symbols on the same given outline political
map of India:

(i) Area of thorn forest

(ii) Kanha National Park
(iii) Kaziranga National Park
(iv) Gir National Park