Kerala Class 9 Model Question Paper Social Science

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ANNUAL EXAMINATION
PRACTICE QUESTION PAPER
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time : 2 1 / 2 STD IX Score : 80

Instructions:
• 15 minutes is cool off time.
• Read the questions and instructions carefully before writing the answers.
• While answering the questions consider score and time.

Answer all questions from 1 to 5. Each carries one score. (5x1=5)

1. Choose the correct statement related to Loksabha.
(a) The maximum strength is 250.
(b) Chaired by the Vice President.
(c) Lower house of the Parliament
(d) Term of offi ce of its members is six years

2. Choose the correct pair relating to the reign of the medieval dynasties
given below.
(a) Rashtkutar : 8th to 11th century CE
(b) Chalukyas : 6th to 12th century CE
(c) Cholas : 10th to 13th century CE

(d) Palans : 8th to 12th century CE

3. In which physiographic division is Chirapunjee and Mausinro, the
regions that receives highest rainfall in the world is located?

(A) Western Himalayas
(B) Central Himalayas
(C) Eastern Himalayas
(D) Poorvachal

4. Which of the following is the false statement related to population
dividend.
(A) High human resource development
(B) The socio - economic progress of the country increases

(C) This is stable.
(D) Productivity of the country increases

5. The major soil type found in the North Indian plain:-
(A) Black soil

(B) Alluvial soil
(C) Laterite soil
(D) Red Soil

Answer any 8 from questions 6 to 14. Each carries three score. (8x3=24)

6. Enlist any three limitations in calculating the National Income.
7.Prepare a note on the administrative system that existed in Athens.
8. Complete the following chart related to the marketing techniques.

9.
What are deserts? What are the two types of deserts?
10. How are gender stereotypes created? Write examples.
11. Based on the following hints, write a short note about Andaman
Nicobar Islands. Questions
Geography & Economics
Hints:
* Location
* Features
* Capital
12.What are the factors that contribute to high life expectancy in Kerala?
13. What are the factors infl uencing the human capital formation?
14. Complete the table given below with respect to the methods of
constitutional amendment prescribed by the Constitution of India.

Flexible Amendment (A)------------------ More Rigid Amendment
(B)------------------ Fundamental Rights, (C)------------------
Directive Principles

15. Mark and label the following geo- information on the given out line
map of India. (1x4=4)
A. Aravali Ranges

B. Deccan Plateau
C. Malabar Coast
D. River Godavari

Answer any 9 questions from 16 to 26. Each carries four score (9x4=36)
16. Analyze Paleolithic and Neolithic on the basis of the hints given
below.
Hints:
• Tools
• Livelihoods
17. What are the two branches of the South West Monsoon? Give reasons
why, Rajasthan desert region receives scanty rainfall.
18. "Sanskrit literature received royal patronage during the Gupta reign."
Substantiate the
statement.
19. Explain Sex and Gender.
20. Defi ne: Plateaus. Identify the Plateaus marked as A, B and C.

21. What are the diff erent types of unemployment seen in out country?
22. Write the functions performed by the National Minority Commission.
23. Diff erentiate Demand and Supply.
24. Arrange the items in column ‘B’ in appropriate to column ‘A’

A B
Article 14 There shall be no
gender-based
discrimination against

any individual
Article 15 All genders have the
right to dignity,
individual liberty
and privacy

Article 16 Equality of opportunity
for all genders
Article 21 Equality of all genders

25. Diff erent land forms are created as a result of Defl ation in a desert.
Defi ne defl ation and give
three examples.
26. Explain the progress made in the fi eld of art and literature during the
reign of the Pratiharas

Answer the questions 27 and 28 as per the directions.

27.(A) Write an essay on the topic “ Challenges faced by the Indian
costal region and its solutions.”
OR
(5x1=5)
(B) Prepare write up analysing the Konkan Coast and Coromandel coast

28. (A) Describe the economic and social life during the reign of the
Sultans
OR
(6x1=6)
(B) Prepare a note on the structure of institutions given below.

(i) Election Commission
(ii) National Human Rights Commission

ANSWER KEY
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time : 2 1 / 2 STD IX Score : 80

Qn No Answer Key Score
1 (c) Lower house of the Parliament 1
2 (b) Chalukyas : 6th to 12th century CE 1
3 (C) Eastern Himalayas 1
4 (C) This is stable. 1
5 1
(B) Alluvial soil

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• Lack of accurate statistical data
• Double counting (The possibility of counting the
monetary 3
value of a product in more than one stages of
production)
• Non inclusion of goods and services produced for
self consumption.
• Not including those products whose monetary value
is
not determined in the market.
• Value of household work not included.
7 • All males, over the age of 30, except slaves were
considered as citizens.
• These citizens formed a committee and met four
times a year to take decisions on important matters. 3
• Women, artisans and the foreigners who worked as
traders were not considered as citizens.
8 • Discounts
• Marketing of high-quality products 3
• free products off ered along with purchases

• Areas receiving less than 25 cm of annual rainfall
9 are generally considered deserts. 3
• Cold deserts
• Hot deserts

10 • Stereotypes are created by simply presenting such
incorrect or partially correct

• notions as the basic qualities of men and women. 3
For eg. women are good as nurses. Men are not fi t
for that
• Located in the Bay of Bengal
11 • Includes Barren Island, the only active volcano in
India, located in Nicobar 3
• Capital: Port Blair

High literacy rate, higher education, sanitation, food
12 and public distribution, decentralized public health 3
policy.
• Education
13 • Health 3
Job Training

(A) Rigid Amendment
14 (B) name of the states, boundaries, citizenship. 3
(C)division of powers between Centre and State,
Representation of the Peoples Act.

Aravalli Ranges

15 4
Deccan
Plateau

River
Godavari
Ma ast
Co
lab
ar

Paleolithic Age:
• Tools - Rough tools
• Livelihoods -hunting and food gathering.
16 4

Neolithic Age:

• Tools - Polished tools
• Livelihoods -hunting, agriculture, settlement

17 • Following are the branches of the Southwest
Monsoon:
• Arabian Sea Branch 4
• Bay of Bengal Branch
• Rajasthan receives less rainfall due to the
orientation of the Aravalli Range, which does not
obstruct the monsoon winds.

• Sex - refers to the biological characteristics that
distinguish male and female. Refers to the
diff erences between males and females in terms of
18 chromosomes, body structure, hormones, 4
reproductive system and other physical factors.
• Gender - refers to the social, cultural and
psychological characteristics associated with the
categories of male and female through social
contexts. Gender is not biological or fi xed. It is
nurtured and strengthened through social
interactions. Gender is a social construct.
19 Sanskrit was the offi cial language. Ramayana,
Mahabharata and most of the Puranas were
translated into Varamozhi during this period.Dramas, 4
poems, grammar, dictionary etc. were composed in
Sanskrit language during this period. Sanskrit
dramas were world famous at that time.
Plateaus: Elevated landforms with broad, fl at
20 surfaces 4
A. Inter-montane Plateaus (surrounded by
mountains)
B. Piedmont Plateaus (located at the base of
mountains)
C. Continental Plateaus (covering large areas of
continents)

21 • Open unemployment, or, willing to work but
unemployed.
• Structural unemployment, or, job loss due to the
introduction of new technology.
4
• Seasonal unemployment, or, employment during a
particular season and remaining unemployed during
the rest of the time.
• Disguised unemployment, or, a condition where

more than the number of labourers required are
employed in production process without any change
in total output.
22 • Evaluate the progress of the social development of

the minorities.
• Evaluate the functioning of the constitutional
provisions and laws for the protection of the 4
minorities.
• Functions Submit reports on the issues and crises
faced by minorities from time to time.
• Examine the complaints regarding the violation of
the rights of minorities and make recommendations
for further action.
• Submit suggestions for the upkeep of the protection
of minorities.
23 • Demand: The willingness and ability to purchase a
product at a certain price.
• Supply: The quantity of a product made available for 4
sale at a specifi c price during a given time.

24
A B
Article 14 Equality of all genders
Article 15 There shall be no gender-based 4
discrimination against
any individual
Article 16 Equality of opportunity for all genders
Article 21 All genders have the right to dignity,
individual liberty
and privacy

25  Defl ation: Strong winds remove loose sand from
desert areas, carrying it to other places. This
process is called defl ation. 4
 Landforms formed by defl ation: Defl ation hollows,
caves, etc. Art and literature were encouraged.
Rajasekharan, a Sanskrit poet, dramatist and author of
Kavyamimamsa and Karpuramanjari, lived during this
period. Many beautiful temples and buildings were
built. Scholars from India were sent as diplomatic
envoys to the Caliph's palace in Baghdad. Indian

science and mathematics were popularized in the
Arab world. The exchange of Arab products and the
movement of scholars took place during this period,
preferably in India and Western Asia.

26 Art and literature were encouraged. Rajasekharan, a
Sanskrit poet, dramatist and author of
Kavyamimamsa and Karpuramanjari, lived during
this period. Many beautiful temples and buildings 4
were built.Scholars from India were sent as
diplomatic envoys to the Caliph's palace in Baghdad.
Indian science and mathematics were popularized in
the Arab world. The exchange of Arab products and
the movement of scholars took place during this
period, preferably in India and Western Asia.
27 A

 Coastal region has many potentials like topography
suitable for settlements, pleasant climate,
availability of water, agriculture, and industries.
 Even though it has several conditions to its
advantage, coastal area and its people are facing
many challenges.
 Natural disasters like Tsunami and cyclone, sea level
rise due to global climate change, coastal erosion
and sea turbulence make the life of the coastal
people challenging.
 People living in coastal regions are constantly
striving to adapt their social life to such adverse
conditions of nature.
 Issues related to climate change in the coastal area
and the possibility of natural disasters need to be
monitored.
 For this it is necessary to enforce timely warning and
preparedness with the participation of local
community, taking advantage of modern scientifi c
technology.
 Appropriate resource planning and conservation
strategy is necessary for sustainable utilisation of
coastal resources and to get its benefi ts to the local
people.
 Sustainable development is possible only when each
of us joins hands together in such activities.

B Konkan Coast

 Coastal plain that stretches from Daman to Goa 5
located at the South of Gujarat coastal plain is the

Konkan coast.
 Its length is about 500 km.
 The coastal plain here is narrower in width as the
Western Ghats runs parallel to the coast.
 The northern part of Konkan coast is sandy and

southern part is rocky. Coastal landforms like cliff s,
islands and beaches are found here.
 Goa, one of the major tourist destinations in India,
has many beaches.
 Humid climate with abundant rainfall makes the
Konkan coastal plain rich in biodiversity. Natural
harbours such as Nhavasheva (Navi Mumbai),
Mormugao, fi shing harbour of Malpe, shipyards,
tourism centres and industrial centres make the
Konkan coast a vibrant area of economic activities.
Coromandel coast
 It is the coastal plain extending from Krishna river
delta to
Kanyakumari.
 Kaveri river delta is also part of this plain.
 The fertile deltaic alluvium makes this region
suitable for
rice cultivation.
 Pulikat Lake is one of the important lakes of
Coromandel coast.
 India's rocket launching station Sriharikota, is
located on the shores of Pulikat Lake.
Bird sancturies like Pulikat Lake, Point Calimere and
Mangroves of Pichavaram are some centres of biodiversity
found along this coastal plain.

28 (A) Economic life
Agricultural progress, administrative stability, transport
progress, growth of trade, growth of cities, emergence of
money economy, industries and handicrafts .

Social Life

A society full of inequalities, economic inequality,
miseries of common people, social structure based on
caste system, change in status of women.
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(B)Election Commission
Consists of a Chief Election Commissioner and two
Commissioners. They are appointed by the President of
India. The tenure of offi ce of the members of the
Commission is 6 years or up to the age of 65. The Chief
Election Commissioner can be removed from his position
only through impeachment. The activities of the Election

Commission in diff erent states and the Union Territories
are coordinated by the Chief Electoral Offi cers.
National Human Rights Commission
The commission has 6 members including the
chairperson. Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice /

Supreme Court Judge will be the chairman. The members
of the Commission are appointed by the President. The
term of offi ce of the members of the commission is three
years or unto 70 years of age.

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