Class 9 Question Paper 2023 Social Science

ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Question Paper
2023

NCERT BASED SYLLABUS
FOR CBSE AND STATE BOARD
FOLLOWING NCERT

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2022-23)

Class - IX Subject – Social Science
Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks- 80

General Instructions:

i. All questions are compulsory
ii. 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.
iii. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.

HISTORY

SECTION-A

MCQ’s (1X4=4)

1. Who was Hitler’s propaganda minister ?
(a) Goebbels
(b) Helmuth
(c) Hjalmar
(d) Niemoeller
2. Dhangars were an important pastoralist community of ____________
(a) Punjab
(b) Assam
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Himachal Pradesh
3. The Maasai cattle herders primarily live in ______________
(a) South Africa
(b) West Africa
(c) East Africa
(d) North Africa
4. This law was implemented to take control over the land which was not under cultivation.
(a) Waste land rules
(b) Forest Act
(c) Criminal Tribe Act

(d) Criminal Act

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SECTION-B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (2X1=2)

5. What was the Enabling Act?

SECTION-C

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (3X1=3)

6. What social changes can be seen in society after Industrialisation?

OR
What changes were brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October
Revolution ?
SECTION-D
LONG ANSER BASED QUESTION (5X1=5)

7. What led to subsistence crisis in France?

SECTION-E

CASE BASED QUESTION (4X1=4)

8. Read the given extract and answer the following questions:

Brandis realised that a proper system had to be introduced to manage the forests and people had
to be trained in the science of conservation. This system would need legal sanction. Rules about
the use of forest resources had to be framed. Felling of trees and grazing had to be restricted so
that forests could preserved for timber production. Anybody who cut trees without following the
system had to be punished. So Brandis set up the Indian Forest Service in 1864 and helped
formulate the Indian Forest Act of 1865. The Imperial Forest Research Institute was also set up.
The system they taught here was called ‘scientific forestry’.

8.1. Who set up the Indian Forest Service and in which year ? (1)

8.2. When and where was the Imperial Forest Research Institute set up ? (1)

8.3. What do you know about ‘scientific forestry’? (2)

SECTION-F

MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION (1X2=2)

9. Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of France. Identify them and
write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.

A. Identify the port of France related to slave trade. (1)

B. Identify the place from where the National Anthem of France got its name. (1)

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

SECTION-A

MCQ’s (1X6=6)

1. Who issued the ‘Legal Framework Order’?
(a) ZANU
(b) Robert Mugabe
(c) General Musharaff
(d) None of these
2. Who often bitterly criticized Mahatma Gandhi and his visions ?
(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Mr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(d) Mr. SomnathLahiri
3. Read the statement and choose the right word:
It is a mechanism by which people can choose their representatives at regular intervals and
change them if they wish to do so.

(a) Elections
(b) Constitution
(c) Impeachment
(d) Campaign
4. ‘Democratic governments insist on institutions’. Choose the appropriate answer.
A. Institutions make it difficult to rush through a bad decision.
B. They provide an opportunity for a wider set of people to be consulted in any decision.
(a) A is true but B is false.
(b) A is false but B is true.
(c) Both A and B are true.
(d) Both A and B are false.

5. Which of the following is not a quality of ‘Rights’?
(a) Rights are reasonable claims of persons.
(b) These should be recognised by society.
(c) These should be sanctioned by law.
(d) These are granted by all the nations to their citizens.
6. Assertion (A): Representative government consider the most common form of democracy.
Reason (R): People in democracy can sit together and take decisions collectively.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

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SECTION-B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (2X1=2)

7. What choices are given to a voter during elections?

SECTION-C

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (3X1=3)

8. Which three evils are tackled by right against exploitation?

SECTION-D

LONG ANSER BASED QUESTION (5X1=5)

9. What powers rest with the Prime Minister of India?

OR

Explain any five powers of the Supreme Court of India.

SECTION-E

CASE BASED QUESTION (4X1=4)

10. Read the given extract and answer the following questions:

Since its independence in 1930, Mexico holds elections after every six years to elect its President.
The country has never been under a military or dictator’s rule but until 2000 every election was
won by a party called PRI. Opposition parties did contest elections but never managed to win. The
PRI is known to use many dirty tricks to win elections.

10.1. Give the full form of PRI. (1)

10.2. How can you say that people did not have any choice in democratic Mexico? (1)

10.3. Why were every elections won by PRI in Mexico? (2)

ECONOMICS

SECTION-A

MCQ’s (1X7=7)

1. Which among the following states was first to try out the modern farming methods in India?
(a) Haryana
(b) Jharkhand

(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa

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2. Which of the following statements is correct about the farmers in Palampur?
(a) Most dalit families in Palampur have no land for cultivation.
(b) Almost 450 families in Palampur are landless labourers.
(c) Most farmers in Palampur cultivate more than 2 hectares of land.
(d) Activities such as small scale manufacturing, dairy, transport. etc. are carried out on a
limited scale.

3. Which age group of children does the SarvaShikshaA bhiyan aim to promote education?
(a) 6-14 years
(b) 6-15 years
(c) 8-14 years
(d) 8-15 years
4. A situation wherein a number of youth with matriculation, graduation and post-graduation
degrees are not able to find suitable jobs is known as:
(a) seasonal unemployment
(b) disguised unemployment
(c) educated unemployment
(d) uneducated unemployment
5. Poverty has declined substantially in China and South East Asian countries.
Which of the following is/are appropriate reason/s for the same?
A. Massive investment in human resources.
B. Rapid economic growth.
(a) A is true but B is false
(b) A is false but B is true
(c) Both A and B are true
(d) Both A and B are false
6. Which of the following is not a component of food security?
(a) Availability
(b) Accessibility
(c) Affordability
(d) Accountability

7. Which type of hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and
quality?
(a) Chronic hunger
(b) Seasonal hunger
(c) Fast kept due to spiritual reasons
(d) None of the above

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SECTION-B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION (2X1=2)

8. What are market activities?

SECTION-C

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (3X2=6)

9. What is the role of health in the working life of an individual?

10. Why is the Public Distribution System criticised?

OR

What are the three important Food Intervention Programmes?

SECTION-D

LONG ANSER BASED QUESTION (5X1=5)

11. What is the concept of poverty line? How does it vary with time and place?

OR

Why poverty still remains a challenge for the Indian government?

GEOGRAPHY

SECTION - A
1. India's contact with the world have continued through ages.Which is the oldest
way of India's connection with the world ? [1]
A. Air route.
B. Sea route
C. Land route
D. None of the above
2. Different seasons of India have different characteristics.Identify the seasons with
the help of following characteristics. [1]
Seasons Characteristics
a. Hot weather seasons i. Break in monsoon
b. Cold weather seasons ii. October heat
c. Rainy season iii. Mahawat
d. Retreating monsoon iv. Kaal Baisakhi

Options :

A. a-iv,b-iii,c-ii,d-i
B. a-ii,b-iii,c-iv,d-i
C. a-ii,b-iv,c-i,d-iii
D. a-iv,b-iii,c-i,d-ii
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3. Which of the following are most populated states in India? [1]
A. Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala
B. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Mahasrashtra, Uttar Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu

SECTION - B
4. Why are rivers important for the country's economy ? [2]
OR
Write two characteristics of the Brahmaputra River Basin.

SECTION -C
5. Distinguish between tropical evergreen and deciduous forests.
(Write three points of each) [3]

SECTION –D
6. Describe the regional variations in the climatic conditions of India with the help
of suitable examples. [5]
OR
“The pressure and wind conditions over India are unique.”Explain this statement with five
suitable points.

SECTION -E
7. Read the given extract and answer the following questions . [4]
The northern plain has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely-
the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries. This plain is formed of
alluvial soil. The deposition of alluvium in a vast basin lying atthe foothills of the Himalayas
over millions of years, formed this fertile plain. It spreads over an area of 7 lakh sq.km.The
plain being about 2400 km long and 240 to 320 km broad, is adensely populated physiographic
division.The rivers coming from northern mountains are involved in depositional work. In the
lower course, due to gentle slope, the velocity of the river decreases, which results in the
formation of riverine islands.

The Northern Plain is broadly divided into three sections. The Western part of the Northern
Plain is referred to as the Punjab Plains. Formed by the Indus and its tributaries, the larger part
of this plain lies in Pakistan. The Indus and its tributaries —the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi,
the Beas and the Satluj originate in theHimalaya. This section of the plain is dominated by the
doabs.
7.1 How are Northern Plains formed? [1]
7.2 Name the depositional feature which is formed in the lower course of the
Northern Plain. [1]
7.3 “Northern plain is a densely populated physiographic division .”Analyse two reasons . [2]

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SECTION -F
8. On the Political Map of India locate and label any THREE of the following with
suitable symbols. [3]
A. Wular Lake
B. Corbett National Park
C. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
D. The State having lowest density of population

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