Class 9 Question Paper 2024-25 Social Science (Mid Term)

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Mid Term Exam Question Paper 2024-25

Mid Term Examination
SESSION: 2024-2025
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS – IX

Name: __________________________________Sec: ___________Roll No: _________
Time Allowed: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 80

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________________________________________________________________________
Part -I Geography & Economics (40)

Section- A (MCQ) 1x10=10
Choose the correct option and put a tick mark on it.
1. The river Narmada has its source at ___________.
i) Satpura ii) Brahmagiri
iii) Amarkantak iv) Gangotri Glacier
2. The point on the earth surface, vertically above the focus is known as __________.

i) Vent ii) Epicenter
iii) Amarkantak iv) Crater
3. By which instrument is an earthquake measured?

i) Barometer ii) Seismograph
iii) Compass iv) Chronometer

4. Which landscape is not formed by the action of wind?

i) Cirque ii) Loess
iii) Oases iv) Sand Dunes

5. Loops of river is called ____________.

i) Delta ii) Flood plain
ii) Valley iv) Meander

6. Which is the highest waterfalls in the world?

i) Jog falls ii) Gersoppa falls
iii) Angel falls iv) Niagara Falls

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7. Earth day is celebrated on ____________.
i) 6th April ii) 8th April
iii) 22nd April iv) 1st April

8. Deepest mine in the world is in __________________.
i) South America ii) South Africa
iii)North America iv) Asia

9. As per estimates a mature leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as _____ people
inhale in a year.
i) 10 ii) 20
iii) 30 iv) 40
10. Which one of them is a producer?
i) Rabbit ii) Plant
iii) Dog iv) Eagle
Section- B (VSA) 2x4=8
11. What do you mean by the term ‘weathering’?
12. How is a delta formed?

13. Define Pangaea. Who propounded the theory about it?

14. Give an example of old fold and young fold mountain.

Section- C (SA) 3x3=9
15. What is Anticlines and Synclines? Explain with diagram.

16. Write different between Erosion and Deposition.

17. Write three uses of rocks and minerals.

Section- D (LA) 5x2=10
18. Describe the landforms, created by the action of River.
Or
Describe the landforms, created by the action of Wind.

19. What is volcano? Classify the volcano based on their frequency of eruption.

Section- E (Diagram based) 3x1=3
11. Draw the following figure:

Focus, Epicenter, Waves of an earthquake.

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Part -II: History & Political Science (40)

Class 9
(H-MCQ) (1x5=5)
Q. 21. The last royal family that ruled in France was ____________
a) Briton b) Danish c) Merovingian d) Bourbon
22. The prime leader of the Reign of Terror was ______________
a) Locke b) Montesquieu c) Robespierre d) Napoleon
23. A leading English industrialist who believed and implemented socialism in his own
factories for his workers was ____________
a) Karl Marx b) Vladimir Lenin c) Robert Owen d) Engels
24. During the Russian Revolution of 1905, the Tsar allowed the creation of an elected
consultative Parliament, called ___________
a) Parliament b) Parlement c) Duma d) Legislative Assembly
25. In Socialist schools, the concept of class struggle was emphasized by
a) Robert Owen b) Louis Blanc c) Karl Marx d) Lenin
(C-MCQ) (1x5=5)
26. The political system in which the people of the country form the government through
election, is called
a) Autocracy b) Dictatorship c) Democracy d) Monarchy
27. In India as per Universal Adult Franchise, a citizen becomes a voter who has attained
__________ years of age.
a) 26 b) 16 c) 22 d) 18
28. The source of the Indian Constitution is ___________
a) British King b) Indian Parliament c) people of India d)
Constituent Assembly
29. The introduction to the Constitution is called ____________
a) Introduction b) Opening c) Preamble d) Premble
30. India became a secular state with ______ amendment of the Constitution.
a) 1st b) 10th c) 44th d) 42nd
31. Who when ended the rule of “Directory” in France? (2)
32. What is a Republic? (2)
33. What is Socialism? (3)
34. Following is a quote from Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous speech which he delivered on the
eve of India’s independence – in the midnight on 15th August, 1947 –
“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem
our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. ….”
- Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure”?(3)
35. Write a short note on the Russian Revolution describing its different phases till the
formation of the USSR. (5)
Or
Write a short note on the Reign of Terror in France. (5)

36. Write the meaning of each of the following terms used in Indian Constitution:-
a) sovereign b) secular c) democratic d) republic e) equality
(1x5=5)
37. After their concerned revolutions, France became democracy and Russia became Socialist
state. – Outline the similarities and differences between the two systems. (4)

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38. Read the following statements and tell which of these is true or false and why:-
a) A constitution is about institutions and not about values. (1+1=2)
b)The authority of the Constitution is the same as any other law.(1+1=2)
39. Represent the concept of Separation of Powers as per Montesquieu through a diagram.
(2)

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