Goa Board Class 9 Sample Paper History & Political Science (Semester I)

2025

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GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION PORVORIM
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PORTION AND MARKS DISTRIBUTION FOR STD
: IX CWSN (2024-2025)
SUB: HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE )

PORTION FOR THE FIRST TERM WITH WEIGHTAGE TO THE UNITS
NO. UNITS MARKS
1 H.I. The French Revolution 15

2. H.II. Socialism in Europe and the Russian 15
Revolution.
3. The Cuncolim Revolt 10

4 P.S.1. What is Democracy? Why 15
Democracy?
5 P.S.2. Constitutional Design. 15

TOTAL 70

PORTION FOR THE SECOND TERM WITH WEIGHTAGE TO THE UNITS
NO. UNITS MARKS
1. H.III. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler 15
2. H.IV. Forest Society and Colonialism. 15
3. History of Goa 10
4. P.S. 3. Electoral Politics 15
5. P.S. 4. Working of Institution 15
Total 70

 Note:
 The following sub topics are not for testing. Meant for self –study:
1. Unit 2 of History : Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution: The Age of Social Change:
1.1 Liberals Radicals and Conservatives.
1.2 Industrial Society and Social Change, 1.3 the Coming of socialism to Europe, 1.4 Support for Socialism.
2. Unit 1 of Political Science : What is Democracy? Why Democracy?
3. Information provided in the boxes is not to be tested.

HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE STD -IX CWSN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT SCHEME

Term Term Total Term 1 Term 2 Innovative Internal Grand
1 2 Practical Practical Test Assessment Total
Term I /ll Total
70 70 140 20 20 10+10 60 200

 Practicals
 1st Term (20 marks)
i) Flow chart of Subsistence Crises, French Society of Estates.
ii) Definition and the features of Democracy.
iii) Pictures along with the names of makers of the Indian Constitution.
iv) Contribution of Dr. B.R Ambedkar as a Chairman of Drafting Committee .
 2nd Term (20 marks)
i) Map on Lok Sabha Constituencies with reference to (Pg. 62)
ii) Name the major political parties in India and their symbols .
iii) Pictures along with the names of cabinet ministers holding important portfolios in Goa.
iv) Pictures along with the names of Member of Parliament of North Goa and South Goa.
v) Pictures along with the names of the President of India, Prime Minister of India and Two Houses of Parliament
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HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE CWSN

SUBJECT CODE : 1016

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT SCHEME FOR STD IX 2024-2025

 INSTRUCTIONS:
1) A list of activities and assessment criteria for Internal Assessment of 10 marks are listed below.
2) The student will conduct any ONE of the activities suggested below . Keeping the needs of the student in
mind , the teacher may modify the activity to convenience the students.
3) Each activity is allotted 20 marks.
4) 20 marks will be converted to 10 for submission as Internal Marks to Goa Board : (20/2 =10)
5) Students should follow the evaluation pattern given for each of the activities.
6) The write may include maximum 200 words.
7) Record of every activity of the student has to be maintained hard copy for the Board.
8) Submission of the same will be before the end of each term.

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 List of suggestions for Innovative Activities:
FIRST TERM

1) Sports of India
Write brief introduction of any one sports of India

Name/ Activity Rubrics : Total 20 marks Total
Roll
No :
History Cultural and Photos Source Presentation of ideas
of Sports Social (key
Impact figures
and
events
)
5 5 3 2 5 20

OR

a) Documentation on the role of makers of the Indian Constitution.

Name/ Activity Rubrics : Total 20 marks Total
Roll No :
Relevance Contributions Pictures/ Presentation References
to the Photos of Ideas
Topic
5 5 3 5 2 20

SECOND TERM

1) History of Portuguese architectural style in Goa

Name Activity Rubrics : Total 20 marks Total
/Roll no:
Introduction Key Present Photos/ Views of Presentation
to Architectural status Pictures the local of ideas
Portuguese Examples people,
Architectural expert
Styles opinion
4 3 3 3 2 5 20

OR

1) Cabinet Ministers holding important portfolios in India and their functions.

Name/ Activity Rubrics : Total 20 marks Total
Roll No :
Relevance Creativity Pictures/ Presentation References
to the Photos of Ideas
Topic
5 3 5 5 2 20

MODEL QUESTION PAPER 2024- 2025
SUBJECT: HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE ( CWSN)
STD –IX TIME : 3 HOURS ALLOTED MARKS : 70
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
(i) This question paper has 63 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against the question.
(iii)Questions 1to 40 are MCQs for 1 mark each ( To be answered on OMR sheets)
(iv)Questions 42 to 63 are subjective. ( To be answered on answer booklet)
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided for questions 55 & 56.
(v) In addition to these, separate instructions are given wherever necessary.
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Choose the correct alternatives from those given below each statement. (40)

1) The Sans- Culottes men wore red caps to symbolise____________________
A) Equality
B) Liberty
C) Freedom
D) Justice

2) Which group did Vladimir Lenin in Russia? _____________________________
A) Bolshevik
B) Menshevik
C) Socialists
D) Conservatives

3) What party did the Socialists form in Russia in 1900?_________________
A) Russian Social Democratic Workers Party
B) Socialist Revolutionary Party
C) Russian Workers Party
D) Labour Party
4) A Military Revolutionary Committee was appointed in Russia which was led by___________
A) Kerensky
B) Leon Trotskii
C) Lenin
D) Stalin
5) The Bolshevik Party was renamed as _______________
A) The Russian Communist Party
B) The Russian Socialist Party
C) The Russian Democratic Party
D) The Russian Labour Party
6) What are the events of October 1917 called as? _______________________
A) Russian Revolution
B) French Revolution
C) February Revolution
D) Industrial Revolution
7) Who conquered Goa in 1510? __________________
A) Salcette
B) Asolna
C) Velim
D) Portugal

„Limit the power of Monarch‟.
Assign different institution.
Made France a Constitutional
8) The document above statements refer to __________________________
A) Declaration of independence.
B) Constitution of 1791
C) Reign of Terror
D) Napoleonic army
9) Who boycotted the decrees of the Judicial Forum of the Fort of Rachol?
_______________________________
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Cuncolkars
C) Francisco Mascarenhas
D) Gomes Figueredo
10) One of the books that carried the idea of proposing a form of government _____________
A) Social Contract
B) Spirit of laws
C) The Two Treaties of Government
D) What is the Third Estate?
11) The revenue collector who was sent to Salcete to collect revenue and was killed when he reached
Cuncolim was____________________
A) Fr. Rodolfo Aquaviva
B) Fr. Pero Berno
C) Fr. Antonio
D) Estevao Rodrigues
12) Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding a democratic form of Government?
__________________________________________
A) Democracy leads to instability
B) Democracy leads to delay
C) Democracy is based on electoral competition
D) In democracy, final decision is not taken by elected leaders

13) Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding Aparthied government?
____________________________
A) Apartheid divides the people .
B) Apartheid label the people base on their skin colour.
C) Apartheid treated all the people equal.
D) Apartheid treated all non -whites inferior.
14) Which one of the following is the correct order of the rulers of Russia?______________
A) Kerensky-Lenin-Stalin-Nicholas II
B) Stalin-Lenin-Nicholas II -Kerensky
C) Lenin-Stalin- Kerensky-Nicholas II
D) Nicholas II–Kerensky-Lenin-Stalin
15) Who had drafted the constitution for India in 1928? _____________________
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Motilal Nehru
C) C. R. Das
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
16) Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe cannot be called a democratic country, as ___________
A) he did not follow rule of law
B) he respected the constitution
C) the press enjoyed freedom under him
D) he used fair practices in elections

17) Women do not have the right to vote in ___________________
A) Pakistan
B) Estonia
C) Fiji
D) Saudi Arabia
18) Which one of the following show anti-German sentiments among Russians during the First World
war? ____________________________________
A) Appointment of Rasputin as adviser
B) Lockout of factories on the right bank of river Neva
C) Returning of demonstrators on the streets
D) Renaming of St. Petersburg as Petrograd
19) Why is the Constitution of India amended quite regularly?________________________
A) To be in accordance with people‟s aspirations
B) To incorporate changes from time to time
C) To clarify ambiguous provisions
D) All of the above
20) According to the‘Legal Framework Order’ that amended the constitution of Pakistan, who can
dismiss the national or provincial assemblies? ________________________
A) President
B) Prime minister
C) Governor
D) Chief Minister
21) France under Louis XVI helped the thirteen colonies to gain their independence from
___________________________
A) America
B) Britain
C) Spain
D) Austria
22) The Social Contract was written by__________________________
A) Voltaire
B) Montesquieu
C) Rousseau
D) Locke
23) The Marseillaise was composed by ___________________
A) Maximillian Robespierre
B) Roget de L‟Isle
C) Abbe Sieyes
D) Mirabeau
24) When did the constitution of India come into force? ____________________
A) 26th November 1949
B) 26th January 1950
C)15th August 1947
th
D) 30 January 1948
25) Which party in China always forms the Government?____________________________
A)The Communist Party
B) The Democratic Party
C)The National People‟s Congress
D) The Communist and Marxist Party
26) After how many years does Mexico holds elections to elect its President? ___________
A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven

27) The freedom fighter of South Africa who was imprisoned at Robben Island was
_____________________
A) Dr. Ambedkar
B) Motilal Nehru
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
28) On the morning of August 10, 1792 the Jacobins stormed the ___________________
A) Palace of the Tuileries
B) Palace de la Concorde
C) Palace of Versailles
D) fortress prison the Bastille
29) In August 2002 “Legal Frame work “amended the Constitution of_______________
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) China
D) Zimbabwe
30) How many unarmed chieftains entered the fortress of Assolna? _________________
A) Fourteen
B) Fifteen
C) Sixteen
D) Seventeen
31) The mixed races in Africa were called ________________
A) blacks
B) non whites
C) coloured
D) whites
32) In a democracy all major decisions are taken by the rulers elected by the ____________
A) kings
B) people
C) Nobles
D) Military dictator
33) The new National Flag of the Republic of South Africa was unfurled on __________________
A) 26th November 1949
B) 26th January 1950
C)15th August 1947
th
D) 26 April 1994
34) The worst recorded famine in world history took place in ___________________
A) India
B) China
C) Pakistan
D) Zimbabwe
35) The Chairman of the Drafting committee was ________________________
A) Vallabhabhai Patel
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Dr.Amdedkar
D) Motilal Nehru
36) Who of the following became the military dictator in Pakistan in 2002? ______________
A) Nawaz Sharif
B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Imran Khan
D) Parvez Musharra

37) In which of the following the caste system in traditional India and the Estates system of pre -
revolutionary France is similar ____________________________
A) occupations were attained by merit
B) social mobility was very limited
C) status was determined by education
D) social equality existed

i) Preamble is the soul of Indian Constitution
ii) Preamble has a chapter on fundamental rights.
iii) Preamble is short statement of basic values of the Constitution.
iv) Preamble can be amended easily.
38) Which of these statements are true regarding the Preamble of the Constitution of India?
A) only first statement is correct.
B) only First and second statements are correct
C) The first and third statements are correct
D) All the statements are correct.
39) Which one of the following is not a feature of the socialist economy introduced after October
Revolution of 1917?_______________________
A) Collective farming
B) Nationalization of Industries
C) Central Planning
D) Private ownership of banks
40) The form of democracy in which all the citizens of the country assemble in a place
and directly take part in decision making is _________________________
A)Direct democracy
B) Representative democracy
C) Parliamentary democracy
D)Presidential democracy

Answer the following questions in one sentence each. (12)
41) What were the slogans raised by the demonstrating workers in Russia?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________
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42) State any one features of democracy.
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________
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43) Which party uses dirty tricks to win election in Mexico?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________________
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44) Which Party ruled Zimbabwe since 1980?
Ans________________________________________________________________________________
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45) What did the Portuguese built after destroying the Assolna fort?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________
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46) Name two most famous women‟s clubs in France.
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________
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47) Who led the struggle against the policies of segregation in South Africa?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________________
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48) Which revolt was considered as the first revolt in Asia against the Europeans?
Ans.___________________________________________________________________________________
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49) Name the first Estate in France.
Ans.___________________________________________________________________________________
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50) What was the system of Social discrimination in South Africa called?

Ans.___________________________________________________________________________________________
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51) Name the port cities that gained economic prosperity due to the flourishing slave trade?
Ans.___________________________________________________________________________________
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52) Define Constitution
Ans.___________________________________________________________________________________
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* Read the following extract and answer the following questions:
‘The members of the first two estates enjoyed privileges by birth.’
53) What did the third estate comprise of? (1)
Ans.____________________________________________________________________
54) Name the tax paid directly to the state. (1)
Ans.____________________________________________________________________

*Observe the picture and answer the following questions given below :

55) What did the Bolshevik Party rename itself? (1)
Ans.____________________________________________________________________
56) Name the Bolshevik leader who returned to Russia from his exile in April 1917. (1)
Ans.____________________________________________________________________

OR

*Read the following slogan and answer the following question: (1)

“ bread ,wages, better hours and democracy”
55) Who has raised the given slogan?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________
56) What was the Patrograd Soviet?
Ans._______________________________________________________________________

* Answer the following questions in two sentences: ( 14)
57) Why did Louis XVI increase the taxes when he ascended the throne of France?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________
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58) Mention the steps taken by the Russian government to improve the workers condition.
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________
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59) Why is Democracy better than any other form of Government?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________________
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60) How did the Goankars and the people of Cuncolim show their disobience towards the Portuguese?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________
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61) Describe the incident “Bloody Sunday”?
Ans.___________________________________________________________________________________
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62) How did the Portuguese kill the local leaders ?
Ans:___________________________________________________________________________________
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63) The Constitution of South Africa is one of the finest constitution the world has ever had.
Ans.___________________________________________________________________________________
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