HALF YEARLY

EXAMINATION SOLVED
SAMPLE QUESTION
PAPER: 2022-23
Grade & Div: IX Sub: Social Science Max. Marks: 80
Name of the Student: Date: Duration: 3 Hours

General Instructions

i. Question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A – From question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
iii. Section B – Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
iv. Section C contains Q.25to Q.29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
v. Section D – Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions
and are of 4 marks each
vii. Section F – Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a from History(2
marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).
viii. 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.
ix. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.

SECTION A MCQs (1X20=20)

1 Tsarist power in Russia collapsed in the year
(a) 1905
(b) 1916
(c) 1917
(d) 1920

2 The main occupation of the people of Russia in

the beginning of the twentieth century was
(a) manufacturing
(b) poultry farming
(c) fishing
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 (d) agriculture

3 A Labour Party in Britain was formed bysocialist

and
(a) trade unionists
(b) peasants
(c) industrialists
(d) young students
4 The name associated with April Theses is
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Robert Owen
(c) Lenin
(d) Stalin
5 Which among the following groups was against
any kind of political or social change?
(a) Nationalists
(b) conservatives
(c) liberals
(d) radicals
6 Which of the following is the most labour absorbing sectors of the Indian economy?
(a) Primary sector
(b) tertiary sector
(c) Secondary sector
(d) Private sector
7 Match the column A with column B.
A B
A. Kolkhoz i. Collective Farms
B. Joseph Stalin ii. Pro Tsarist
C. The whites iii. Redistribution of land
D. Socialist International body iv. Second International

a. A. (i), B. (ii), C. (iii), D. (iv)

b. A. (i), B. (iv), C. (iii), D. (ii)
c. A. (i), B. (iii), C. (ii), D. (iv)
d. A. (iv), B. (iii), C. (ii), D. (i)
8 Which of the following is included in the secondary sector?
(a) Poultry farming
(b) Manufacturing
(c) Transport
(d) Quarrying
9 Which of the following sectors faces the problem of seasonal unemployment?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Service sector
(c) Trade
(d) IT sector
10 The number of females per thousand males refers to :
(a) Sex Ratio
(b) Literacy Rate
(c) Infant Mortality Rate
(d) Birth Rate
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11. Which one of the following is considered important to create a ‘virtuous cycle’ by
the parents?
(a) To send their children to the school
(b) To provide goods food to their children
(c) To join their children in corporate schools
(d) To take care of the health and education of their children
12 The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on
(a) 26 January 1950
(b) 26 November 1949
(c) 26 January 1949
(d) 15 August 1947
13 Which of the following terms is not included in the Preamble to the Indian
Constitution?
(a) Liberty
(b) Equality
(c) Secular
(d) Religion
14 In which way did the system of apartheid discriminate among the South Africans?
(a) Restricted social contacts between the races
(b) Segregation of public facilities
(c) Created race-specific job categories
(d) All the above
15 Which of the following sentences is correct?
(a) All countries that have constitutions are necessarily democratic
(b) All countries that are democratic necessarily have constitutions
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above)
16 The northern most range of the Himalayas is known as
(a) Himadri
(b) lesser Himalaya
(c) Shivalik
(d) none of the above.
17 The Kangra and Kullu valley are located in
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
18 The soil containing calcareous deposits is locally known as
(a) Bhangar
(b) Khadar
(c) Bhabar
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 (d) Kankar
19 Lake Chilika lies in the state of
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Telangana
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu
20 The western coastal strip, south of Goa is referred to as;
(a) Coromandel
(b) Konkan
(c) Kannad
(d) Northern Circar
(2X4=8)
SECTION B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
21 Which are the three types of plate boundaries/movements?
Answer:
The three types of plate boundaries includes convergent, divergent and transform
boundary.
22 What is a constitution?
Answer:
A constitution is a document containing the set of principles according to which a state
or an organisation is supposed to be governed.
23 Mention one significant view of the radicals.
Answer:
Radicals wanted a nation in which the government was based on the majority of a
country’s population.
24 What is human capital?
Answer:
When investment is made in the form of education, training and medical care, the
quality of population improves and becomes a great asset. It is known as human capital.

(3X5=15)
SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS
25 Name the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas.
Answer:
The three parallel ranges of the Himalayas are:
(a) The Great Himalayas or Inner Himalayas or Himadri
(b) Himachal or Lesser Himalayas
(c) Shiwaliks or Outer Himalayas.
26 What does ‘apartheid’ mean?
Answer:
Apartheid was the policy of racial discrimination and ill-treatment of the blacks by the
white regime of South Africa based on the colour of their skin.
27 What were the viewpoints of the conservatives?
Answer:
The conservatives had the following viewpoints.
(a) In the beginning of the eighteenth century, they were opposed to the idea of
change.
(b) Later in the nineteenth century, they accepted that some change was inevitable.
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 (c) At the same time they believed that the past had to be respected and change had
to be brought about through a slow process.
28 Distinguish between market and non-market activities with three points of
distinction.
Answer:

Market Activities Non-market Activities

(a) Market activities are those activities (a) Non-market activities include things

which include the production and which are not economic and comprises

consumption of goods. of exchange system.

(b) These activities are performed for (b) These activities are performed for

pay or profits. self-consumption.

(c) Example: A teacher teaching in a (c) Example: Subsistence farming and

school and a man working in a bank. processing of primary products.

29 Explain the impact of the Russian Revolution on the world. [CBSE 2014]
Answer:
The following was the global influence of Russian Revolution and the USSR.
(a) In many countries, communist parties were formed on the line of Russia.
(b) It gave the world a new economic system known as socialism.
(c) The Bolsheviks encouraged colonial peoples to follow their experiment. It inspired a
number of freedom movements in other countries.
(d) Many non-Russians from outside the USSR participated in the Conference of the
Peoples of the East and the Bolshevik-founded Comintern. Some even received
education in the USSR’s Communist University of the Workers of the East.
(e) By the time the Second World War broke, socialism had acquired a global face.
SECTION D (5X4=20)

LONG ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS

30 Write some important features of Ganga Plains.
Answer:
Some important features of Ganga Plains are:
(a) The Ganga Plain lies in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Delhi and West
Bengal. The deltaic part of the plain is in West Bengal and Bangladesh. This
part of the plain is formed by Ganga and its Himalayan tributaries (Yamuna,
Ghaghara, Gandak) and Peninsular tributaries (Chambal, Betwa, Ken and Son).
(b) The plain slopes towards east and southeast and also has high fertile soils.
(c) These plains extended between Ghaggar and Teesta rivers.

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31 Why is constitution of India acceptable to Indians even today?
Answer:
The reasons for acceptability of the constitution till today are as follows:

The constitution does not reflect the views of its members alone. It expresses a broad
consensus of its time.
The Constituent Assembly represented the people of India. Since there was no
universal adult franchise at that time, the Constituent Assembly could not have been
chosen directly by the people. It was elected, mainly by the members of Provincial
Legislatures, which ensured a fair share of all the regions of the country.
The Constituent Assembly worked in a systematic, open and consensual manner. The
nature of work done by the Constituent Assembly gave sanctity to the constitution.
32 What were the main objectives of the Russian Revolutionaries?
Answer:
The following were the main objectives of the Russian Revolutionaries.
(a) Peace: The Russian revolutionaries wanted to maintain peace and order in the
country. The people of Russia were against the war. Just after the fall of Tzar, Russia
withdrew from the war.
(b) Land to the Tiller: The Russian revolutionaries were of the opinion that the
agricultural land should be allotted to the cultivators as the peasants in Russia were
leading a miserable life under the large landowners.
(c) Control of industry by the workers: In Russia, the capitalists greatly exploited the
workers. This made the condition of Russian workers deplorable. There was great need
to control the industry by workers themselves.
(d) Equal status for the non-Russian nationalists: The Russian revolutionaries
demanded equal status
for the non-Russian nationalities. Just after the revolution, a declaration of the people
was issued by the new government conferring them political autonomy.
33 How does unemployment affect the overall growth of an economy?
Answer:
The five effects of unemployment on the overall growth of an economy are:

1. It leads to wastage of manpower resource.

2. The people who are an asset become a liability.
3. It creates a feeling of hopelessness and despair among the young people. ‘
4. It increases economic overload, i.e., the dependence of unemployed on the
working population.
5. The quality of life of an individual gets affected.

(4x3=12)
SECTION-E
CASE BASED QUESTIONS
34 Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: 4

Power sharing arrangements can also be seen in the way political parties, pressure
groups and movements control or influence those in power. In a democracy, the
citizens must have freedom to choose among various contenders for power. In
contemporary democracies, this takes the form of competition among different
parties. Such competition ensures that power does not remain in one hand. In the
long run, power is shared among different political parties that represent different
ideologies and social groups. Sometimes this kind of sharing can be direct, when two
or more parties form an alliance to contest elections. If their alliance is elected, they
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 form a coalition government and thus share power. In a democracy, we find interest
groups such as those of traders, businessmen, industrialists, farmers and industrial
workers. They also will have share in governmental power, either through
participation in governmental committees or bringing influence on the decision-
making process.

Answer the following questions:

34.1 ‘Power sharing is an essential component of democracy.’ Give one example to prove 1
the statement.
34.2 How is alliance building an example of power sharing? 1
34.3 How Political parties, pressure groups and movements help in controlling or influencing 2
those who are in power?
35 Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: 4
“Women workers, often… inspired their male co-workers… At the Lorenz telephone
factory…. Marta Vasileva almost single handedly called a successful strike. Already
that morning, in celebration of Women’s Day, women workers had presented red
bows to the men … Then Marta Vasileva, a milling machine operator stopped work
and declared an impromptu strike. The workers on the floor were ready to support
her… The foreman informed the management and sent her a loaf of bread. She took
the bread but refused to go back to work. The administrator asked her again why she
refused to work and she replied, “I cannot be the only one who is satiated when
others are hungry”. Women workers from another section of the factory gathered
around Marfa in support and gradually all the other women ceased working. Soon the
men downed their tools as well and the entire crowd rushed onto the street.
Answer the following questions:
35.1 1
Who was Marfa Vasileva?
Ans.She was a milling machine operator at Lorenz telephone factory
35.2 1
Why is International Women’s Day celebrated?
Ans.Because on this day, women workers of Russia led to strikes in factories.
35.3 2
Write about the role of women in Russian Revolution?
Ans.(1)They inspired male workers to strike works.
(2) On Feb. 23, 1917, women led the way to strikes.
36 Read the given extract and answer following questions 4
When the procession of workers led by Father Gapon reached the Winter Palace it
was attacked by the police and the Cossacks. Over 1100 workers were killed and
about 300 wounded. The incident, known as Bloody Sunday, started a series of events
that became known as the 1905 Revolution. Strikes took place all over the country
and universities closed down when student bodies staged walkouts, complaining
about the lack of civil liberties. Lawyers, doctors, engineers and other middle-class
workers established the Union of Unions and demanded a constituent assembly.

Answer the following questions:

36.1 What was the immediate outcome of 1905 Revolution? 1
Ans. Creation of Duma.
36.2 Why were the workers moving towards the Winter Palace? 1
Ans.It was the residence of Tsar Nicholas ll.

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36.3 What was the prime reason for procession of workers? 2
Ans.1 Demand for reduction in working hours.
Increase in real wages.

37 (2+3=5)
SECTION-F
MAP SKILL BASED QUESTION
37.1 On the given outline map of Europe, locate and label one Central power and one 2
allied power of World War I.

37.2 On the same outline map of India locate and label following with suitable Symbols. (1x3=3)
(Any three)
 The Eastern coastal plains
 The great Indian Desert
 The Himalaya
 The Northern Plains
 Islands of India

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