CLASS: IX ANNUAL RE EXAMINATION [2025-2026] MAX TIME: 3 Hrs.

DATE:6 .03.2025 SOCIAL SCIENCE MAX MARKS: 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
This Question Paper comprises Six Sections – Section A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37 questions in the Question
Paper. All Questions are compulsory.

1. Section A – Question No. 1 to 20 are Multiple Choice Question of 1 mark each

2. 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
3. Section C – Question No 25 to 29 are Short answer type questions carrying 3 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words
4. Section D – Question No 30 to 32 is are Case Based Question carrying 4 marks each.
5. Section E – Question No 33 to 36 are Long Answer type question carrying 5 marks
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6. Section F – Question No: 37 is a Map Question carrying 5 marks each.

Multiple Choice Question: 20 x 1 = 20

1. -------------- period referred to as the Reign of Terror.
a. 1789 - 1790 c. 1791 - 1800
b. 1793 - 1794 d. 1794 - 1795
2. What was the impact of the First World War on Russia?
(i) Russia had lost about Seven Million soldiers
(ii) Its crops and buildings were destroyed badly
(iii) Heavy industrial loss created an acute food scarcity
(iv) All of the above
3. Assertion: (A) The mountains are the major sources of water and forest wealth.
(R) The coastal region and island groups provide sites for fishing and port
activities.
Directions: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true and R is False
D) A is False and R is True
4. By which name the well – to –do peasants in Russia called?
a. Kulaks b. Kolkhoj c. Serfs d. Soviet Unions
5. Which country among India’s neighbours is the smallest?
a. Sri lanka b. Myanmar c. Nepal d. Bhutan
6. What separates Sri Lanka and India through a narrow channel of sea?
a. Arabian sea c. Persian Gulf
b. Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar d. Palk Strait and Persian Gulf
7. Prepare a list of natural and Man-made lakes:
1. Wular 2. Rana Pratap 3. Hirakud 4. Chilika
8. India lies in the region of --------- winds.
a. North eastern c. South western
b. Trade winds d. None of the above
9. Number of persons per square km 1001 and above as per census of India 2011. Find
out which two states?
a. Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry c. Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
b. Gujarat & Maharashtra d. Bihar & West Bengal
10. Which among the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?
a. Parliamentary form of Government c. Federal form of government
b. Double Citizenship d. A written Constitution
11. The country is elected by people not a monarch is known as ---------------
12. Match Column A (Subjects) with Column B (List) and Choose the correct option:
a. 1989 1. Hitler was born
b. 1919 2. The Nazi Party was formed
c. 28th February 1933 3. The Fire Decree
rd
d. 3 March 1933 4. The Enabling Act was passed
Options: a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2 a-1,b-4, c-2, d-3
13. Choose the correct term based on the following sentences:
1. The process by which people choose their representatives at regular intervals is
known as ---------------
2. It refers to the right of people to vote and elect their representatives to make
laws------------
14. What is the position of the President in India?
a. Nominal Head of the State c. Real Head of the State
b. Hereditary head of the state. d. political head of the state.

15.
Study the above picture carefully and select the following rights:
a. Right to freedom c. right to equality
b. Right against exploitation d. cultural and educational rights
16. What kind of people are a liability for the economy?
a. Poor b. healthy c. elite d. illiterate
17. Find the ODD one out:
a. Unemployment c. high standard of living
b. Illiteracy d. lack of clean water and sanitation facilities
18. Match:
Column – A Column – B
a. MSP 1. 1992
b. PDS 2. Pre-announced price
c. The National Food Security Act 3. Ration shops
d. Revamped Public System 4. 2013
Ans: a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 a-4 ,b-2, c-1, d-3 a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
19. How frequently poverty line is estimated?
1. Nearly every 4 years 3. Every 5 years
2. Every 10 years 4. Every 8 years
20. Assertion & Reason:
(Assertion): Democracy is better than other forms of government.
(Reason): It allows us to correct its own mistakes. (Refer Q.no 3 for rules)

II. Section – B Answer the following:

21. Describe any two social indicators in which poverty is looked upon? (2)
22. “democracy is better than any other form of government because it allow us to correct
its own mistakes” justify the statement with the help of two examples (2)
23. Why does India have diversity in its relief? (2)
24. Explain what led to subsistence crisis in France. (2)

Section – C
25. What is Nazism? How did it become popular in Germany? Explain (3)
26. What were the main demands of ‘April Thesis’? (3)
27. What are three major components of population growth? (3)
28. Give any two functions of the government (3)
29. What does unemployment mean? What type of unemployment exist in rural and urban
areas? (3)

Section – D Case Study

30. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. The Peninsular Plateau is flanked by stretch of narrow coastal strips, running
along the Arabian Sea in the west and the Bay of Bengal in the east. The western
coast, sandwiched between he Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, is a narrow
plain. It consists of three sections. The northern part of the coast is called the
Kankan (Mumbai – Goa) the central stretch is called the Kannad Plain, while the
Southern stretch is referred to as the Malabar Coast. The Plains along the Bay of
Bengal are wide and level. In the northern part, it is referred to as the Northern
Circar, while the southern part is known as the Coromandal Coast. Large rivers
such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri have formed
extensive delta on this coast. Lake Chilika is an important feature along the
eastern coast.
Answer the following: (1+1+2=4)
Q1: Which lake is important feature along the eastern coast?
Q2: What is the Northern part of the Western Coast called?
Q3: Which four rivers form the extensive delta in this coast?

31. Poverty in India also has another aspect or dimension. The proportion of poor people
is not the same in every state. States like Madhya Pradesh , Assam, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar and Orissa add above All India poverty level. Bihar and Orissa continue to be
the two poorest states with poverty ratios. There has been a substantial reduction in
global poverty. Poverty decline substantially in China and Southeast Asian countries
as a result of rapid economic growth and massive investments in human resource
development. There were a number of causes for the widespread poverty in India.
One historical reason is the low level of economic development under the British
colonial administration. The policies of the colonial government ruined traditional
handicrafts and discreet development of industries like textiles. Removal of poverty
has been one of the major objectives of Indian developmental strategy. In these
circumstances there is a clear need for targeted anti- poverty programmes. Although
there are so many schemes which are formulated to affect poverty directly or
indirectly. These anti -poverty programs are Mahatma Gandhi national rural
employment guarantee act, Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana, Rural employment
generation programme, Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarovskar Yojana, Pradhan mantri
Gramodaya Yojana etc.
Answer the following: (1+2+1)
Q1: In which year was the Swarna Jayanti Swaroskar Yojana (SGSY) launched (1)
Q2: What has been the major objective of the Indian developmental strategy (2)
Q3: Which states have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of
high agricultural growth rates (1)

32. In our country such campaigns take place for a two week. Between the
announcement of the final list of candidates and the date of polling. During this. The
candidates contact their voters, political leaders address election meetings and
 political parties mobilize their supporters. This is also the period when newspapers
and television news are full of election related stories and debates. But election
campaign is not limited to these two weeks only. Political parties start preparing for
elections months before they actually takes place. In election campaigns political
parties try to focus public attention on some big issues. They want to attract the public
to that issue and get them to vote for their party on that basis.
Answer the following: (1+2+1)
Q1: What is the minimum age to cast a vote?
Q2: What are the proofs of identity can be shown by the author if he or she does not
have an EPIC card?
Q3: What is the role of the newspapers and televisions during elections?
Section – E (4 x 5 = 20)
33. What is FCI? Write any four functions of FCI.
34. “Rule of law is the foundation of any democracy” Explain with the help of examples.
35. Describe any five characteristic features of the hot weather season in India.
36. Explain briefly the main causes of the rise of Nazi dictatorship in Germany.

37. Sec – F On an outline map of India, locate and mark the following:
a. (Geography) Areas receives rainfall less than 20 cm and more than 400 cm
b. Locate Kaziranga national park
c. Shade states having lowest density of population
d. Identify and shade the areas in Europe A. Rhineland and B. France