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1 WINTER ASSIGNMENT Subject-S.ST CLASS-9 TH GOING TO 10 TH

DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS 1. Differentiate between direct and indirect democracy. Give one example for each. 2. Democracy is the best form of government.

2 DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS 1. Differentiate between direct and indirect democracy. Give one example for each. 2. Democracy is the best form of government. Do you agree with this statement? Give justifications to your answer. 3. What amendments did Pervez Musharraf bring in the Constitution of Pakistan by issuing a Legal Framework Order? 4. Mention any three differences between democratic and non- democratic governments. 5. Describe the role of Lech Walesa in restoring democracy in Poland. 6. Why do we need a Constitution? 7. How were Blacks treated in South Africa under the system of apartheid? 8. How does democracy improve the quality of decision making? 9. What is meant by the term martial law? 10. Give instances from history when the purpose of democracy was defeated due to unfair use of power to gain undue popularity. 11. Mark and name all the countries of ASIA and AFRICA continents.

3 INDIA AND ITS VEGETATION AND WILD LIFE

4 1. Name the southern most point of Indian Union. 2. Which latitude divide India into two halves. 3. Name the seven union territories of India. Which union territory lies on the western coast of India. 4. Name the state which do not have an International border or lie on the coast. 5. How many states and union territories are there in India? 6. Which are the three tectonics plate movement? 7. Name the major Physiographic divisions of India. 8. Name the three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent of Himalayas. 9. Name the Northern most range of Himalayas. 10. Name the longest and the most important range of lesser Himalayas. 11. Which are the famous hill stations of Himachal? 12. What are Duns? Name three well known Duns of Shiwaliks Range. 13. Discuss the characteristics and importance of three parallel range of Himalayas. 14. Distinguish between Western and Eastern Ghats. 15. What is Lake? How are they formed? 16. Write three main features of the Indus river system? 17.Name India s largest fresh water lake. Where is it located? 18.Name two salt water lakes of the Eastern coast of India. 19.Name the coast which is famous for its lagoons. 20. What are the causes of the pollution in Ganga river system? 21. Why are rivers important for the country s economy?

22. Why does Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt despite having a longer course? 23. What is Gorge? 24. What are lagoons? 25. Name the place of origin of the river Indus? 26.

5 22. Why does Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt despite having a longer course? 23. What is Gorge? 24. What are lagoons? 25. Name the place of origin of the river Indus? 26. Name the two main headstreams of the river Ganga. 27. Name the place where river Indus enters into Pakistan and its further course before joining the sea. 28. What is an ox-bow lake? How are they formed? 29. What is the source of the river Tapi.Write three important features of it? 30. How are Himalayas formed? 31. Identify the type of vegetation name as given below in the following images Fig.a

6 Fig.b FRENCH REVOLUTION

7 1.Who among the following reintroduced slavery in France after it was abolished by Jacobin regime? 2.What was the literal meaning of Sans-Culottes? 3.In which year did Napoleon Bonaparte crown himself as the Emperor of France? 4.The tax called Tithe was collected from the French peasants by the: 5.The National Assembly of France voted in April 1792 to declare war against: 6.Why was the Bastille hated by all? 7.The book Two treaties of the Government was written by: 8.Who was the leader of the Jacobin club? 9.What are the causes for the empty treasure of France under Louis XVI? Assess any three causes. 10. Why were the representatives of the Third Estate disappointed with the pattern of voting in the Estates General? 11. Why did subsistence crisis frequently occur in France during old Regime? 12. Who was Robespierre? Why is his reign referred to as The Reign of Terror? 13. Write three main features of the French Constitution of How was the French society organized? What privileges did certain sections of the society enjoy? Describe. 15. What role did French philosophers play in French Revolution? 16. Describe the condition of women in France before the Revolution. 17. Describe any five impacts of the French Revolution in the World. 18. Explain any five ways in which the revolutionary government translated the ideals of liberty and equality into everyday practice.

Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution 1.The associations of people who produced goods together and divided the profits according to the work done by the members are commonly termed as: 2.

8 Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution 1.The associations of people who produced goods together and divided the profits according to the work done by the members are commonly termed as: 2. Who led the Bolshevik group in Russia during the Russian Revolution? 3. Muslim Reformers within the Russian Empire were called: 4. St. Petersburg, a German name was renamed as: 5. Collective farms in Russia where peasants worked jointly were known as: 6. Russian peasants were different from other European peasants because: 7. What was the symbolic color of the Socialist Revolutionaries in Russia? 8. Which religion was followed by most people of Russia? 9. Describe the main events of the October revolution in Russia. 10. Who was Lenin? Describe his role in the Russian Revolution of Describe the world wide impact of the Russian Revolution. 12. Explain the new Economic policy of Lenin. 13. Explain the condition of Russia during the First World War. 14. What three factors were responsible for the 1905 Revolution? 15. Mention three ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels on capitalist industrial society. 16. What were the main five changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?

17. State five measures Stalin to improve the Soviet Economy. ECONOMICS 1.What are the various activities undertaken in the primary sector secondary sector and tertiary sector? Draw the three sectors.

9 17. State five measures Stalin to improve the Soviet Economy. ECONOMICS 1.What are the various activities undertaken in the primary sector secondary sector and tertiary sector? Draw the three sectors. 2. Explain the following:- (a) Buffer stock (b) Minimum support price (c) Fair price shops 3. How is food security ensured in India? Draw a flow chart for it. 4. write the full form of the following:- (a) PDS (b) FCI (C) AAY (d) ICDS (e) TDPS (f) FFW (g) MSP (h) BPL (i) NHFS

10 (j) NSSO 5. What are the causes of poverty? Explain. 6. Which capital would you consider the best and why? (a) Land (b) Labour (c) Physical capital (d) Human capital 7. What are the main features of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005? 8. Find out what type of help is given to the victims of a natural calamity at a relief camp. Have you ever helped such victims(in the form of money, food, clothes, medicines etc.) PROJECT WORK: Gather more information about famines in India 9. What are the problems of the functioning of the ration shops? 10. What is the difference between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment? Prepared by : Sunny Thakur

I, 2012 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I, 2012 / SOCIAL SCIENCE. IX / Class IX Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90.

I, 2012 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I, 2012 / SOCIAL SCIENCE. IX / Class IX Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90. I, 202 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I, 202 / SOCIAL SCIENCE IX / Class IX SS-026 3 90 Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90 (i) 3 (ii) 0 (iii) 22 3 80 (iv) 23 30 5 20 (v) 3 4 General Instructions: (i) (ii)