/SOCIAL SCIENCE IX/ Class IX 90 Time allowed : hours Maximum Marks : 90 (i) ( ) एव 0 (ii) (iii) 8 (iv) 9 20 80 (v) 2 26 20 (vi) 27 28 - vii) 29 और 0 General Instructions : (i) The question paper has two sections (Section A and Section B) with 0 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. (ii) Marks are indicated against each question. (iii) Questions from serial number to 8 are very short answer type questions. Each question carries one mark. (iv) Questions from serial number 9 to 20 are marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each. (v) Questions from serial number 2 to 26 are marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 20 words each. (vi) Question number 27 and 28 are map question of marks each, from History and Geography respectively. After completion, attach the maps inside your answer book. (vii) Question number 29 and 0 are from Open Text themes and each question is of marks. Page of 2
ख ड क SECTION - A Why do the Raikas combine farming with pastoralism? 878 Name the three categories of forests as mentioned in the Forest Act of 878. 2 Why did landowners opt for threshing machine by replacing labours in England? What is natural vegetation? A public meeting was organised in a park to protest against police attrocities. Looking at the overwhelming response of the people police security was arranged. Angry crowd started throwing stones on police. Which fundamental right is being misused by the stated throwing stones on police misused by the people in this incident? 4 Which political party gave the slogan Save democracy? Who elects the President of India? Page 2 of 2
6 What kind of stocks are maintained by the ration shops? 7 When was the Food for Work Programme introduced? 8 When does starvation become famine? 9 0 How did the measures introduced by the British to administer the affairs of the Maasai change the lives of the Maasai chiefs? How were the people of Bastar disturbed by the British? State any three features of native American groups. Why was there a strife between Bombay gymkhana and Parsi cricketers and what were the consequences? What were the differences between the hat and turban? Page of 2
Write a short note on the world s first cricket club and the MCC. Mention any three disadvantages of tight dresses in Victorian England. 2 Why is Kerela state densely populated? Give three reasons. 4 6 Monsoon is a boon as well as a bane. Justify the statement. Name any three common animals each of thorn forests and the Mangrove forests found in India. 'In India, value of free and fair election has always been promoted". Support the statement with facts. State any three rights that are denied to the citizens of Saudi Arabia? 7 How is the independence of judiciary maintained in India? 8 Explain the different dimensions of food security. 9 State the efforts made to achieve self sufficiency in food grain, since independence? Page 4 of 2
20 Describe any three negative effects of increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) of food grains in India. 2 Who are the pastoral nomads? Describe any four features of them. 22 By the early nineteenth century, oak forests in England were disappearing. What problem did it pose and how was it subsequently solved? Why were the British keen on growing opium in India? Explain any five reasons. Decolonization did not lead to the decline of the control of the British over cricket. Do you agree with the statement? Support your answer with argument. How did the new clothing materials, introduced in England, change the dressing style in Europe? 2 What steps have been taken by the government to protect the flora and fauna of the country? 24 Describe onset of the monsoon over India and its withdrawal from India. Page of 2
2 A group of workers want to form an association of their factory workers. It is not in the interest of factory owner as his practices are exploitative in nature. Can the factory owners stop the workers? Support your answer with the concerned Fundament Right. 26 Differentiate between political and permanent executive. 27a, 27b 27c The student has to attempt any one map question from question numbers 27a, 27b and 27c. Question no. 28 is compulsory. The maps are attached with the question paper. 27a A B (A) (B) (C) (27.) (27.2) (27.) Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map of India. Identify these items with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map. (A) (B) State related to Banjaras. The state to which Kinnauris belong. On the same political outline map of India, locate and label the following item with appropriate symbol : (C) State related to Dhangars. Page 6 of 2
Note : The following questions are for the visually impaired candidates only in lieu of map question. (27.) Name the famous pastoral community of Himachal Pradesh. (27.2) Name the state to which Kinnauris belong. (27.) Name the pastoral community of Andhra Pradesh. 27b A B (A) (B) (C) Page 7 of 2
(27.) (27.2) (27.) Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map of India. Identify these items with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map. (A) State related to Santhal tribe. (B) Region related to Gunda Dhur. On the same political outline map of India, locate and label the following item with appropriate symbol. (C) Deharadun : where irst Imprerial Forest Research Institute was established. Note : The following questions are for the visually impaired candidates only in lieu of map question. (27.) Name the tribal groups that belonged to Jharkhand. (27.2) Name the famous tribal leader of Bastar. (27.) Name the place where first Imperial Forest Research Institute was established. Page 8 of 2
27c A B (A) (B) (C) (27.) (27.2) (27.) Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map of India. Identify these items with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map. (A) The port town which was involved in opium trade. (B) A state where opium was grown without British influence. On the same political outline map of India, locate and label the following item with appropriate symbols. (C) The state where the Battle of Plassey took place. Note : The following questions are for the visually impaired candidates only in lieu of map question. (27.) Name the country with which British traded Tea. (27.2) In which country is Lancashire located? (27.) Which country had introduced opium into china in the early sixteenth century. Page 9 of 2
28 (A) (B) (A) (B) (C) (28.) (28.2) (28.) Two features (A) and (B) are shown in the political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map. (A) Type of natural vegetation. (B) A National Park. On the same political outline map of India locate and label the following feature with Page 0 of 2
appropriate symbol. (C) The state having the highest sex ratio. The following questions are for the visually impaired candidates only, in lieu of map question. (28.) Name the type of natural vegetation found in Kerala. (28.2) In which state of India Corbett National Park is located? (28.) Name the state having the highest sex ratio. (*क पय स न न त कर ल कक ख ड ख (म क त प ठ यवस त आध ररत प रश न ) SECTION - B (OTBA) नवषय क म क त प ठ इस प रश -पत र क स थ उपलब ध ह ) (* Please ensure that open text of the given theme is supplied with this question paper) Theme : A Story of two brothers 29 947 The transition to settled life did not come easy to the refugees after the partition of India in 947. Page of 2
Support the statement with the examples of Manpreet and his family. 0 Suggest any five measures to reduce poverty in India. -o0o0o0o- Page 2 of 2
Marking Scheme SOCIAL SCIENCE (Class IX) General Instructions:. The Marking Scheme provides general guidelines to reduce subjectivity and maintain uniformity. The answers given in the marking scheme are the best suggested answers. 2. Marking be done as per the instructions provided in the marking scheme. (It should not be done according to one s own interpretation or any other consideration).. Alternative methods be accepted. Proportional marks be awarded. 4. If a question is attempted twice and the candidate has not crossed any answer, only first attempt be evaluated and EXTRA be written with the second attempt.. In case where no answers are given or answers are found wrong in this Marking Scheme, correct answers may be found and used for valuation purpose. ख ड क SECTION - A a. Rainfall is meager and uncertain b. Cultivated land does not yield much crop. (Any one) Three categories were : Reserved, Protected and Villages Forests. Landlords' complaint of the drinking habits of labourers and therefore difficult to make them work. 2 Plant community that has grown naturally without human aid is called natural vegetation. Page of
Right to freedom. 4 Janata Party. The Members of Parliament and the elected MLA S 6 Food grains, sugar, Kerosene oil for cooking. 7 The Food for Work Programme was introduced in 977 78. 8 A prolonged starvation might take a turn of famine. 9 a. The traditional authority of both elders and warriors was adversely affected. b. The chiefs appointed by the colonial government collected wealth and bought animals, goods and land. c. The chiefs started lending money to the poor neighbours who needed it to pay taxes. d. They became traders and started living in towns. e. Their families lived in villages and took care of herds. f. The chiefs had pastoral and non-pastoral incomes. a. (Explain any three) Page 2 of
(i) The British proposed to stop shifting cultivation, hunting and collection of forests produce. (ii) Some villages were displaced without notice or compensation. (iii) The people who were allowed to stay in the forest had to work for the forest department for free. (i) (ii) (iii) Native American groups were nomadic as well as settled. Many of them lived only by hunting, gathering and fishing; others cultivated corn, beans, tobacco and pumpkin. Some of them were expert trappers through whom the European traders secure their supplies of beaver fur since the 6 th century. 0 There was a quarrel between the Bombay Gymkhana, a whites-only club, and Parsi cricketers over the use of a public park. The Parsis complained that the park was left unfit for cricket because the polo ponies of the Bombay Gymkhana dug up the surface. When it became clear that the colonial authorities were prejudiced in favour of their white compatriots, the Parsis built their own Gymkhana to play cricket in. These two headgears did not only look different, but they also signified different things. (i) The turban in India was not just for protection from the heat but was a sign of respectability, and could not be removed at will. (ii) In the western tradition, the hat had to be removed before social superiors as a sign of respect. (i) The world s first cricket club was formed in Hambledon in 760s. (ii) The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was formed in 787. (iii) In 788, the MCC published its first revision of the laws and became the Page of
guardian of cricket s regulations. (i) Tight clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. (ii) Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent. (iii) Doctors reported that many women were regularly complaining of acute weakness, felt languid, and fainted frequently. (iv) Corsets became necessary to hold up the weakened spine. 2 (i) Kerala state is a part of the West Coastal Plains which are quite leveled and fertile and (ii) there is enough of rainfall. As such there is no scarcity of food in Kerala. (iii) Kerala lies on the sea shore for a long distance as such it earns both in external and internal trade. It is a boon; Brings rainfall, sustains agriculture, relief from soaring temperature, fills rivers, lakes, wells, ponds, supports plant and animal life It's a bane; Excess rain causes devastating floods causing great damage to life and property Failure of monsoon causes droughts Its uncertainty disturbs farming schedule of millions of farmers all over the country. 4 The common animals of the thorn forests and the mangrove forests are : Thorn forests : Rats, mice, rabbits, fox, wolf, wild ass, horses and camel. Mangrove forests : Royal Bengal Tiger, Turtles, Crocodiles, Gharials and snakes. (i) The ruling parties routinely lose elections in India. (ii) About half of the sitting MLAs and MPs lose election. (iii) Outcomes of the elections are accepted as the verdict of the people by the defeated party. Page 4 of
6 Citizens cannot elect their government. Citizens do not have any political rights. There is no freedom of religion. (Any other relevant point) 7. The judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. 2. The senior judges of the Supreme Court selects the new judges of the Supreme Courts and the High Court.. There is very little scope for interference by the political executive. 8 () Availability of food. (2) Accessibility of food. () Affordability of food. (To be explained) 9 () After independence Indian Policy makers adopted all measures to achieve selfsufficiency in food grain. (2) India adopted a new strategy in agriculture. () This resulted in `Green Revolution' especially in the production of wheat and rice. 20 () Increase in MSP has induced farmers, particularly in surplus states; to divert land from production of grain. (2) The intensive utilisation of water in the cultivation of rice has also led to environmental degradation. () Fall in the water table/level, threatening the sustainability of the agricultural development in these states. 2 Pastoral Nomads are those groups who earn their livelihood by subsistence farming and cattle rearing. Page of
(i) They move from place to place with their cattle in search of pastures and suitable weather for their herd. (ii) Their movement is seasonal and is guided by the need of their flock. (iii) They raise cattle, camels, goats, sheep etc. (iv) They sell milk, meat, animal skin and wool. (v) Some also earn through trade and transport. (vi) Others combine pastoral activity with agriculture. (Any four) The disappearance of oak forests created a problem of timber supply for the Royal Navy. The British could not build ships without a regular supply of strong and durable timber. It was a grave situation as the imperial power couldn t be protected and maintained without ships. As a solution, by the 820s, search parties were sent to explore the forest resources of India. Within a decade, trees were felled on a massive scale and vast quantities of timber were exported from India. The British keen to grow opium in India because In the late 8th century; the English East India Company was buying tea and silk from China for sale in England. As. tea was gaining popularity in England, its demand rose from million poundsto,0 million pounds. England at that time produced nothing that could be easily sold in China. This means an outflow of treasure from England to China. Merchants wanted.to balance their trade. So they searched for a commodity they could sell in China. Opium was sucha commodity which had a demand in China, as it was used inmedicines. So to balance their trade and to earn huge profits they persuaded Indian farmers to grow opium. So that the British traders could sell it in China. Page 6 of
22 Decolonisation led to the decline of British influence but this did not happen at once; it took a while for the relative unimportance of postimperial Britain to be reflected in the organisation of world cricket. Even after Indian independence kick-started the disappearance of the British empire, the regulation of international cricket remained the business of the Imperial Cricket Conference ICC. The ICC, renamed the International Cricket Conference as late as 96, was dominated by its foundation members, England and Australia, which retained the right of veto over its proceedings. The colonial flavour of world cricket during the 90s and 960s can be seen from the fact that England and the other white commonwealth countries, Australia and New Zealand, continued to play Test cricket with South Africa, a racist state that practised a policy of racial segregation which, among other things, barred nonwhites representing that country in Test matches. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Before the 7 th century, most ordinary women in Britain possessed very few clothes made of flax, linen or wool, which were difficult to clean. After 600, trade with India brought cheap, beautiful and easy to maintain Indian Chintzes (cotton cloth printed with designs and flowers). During the Industrial Revolution, in the 9 th century, Britain began the mass manufacture of cotton textiles which it exported to many parts of the world. Cotton clothes, now became more accessible to a wider section of people in Europe. By the early 20 th century, artificial fibres made clothes cheaper and easier to wash and maintain. 2 Steps taken by the government to protect the flora and fauna are as follows : (i) About 4 biosphere reserves have been set up in the country to protect both flora and fauna. Four out of these the Sunderbans (West Bengal) Nanda Devi (Uttranchal), Gulf of Mannar (Tamil Nadu) and Niligiris (Kerala Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) have been included in the world network of Biosphere Reserves. (ii) Financial and technical assistance is provided to many botanical gardens by the government, since 992. (iii) Project Tiger, Project Rhino, Project Great Indian Bustard and many other eco Page 7 of
developmental projects have been introduced. 24 Sudden arrival of Monsoon: The Monsoon arrives at the southern tip of peninsula generally by first week of June. It proceeds to Mumbai by 0th June, and Saurasthra Kuchchh and central parts of India by mid June. This is fairly a rapid advance. The Bay of Bengal branch arrive Assam in the first week of June and starts moving towards the west over the Ganga plains. The Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch joins together and move westwards. By first week of July these winds reach Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and by mid- July entire country is under influence of monsoon. Retreat of monsoon is a gradual process: Withdrawal of Monsoon begins in northwestern states of India by early September. By mid October it, it completely withdraws from the northern half of the peninsula. The withdrawal from the southern half of the peninsula is fairly rapid. By early December, the Monsoon has withdrawn from the rest of the country. 2 (a) No (b) 26 Political Executives : Under freedom to form associations and unions Citing their right to freedom Description of oppressive policies of owner-reason to form association Taking help of right to constitutional remedies One that is elected by the people for a specific period. Political leaders fall in this category. Permanent Executive : People are appointed on a long term basis. People working in civil services are called civil servants. 27a, 27b 27c The student has to attempt any one map question from question numbers 27a, 27b and 27c. Question no. 28 is compulsory. The maps are attached with the question paper. Page 8 of
27a Gaddis (27.2) Himachal Pradesh (27.) Kurumas, Kurubas and Gollas (27.) Page 9 of
27b (27.) Santhalas and Oraons. (27.2) Gunda Dhur. (27.) Dehradun. Page 0 of
27c 27. China OR India 27.2 England 27. Portugal Page of
28 (28.) Montane Forests (28.2) Uttarakhand (28.) Kerala (*क पय स न न त क ल कक ख ड ख (म क त प ठ यवस त आध र त प रश न ) SECTION - B (OTBA) नवषय क म क त प ठ इस प रश -पत र क स थ उपलब ध ह ) (* Please ensure that open text of the given theme is supplied with this question paper) Theme : Living on the Edge Page 2 of
29 Manpreet and his family got a small piece of land in a suburb, by the government. With great difficulty they managed to make a makeshift house, consisting of a large square room, a small room and a common lavatory set up by the government. Countless days were spent almost without food leading to hunger pangs, causing pain and agony and sleepless nights. Single mother was the only bread earner for the family who took a menial job in a brick kiln and she worked in draconian conditons inhaling hazardous dust particles. Meager amount she received after entire day was not sufficient Urban poverty made them malnourished and withered. 0 Poverty can be reduced in the following ways : () Increasing empowerment of women and the economically weaker sections of society. (2) Fostering the economic growth. () Increasing the stress on universal free elementary education. (4) Caste and gender discrimination to be avoided. () Improving health care, education and job security. (6) Removing unequality of wealth among people. (7) Imparting Education. (8) Skill Development. (9) Strong Value System. (0) Involving with NGOs to fight the vices in the society. (any five) -o0o0o0o- Page of