SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II, 202 II, 202 SS 06 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Class IX / IX Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90 3 90 General Instructions : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) The question paper has 3 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. Marks are indicated against each question. Questions from serial number to 0 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries one mark. Questions from serial number to 22 are 3 mark questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each. Questions from serial number 23 to 30 are 5 mark questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 20 words each. Question number 3 is a map question of 4 marks from Geography only. After completion, attach the map inside your answer book. (i) 3 (ii) (iii) 0 (iv) 22 3 80 (v) 23 30 5 20 (vi) 3 4 Page 2 of 8
.A When was the first leg-before law published? 770 772 774 776 770 772 774 776.B Who made the shoe-respect rule stricter for the Indians? Lord Dalhousie Lord Curzon Lord William Bentick Lord Mountbatten 2.A The world s first cricket club was formed at : Melbourne Marylebone Hambledon Sydney 2.B When Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 95, he decided to dress like a : Chief Priest European Kathiawadi peasant 95 3. The type of vegetation found in areas receiving up to 200 cms of rainfall is known as : Tropical Thorn Forest Tropical Deciduous Forests Tropical Evergreen Forest Montane Forests 200 4. Identify the country where Tigers and lions both are found. Pakistan India Bangladesh Africa 5. Which of the following is not allowed during election campaign? Giving money to voters Using T.V. Channels Door to door canvassing Contacting voters on phone Page 3 of 8
6. What is a secular state? A state that does not have any official religion A state that recognises only one religion A state that does not have any religion A state that has multi-religions 7. What is PIL? Public Information Litigation Public Interest Litigation Private Interest Litigation Public Interest Legislation 8. Which one of the following states still faces a serious problem of poverty? Kerala West Bengal Tamil Nadu Orissa 9. In which state, the average consumption of PDS grain is less than 300 gm per person per month? Punjab Haryana Tamil Nadu Bihar 300 0. Which one of the following is not a provision of National Food for Work Programme? Open to all rural poor Open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment The collector is the nodal officer 00% centrally sponsored scheme..a Under colonial rule, why did the scale of hunting increase to such an extent that various species became almost extinct? 3 Page 4 of 8
.B How does drought affect the life of pastoralists? 3.C Why did the demand of food grains increase in England from the mid eighteenth century? 3 2.A How did the technological advances change the entire game of cricket? 3 2.B Why did Mahatma Gandhi s dream of clothing the nation in Khadi become an appeal only to some sections of Indians? 3 3. Explain the role of monsoon as a unifying bond in India. 3 4. Explain the terms : Loo Kaal Baisakhi Mango showers 3x=3 5. Explain any three characteristics of the Mangrove forests. 3x=3 6. What are the three major components of population growth? 3x=3 7. Mention any three conditions which make an election democratic. 3x=3 8. What are constituencies? How many constituencies are there in India for Lok Sabha? What is the basis of the division of these constituencies? ++=3 9. Explain any three powers of the President of India? 3x=3 20. Which two aspects are considered to estimate poverty? Which social and economic groups in India are more vulnerable to poverty in India? +2=3 2. Mention any six social indicators of poverty. 6x ½ =3 Page 5 of 8
22. Describe the three dimensions indicating food security. 3x=3 23.A Explain the system of scientific forestry introduced by Dietrich Brandis. 5 23.B Who were the Raikas? Write any three features of their life style. 2+3=5 23.C Explain the dust bowl tragedy of 930s in USA. 930 5 24.A Describe about the wood cutter community of Java the Kalangs. 5 24.B Where did the Gaddi Shepherds live? Describe the seasonal movement of the Gaddis. +4=5 24.C Who introduced opium in China in early 6 th century? Which two states of India produced opium for the Britishers? Why were Indian farmers unwilling to grow opium? ++3=5 25.A How far is it correct to say that the history of Gymkhana cricket led to first class cricket being organised on communal and racial lines? 5 25.B What were the major changes in the clothing pattern which occurred in Europe from seventeenth century to twentieth century? 26. Describe the role of National Population policy 2000 in life of adolescents? / 2000 5 27. Explain any five powers of the Supreme Court of India. 5x=5 28. What are rights? Why is it said that right comes with an obligation to respect other rights? Explain. 2+3=5 Page 6 of 8
29. List any five causes of poverty in India. 5x=5 30. Explain the two components of the Food Security System designed by the government of India. 2+3=5 3. Two features A and B are shown in the political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of following information and write their correct names on the line marked on the map. (A) (B) One type of forest. Meteorological station of West Bengal. A B 2x=2 (A) (B) AND/ On the same political outline map of India locate and label the following items with appropriate symbols : (i) The state having high sex ratio. (ii) Kaziranga National Park. 2x=2 (i) (ii) Page 7 of 8
B. Note : The following questions are for the visually impaired only in lieu of Q.No.3. (3.) Which type of forests are found in Jammu and Kashmir? (3.2) Name the meteorological Station of West Bengal. (3.3) Which state have the highest sex ratio. (3.4) In which state is Kaziranga National Park located? 3 (3.) (3.2) (3.3) (3.4) 4x=4 - o 0 o - Page 8 of 8