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PERIODIC TEST-1
Session- 2022-23

CLASS- IX TIME -90 MINUTES

SUBJECT-SOCIAL SCIENCE MAX MARKS-40

SECTION A 6X1=6
INSTRUCTIONS- Answer all the questions from 1 to 6.

1. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China (b) Nepal
(b) (c) Bhutan (d) Myanmar (e) all.
2. Which of these books was written by John Locke?
(a) The Spirit of the Laws
(b) Two Treatises on Government
(c) The Social Contract
(d) All the above
3. The easternmost longitude of India is
(a) 97° 25' E (c) 77° 6' E
(b) 68° 7' E (d) 82° 32' E
4. HYV seeds stands for
(a) Heavy yielding variety seeds (b) High yielding variety seeds
(c) Half yielding variety seeds (d) None
5. Which of these is not a good argument in favour of democracy?
(a) People feel free and equal in a democracy.
(b) Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others.
(c) Democratic government is more accountable to the people.
(d) Democracies are more prosperous than others
6. The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the Greek word –
(a) Democracia (b) Demokratia
(c) Demo (d) Kratia

SECTION B 4X3=12
INSTRUCTIONS- Answer Any four questions from 7 to 11.
7. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be
traced to the French Revolution.
8. Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
9. How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
10. Write some arguments against democracy.
11. What are three merits of democracy?

SECTION-C (4,marks)
SOURCE BASED QUESTION
Q.12 to 15. Read the given source and answer the following questions: Farming is the main production
activity in Palampur. 75 per cent of the people who are working are dependent on farming for their
livelihood.
They could be farmers or farm labourers. The wellbeing of these people
is closely related to production on the farms. But remember that there is a basic constraint in raising farm
production. Land area under cultivation is practically fixed. Since 1960 in Palampur, there has been no
expansion in land area under cultivation. By then, some of the wastelands in the
village had been converted to cultivable land. There exists no further scope to increase farm production by
bringing new land under cultivation.

(12) Since when has there been no expansion in land area under cultivation in Palampur?
(a).Since 1964 in Palampur, there has been no expansion in land area under cultivation.
( b ) Since 1972 in Palampur, there has been no expansion in land area under cultivation.
 ( c ) Since 1968 in Palampur, there has been no expansion in land area under cultivation.
( d ) Since 1960 in Palampur, there has been no expansion in land area under cultivation.
(13).What as the main production activity in Palampur?
( a ) Gardening was the main production activity in Palampur.
( b ) Cooking was the main production activity in Palampur.

( c ) Farming was the main production activity in Palampur.

\( d ) Catle rearing was the main production activity in Palampur.

(14). How much population of Palampur is dependent on farming?

( a ) 75 per cent of the people who are working are dependent on farming for their livelihood.
( b ) 85 per cent of the people who are working are dependent on farming for their livelihood.
( c ) 70 per cent of the people who are working are dependent on farming for their livelihood.
( d ) 80 per cent of the people who are working are dependent on farming for their livelihood.
(15).Land area under…………………………….. is practically fixed.

( a ) Grazing ( b ) Cultivation ( c ) Drilling ( d ) Ploughing

SECTION-D 3X5=15
INSTRUCTIONS-Long Answer Any Three questions from 16 to 20.
16. How would you explain the rise of Napoleon?
17. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches
show the same time. How does this happen?
18. Explain any five economic conditions of France that led to
the revolution.
19. What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use examples to explain.
20. What is democracy? What are features of a democracy?

SECTION-E 3X1=3
INSTRUCTIONS-Q.21. On the Political map of India locate the following.

A. The Tropic of Cancer.

B. The southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland in degrees.
C. Indian Standard Time Line.