Social Science

IX_Revision worksheet – UT 2

Q. I. Answer the following short questions. (1 mark )

1. One advantage of human resource is ______________

2. Which of the following are indicators of poverty as seen by social scientists?
a) Lack of general resistance b) Govt policies c) vulnerability d) casual labour
3. The black majority wanted to secure rights for themselves. How can you sum those rights
up?____________
4. According to the Constitution of India- All of us should behave as if we are members of the
same family. No one should treat a fellow citizen as inferior.
What does the above imply- FRATERNITY or JUSTICE?
5. Study the cartoon. Highlight one issue that has a political undertone to it.

a)
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QII. Answer the following questions.

1. Which factors led to a subsistence crisis in the late 18th century, France? Explain. (4)
2. Study the following picture and answer.

a) Name two eminent French philosophers of the 18th century. (2)

b) What was the impact of the intellectuals and philosophers in the French
Revolution 1789? (4)
 3. Countries, like Japan, have invested in human resources. - Mention the ways
in which India is also trying to emerge efficiently. Discuss. (4)

4. Study the following news-

India's Unemployment Rate Hits 45-Year High

Under attack over "suppressing" a report that showed the unemployment rate at a 45-
year high, the government fielded NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar and CEO
Amitabh Kant for damage control and they claimed that the data was still not finalised and
will be released when "verified" and ready. The leaked report recorded an unemployment
rate of 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, giving the opposition Congress ammunition to attack and
pushing the NDA government in defensive mode. A look at the following artworks states
the sad state of joblessness.

a) What is unemployment? (2)

b) State the causes and effects of unemployment in India. (4)
5. Look at the following picture-

According to the UN, the share of urban Indians living in slums is 24%—about 100 million people.
India’s government, in an attempt to rectify this situation, has made it a policy to give land to slum
dwellers—not in the more central areas of cities where the slums tend to be, but on the urban
outskirts.
a) What does social exclusion mean? (3)
b) How is economic growth linked with poverty reduction in India? (3)
6. Study the following and answer.

In India, there are over 43 per cent of children under the age of five at risk of not fulfilling their full
developmental potential due to poor nutrition, poverty, and lack of early stimulation. The National
Education Policy 2020 looks at transforming early childhood education with an emphasis on ‘Early
Childhood Care & Education’. India ranks 116th amongst 174 countries on the Human Capital Index
[1] 2020 based on survival, health, and education, with a slight increase in score to 0.49 from 0.44 in
2018. The pandemic has risked the little progress made in building human capital, disrupting health
services and pushing more than a billion children out of school.
a) How does investment in human capital yield a return just like investment in physical capital? (3)
b) What different strategies should be made by the government to solve the unemployment problem
in India? (3)
7. a) Differentiate between Western Himalayas and Eastern Himalayas. (3)
b) How did the northern plains come to existence? Write two points briefly. Also mention two
features of these plains? (3+2)
8. a) What is anti-Semitism? (3)
b) What caused the holocaust? (3)

9.
a) What was the Estate system? (3 )
b) What were the 3 main causes of the French Revolution? (3 )