HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

SUBJECT: Social Science CLASS: IX

NOTE: All the questions to be done in the respective homework

notebooks.
HISTORY

1. Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of

revolutionary protest in France.
2. Which groups of French society benefited from the revolution?
Which groups were forced to relinquish power? Which sections of
society would have been disappointed with the outcome of the
revolution?
3. Mention the rumors that inspired the people to begin French
Revolution.
4. Identify Voltaire, Rousseau. Montesquieu. What part did the play
in French Revolution?
5. What was the significance of National Assembly?
6. What do you know about the abolition of slavery in France?
7. Explain ‘Declaration of the rights of man of citizen’
8. Explain the period of the reign of terror?
9. What were the six causes of French Revolution?
10. What were the results of the French Revolution?
11. Draw and explain the political symbols and their significance which
came up during the French Revolution.
12. Explain the role played by women in France during revolutionary
years.
13. Explain how freedom of speech and expression under
revolutionary government in France promote ideas of liberty and
equality in everyday practice.
14. What compelled Louis XVI to raise taxes in France?
15. What measures were taken by Robespierre to bring equality in the
French Society?
16. Describe how abolition of slavery became possible in France.
17. Explain the role of Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes in the French
Revolution.
18. Evaluate the importance of the following years in concern with
French Revolution:- 1774, 1789, 1791, 1804 and 1815.
19. State the events that led to the formation of the National
Assembly.
20. Compare the political, economic and social conditions of France
before and after the revolution.

GEOGRAPHY

1.How does India occupy an important strategic position in South Asia

2. Name the southernmost point of India Union. Why is it not visible
today?
3. Which ocean is named after India? Give reasons.
4. How have mountain passes been helpful in India since historic times?
Explain.
5. Why do the days and nights almost of equal duration at
Kanniyakumari?
6. Write a note on the location and size of India.
7. What is the importance of Standard Meridian of India?
8. Name all the Union Territories of India with their administrative
headquarters.
9. Locate and label the Indian states and capital on the outline political
map of India. On the same map locate and label India’s neighbouring
countries.
10. Name the following:-
a. The parallel of latitude which divides India roughly into two equal
halves.
b. States of India through which this latitude passes.
c. The largest and the smallest states of India.
d. States of India which do not have an international border or lie on
the coast.
e. States of India having an international border as well as lie on the
coast.
f. The two water bodies which separate India from Sri Lanka.
g. The type of states in India present before 1947
h. Name the states of India which lie along the eastern coast of India
from North to South.
i. Which two union territories merged together in India.
j.Classify the states into four groups each having common frontier
with:-
1.Pakistan, 2. China, 3.Myanmar, 4. Nepal and 5.Bangladesh

ECONOMICS
1.Mention the situation of transport in the village of Palampur?

2.Describe the categories of the 4 factors of production?

3.write 3 examples of farming activities and 3of non farming activities?

4.What do you know about the neighboring villages of Palampur?

5.What is meant by production? Give some examples.

6.Define Economics.

7.Differentiate between traditional and modern farming method.

8.Explain the limitations of Green Revolution.

9.What are different types of crops grown on same piece of land

10.Why village Palampur is considered as a well developed village?