CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 Social Science Paper 2

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 Social Science Paper 2

Board	CBSE
Class	IX
Subject	Social Science
Sample Paper Set	Paper 2
Category	CBSE Sample Papers

Students who are going to appear for CBSE Class 12 Examinations are advised to practice the CBSE sample papers given here which is designed as per the latest Syllabus and marking scheme, as prescribed by the CBSE, is given here. Paper 2 of Solved CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 Social Science is given below with free PDF download solutions.

Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions

(i) The question paper has 27 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii) Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are very short answer questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
(iv) Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.
(v) Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
(vi) Question number 26 and 27 are map questions of 2 marks from History and 3 marks from Geography. After completion, attach the maps inside the answer book.

Questions

Question 1:
Define liberals.

Question 2:
What was the immediate cause to the end of the Second World War end?

Question 3:
What do we mean by the term election?

Question 4:
Write about the location of the Tethys Sea.

Question 5:
What are the two kharif crops grown in the village Palampur.

Question 6:
Define market activities.

Question 7:
Which are the two poorest state in India.

Question 8:
What is the basic principle of Marxist theory?

Question 9:
“The Treaty of Versailles was humiliating for the Germans”. Explain.

Question 10:
Mention the essential features of democracy.

Question 11:
Mention the characteristics of the Constituent Assembly debates.

Question 12:
How is voters list important?

Question 13:
Give a detailed explanation of the three parts of the western coast of India.

Question 14:
How are the east flowing rivers different from the west flowing rivers of the peninsular india?

Question 15:
What do you mean by the physical capital? Discuss its types.

Question 16:
Write a note on modem farming methods.

Question 17:
Write any three causes of poverty in India.

Question 18:
Discuss the role of Buffer stock and the Public distribution system in the food security in India.

Question 19:
Discuss the foreign policy of Hitler.

Question 20:
How can we say that the forest rules affected cultivation in India?
OR
Discuss the pastoral life during the colonial rule.
OR
The Indian farmers were reluctant to grow opium. Comment.

Question 21:
Write any five powers of the parliament in India.

Question 22:
What are the five main features of right to equality?

Question 23:
Explain the retreating monsoon in India.

Question 24:
Write any five features of the mangrove forests in India.

Question 25:
Explain the role of cooperatives in food security.

Question 26:
Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the outline map of world:
(a) One of the central powers of the First World War.
(b) One of the allied powers of the Second World War.

Question 27:
On the given political outline map of India locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols:
(a) Southernmost point of the Indian union
(b) Deccan plateau
(c) State having highest literacy rate.

Answers

Answer 1:
They were tolerance to religions. They believed in voting rights for men but opposed the same for women.

Answer 2:
The Second World War ended with the dropping of the atom bomb by USA on Hiroshima in Japan.

Answer 3:
It is a process through which representatives are chosen by the people through voting at regular intervals.

Answer 4:
The Tethys Sea was located between the Angaraland and the Gondwanaland.

Answer 5:
Jowar and Bajra were the two main kharif crops grown in the village Palampur.

Answer 6:
Activities for which we get remuneration or get paid for it is called market activities.

Answer 7:
The two poorest states of India are- Odisha and Bihar.

Answer 8:
The Marxist principle was based on the theory that the capitalists are exploiting the workers for their profit motive. The condition of the workers can improve only when the workers will overthrow them and there will be a rule of private property. They wanted a natural society for the future.

Answer 9:
The Treaty of Versailles was humiliating for the Germans due to the following reasons:

1. Germany was held responsible for the war and damages.
2. A huge compensation amount of £ 6 billion was charged.
3. Germany lost her own territories along with captured areas.

Answer 10:
The three essential features of democracy are:

1. The people who are the elected representative can have the final decision making power.
2. Democracy is based on free and fair election where there is a fair chance of losing.
3. Each adult has been given one vote one value.

Answer 11:
The Constituent Assembly debates had the following three characteristics:

1. It provides the reasons for every provision of the constitution.
2. It is helpful in knowing the constitution.
3. It has 12 bulky volumes.

Answer 12:
Voters list is also called electoral roll, is the list of all the eligible people who can vote. Voters list is important because it gives us equal opportunity to choose our representatives. It is the base for democratic election. It is revised every year as the names are added and deleted.

Answer 13:
The western coast of India is classified as:

1. The Konkan coast: The northern part of the west coast lying between Mumbai and Goa called Konkan coast.
2. The Kannad Coast: The middle stretch of the west coast is called the Kannad coast.
3. The Malabar Coast: The southern stretch of the western coast near Kerala is called Malabar Coast.

Answer 14:
East Flowing Rivers:

1. The Narmada, and the Tapi are the important east flowing rivers in India.
2. These rivers drain into the Arabian Sea.
3.  They form estuaries.

West Flowing Rivers:

1. The Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri are the important west flowing rivers.
2.  These rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal.
3. They form delta.

Answer 15:
Physical capital refers to the variety of inputs at every stage of production. Physical capital is of two types:

1. Fixed capital: Capitals used in the production which lasts for many years like tools and machines are called fixed capital.
2. Working capital: There are some capitals on which there is need to invest regularly such as raw material, are termed as working capital.

Answer 16:
Modem farming methods were introduced in agriculture with the Green Revolution. These modem farming methods includes high yielding variety of seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, tractors, threshers etc. These modem farming methods helped in increasing the total production and made the agricultural process efficient.

Answer 17:
Three causes of poverty in India are:

1. Low economic growth during the British time.
2. High population growth.
3. Unequal distribution of resources.

Answer 18:
The food security in India is ensured by carefully designed to ensure the availability of food to all the people at all the times. The food security system is composed of the following two components:

1. Buffer stock: It is the stock of food grains like rice and wheat procured by the government through the food corporation of India (FCI). The FCI purchases rice and wheat from the areas of surplus food production at a pre- announced price called minimum support price (MSP).
2. Public distribution system:This is a system of distribution of food grains among the poorer sections of the society basically those who are belo w poverty line. This is done through the ration shops which are also called fair price shops.

Answer 19:
After facing huge loss in the First World War there was need to take some major decisions regarding its political foreign policies. These policies were basically to compensate the loss which they faced. After coming to power Hitler took many such major decisions. Germany left the League of Nations and reoccupied Rhineland and annexed Austria. Poland was invaded in 1939. Puppet governments were formed in many parts of the country to claim his supremacy. He signed a tripartite pact with Italy and Japan in September 1940.

Answer 20:
Earlier farmers in India practiced agriculture basically for self-sustenance. Mostly shifting agriculture was practiced by the forest people in India. This type of agriculture was notprofitable for the British. The British introduced commercial plantation in India to meet the requirement of wood in Britain.
Shifting agriculture by the Indian farmers was harmful for the British because it affected the growth of the trees and also burnt the trees. So the British government banned the shifting cultivation and forced them to practice commercial plantation.

OR

The colonial rule changed the lives of the pastoralists as they transformed the grazing lands into cultivated farms. The British introduced the waste land rules and forest acts. They categorized the forests into three – reserved, protected and village forests and restricted the movement of the pastoralists. These pastoralists had to take permit for entry which defined the time of entry, departure and number of days to stay in the forest. British also introduced the criminal tribes act to control the nomads and banned their entry in the forests. They imposed different taxes and auctioned the collection rights to contractors and later on directly collected the taxes.

OR

Indian farmers were reluctant to grow opium due to the following reasons:

1. They had to use their best fertile land to grow opium.
2. They were using their fertile land for the crop cultivation.
3. It was tlifficult and time consuming to grow opium.
4. They had to pay high rent for the land.
5. The opium cultivation was not profitable for them as they were paid low for opium

Answer 21:
The following are the powers of the parliament in India:

1. It is the final law making authority in the country.
2. The parliament can pass a no- confidence motion to remove a government.
3. It keeps the power to pass or reject any bill.
4. All the issues related to the nation is discussed here.
5. It plays an important role in electing the President, Vice President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

Answer 22:
The main features of the right to equality are:

1. It gives us equality before law and protection.
2. It says that there should be no discrimination on the basis of caste or religion.
3. It states that all the people having the right to access to public places.
4. This right protects us from untouchability.
5. According to this right no one is denied to take admission on the basis of birth, caste or religion.

Answer 23:
Retreating monsoon is also called withdrawal of monsoon. During winter the position of the sun is in the south which causes high pressure in the north and low pressure in the south. This results in the retreat of monsoon that is winds move from north to south direction.
The retreat of monsoon takes place in the month of October-November. Initially during this time the land is moist, sky is clear and temperature is rising. Due to high temperature and humidity the weather becomes oppressive. This weather condition is termed as October heat.
Retreating monsoon is causing destructive cyclonic rainfall on the eastern coast. This causes huge loss of life and property. But it also causes little amount of rainfall in the north and north west of India which is good for the cultivation of Rabi crops.

Answer 24:
(a) These forests are found in the coastal areas affected by tides.
(b) The roots of the trees are submerged under water.
(c) The Sundari trees are found in the Ganga Brahmaputra delta region provides durable and hard timber.
(d) It is the home of the famous royal Bengal tiger.
(e) The important trees found in these forests are palm, coconut, keora and agar.

Answer 25:
Group of people doing similar economic activities for cooperatives. It is formed by people of similar economic activities because they have similar issues and interest. There are different cooperatives functioning in different parts of the country to bring food security in the country. These cooperatives sell the products to the consumers at controlled rates. Such as Mother Dairy in Delhi provides milk and vegetables to the consumers at controlled prices. Amul in Gujarat provides milk and milk products. Academy of development science in Maharashtra helps in setting up grain banks.

Answer 26:

Answer 27:

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