Class 9 Sst Half Yearly Paper

 Multiple choice questions.

1. The members of which of the following estate enjoyed privileged by birth?

(a) Clergy

(b) Nobility 

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) Peasants and artisans 

2. How much distance of India from Europe is reduced by the opening of Suez Canal?

(a) 6000km

(b) 6500km

(c) 7000km

(d) 7500km

3. The northern plains are formed of ________ soil.

(a) Alluvial 

(b) Red

(c) Black

(d) Laterite 

4. Which of the following river is found in desert region of India?

(a) Narmada 

(b) Tapi

(c) Luni

(d) Kaveri

5. Which country become independent in 1930?

(a) Mexico

(b) Saudi Arabia 

(c) Bangladesh 

(d) China

6. Which form of government requires all citizen to take part in politics?

(a) Monarchy

(b) Dictatorship 

(c) One party government 

(d) Democracy 

7. In which period did China fae one of the worst famines they have occurred in the world?

(a) 1848-51

(b) 1858-61

(c) 1968-71

(d) 1978-81

8. What is the main activity of people of palampur?

(a) Dairy farming 

(b) Agriculture 

(c) Trading 

(d) Manufacturing 

9. Growing of more than one crop on the same piece of land during the same year is known as-

(a) Uni-cropping

(b) Multiple cropping 

(c) Agriculture 

(d) Trading 

10. The eighteenth century witnessed the emergance of which new social group in France?

(a) Middle class

(b) Nobility 

(c) Working class

(d) None of these 

11. Identify the correct pair:-

(a) 1946-Women in France won the right to vote

(b) 1848-Napolean finally defeated at water loo

(c) 1971-National assembly completed draft of new constitution 

(d) 1789-Louis XVI ascended throne of France

12. What are the root of all social ills of the time according to socialism?

(a) Industries

(d) Private property 

(c) Worker

(d) Parties

13. What was the name of the parliament created during 1905 revolution?

(a) Assembly 

(b) Duma

(c) Council 

(d) Soviet

14. The Russian Social Democratic workers party was founded in __________ on Marx's ideas.

(a) 1905

(b) 1914

(c) 1917

(d) 1902

15. Which line divided into almost two equal parts?

(a) Tropic of cancer

(b) Equator

(c) Tropic of Capricorn 

(d) None of these

16. Narrow valleys between shiwalik and Himachal is known as

(a) Tarai

(b) Dunes

(c) Bhangar

(d) Delta

17. Which one of the following river is known as "Dakshin Ganga"?

(a) Godavari

(b) Narmada 

(c) Krishna

(d) Kaveri

18. In which of the following sambhar lake situated?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Assam

(c) Rajasthan 

(d) Andhra Pradesh 

19. Which organ of government is required to protect the rights of the citizens?

(a) Executive 

(b) Independent judiciary 

(c) Legislative 

(d) Army

20. Which body is Indian political system is an example of direct democracy?

(a) Municipal corporation 

(b) Panchayat samiti

(c) Gram sabha

(d) Legislative assembly 

21. When was the Indian constitution adopted?

(a) 26 November 1950

(b) 26 November 1949

(c) 26 November 1948

(d) 26 November 1951

22. Which article of constitution produce for the procedure of amendment in our constitution?

(a) Article 365

(b) Article 368

(c) Article 340

(d) Article 332

23. What does tertiary sector provides?

(a) Services 

(b) Goods

(c) Both (a) and (b) 

(d) None of these

24. One who is willing to work but is unable to find work is called 

(a) Unemployed 

(b) Employed

(c) Disguised

(d) Undisguised

25. Which of the following person is having seasonal employment?

(a) A farm labourer 

(b) A construction worker

(c) A miner

(d) A begger

Short answer type questions.

26. Which reforms were introduced for the women in France after the revolution?

27. The French revolution popularized many symbols, that depicted some basic value, 

Mention the values of following symbols.

(i) The broken chain

(ii) The bundle of rods fasces.

28. Name the countries sharing its land boundry with India.

29. Why are northern plains agricultry fertile?

30. Give any two arguments against democracy?

31. Write about the 'the legal framework' issued by General Parvez Musharraf in Pakistan.

32. Write the features of democracy.

33. How did spread of electricity help farmers in palampur?

34. What are the rabi crop?

35. Name the three estates into which the French society was divided before the revolution.

36. Name the international body which coordinated the efforts of socialist.

37. What are the basic idea of socialism?

38. What are corals?

39. What do you understand by the term drainage basin?

40. What is a referendum?

41. How much time did the constituent assembly take in farming the constitution of India?

42. What is Infant Mortality Rate(IMR)?

43. Liberals were not democrates. Explain.

44. What was the estates general?

45. Name the three sections of Western coast and two sections of Eastern coast.

46. Name the three main Himalayan river system.

47. "Democracy" is better than other forms of government because it allows us to correct it's own mistakes. Explain.

48. India's constitution was also drawn up under very difficult circumstances; Elaborate this statement giving example of any two circumstances.

49. What are the various activities undertaken in the primary sector, secondary sector and tertiary sector?

Long answer type questions.

50. Describe how the Himalaya have been divided on the basis of rivers from West to east.

51. Democracy emproves the quality of decision making. Explain.

52. What is Green Revolution volution? Who is considered as a father of "Green Revolution" in India?

53. Describe the contribution of the French philosophers in the outbreak of the revolution.

54. Explain the views of Karl Marx on capitalism.

55. Classify Northern plains according to location.

56. States the various features of the Himalaya river.

57. What are the merits of democracy?

58. "The constituent assembly in India worked in systematic, open and consensual manner". Explain this statement.

59. What are the disadvantages of unemployment? Explain.

60. What is the role of education in Human Capital formation?