Class IX SOCIAL SCIENCE
Very short answer type Questions
1) What is Tithe?
Ans : It was a tax levied by the Church, comprising at least of the agricultural produce by the farmers.
2) What was Taille?
Ans: Taille was the kind of tax which was paid by the people of third estate directly to the State.
3) Which ruler came to power in France in 1774 ?
Ans: Louis XVI of Bourbon family, ascended the throne of France in 1774.
4) Name two famous socialist who introduced a communist system?
Ans: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
5) What was a 'DUMA'?
Ans: DUMA was a parliament of elected consultative formed with the permission of Tsar after the success of 1905 Russian Revolution.
6) Which incident was the immediate cause of 1905 Revolution in Russia?
Ans: ' Bloody Sunday' was the incident, where over 100 workers were killed and above 300 wounded on a Sunday.
7) What is the standard meridian of India?
Ans: The standard Meridian of India is 82°30'E.
8) Which is the smallest and largest state of India area wise?
Ans: The smallest state is Goa and the largest state is Rajasthan.
9) What is the other name for ' Himadri '?
Ans: Inner Himalayas
10) What does ' Khadar'?
Ans: The newer youngest deposits of the floodplain are called Khadar. They are renewed almost every year and so are fertile, thus ideal for intensive agriculture.
11) What does ' Bhangar' mean?
Ans: The largest part of the northern plains is formed of older alluvium. It lie above the floodplains of the rivers and present a terrace like feature. This part is called Bhangar.
12) Give any two merit of democracy?
Ans: i) A democratic government is a better government because it is a more accountable form of government.
ii) Democracy improve the quality of decision- making.
13) Give any two Demerits of Democracy?
Ans: i) Leadership keep changing in a democracy. This leads to instability.
ii) So many people have to be consulted in a democracy that it leads to delays.
14) What does ' Multiple cropping' mean?
Ans: To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as multiple cropping.
15) What are the factors of production?
Ans : There are four factors of production - Land, Labour, Physical capital and human Capital.