Class 9 social science Mid term 1 Sample Question Answer | Social science CBSE Class 9 Term One

Class 9^th social science sample paper mid term one

 1.When did Napoleon Bonaparte crown himself  emperor of France?

         A.  1979

         B.  1798

         C.  1800

         D.  1804

 

      2.A guillotine was _____________________.

          A. fine sword With which heads were cut off.

          B.  A special noose to hang people.

          C. A device consisting of two poles and a                 blade with which a person was beheaded.

          D. None of the above. 

      3.Who wrote the ‘ Declaration of the Rights to                      women    and citizens’?

              A. Olympe de Gouges

              B.  Abee Sieyes

              C. Mirabeau

              D.  None of the above

     4.The plateau area of India is considered to be the              part of which landmass?

A.  Himalayas

B.  Angaraland

C.  Tethy

D.Gondwana land

       5. Dehradun, Kotli Dun  and Patli  dun  are

A. Cities in Uttrakhand

B. Longitudinal valleys

C.  Riverine islands

D. Eastern hills

    6.Himadri is also known as  ____________.

A. The Inner Himalayas

B. The Great Himalayas

C.Lesser Himalayas

D. Both (A) and (B)

     7.    The latitude of India is

A. 6°8’ N and 40°7’ N

B.  9°4’ N and 37°6’ N

C.  8°4’ N and 37°6’N

D.  None of the above

     8. One person one vote means____________

                A. All person must vote for one person.

                B. Each person has one vote and each vote                   has one  value. 

                C. Each person can vote only once in his life.

                 D. None of the above.

       9.  The Lakshadweep Islands group earlier known by ________.

                A. Lakhpradeep

                B.  Laccadive

                C.  Both A and B

                D.  Non of the above. 

       10. When did Parvez  Musharraf come to power in Pakistan?

              A. October 1999

              B. September 1998

              C. November 1999

              D. December 1999

         11.   Match the following

         1. Democracy               A. Father of Indian           Constitution

         2.  Peninsula India      B. Representative Government

         3. Dr. BR Ambedkar    C. Gondwana land

         4. Louis XI                     D. Bourbon Dynasty

 

       A   B  C    D                A    B   C    D

(A)      3   1   2  4       (B)  1  3    4    6

(C)       1  2   4   3      (D)  1  2    3    4

 

12 . What is the southern part of the western coastal plains known as ?

A. Konkon

B. Kannad

C. Caromandal

D. Malabar

 

13. What do you understand by the term Peninsula? 

        A. Rivers originate from Himalaya 

        B. Land mass bounded by sea on three sides 

        C. Rivers of northern plains 

        D. None of the above

 

14. Name the highest peak which lies in western Ghats? 

             A. Anai Mudi 

             B. Mahendragiri 

             C. Nanga parvat 

             D. None of the above

 

15. When did women finally get the right to vote in France?

                 A. 1846 

                 B. 1946 

                 C. 1945 

                 D. 1945

 

16. How much time did the Constituent Assembly take in framing the Constitution of India?

A. 3 years

B. 1 years

C. 3 years 2 months

D. 2 years 11 months and 18 days

 

17.Louise XI belonged to which dynasty?

 A. Dourdon

 B. Bourbon

 C. Nobel

 D. None of the above

18. Which estate of the French society paid all the taxes? 

   A. First Estate

   B. Second Estate

   C. Third Estate

   D. All of the above

19. Who is the writer of the book ‘ The spirit of law ‘? 

   A. Jacques Rousses

   B. Lousi XI

   C. John Lock

   D. Montesquieu

20. What is the total length of Mount Everest? 

  A. 8848m

  B. 8868m

  C. 8828m

  D. None of the above

21.  Assertion(A) : Although only the southern part of India lies in the tropical region, the whole of India has a tropical climate.

Reason(R) :Himalaya mountains ranges protect it from the northerly cold winds.

Direction: In the questions given above, there are two statements marked as Assertion(A) and Reason(R).

Read the statements and choose the correct option.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C. A is true but R is false.

D. A is false but R is true. 

 

 

22.Assertion: Total length of the coastline of the mainland of India, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is 15,200 KM.

Reason: No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has.

 

Direction: In the questions given above, there are two statements marked as Assertion(A) and Reason(R).

Read the statements and choose the correct option.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C. A is true but R is false.

D. A is false but R is true. 

 

23.  Assertion (A) Midday meal scheme has been implemented in India.

     Reason ( R) it aims to encourage attendance and retention of children and improve their nutritional status.

Read the statements and choose the correct option.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C. A is true but R is false.

D. A is false but R is true. 

 

24. Assertion (A)  India have all Physiographic features. 

Reason (R) There are two island groups in India namely Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep. 

Read the statements and choose the correct option.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C. A is true but R is false.

D. A is false but R is true. 

 

25.  Assertion ( A) Dr. BR Ambedkar was the chairman of the constituent assembly.

  Reason ( R) Elections to the constituent assembly were held in July 1946.

Read the statements and choose the correct option.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C. A is true but R is false.

D. A is false but R is true. 

 

The Himalayas geographically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern border of India.  These mountain ranges run in a West east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountains barriors of the world.  They Form on arc which covers a distance of about 2400 kilometres. Their  width varies from 400 kilometres in Kashmir to  150 kilometres in Arunachala Pradesh. The altitude variation are greater in the eastern half than those in the western half . The Himalayas consist of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent. A number of valleys lie between these ranges. The northernmost range is known as the great or inner Himalayas or de Himadri. It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6000 meters. It contains all prominent Himalayan peaks.

 

 

26)Which of the following is the unstable landmass of India?

        A. The peninsular Plateau

        B. The Great Indian  Deserts 

        C. The Himalayas      

         D. Non of the above

27)Which of the following is the source of the Ganges river? 

         A. The peninsular plateau

         B. The western Ghats

         C. The Himalayas

         D. The Eastern Ghats

 

28)Patli Dun Is a part of ______________ range of the Himalayas. 

      A.  Between Himachal and Shivalik

      B. Himadri

      C. Purvanchal

      D. Shivalik    

  

29)Why are the Himalayas considered as a youthful topography?

     A.  The Himalayas have high mountain peaks.

     B.  The Himalayas have fast flowing rivers. 

     C. The Himalayas have deep valleys

     D. All of the above

 

30)    What is the average height of the loftiest peaks?

             A. 5000m                       

             B. 6000m

             C. 6600m

             D.5500m

                

 

 

Map Based Questions

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

31.  (i) Represents the group of Islands in Bay of Bengal name them _________________.

         A. Lakshadweep

        B. Andaman

        C. Nicobar

        D. Andaman and Nicobar

 

32. (ii) represents a place surrounded by  water in it's three sides name it ______________.

           A. Kerala

          B. Karnataka

          C. Tamilnadu

          D. None of the above

 

33. In the map (iii) shows a major land form of India what it is ___________.

          A. Plains

          B. Plateau

          C. Mountain

          D. Deserts

34. (iv)  in the map shows which hills  __________________.

          A. Eastern Ghats

          B. Naga hills

          C. Mizo hills

          D. None of the above

35. In the given map (v) represents the largest state of India population wise. Name it _________.

         A.  Uttarakhand

         B. Rajasthan

         C. Uttar Pradesh

         D. Punjab

 

36. In the map (vi) shows  a bird sanctuary name it_____________.

        A. Pitta

        B. Lakshadweep

        C. Mitti

        D.  None of the above

 

37. In the given map ( vii) represents an union capital name it___________________.

        A. Chandigarh

        B. Delhi

        C. Puducherry

        D. None of the above

 

38. The tropic of cancer passes through how many states _________________.

        A. 6

        B. 7

        C. 8

        D. None of the above

 

39. What  is the the IST of India? 

         A. 80°30' E

         B. 83°30'W

         C. 82°30'E

         D. 82°30'W

40. Currently how many states and Union territories are there in India? 

        A. 28 states and 8 union territories

        B. 29 states and 7 union territories

        C. 28 states and 9 union territories

        D. 29 states 9 union territories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

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Class 9 Civics chapter 3 Constitutional Design | Term -1 Sample Question answer

|Class 9 Term- 1  Constitutional Design Question Answer as per new pattern | 

                 Objective Questions

1. What was Apartheid? 

(A)  Dispute among different religion

(B)  Racial discrimination unique to South Africa. 

(C) Upper class and lower class in Africa

(D) Non of the above. 

2. How many years Nelson Mandela spent in prison. 

(A) 25 years

(B) 30 years

(C) 28 years

(D) 27 years

3. Which  national leader tried to draft a Constitution for India as far back as far back as in 1928? 

(A) Pandit Moti Lal Nehru

(B) Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru

(C)  Mahatma Gandhi

(D)  BR Ambedkar

4.  If the head of  the state is an elected person and not a hereditary position, what is it called? 

(A) Autocratic

(B) Republic

(C) Directorship

(D) Aristocracy

 5.Which of this was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?

(A) Between South Africa and its neighbors

(B) Between men and women

(C)   Between the white majority and the black minority

(D) Between the coloured minority and the black majority

6.What is the meaning of secular in Indian constitution

(A) People have supreme right to make own decision

(B) Citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion

(C) Freedom of moving.

(D) We the people of India

7.What is the meaning of sovereign in Indian constitution

(A) People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters.

(B)A form of government where people enjoy equal opportunity.

(C)Women are more powerful than men

(D) All of the above

8.What is the autobiography of Nelson Mandela

(A)African freedom movement

(B) A war with whites

(C)Long walk to freedom

(D)Hind swaraj

9.When were the elections to the constituent assembly held in India

(A)December 1946

(B) December 1947

(C)July 1947

(D) July 1946 

10.Name the leader who used to write in the magazine 'Young India' in 1931.

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) BR ambedkar

(D)Motilal Nehru

11.When did the Indian constitution come into force?

(A) 26th January 1950

(B) 26th November 1949

(C)15 August 1947

(D) none of the above 

12.How many members did the constituent assembly have that wrote the Indian constitution?

(A)389 members

(B) 399 members

(C) 299 members

(D)289 members

13. On which day did South Africa gain independence from the rule of white minority?

(A) 26th April 1994

(B)15 August 1947

(C)26th November 1949

(D) 26th November 1950 

14.Who is known as the father of Indian constitution 

(A)Mahatma Gandhi

(B)Jawaharlal Nehru

(C)Sarojini naidu

(D)Dr. BR Ambedkar

15.Where was the 1931 session of Indian National Congress held?

 (A)  Delhi

 (B) Kolkata

 (C) Karachi

 (D) Nagpur

 16.The first meeting of constituent assembly was held in

a(

J   (A) January 1945

b((B) December 1946

c. (C)March 1946

(   (D)February 1947 

      17. In 1928  _________________ and Eight other Congress leaders first drafted a constitution for India.

a(     (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

b(    ( B) Motilal Nehru

c.     (C) Abdul kalam Azad

d(    (D) none of the above 

      18. A preliminary version of a legal          document is known as 

      (A)  Draft

      (B) Affidavit

      (C) Memorandum

      (D) None of these

      19. The constitution begins with a short statement of its basic value called the

      (A)   Preamble

      (B)    Resolution

      (C)   Preface

      (D)  Schedule 

      20. The term liberty in the preamble means

      (A)   Right to express anything

      (B) right to go anywhere 

      (C) Presence of restrictions

      (D)absence of restrictions

 

 

 

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Class 10 CBSE Sample Paper with answer | Social science Class 10 sample paper Term - 1

        Class 10 Social science sample paper | New pattern | Term 1 Social science sample paper 

1.   When did Napoleon invade Italy? 

      (A) 1797               (B) 1808

      (C)  1900               (D) 1615

Answer - 1797

2. What is the importance of the year 1821 with regrade to Greece? 

   (A)  Greek faced economic hardship

   (B) Greek struggle for independence began

   (C) Greeks were declared as the finest race

   (D) Greeks accepted the Napoleon Code

Answer - Greek struggle for independence began. 

3. What was the time period of unification of Italy? 

(A)   1866-1871               (B)  1814-1815

(C)   1859-1870               (D)  1000- 1900

Answer-  1859-1870

 

4. The term liberalism is derived from............. 

(A) Latin                      (B)  German 

(C) Italian                    (D) English

Answer- Latin

5. Union Jack was a ________________.

(A) British flag              (B) Russian flag

(C) Italian                       (D) Australian flag

Answer- British flag

6. On the basis of exhaustibility, resources are classified as ___________________.

(A)  Reserve and stocks 

(B) Biotic and Abiotic

(C) Renewable and Non-renewable

(D) Individual and community

Answer- Renewable and non - renewable

7. There are _______________ stages of resources planning. 

(A) One                    (B) Two

(C) Seven                 (D) Three

Answer-  Three

8.  Are the resources free gift of nature? 

(A) Yes                (B) No

(C) non of the above       (D) all of the above

Answer-  No

9. The aim of Agenda 21 is to achieve ________________.

(A) Maximum crop cultivation

(B) Abundance of water supply

(C) Global sustainable development

(D) Balance of Trade

Answer- Global sustainable development

10. Solar energy in Rajasthan is an example of__________ resources. 

(A) Individual                (B) stock

(C) Potential                   (D) Abiotic

Answer- potential

11. Which of these was a consequence of the Majoritarian measures implemented in Sri Lanka? 

(A)  Civil war

(B) Formation of Tamil Eelam

(C) Formation of local government

(D) Cultural diversities

Answer- Civil war

12. Why did the Belgian leaders amended their Constitution? 

(A) To form the local self government

(B) To make changes in the Union list

(C) To accommodate social diversities

(D) All of the above

Answer-  To accommodate social diversities

13. The special government in Belgium is known as __________.

(A) Local government

(B) Community government

(C) Linguistic government

(D) Social government

Answer- Community government

14. In ________________, the boundaries of several old states of India were changed in order to create new states. 

(A) 1947                    (B) 1990

(C) 1974                    (C) 1993

Answer-1947

15. Which of these is a feature of Union territories? 

(A) The state government has special powers in running these areas. 

(B) They have a separate Union Government

(C)They are spread widely

(D) These territories do not have the power of a state. 

Answer- These territories do not have  the power of a state. 

16. What type of ethnic composition exists in Belgium? 

(A) Devastating                (B) Complex

(C) Standard                      (D) Homogenous

Answer- Complex 

17. What sort of measures did the Sri Lankan government adopt post independence? 

(A) Accommodating

(B) Impartial

(C) Standardized

(D) Majoritarian

Answer- Majoritarian

18. HDI stands for____________.

(A) Human Development Index

(B) Humane Development Index

(C) Human Developmental Index

(D) Humanity Development Index

Answer- Human Development Index

19. What is GDP? 

(A) Value of all intermediate goods

(B) Total income of all the farmers

(C) Total income of all woman

(D) The Sum of production in the three sectors

Answer- The sum of production in the three sectors

20. Study the data given in the table carefully and answer the question that follow:

State	Infant Mortality rate per 1000	Literacy rate 2000-2003	Net attendance ratio	Per capita income (in₹)
Punjab	55	70	88	26,000
Kerala	11	102	91	2,200
Bihar	60	40	47	5,700
Haryana	76	28	41	10,000

As per the table above, which state has the lowest literacy rate

(A)  Punjab             (B) Bihar

(B) Kerala               (D) Haryana

Answer- Bihar

21. From the perspective of development, people resent ____________.

(A) Income

(B) material things

(C) technological changes

(D) discrimination

Answer- discrimination

22. Who said "The earth has enough resources to meet the need of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person"? 

(A)  Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Vivekanand

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) All of the above

Answer- Mahatma Gandhi

23. Which of the following is not a criterion for comparing development of different countries? 

(A) Literacy

(B) Natural disasters occurred

(C) Health status

(D) Average income

Answer- Natural disasters occurred

24. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India? 

(A) Myanmar          (B) Afghanistan

(C) Pakistan            (D) Sri Lanka

Answer- Sri Lanka

25. Who publishes Human development report? 

(A) UNDP                      (B) Census

(C) Central Bureau of Investigation

(D) Finance ministry

Answer- UNDP

26. While taking up a job opportunity, the candidate looks at_________________.

(A) Only the income

(B) Working hours only

(C) Appraisal possibility

(D) A mix of goal

Answer- A mix goals

27. Which city is the capital of Belgium? 

(A) Italy              (B) Germany

(C) Brussels        (D) France

Answer- Brussels

28. A major step towards Decentralisation was taken in __________________.

(A) 1990                        (B) 1992

(C) 1984                        (D) 1991

Answer- 1992

29. 

According to inscription on Germania sword.Which of the following is Germania protecting? 

(A)   Secret societies           (B) Italian citizens

(C) France                   (D)  River Rhine           

Answer- River Rhine                                                    

30. Which of these was a noticeable feature of the French Revolution? 

(A) Transfer of sovereignty from Monarchy to French citizens

(B) designing a single coloured flag

(C) Awarding secret Societies

(D) Use of machine guns

Answer- Transfer of sovereignty from monarchy to french citizens. 

31.   Zollverin started in 1834 in Prussia refers to a ____________________________________.  

(A) Trade union

(B) Public Union

(C) Student union

(D) Custom union

Answer - customs union

32. Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate option. 

Assertion (A) : A landed aristocracy mainly spoke German. 

Reason (R) : This they did for purpose of diplomacy. 

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 

(B) Both A and B are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 

(C) A is correct but R is wrong. 

(D) A is wrong but R is correct. 

Answer- A is wrong but R is correct. 

33. Ramesh is working as a teacher. Which sector is he employment in? 

(A) Unorganised                (B) Secondary

(C) Tertiary                         (C) Organised

Answer- Tertiary

34. How per capita income calculated? 

(A) Total income of the country/ total population

(B)Total income of the country/ Total no. Of working men

(C) Total income of the country/ Total no. of adults

(D) Total population/ total income of the country

Answer - Total income of the country / Total population

35.  Lack of _____________ , makes access to these resources limited. 

(A) Knowledge                    (B) Technology

(C) Income                           (D)  All of these

Answer- Technology

36. Before the July revolution, Belgium was a part of _______________.

(A) Ottoman Empire

(B) United Kingdom of the Netherlands

(C) USSR

(D) France

Answer- United Kingdom of the Netherlands

37.    

Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have the appropriate technology to access these, are included in this category of resources. for example water is a compound of two gases; hydrogen and oxygen. hydrogen can be used as a rich resource of energy. but we do not have advanced technical 'know- how' to use it for this purpose . 

What  type of resources is discussed in the extract above? 

(A) Reserves                    (B) Stock

(C) Potential                    (D) Developed

Answer- Stock

38. The resources discussed in the extract above are classified on the basis of _____________.

(A) Ownership

(B) Exhaustability

(C) Origin 

(D) Status of Development

Answer- status of development

39.   On the given outline map of India, identify the locations with the help of specified information. 

On the outline map of India,' A' is marked as a soil found in Jammu and Kashmir. Identify it from the following options. 

(A) Red

(B) Arid 

(C) Forest & Mountain

(D) Black

Answer- Forest and Mountain

40. On the outline map 'B' is also marked as a major Cotton producing state. Identify it from the following options. 

(A) Gujarat             (B) Maharashtra

(C) Bihar                  ( D)  Odisha

Answer- Maharashtra

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