Class 9 – Social Science
HISTORY
Ch1 - French Revolution
Multiple choice questions
Q1: Which Revolution gave the ideas of Liberty, Freedom and Equality to the world?
(a) The American Revolution
(b) The French Revolution
(c) The Russian Revolution
(d) None of these
Q2: Which of the following is true about 'Bastille Storming'?
(a) It was a fortress prison in France
(b) It symbolized despotic powers of the French king.
(c) French common men used to hate Bastille.
(d) All of these
Q3: In the context of France, ‘the fall of Bastille’ took place on:
(a) 14th July 1789
(b) 20th June 1789
(c) 4th Aug 1789
(d) 5th May 1789
Q4: Which estates in France were exempted from paying taxes in the 18th century France?
(a) The first estate (clergy)
(b) The second estate (nobility)
(c) Both first and second estate
(d) The third estate (traders, artisans and peasants)
Q5: In the context of France, what was ‘tithes’?
(a) A tax levied by the Church
(b) Direct tax levied by the State
(c) The tax levied on the articles of everyday consumption
(d) None of these
Q6: The National Assembly of France voted in April 1792, to declare war against:
(a) Britain and Germany
(b) Prussia and Austria
(c) Italy and Germany
(d) Russia and Prussia
Q7: What was the reason of increased demand for food grains in France during 1715 to
1789?
(a) Rapid industrialization of agriculture land.
(b) Big Famines for many years
(c) Heavy export of food grains from France to England
(d) High rise in population during these years.
Q8: Who was the leader of Jacobins?
(a) Robespierre
(b) Rousseau
(c) Locke
(d) Montesquieu
Q9: Who among the following proposed the Social Contract theory?
(a) Locke
(b) Thomas Paine
(c) Montesquieu
(d) Rousseau
Q10: Identify the statement which is wrong with reference to Robespierre.
(a) He banned the use of white flour
(b) He rationed meat and bread
(c) He exempted his party men from punishment
(d) He converted churches into barracks or offices
Q11: The book ‘Two Treatises on Government’ was written by:
(a) Rousseau
(b) John Locke
(c) Montesquieu
(d) Karl Marx
Q12: ‘The Spirit of Laws’ was written by:
(a) Montesquieu
(b) Rousseau
(c) Jean Paul Marat
(d) John Locke
Answers: 1: (b) The French Revolution 2: (d) All of these 3: (a) 14th July 1789 4: (c) Both first and second estate 5: (a) A
tax levied by the Church
6: (b) Prussia and Austria
7: (d) High rise in population during these years.
8: (a)
Robespierre 9: (d) Rousseau
10: (c) He exempted his party men from punishment
11: (b) John Locke
12: (a) Montesquieu
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1: Important dates related to French Revolution
Q2: What principles were supported by the revolution?
Q3: Write a short note on 'Reign of Terror'.
Q4: What role did women of France of third Estate play in French revolution?
Q5: What was the legacy of the French Revolution?
Q6: What is the importance of the document 'Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen'?
OR
Why 'Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen' is considered as a revolutionary document
in French revolution?
Q7: Explain how did the freedom of speech and expression under the revolutionary
government in France promote the ideals of Liberty and Equality into everyday practice.
Q8: What was the important aim of setting up Directory? What was the final outcome after
appointing the Directory?
Q9: Who authored the book 'The Spirit of the Laws'? What was proposed in this book?
Q10: Which cities became prosperous because of slave trade?
Q11: What impact did French Revolution have on slave trade?
Q12: What was the role of French philosophers and revolutionary thinkers in the French
Revolution?
Q13: What were the different political groups operating in the Legislative Assembly
during French revolution?
Q14: What was the impact of the French Revolution in France?
Q15: Who were allowed to vote for the formation of the National Assembly?
Q16: What was Rousseau's concept about the state?
Q17: Who was the president of USA during French revolution?
Q18: Arrange the following events of French Revolution in chronological order (what
happened next).
(i) Louis XVI is guillotined.
(ii) The Oath of the Tennis Court
(iii) The Bastille falls
(iv) French Republic is declared.
(v) The Great Fear
Q19: What was The Great Fear in French revolution?
Q20: When did Louis XVI call for The Estates General? When was it convened last time?
Q21: From where Jacobin's club got its name? Who was the leader of Jacobin's club?
Q22: What was the outcome of Battle of Waterloo? When did this battle occur?
Q23: What were the factors responsible for the outbreak of the French revolution?
Ch2 - Russian Revolution
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1: Name two prominent industrial areas of Russia in the 1890s.
Q2: Who was Lenin? What were his three demands?
Q3: Give the names of two Indian authors who wrote about Soviet socialism.
Q4: Who were ‘Bolsheviks’?
Q5: Who were ‘Mensheviks’?
Q6: What is ‘Bloody Sunday’?
Q7: What is meant by Russian Steam Roller?
Q8: Who was Marfa Vasileva?
Q9: Give single reason why did peasants greet the October Revolution.
Q10: Define the term ‘Autocracy’.
Q11: Outline the main objectives of the Russian Revolutionaries.
Q12: Give two main features of Communism.
Q13: Outline the important and immediate effects of the Russian Revolution on Russia.
Q14: What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?
Q15: In what ways the working population in Russia different from other countries in
Europe before 1917?
Q16: Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
Q17: What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the
October Revolution?
Q18: Write a few lines to show what you know about:
(i) Kulaks
(ii) The Duma
(iii) Women workers between 1900 and 1930.
(iv) The Liberals.
(v) Stalin’s collectivization programme.
GEOGRAPHY
Ch1- India size and location
Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
1. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Orissa
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tripura
2. The easternmost longitude of India is
(a) 97° 25' E
(b) 68° 7' E
(c) 77° 6' E
(d) 82° 32' E
3. Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
4. If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the
following Union Territories of India you will be going to
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Diu and Daman
5. My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify
the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
6. Which one of the following is the southernmost Latitude of India?
(a) 8° 4' North
(b) 8° 4' South
(c) 6° 4' South
(d) 6° 4' North
7. Palk Strait separates India from which country?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Maldives
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Lakshadweep
8. Which one of the following water bodies separate Sri Lanka from India?
(a) Palk strait and Gulf of Khambhat
(b) Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
(c) Gulf of Mannar and 10° Channel
(d) 10° Channel and Gulf of Khambhat
9. Which of the following neighbouring countries share the longest land boundary with
India?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) China
(d) Bangladesh
10. Which is the largest state in India in terms of area?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Madhya Pradesh
11. In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Goa
(d) Nagaland
12. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states
(a) Orissa
(b) Tripura
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
13. Which country among the India’s neighbours is the smallest?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh
14. What is the position of India in the world in respect of area?
(a) 8th position
(b) 7th position
(c) 6th position
(d) 2nd position
15. Which country among the India’s neighbours is the smallest?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh
Answer: 1. Orissa 2. (a) 97° 25' E 3. (a) China 4. (b) Lakshadweep 5. (b) Tajikistan 6.(d) 6° 4' North 7.(c) Sri Lanka 8. (b)
Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar 9. (d) Bangladesh (4096 km) 10. (b) Rajasthan 11. (c) Goa 12. (b) Tripura 13. (b) Bhutan 14.
(b) 7th position 15. (b) Bhutan
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1: What is latitude? What is the latitudinal extent of India?
Q2: Define 'sub-continent'.
Q3: Name the canal that shortened the distance between India and Europe
Q4: Name the island countries which are our southern neighbours.
Q5: Name the place in India which is located on three seas.
OR
Which is the southern-most tip of the Indian mainland?
Q6: Name the islands in Arabian Sea famous for Coral Leaves?
Q7: How many coastal states are there in our country? List their names.
Q8: Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea.
Q9: List 3 countries which are larger than India.
Q10: Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
Q11: Which island countries are our southern neighbours?
Q12: The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the
west but the watches
show the same time. How does this happen?
Q13: The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great
significance. Why?
OR
How does India occupy an important strategic position in South Asia? Illustrate your
answer by explaining
three suitable points.
Q14: Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?
Q15: Why is the difference between the durations of day and night hardly felt at
Kanyakumari but not so in Kashmir?
Q16: How can you say that the land routes of India with other countries are older than her
maritime routes?
Q17: Why is Indian sub-continent so called?
Q18: Which latitude and longitude divides India into two halves?
Q19: Find out the States which do not have an international border or lie on the coast.
Q20: Name the Union territories which do not have an international border or lie on the
coast.
Q21: Classify the states into four groups each having common frontiers with
(i) Pakistan,
(ii) China,
(iii) Myanmar, and
(iv) Bangladesh.
Ch2- Physical Features of India
Multiple choice questions
Q1: Find the odd one out:
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Nanga Parbat
(c) Namcha Barwa
(d) Anai Mudi
Q2: Which islands of India are called Coral Islands?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Andman and Nikobar
(c) both
(d) None of these
Q3: The longitudinal valleys lying between lesser Himalayas and Shivaliks are known as
_______.
(a) Kangra Valley
(b) Patkai Bum
(c) Passes
(d) Duns
Q4: Lesser Himalayas also called as?
(a) Himadri
(b) Himachal
(c) Shivaliks
(d) Purvanchal
Q5: A narrow gap in a mountain range providing access to the other side is :
(a) Mound
(b) Pass
(c) Strait
(d) Valley
Q6: The largest delta in the world is :
(a) Ganga Delta
(b) Mahanadi Delta
(c) Sunderban Delta
(d) Godavari
Q7: Which is the highest peak in India?
(a) Mt. Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanga Parbat
(d) Nandadevi
Q8: Which two hills are located in the south-east of Eastern Ghats ?
(a) Mizo Hills and Naga Hills
(b) Javadi Hills and Shevroy Hills
(c) Patkoi Hills and Manipuri Hills
(d) Mizo Hills and Patkoi Hills
Q9: The only active volcano of India is found at
(a) Maldives
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) None of these
Q10: The wet and swampy belt of the Northern Region is known locally as
(a) Bhabar
(b) Terai
(c) Doab
(d) Bhangar
Q11: A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as(a) Coast
(b) Peninsula
(c) Island
(d) none of the above
Q12: Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are
collectively called as
(a) Himachal
(b) Uttaranchal
(c) Purvanchal
(d) none of the above
Q13: The western coastal strip south of Goa is referred to as
(a) Coromandel
(b) Konkan
(c) Kannad
(d) Northern Circar
Q14: The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is
(a) Anai Mudi
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Mahendragiri
(d) Khasi
Q15: The Peninsular Plateau of India belongs to which of the following landmass?
(a) Angara land
(b) Tethys
(c) Eurasian Plate
(d) Gondwanaland
Q16: The world's largest delta is formed by:
(a) Ganga and Sutlej
(b) Indus and Ganga
(c) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(d) Indus and Brahmaputra
Answers: 1: (d) Anai Mudi 2: (a) Lakshadweep 3: (d) Duns 4: (a) Himachal 5: (b) Pass 6: (c) Sunder ban Delta 7: (b)
Kanchenjunga 8: (b) Javadi Hills and Shevroy Hills 9: (c) Andaman and Nicobar (Barren Island) 10: (b) Terai 11: (b)
Peninsula 12: (c) Purvanchal
13: (b) Kannad Coast 14: (c) Mahendragiri 15: (d) Gondwanaland 16: (c) Ganga and Brahmaputra
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1: Answer the following
(i) What are tectonic plates?
(ii) List continents of today were parts of the Gondwana land?
(iii) Define is bhabar?
(iv) Name the three major divisions of the Himalayas from north to south.
(v) Which plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan ranges?
(vi) Name the island group of India having coral origin.
Q2: Distinguish between
(i) Converging and diverging tectonic plates.
(ii) Bhangar and Khadar
(iii) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
Q3: Describe how the Himalayas were formed.
Q4: Which are the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the relief of the
Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau.
Q5: Give an account of the Northern Plains of India.
Q6: Write short notes on the following.
(i) The Indian Desert
(ii) The Central Highlands
Ch3- Drainage
Multiple choice questions
Q1: Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of
a tree?
(a) Radial
(b) Dendritic
(c) Centrifugal
(d) Trellis
Q2: In which of the following states is the Wular lake located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Q3: The river Narmada has its source at
(a) Satpura
(b) Brahmagiri
(c) Amarkantak
(d) Slopes of the Western ghats
Q4: In which course of a river meanders are formed ?
(a) Upper course
(b) Middle course
(c) Lower course
(d) Both upper & middle
Q5: Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
(a) Sambhar
(b) Dal
(c) Wular
(d) Gobind Sagar
Q6: In which of the following states is Sambhar Lake situated?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Q7: Which among the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
(a) Damodar
(b) Tungabhadra
(c) Krishna
(d) Tapi
Q8: Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India?
(a) Narmada
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Mahanadi
Q9: Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
(a) Wular lake
(b) Dal lake
(c) Bhimtal Lake
(d) Loktak
Q10: Which of the following rivers is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
(a) The Kaveri
(b) The Narmada
(c) The Krishna
(d) The Godavari
Q11: Which kind of a drainage pattern is formed when tributaries join rivers at almost
right angles ?
(a) Dendritic drainage
(b) Trellis drainage
(c) Rectangular drainage
(d) Radial drainage
Q12: Which one of the following rivers has the largest drainage pattern in India ?
(a) The Indus
(b) The Ganga
(c) The Brahmaputra
(d) The Mahanadi
Q13: Which among the following do not share the drainage basin of river Mahanadi?
(a) Orissa
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
Answers: 1: (b) Dendritic 2: (d) Jammu and Kashmir 3: (c) Amarkantak 4: (b) Middle course 5: (a) Sambhar 6: (a) Rajasthan
7: (d) Tapi 8: (c) Godavari 9: (a) Wular lake 10: (d) The Godavari 11: (b) Trellis drainage 12: (b) The Ganga 13: (c)
Madhya Pradesh
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1: Answer the following:
(i) What is meant by a water divide? Give an example.
(ii) Which is the largest river basin in India?
(iii) Where do the rivers Indus and Ganga have their origin?
(iv) Name the two head-streams of the Ganga. Where do they meet to form Ganga?
(v) Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt, despite a longer course?
(vi) Which two peninsular rivers flow through trough?
(vii) State some economic benefits of rivers and lakes.
Q2: Discuss the significant difference between the Himalayan and the Peninsular Rivers.
Q3: Compare the east flowing and the west flowing rivers of the peninsular plateau.
Q4: Why are rivers important for the country’s economy?
Q5: Which is the largest tributary of the Ganga?
Q6: Which is the main watershed in Peninsular India?
Q7: Define: (a) Oxbow lake, (b) Drainage, (c) Distributary, (d) Meandering and Meanders,
(e) Delta, (f) Estuary, (g) Lake, (h) River.
Q8: Which river streams constitute the Northern Plains?
Q9: What is the name of the important river found in the Indian desert?
Q10: Name the states through which river Mahanadi flows.
Q11: Name the longest westward flowing river of Peninsular India.
Q12: What do you mean by ‘inland drainage’?
Q13: Describe the three main features of river Brahmaputra.
Q14: Which three rivers system forms the Himalayan river system?
Q14: Describe the three main features of Narmada Basin.
Q15: Give any three differences between peninsular and Himalayan Rivers.
Q16: Explain the ‘National River Conservation Plan’ (NRCP) in brief.
Q17: Where does river Brahmaputra rise? Where does it enter into India? Name two of its
tributaries.
Q18: What is the difference between tributary and the distributary? Write any three points.
Q19: How are the West flowing rivers different from the East flowing rivers of Peninsular
Plateau? Give any three points of distinction.
Q20: Define Drainage basin and describe two patterns of drainage in India.
Q21: (a) Explain the formation of fresh water lakes in the Himalayan region. Give two
examples of fresh water lakes of this region. (b) How is Sāmbhar Lake useful?
Q22: Which of the factors mainly controls the drainage system of the Indian
subcontinent? Into which major groups are the Indian rivers divided? Write three points of
difference between the two.
Q23: Where does the river Indus rise from? What is its length? Write any two tributaries
of river Indus.
Q24: How does a river affect the economy of a country?
Q24: Name any two major river systems of the Himalayan region. Describe any one in
detail.
Q25: Explain any three causes of river water pollution?
Q26: What are the three main causes of river pollution? Suggest some way to overcome
each of them?
Q27: Write any three characteristic features of the Peninsular Rivers?
Q28: Where does river Narmada originate? Name any two picturesque locations formed
by it.
Q29: Name the long rivers which flow west and form estuaries.
Q30: What is special about Sivasamudram?
Economics
CH1 - The Story of Village Palampur
Multiple choice questions
Q1: Which one of the following inputs is not a working capital?
(a) Machines
(b) Raw-materials
(c) Money
(d) None of these
Q2: Which one of the following states was among the first to try out modern farming
methods in India?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Haryana
(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa
Q3: Which of the following is a fixed capital?
(a) Clay
(b) Yarn
(c) Tools
(d) Seeds
Q4: Which of the following is an example of working capital?
(a) Tools
(b) Machines
(c) Raw Materials
(d) Buildings
Q5: Which is the most abundant factor of production in India?
(a) Land
(b) Capital
(c) Labour
(d) Tools
Q6: Multiple Cropping refers to:
(a) Cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) Cultivation of two crops in alternative rows.
(c) Cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year.
(d) Cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm.
Q7: High yielding variety seeds (HYV) were introduced to Indian farmers as a result of
(a) White Revolution
(b) Green Revolution
(c) Orange Revolution
(d) Red Revolution
Q8: Jowar and Bajra are:
(a) Kharif crops
(b) Rabi crops
(c) Zaid crops
(d) All of these
Q9: Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct
answer.
(a) Because the water consumption is less in this method
(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(c) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production
Q10: Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Crop rotation
(c) Dairy farming
(d) Modern farming
Answer: 1. (a) Machines 2. (b) Haryana 3. (c) Tools 4. (c) Raw materials 5. Labour 6.
(c) Cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year. 7. (b) Green Revolution 8.
(a) Kharif crops 9. (d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing
production 10. (c) Dairy farming
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1: Every village in India is surveyed once in ten years during the Census and some of
details are presented in the following format. Fill up the following based on information
on Palampur.
a. LOCATION.
b. TOTAL AREA OF THE VILLAGE.
c. LAND USE (in hectares).
d. FACILITIES.
Q2: What is the main production activity in villages across India?
Q3: Name any two non-farming activities in Palampur village.
Q4: Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in industry. Do
you agree?
Q5: Name the four factors that are needed for producing goods and services.
Q6: Who owns the majority of land in Palampur village?
Q7: What health facilities are available in Palampur village?
Q8: How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
Q9: Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?
Q10: What are the essential four requirements for production? (3-5 marks)
OR
Explain the four requirements of the production of goods & services.
Q11: What do medium and large farmers do with their earnings from the surplus farm
produce?
Q12: What do you mean by multiple cropping?
Q13: Name the states that benefited the most from Green Revolution.
Q14: Why do the farm labourers earn less than the minimum wages in Palampur?
Q15: Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in industry.
Do you agree?
Q16: How did spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
Q17: Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?
Q18: Why are the wages of the farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages?
Q19: What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use
examples to explain.
Q20: Describe the work of a farmer with 1 hectare of land.
Q21: How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different
from the small farmers?
Q22: On what terms did Savita get a loan from Tejpal Singh? Would Savita’s condition be
different if she could get a loan from the Bank at a low interest rate?
Q23: What can be done so that more non-farm production activities can be started in
villages?
CH2 - People as Resource
Multiple choice questions
Q1: What is the literacy rate of India as per 2001 census?
(a) 60%
(b) 62%
(c) 65%
(d) 70%
Q2: Which is the most literate state in India?
(a) Bihar
(b) Kerala
(c) Goa
(d) Assam
Q3:Which one of the following is an activity of the secondary sector?
(a) Manufacturing (b) Agriculture
(c) Education
(d) Mining
Q4: Which of the following sectors is related to agriculture, forestry and dairy?
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Tertiary Sector
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) None of these
Q5: PHC stands for
(a) Public Health Club
(b) Private Health Club
(c) Primary Health Centre
(d) None of these
Q6: What is the major aim of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan?
(a) To provide elementary education to women
(b) To provide elementary education to the rural poor
(c) To provide elementary education to all children in the age group 6-14 years
(d) To provide elementary education to the urban poor
Q7: What is the life expectancy in India according to the census of 2000?
(a) 72 years
(b) 53 years
(c) 64 years
(d) 80 years
Q8: According to census of 2000, Infant mortality rate (IMR) has come down to
(a) 147
(b) 100
(c) 84
(d) 75
Q9: Decrease in IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) of a country signifies:
(a) Increase in life expectancy
(b) Increase in GNP
(c) Economic development of a country
(d) Increase in number of colleges in a country
Q10: Which of the following is liability for the economy?
(a) Illiteracy
(b) Healthy Population
(c) Skilled Workers
(d) Universities
Q11: Which is an economic Activity in the following?
(a) Work of Nurse at her home
(b) Work of Doctor at their home
(c) Work of Teacher in the school
(d) None of the above
Q12: Which one of the following is considered important to create a ‘virtuous cycle’ by
the parents?
(a) To send their children to the school
(b) To provide good food to their children
(c) To join their children in corporate schools
(d) To take care of the health and education of their children
Answer: 1. (c) 65% 2. (b) Kerala 3. (a) Manufacturing 4. (a) Primary Sector 5. (c) Primary Health Centre 6. (c) To
provide elementary education to all children in the age group 6-14 years
7. (c) 64 years
8. (d) 75
9. (a) Increase in
life expectancy 10. (a) Illiteracy 11. (c) Work of Teacher in the school
12. (d) To take care of the health and education of
their children
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1. What do you understand by ’people as a resource’?
Q2. How is human resource different from other resources like land and physical capital?
Q3. What is the role of education in human capital formation?
Q4. What is the role of health in human capital formation?
Q5. What part does health play in the individual’s working life?
Q6. What are the various activities undertaken in the primary sector, secondary sector and
tertiary sector?
Q7. What is the difference between economic activities and non-economic activities?
Q8. Why are women employed in low paid work?
Q9. How will you explain the term unemployment?
Q10. What is the difference between disguised unemployment and seasonal
unemployment?
Q11. Why is educated unemployed, a peculiar problem of India?
Q12. In which field do you think India can build the maximum employment opportunity?
Q13. Can you suggest some measures in the education system to mitigate the problem of
the educated unemployed?
Q14. Can you imagine some village which initially had no job opportunities but later came
up with many?
Q15. Which capital would you consider the best: land, labour, physical capital and human
capital? Why?
Political Science
CH1- Democracy in Contemporary World
Multiple choice questions
Q1: Which of the following does not lead to the spread of democracy?
(a) Struggle by the people
(b) Invasion by foreign countries
(c) End of colonialism
(d) People’s desire for freedom
Q2: Which of the following statement is true about today’s world?
(a) Monarchy as a form of government has vanished
(b) The relationship between different countries has become more democratic than ever
before.
(c) In more and more countries rulers are being elected by the people.
(d) There are no more military dictators in the world.
Q3: Use one of the following statements to complete the sentence:
Democracy in the international organisations requires that …
(a) The rich countries should have a greater say.
(b) Countries should have a say according to their military power.
(c) Countries should be treated with respect in proportion to their population.
(d) All countries in the world should be treated equally.
Q4: Based on the information given in this chapter, match the following countries and the
path democracy has taken in that country.
COUNTRY
PATH TO DEMOCRACY
a Chile
i Freedom from British colonial rule
b Nepal
ii End of military dictatorship
c Poland
iii End of one party rule
d Ghana
iv King agreed to give up his powers
Q5:Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) America became independent from British rule in 1776
(b) They adopted a democratic constitution in 1787
(c) Many countries in Europe gave right to vote to only propertied people
(d) In United States of America all the citizens including Blacks were given right to vote
from the beginning.
Q6: How many member states are there in the International Monetary Fund?
(a) 173
(b) 192
(c) 200
(d) 190
Q7: Which country among the following was the only country by 1900, where every
citizen had voting right?
OR
Which one of the following countries was the first to grant "Universal Suffrage"?
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) Poland
(d) USA
Q8: Which country supported and controlled the autocratic government in Poland?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) UK
Q9: Who was the leader of Solidarity Movement in Poland?
(a) Michelle Bachelete
(b) Salvador Allende
(c) Lech Walesa
(d) Pinochet
Q10: Why was International Monetary Fund established?
(a) To maintain peace and security among the countries
(b) Lends money to governments of member nations when in need
(c) To implement and formulate trade agreements
(d) To take decision regarding misery and poverty of western countries
Q11: Which one of the following countries is not a permanent member of UN Security
Council?
(a) China
(b) France
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
Answer: 1. (b) Invasion by foreign countries. 2. (c) In more and more countries rulers are being elected by the people. 3. (d)
All countries in the world should be treated equally. 4. a-ii , b-iv, c-iii, d-I 5. (d) In United States of America all the citizens
including Blacks were given right to vote from the beginning. 6. (a) 173. 7.(b) New Zealand. 8. (c) Russia 9. (c) Lech
Walesa 10. (b) Lends money to governments of member nations when in need 11. (c) Japan
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q1: Which freedoms are usually taken away when a democracy is overthrown by the
military?
Q2: What are the difficulties people face in a non-democratic country? Give answers
drawing from the examples given in this chapter.
Q3: Which of the following positions can contribute to democracy at the global level?
Give reasons for your
answer in each case.
(a). My country gives more money to international institutions. Therefore, I want to be
treated with more respect and exercise more power.
(b). My country may be small or poor. But my voice must be heard with equal respect,
because these decisions will affect my country.
(c) Wealthy nations will have a greater say in international affairs. They cannot let their
interests suffer just because they are outnumbered by poor nations.
(d) Big countries like India must have a greater say in international organisations.
Q4: Which East European countries were ruled by the communist parties in 1980s?
Q5: Here are three opinions heard in a television debate on the struggle for democracy in
Nepal. Which of these do you agree with and why?
Q6: What reforms were carried out by Allende in Chile? How was it taken by opposition
parties?
Q7: Why did USA support the military coup in Chile in 1973?
Q8: What did Allende hope for in his last address?
Q9: Why were women given voting rights much later than men in the most countries?
Why did this not happen in India?
Q10: What was the 'voting rights' situation in USA after she adopted constitution? When
was universal adult franchise granted there?
Q11: ‘The disintegration of the Soviet Union accelerated the process of expansion of
democracy.’ Give reasons.
Q12: Who was Lech Walesa? How did he become famous in Poland?
Q13: How democratic is the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Q14: What happened to democracy in Ghana?
Q15: What to do you mean by democracy? Give your arguments in favour and in
disfavour of democracy?
Q16: List the down the main features of democracy?
Q17: ‘Democracy is very important’. Explain?
CH2- Designing of constitution
Multiple choice questions
Q1:Who amongst the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(c) H.C. Mukherjee
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Q2: Who one of the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee for making the
Constitution of India?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Baldev Singh
(c) H.C. Mookerjee
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Q3: Who was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
Q4: Which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the
constitution?
(a) Republic Day
(b) Independence Day
(c) Gandhi Jayanti
(d) Constitution Enforcement Day
Q5: When did the Indian Constitution come into force ?
(a) 26th Nov, 1949
(b) 15th August, 1947
(c) 26th Jan, 1950
(d) 26th Jan, 1930
Q6(2010/2011): Who prepared the Constitution for India in 1928 ?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q7: How many members did the Constituent Assembly of India have ?
(a) 199
(b) 299
(c) 399
(d) 279
Q8: When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Indian constitution?
(a) 26th Nov, 1949
(b) 15th August, 1947
(c) 26th Jan, 1950
(d) 26th Jan, 1930
Q9(2010): Captain of the first national Hockey team who was also the member
of constituent assembly
(a) Baldev Singh
(b) Somnath Lahiri
(c) Jaipal Singh
(d) K.M. Munshi
Q10: Mahatma Gandhi's vision about Indian constitution was published in which
magazine?
(a) Discovery Of India
(b) Young India
(c) New India
(d) Indian Gazette
Answer: 1: (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Jan, 1950 6: (a) Motilal Nehru
2: (d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
3: (b) Rajendra Prasad
4: (a) Republic Day 5: (c) 26th
7: (b) 299
8: (a) 26th Nov, 1949 9: (c) Jaipal Singh
10: (b) Young India