Grade: IX First Term June 2007

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION, JUNE-2007

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

Name : Grade : IX
Roll No.` : Time : 3 Hrs.

Date : Max. Marks : 80
No. of Pages : Marks Obtained:



Section
A
History
B
Civics
C
Geography
D
Economics

Total



Max. Marks

20

20

20

20

80

Marks Obtained






Scrutiny Marks







Signature of the Examiner
Signature of the Scrutinizer







General Instructions

1. Please check the number of pages.
2. Follow the instructions & read the questions carefully before answering them.
3. Write legibly & avoid using whitener.
4. Start answering the known questions & then attempt the challenging ones.
5. Provide diagrams & examples wherever required.
6. Check your answer before handing over the paper to the invigilator.
7. Any kind of malpractice will be seriously dealt with.





YARA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, RIYADH, KSA
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION, JUNE -2007

Social Science Max. Marks: 80
Class: IX Duration: 3 Hrs.

Instructions:
The question paper is divided into three sections:
Section A- History: 20 Marks
Section B- Civics: 20 Marks
Section C- Geography 20 Marks
Section D- Economics 20 Marks
All questions are compulsory.
Marks are indicated against each question.
All questions of each section must be attempted together at one place.
Write the same question number as given in the question paper while answering a
question in your answer sheets.
Write all your answers in given answer sheets. Please don’t write in question paper.
Mark is distributed as follows:
Answer to questions of 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each.
Answer to questions of 3 marks should not exceed 60 words each.
Answer to questions of 4 marks should not exceed 80 words each.
Answer to questions of 5 marks should not exceed 100 words each.
Answer to questions of 6 marks should not exceed 120 words each.
Attach map provided with the answer sheet.

Section A: History

1. What Montesquieu proposed in his book titled ‘The Spirit of the Law’? 2
2. Who were called ‘November Criminals’? 2
3. What is ‘Third Reich of Dreams’? 2
4. Briefly explain any three symbols used by the French people during the French
Revolution? 3
5. a) Write any two points of The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen.
Evaluate the legacy of the French Revolution for the people of the world during
the 19th and 20th century
Or
b) How was the French society divided before the Revolution? What were called tithes
and taille? How were they imposed? 5
6. a) Explain the Great Economic Depression. How did it affect Germany?
Or
b) What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking? 6



Section B: Civics

7. Mention any two arguments for Democracy? 2
8. Equal right to vote is denied in Estonia and Fiji. How? 2
9. What is meant by ‘apartheid’? 2
10. What does the term ‘secular’ mean in Indian Constitution? 2
11. Who was Salvador Allende? What reforms he introduced for the poor people? 3
12. Write any four aspects of the definitions of democracy. 4
13. a) Explain how Security Council of the UN is undemocratic? After the collapse of the
Soviet Union what happened to the US?
Or
b) Explain the emergence of Lech Walesa as a democratic leader in Poland. 5

Section C: Geography

14. Mention latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland of India. 2
15. What is a water divide? 2
16. How is the coastal belt of India divided? 4
17. The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great
significance. Why? 4
18. a) Analyse the causes of the river pollution with the help of an example.
Or
b) Describe the differences between the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers. 5
19. On the given outline map of India mark and locate the following: 3
a. Western Ghats b. Vindhya Range c. Khasi Hills d. Zaskar Range
e. Aravali Range f. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Section D: Economics

20. Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages? 2
21. What does the Green Revolution mean? 2
22. What do you understand by ‘people as a resource’? 2
23. What is physical capital? How is it divided? 3


24. a) How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
Or
b) How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different
from the small farmers? 5
25. a) Explain the differences between disguised unemployment and seasonal unemployment.
Or
b) What are the various activities undertaken in the primary, secondary and tertiary
sectors? What is meant by economic activities? 6
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19. Map work