SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 2
Social Science (087)
Class IX (2024-25)
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. The question paper comprises Six Sections - A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37
questions in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A - From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. Section B - Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying
2 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
4. Section C contains Q.25to Q. 29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3
marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
5. Section D - Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub
questions and are of 4 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 100
words.
7. Section F - Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a
from History (2 marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).
8. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has
been provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions must be
attempted.
Section A
1. Choose the right term: Selling and buying of men, women, or children for immoral [1]
purposes.
a) Trafficking b) Summon
c) Trade d) Writ
2. An activity performed for profit or for service can be termed as: [1]
a) Formal activity b) Market activity
c) Professional activity d) Non-market activity
,3. Read the given table that shows the percentage of Households with ‘Hunger’ in [1]
India. Find out the rural household percentage for the year 1983 with hunger related
to cycles of food growing and harvesting.
Year Type of hunger
Rural Seasonal chronic Total
1983 16.2 2.3 18.5
1993-94 4.2 0.9 5.1
1999-2000 2.6 0.7 3.3
Urban
1983 5.6 0.8 6.4
1993-94 1.1 0.5 1.6
1999-2000 0.6 0.3 0.9
Source: Sagar (2004)
a) 6.4 b) 16.2
c) 18.5 d) 5.6
4. Read the statements and choose the correct answer. [1]
A. The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the coalition as the
Prime Minister.
B. If no party or alliance wins majority that he/she can appoint person of his/her
choice as the Prime Minister.
a) Both A and B are false b) Both A and B are true
c) A is false but B is true d) A is true but B is false
5. Which party did Hitler join in 1919? [1]
a) German Party b) German Republic Party
c) German Workers Party d) German Human Party
6. Who said democracy is of the people, for the people and by the people? [1]
a) JF Kanady b) George Bush
c) Abraham Lincoln d) Saddam Hussain
, 7. Assertion (A): The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of a new social [1]
group called the middle class.
Reason (R): Philosophers like John Locke and Jean and Jacques Rousseau
envisaged ideas of a society based on freedom and equal laws.
a) Both A and R are true and R is b) Both A and R are true but R is
the correct explanation of A. not the correct explanation of
A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
8. Thirty-three year old Ram Saran works as a daily-wage laborer in a wheat flour [1]
mill in a rural area of Ranchi in Jharkhand. He manages to earn around Rs 1,500 a
month when he finds employment, which is not often. The money is not enough to
sustain his family of six- that includes his wife and four children aged between 12
years to six months. Ram Saran is unhealthy and not able to work efficiently as his
intake of accepted average calorie requirement is very low. With respect to the
above case analyze what is the standard accepted average calorie requirement.
a) 2100 per month b) 2400 per month
c) 2100 per day d) 2400 per day
9. Impeachment refers to: [1]
A. A process to legislate on the matters in the state list during an emergency.
B. A process to conduct smooth and fair elections in a country.
C. A process in which a bill becomes a law.
D. A process in which the charges are levelled against the President.
a) Only B b) Only C
c) Only A d) Only D
10. Read the information given below and select the correct option. [1]
Most of men and women in the eighteenth century could not read or write. So,
images and symbols were frequently used instead of printed words to communicate
important ideas. Which of the following was a symbol of royal power?
a) The broken chain b) Sceptre
c) The winged woman d) Blue-white-red
Social Science (087)
Class IX (2024-25)
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. The question paper comprises Six Sections - A, B, C, D, E and F. There are 37
questions in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A - From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. Section B - Question no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying
2 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
4. Section C contains Q.25to Q. 29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3
marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
5. Section D - Question no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6. Section-E - Questions no from 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub
questions and are of 4 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 100
words.
7. Section F - Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 37a
from History (2 marks) and 37b from Geography (3 marks).
8. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has
been provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions must be
attempted.
Section A
1. Choose the right term: Selling and buying of men, women, or children for immoral [1]
purposes.
a) Trafficking b) Summon
c) Trade d) Writ
2. An activity performed for profit or for service can be termed as: [1]
a) Formal activity b) Market activity
c) Professional activity d) Non-market activity
,3. Read the given table that shows the percentage of Households with ‘Hunger’ in [1]
India. Find out the rural household percentage for the year 1983 with hunger related
to cycles of food growing and harvesting.
Year Type of hunger
Rural Seasonal chronic Total
1983 16.2 2.3 18.5
1993-94 4.2 0.9 5.1
1999-2000 2.6 0.7 3.3
Urban
1983 5.6 0.8 6.4
1993-94 1.1 0.5 1.6
1999-2000 0.6 0.3 0.9
Source: Sagar (2004)
a) 6.4 b) 16.2
c) 18.5 d) 5.6
4. Read the statements and choose the correct answer. [1]
A. The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the coalition as the
Prime Minister.
B. If no party or alliance wins majority that he/she can appoint person of his/her
choice as the Prime Minister.
a) Both A and B are false b) Both A and B are true
c) A is false but B is true d) A is true but B is false
5. Which party did Hitler join in 1919? [1]
a) German Party b) German Republic Party
c) German Workers Party d) German Human Party
6. Who said democracy is of the people, for the people and by the people? [1]
a) JF Kanady b) George Bush
c) Abraham Lincoln d) Saddam Hussain
, 7. Assertion (A): The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of a new social [1]
group called the middle class.
Reason (R): Philosophers like John Locke and Jean and Jacques Rousseau
envisaged ideas of a society based on freedom and equal laws.
a) Both A and R are true and R is b) Both A and R are true but R is
the correct explanation of A. not the correct explanation of
A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
8. Thirty-three year old Ram Saran works as a daily-wage laborer in a wheat flour [1]
mill in a rural area of Ranchi in Jharkhand. He manages to earn around Rs 1,500 a
month when he finds employment, which is not often. The money is not enough to
sustain his family of six- that includes his wife and four children aged between 12
years to six months. Ram Saran is unhealthy and not able to work efficiently as his
intake of accepted average calorie requirement is very low. With respect to the
above case analyze what is the standard accepted average calorie requirement.
a) 2100 per month b) 2400 per month
c) 2100 per day d) 2400 per day
9. Impeachment refers to: [1]
A. A process to legislate on the matters in the state list during an emergency.
B. A process to conduct smooth and fair elections in a country.
C. A process in which a bill becomes a law.
D. A process in which the charges are levelled against the President.
a) Only B b) Only C
c) Only A d) Only D
10. Read the information given below and select the correct option. [1]
Most of men and women in the eighteenth century could not read or write. So,
images and symbols were frequently used instead of printed words to communicate
important ideas. Which of the following was a symbol of royal power?
a) The broken chain b) Sceptre
c) The winged woman d) Blue-white-red
