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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 5
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 M u l t i p l e 	 C h o i c e 	 Q u e s t i o n s . 	 E a c h 	 q u e s t i o n 	 c a r r i e s 	 o n e 	 e a c h .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h o 	 w r o t e 	 t h e 	 b o o k 	 “ T h e 	 S p i r i t 	 o f 	 L a w s ” ?
A n s . 	 M o n t e s q u i e u .
2 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 i n f a n t 	 m o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e ?
A n s . 	 I n f a n t 	 M o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e 	 i n d i c a t e s 	 t h e 	 n u m b e r 	 o f 	 c h i l d r e n 	 t h a t 	 d i e 	 b e f o r e 	 t h e 	 a g e 	 o f 	 o n e
y e a r 	 a s 	 a 	 p r o p o r t i o n 	 o f 	 t h o u s a n d 	 l i v e 	 c h i l d r e n 	 b o r n 	 i n 	 a 	 p a r t i c u l a r 	 y e a r .
3 . 	 W h y 	 e d u c a t e d 	 p a r e n t s 	 i n v e s t 	 h e a v i l y 	 o n 	 t h e 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 o f 	 t h e i r 	 c h i l d r e n ?
A n s . 	 T h i s 	 i s 	 s o 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e y 	 h a v e 	 r e a l i s e d 	 t h e 	 i m p o r t a n c e 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 t h e m s e l v e s . 	 T h e y 	 a r e
a l s o 	 c o n s c i o u s 	 o f 	 p r o p e r 	 n u t r i t i o n 	 a n d 	 g o o d 	 h y g i e n e .
4 . 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 r e s u l t 	 o f 	 c o l l i s i o n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d o - A u s t r a l i a n 	 p l a t e 	 w i t h 	 E u r a s i a n 	 p l a t e ?
A n s . 	 D u e 	 t o 	 t h i s 	 c o l l i s i o n , 	 t h e 	 s e d i m e n t a r y 	 r o c k s 	 w h i c h 	 w e r e 	 a c c u m u l a t e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 g e o 	 s y n c l i n e
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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 5
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 M u l t i p l e 	 C h o i c e 	 Q u e s t i o n s . 	 E a c h 	 q u e s t i o n 	 c a r r i e s 	 o n e 	 e a c h .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h o 	 w r o t e 	 t h e 	 b o o k 	 “ T h e 	 S p i r i t 	 o f 	 L a w s ” ?
A n s . 	 M o n t e s q u i e u .
2 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 i n f a n t 	 m o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e ?
A n s . 	 I n f a n t 	 M o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e 	 i n d i c a t e s 	 t h e 	 n u m b e r 	 o f 	 c h i l d r e n 	 t h a t 	 d i e 	 b e f o r e 	 t h e 	 a g e 	 o f 	 o n e
y e a r 	 a s 	 a 	 p r o p o r t i o n 	 o f 	 t h o u s a n d 	 l i v e 	 c h i l d r e n 	 b o r n 	 i n 	 a 	 p a r t i c u l a r 	 y e a r .
3 . 	 W h y 	 e d u c a t e d 	 p a r e n t s 	 i n v e s t 	 h e a v i l y 	 o n 	 t h e 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 o f 	 t h e i r 	 c h i l d r e n ?
A n s . 	 T h i s 	 i s 	 s o 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e y 	 h a v e 	 r e a l i s e d 	 t h e 	 i m p o r t a n c e 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 t h e m s e l v e s . 	 T h e y 	 a r e
a l s o 	 c o n s c i o u s 	 o f 	 p r o p e r 	 n u t r i t i o n 	 a n d 	 g o o d 	 h y g i e n e .
4 . 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 r e s u l t 	 o f 	 c o l l i s i o n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d o - A u s t r a l i a n 	 p l a t e 	 w i t h 	 E u r a s i a n 	 p l a t e ?
A n s . 	 D u e 	 t o 	 t h i s 	 c o l l i s i o n , 	 t h e 	 s e d i m e n t a r y 	 r o c k s 	 w h i c h 	 w e r e 	 a c c u m u l a t e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 g e o 	 s y n c l i n e
2 	 / 	 1 4
k n o w n 	 a s 	 t h e 	 T e t h y s 	 w e r e 	 f o l d e d 	 t o 	 f o r m 	 t h e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 w e s t e r n 	 A s i a 	 a n d
H i m a l a y a .
5 . 	 W h o s e 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 w a s 	 a 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 o n e ? 	 A l l e n d e ' s 	 o r 	 P i n o c h e t ' s 	 a n d 	 w h y ?
A n s . 	 S a l v a d o r 	 A l l e n d e 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 f o u n d e r 	 l e a d e r 	 o f 	 S o c i a l i s t 	 P a r t y 	 o f 	 C h i l e 	 a n d 	 h e 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 a
d e m o c r a t i c 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 i n 	 C h i l e , 	 b u t 	 A u g u s t o 	 P i n o c h e t 	 w a s 	 a n 	 a u t o c r a t i c 	 r u l e r .
6 . 	 W h a t 	 d o 	 y o u 	 m e a n 	 b y 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 e q u a l i t y ?
A n s . 	 P o l i t i c a l 	 e q u a l i t y 	 m e a n s 	 t h a t 	 e a c h 	 a d u l t 	 c i t i z e n 	 m u s t 	 h a v e 	 o n e 	 v o t e 	 a n d 	 e a c h 	 v o t e 	 m u s t
h a v e 	 o n e 	 v a l u e .
7 . 	 W h y 	 i s 	 I n d i a 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 a s 	 a 	 s o v e r e i g n 	 c o u n t r y ?
A n s . 	 I n d i a 	 i s 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 a s 	 a 	 s o v e r e i g n 	 c o u n t r y 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e 	 g u i d i n g 	 v a l u e 	 c a l l e d 	 ‘ S o v e r e i g n ’
m e a n s 	 t h a t 	 p e o p l e 	 h a v e 	 t h e 	 s u p r e m e 	 r i g h t 	 t o 	 m a k e 	 d e c i s i o n s 	 o n 	 i n t e r n a l 	 a s 	 w e l l 	 a s 	 e x t e r n a l
m a t t e r s .
8 . 	 N a m e 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 w h e r e 	 w o m e n 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 a l l o w e d 	 t o 	 t a k e 	 p a r t 	 i n 	 t h e 	 e l e c t i o n .
A n s . 	 S a u d i 	 A r a b i a .
9 . 	 S t a t e 	 t h e 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 S p a r t a 	 c i s t 	 L e a g u e .
O r
W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 s o c i a l i s t 	 s y s t e m ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 b i r t h 	 o f 	 W e i m e r 	 R e p u b l i c 	 c o i n c i d e d 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n a r y 	 u p r i s i n g 	 o f 	 t h e 	 S p a r t a
c i s t 	 L e a g u e 	 o n 	 t h e 	 p a t t e r n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 B o l s h e v i k 	 r e v o l u t i o n 	 i n 	 R u s s i a .
S o v i e t s 	 o f 	 w o r k e r s 	 a n d 	 s a i l o r s 	 w e r e 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 i n 	 m a n y 	 c i t i e s . 	 T h e 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 a t m o s p h e r e 	 i n
B e r l i n 	 w a s 	 c h a r g e d 	 w i t h 	 d e m a n d s 	 o f 	 S o v i e t 	 s t y l e 	 o f 	 g o v e r n a n c e .
T h e 	 a n g u i s h e d 	 S p a r t a 	 c i s t s 	 l a t e r 	 f o u n d e d 	 t h e 	 C o m m u n i s t 	 P a r t y 	 o f 	 G e r m a n y .
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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 5
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 M u l t i p l e 	 C h o i c e 	 Q u e s t i o n s . 	 E a c h 	 q u e s t i o n 	 c a r r i e s 	 o n e 	 e a c h .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h o 	 w r o t e 	 t h e 	 b o o k 	 “ T h e 	 S p i r i t 	 o f 	 L a w s ” ?
A n s . 	 M o n t e s q u i e u .
2 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 i n f a n t 	 m o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e ?
A n s . 	 I n f a n t 	 M o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e 	 i n d i c a t e s 	 t h e 	 n u m b e r 	 o f 	 c h i l d r e n 	 t h a t 	 d i e 	 b e f o r e 	 t h e 	 a g e 	 o f 	 o n e
y e a r 	 a s 	 a 	 p r o p o r t i o n 	 o f 	 t h o u s a n d 	 l i v e 	 c h i l d r e n 	 b o r n 	 i n 	 a 	 p a r t i c u l a r 	 y e a r .
3 . 	 W h y 	 e d u c a t e d 	 p a r e n t s 	 i n v e s t 	 h e a v i l y 	 o n 	 t h e 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 o f 	 t h e i r 	 c h i l d r e n ?
A n s . 	 T h i s 	 i s 	 s o 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e y 	 h a v e 	 r e a l i s e d 	 t h e 	 i m p o r t a n c e 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 t h e m s e l v e s . 	 T h e y 	 a r e
a l s o 	 c o n s c i o u s 	 o f 	 p r o p e r 	 n u t r i t i o n 	 a n d 	 g o o d 	 h y g i e n e .
4 . 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 r e s u l t 	 o f 	 c o l l i s i o n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d o - A u s t r a l i a n 	 p l a t e 	 w i t h 	 E u r a s i a n 	 p l a t e ?
A n s . 	 D u e 	 t o 	 t h i s 	 c o l l i s i o n , 	 t h e 	 s e d i m e n t a r y 	 r o c k s 	 w h i c h 	 w e r e 	 a c c u m u l a t e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 g e o 	 s y n c l i n e
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k n o w n 	 a s 	 t h e 	 T e t h y s 	 w e r e 	 f o l d e d 	 t o 	 f o r m 	 t h e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 w e s t e r n 	 A s i a 	 a n d
H i m a l a y a .
5 . 	 W h o s e 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 w a s 	 a 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 o n e ? 	 A l l e n d e ' s 	 o r 	 P i n o c h e t ' s 	 a n d 	 w h y ?
A n s . 	 S a l v a d o r 	 A l l e n d e 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 f o u n d e r 	 l e a d e r 	 o f 	 S o c i a l i s t 	 P a r t y 	 o f 	 C h i l e 	 a n d 	 h e 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 a
d e m o c r a t i c 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 i n 	 C h i l e , 	 b u t 	 A u g u s t o 	 P i n o c h e t 	 w a s 	 a n 	 a u t o c r a t i c 	 r u l e r .
6 . 	 W h a t 	 d o 	 y o u 	 m e a n 	 b y 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 e q u a l i t y ?
A n s . 	 P o l i t i c a l 	 e q u a l i t y 	 m e a n s 	 t h a t 	 e a c h 	 a d u l t 	 c i t i z e n 	 m u s t 	 h a v e 	 o n e 	 v o t e 	 a n d 	 e a c h 	 v o t e 	 m u s t
h a v e 	 o n e 	 v a l u e .
7 . 	 W h y 	 i s 	 I n d i a 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 a s 	 a 	 s o v e r e i g n 	 c o u n t r y ?
A n s . 	 I n d i a 	 i s 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 a s 	 a 	 s o v e r e i g n 	 c o u n t r y 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e 	 g u i d i n g 	 v a l u e 	 c a l l e d 	 ‘ S o v e r e i g n ’
m e a n s 	 t h a t 	 p e o p l e 	 h a v e 	 t h e 	 s u p r e m e 	 r i g h t 	 t o 	 m a k e 	 d e c i s i o n s 	 o n 	 i n t e r n a l 	 a s 	 w e l l 	 a s 	 e x t e r n a l
m a t t e r s .
8 . 	 N a m e 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 w h e r e 	 w o m e n 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 a l l o w e d 	 t o 	 t a k e 	 p a r t 	 i n 	 t h e 	 e l e c t i o n .
A n s . 	 S a u d i 	 A r a b i a .
9 . 	 S t a t e 	 t h e 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 S p a r t a 	 c i s t 	 L e a g u e .
O r
W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 s o c i a l i s t 	 s y s t e m ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 b i r t h 	 o f 	 W e i m e r 	 R e p u b l i c 	 c o i n c i d e d 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n a r y 	 u p r i s i n g 	 o f 	 t h e 	 S p a r t a
c i s t 	 L e a g u e 	 o n 	 t h e 	 p a t t e r n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 B o l s h e v i k 	 r e v o l u t i o n 	 i n 	 R u s s i a .
S o v i e t s 	 o f 	 w o r k e r s 	 a n d 	 s a i l o r s 	 w e r e 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 i n 	 m a n y 	 c i t i e s . 	 T h e 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 a t m o s p h e r e 	 i n
B e r l i n 	 w a s 	 c h a r g e d 	 w i t h 	 d e m a n d s 	 o f 	 S o v i e t 	 s t y l e 	 o f 	 g o v e r n a n c e .
T h e 	 a n g u i s h e d 	 S p a r t a 	 c i s t s 	 l a t e r 	 f o u n d e d 	 t h e 	 C o m m u n i s t 	 P a r t y 	 o f 	 G e r m a n y .
3 	 / 	 1 4
O r
S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 a n d 	 f e l t 	 i t 	 t o 	 b e 	 t h e 	 r o o t 	 c a u s e 	 o f 	 a l l 	 s o c i a l 	 i l l s .
T h e y 	 f e l t 	 t h a t 	 t h o u g h 	 p r o p e r t y 	 p r o v i d e d 	 e m p l o y m e n t , 	 i t 	 g a v e 	 p e r s o n a l 	 g a i n s 	 t o 	 p r o p e r t y
o w n e r s , 	 n o t 	 t o 	 t h e 	 o n e 	 w h o 	 c o n t r i b u t e d 	 t o 	 m a k e 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 p r o d u c t i v e . 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w a n t e d
t h a t 	 l a n d o w n e r s 	 s h o u l d 	 p a y 	 a t t e n t i o n 	 t o 	 c o l l e c t i v e 	 i n t e r e s t , 	 r a t h e r 	 t h a n 	 t h e i r 	 o w n 	 p e r s o n a l
i n t e r e s t .
1 0 . 	 S t a t e 	 t h e 	 r e a s o n s 	 r e s p o n s i b l e 	 f o r 	 U S A 	 t o 	 j o i n 	 t h e 	 S e c o n d 	 W o r l d 	 W a r .
O r
H i g h l i g h t 	 t h e 	 A u t o c r a t i c 	 r u l e 	 o f 	 T s a r 	 N i c h o l a s 	 I I .
A n s . 	 J a p a n 	 w a s 	 e x p a n d i n g 	 i t s 	 p o w e r 	 i n 	 t h e 	 e a s t .
I t 	 h a d 	 o c c u p i e d 	 F r e n c h 	 I n d o - C h i n a 	 w a s 	 p l a n n i n g 	 a t t a c k s 	 o n 	 U S 	 n a v a l 	 b a s e s 	 i n 	 t h e 	 P a c i f i c .
W h e n 	 J a p a n 	 e x t e n d e d 	 i t s 	 s u p p o r t 	 t o 	 H i t l e r 	 a n d 	 b o m b e d 	 t h e 	 U S 	 b a s e 	 a r 	 P e a r l 	 h a r b o u r , 	 t h e 	 U S
e n t e r e d 	 t h e 	 S e c o n d 	 W o r l d 	 W a r ,
O r
R u s s i a 	 w a s 	 a n 	 a u t o c r a t i c . 	 U n l i k e 	 o t h e r 	 E u r o p e a n 	 r u l e r s , 	 e v e n 	 a t 	 t h e 	 b e g i n n i n g 	 o f 	 t h e
t w e n t i e t h 	 c e n t u r y .
T s a r 	 w a s 	 n o t 	 s u b j e c t 	 t o 	 p a r l i a m e n t . 	 T s a r 	 d i s m i s s e d 	 t h e 	 D u m a 	 w i t h i n 	 7 5 	 d a y s 	 a n d 	 r e e l e c t e d
s e c o n d 	 D u m a 	 w i t h i n 	 t h r e e 	 m o n t h s .
H e 	 d i d 	 n o t 	 w a n t 	 a n y 	 q u e s t i o n i n g 	 o f 	 h i s 	 a u t h o r i t y 	 o r 	 a n y 	 r e d u c t i o n 	 i n 	 h i s 	 p o w e r . 	 H e 	 c h a n g e d
t h e 	 v o t i n g 	 l a w s 	 a n d 	 p a c k e d 	 t h e 	 t h i r d 	 D u m a 	 w i t h 	 c o n s e r v a t i v e 	 p o l i t i c i a n s .
L i b e r a l s 	 a n d 	 r e v o l u t i o n a r i e s 	 w e r e 	 k e p t 	 a w a y .
1 1 . 	 T h e 	 S u n 	 r i s e s 	 t w o 	 h o u r s 	 e a r l i e r 	 i n 	 A r u n a c h a l 	 P r a d e s h 	 a s 	 c o m p a r e d 	 t o 	 G u j a r a t 	 i n 	 t h e
w e s t 	 b u t 	 t h e 	 w a t c h e s 	 s h o w 	 t h e 	 s a m e 	 t i m e . 	 H o w 	 d o e s 	 t h i s 	 h a p p e n ?
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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 5
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 M u l t i p l e 	 C h o i c e 	 Q u e s t i o n s . 	 E a c h 	 q u e s t i o n 	 c a r r i e s 	 o n e 	 e a c h .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h o 	 w r o t e 	 t h e 	 b o o k 	 “ T h e 	 S p i r i t 	 o f 	 L a w s ” ?
A n s . 	 M o n t e s q u i e u .
2 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 i n f a n t 	 m o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e ?
A n s . 	 I n f a n t 	 M o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e 	 i n d i c a t e s 	 t h e 	 n u m b e r 	 o f 	 c h i l d r e n 	 t h a t 	 d i e 	 b e f o r e 	 t h e 	 a g e 	 o f 	 o n e
y e a r 	 a s 	 a 	 p r o p o r t i o n 	 o f 	 t h o u s a n d 	 l i v e 	 c h i l d r e n 	 b o r n 	 i n 	 a 	 p a r t i c u l a r 	 y e a r .
3 . 	 W h y 	 e d u c a t e d 	 p a r e n t s 	 i n v e s t 	 h e a v i l y 	 o n 	 t h e 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 o f 	 t h e i r 	 c h i l d r e n ?
A n s . 	 T h i s 	 i s 	 s o 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e y 	 h a v e 	 r e a l i s e d 	 t h e 	 i m p o r t a n c e 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 t h e m s e l v e s . 	 T h e y 	 a r e
a l s o 	 c o n s c i o u s 	 o f 	 p r o p e r 	 n u t r i t i o n 	 a n d 	 g o o d 	 h y g i e n e .
4 . 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 r e s u l t 	 o f 	 c o l l i s i o n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d o - A u s t r a l i a n 	 p l a t e 	 w i t h 	 E u r a s i a n 	 p l a t e ?
A n s . 	 D u e 	 t o 	 t h i s 	 c o l l i s i o n , 	 t h e 	 s e d i m e n t a r y 	 r o c k s 	 w h i c h 	 w e r e 	 a c c u m u l a t e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 g e o 	 s y n c l i n e
2 	 / 	 1 4
k n o w n 	 a s 	 t h e 	 T e t h y s 	 w e r e 	 f o l d e d 	 t o 	 f o r m 	 t h e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 w e s t e r n 	 A s i a 	 a n d
H i m a l a y a .
5 . 	 W h o s e 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 w a s 	 a 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 o n e ? 	 A l l e n d e ' s 	 o r 	 P i n o c h e t ' s 	 a n d 	 w h y ?
A n s . 	 S a l v a d o r 	 A l l e n d e 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 f o u n d e r 	 l e a d e r 	 o f 	 S o c i a l i s t 	 P a r t y 	 o f 	 C h i l e 	 a n d 	 h e 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 a
d e m o c r a t i c 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 i n 	 C h i l e , 	 b u t 	 A u g u s t o 	 P i n o c h e t 	 w a s 	 a n 	 a u t o c r a t i c 	 r u l e r .
6 . 	 W h a t 	 d o 	 y o u 	 m e a n 	 b y 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 e q u a l i t y ?
A n s . 	 P o l i t i c a l 	 e q u a l i t y 	 m e a n s 	 t h a t 	 e a c h 	 a d u l t 	 c i t i z e n 	 m u s t 	 h a v e 	 o n e 	 v o t e 	 a n d 	 e a c h 	 v o t e 	 m u s t
h a v e 	 o n e 	 v a l u e .
7 . 	 W h y 	 i s 	 I n d i a 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 a s 	 a 	 s o v e r e i g n 	 c o u n t r y ?
A n s . 	 I n d i a 	 i s 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 a s 	 a 	 s o v e r e i g n 	 c o u n t r y 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e 	 g u i d i n g 	 v a l u e 	 c a l l e d 	 ‘ S o v e r e i g n ’
m e a n s 	 t h a t 	 p e o p l e 	 h a v e 	 t h e 	 s u p r e m e 	 r i g h t 	 t o 	 m a k e 	 d e c i s i o n s 	 o n 	 i n t e r n a l 	 a s 	 w e l l 	 a s 	 e x t e r n a l
m a t t e r s .
8 . 	 N a m e 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 w h e r e 	 w o m e n 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 a l l o w e d 	 t o 	 t a k e 	 p a r t 	 i n 	 t h e 	 e l e c t i o n .
A n s . 	 S a u d i 	 A r a b i a .
9 . 	 S t a t e 	 t h e 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 S p a r t a 	 c i s t 	 L e a g u e .
O r
W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 s o c i a l i s t 	 s y s t e m ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 b i r t h 	 o f 	 W e i m e r 	 R e p u b l i c 	 c o i n c i d e d 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n a r y 	 u p r i s i n g 	 o f 	 t h e 	 S p a r t a
c i s t 	 L e a g u e 	 o n 	 t h e 	 p a t t e r n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 B o l s h e v i k 	 r e v o l u t i o n 	 i n 	 R u s s i a .
S o v i e t s 	 o f 	 w o r k e r s 	 a n d 	 s a i l o r s 	 w e r e 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 i n 	 m a n y 	 c i t i e s . 	 T h e 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 a t m o s p h e r e 	 i n
B e r l i n 	 w a s 	 c h a r g e d 	 w i t h 	 d e m a n d s 	 o f 	 S o v i e t 	 s t y l e 	 o f 	 g o v e r n a n c e .
T h e 	 a n g u i s h e d 	 S p a r t a 	 c i s t s 	 l a t e r 	 f o u n d e d 	 t h e 	 C o m m u n i s t 	 P a r t y 	 o f 	 G e r m a n y .
3 	 / 	 1 4
O r
S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 a n d 	 f e l t 	 i t 	 t o 	 b e 	 t h e 	 r o o t 	 c a u s e 	 o f 	 a l l 	 s o c i a l 	 i l l s .
T h e y 	 f e l t 	 t h a t 	 t h o u g h 	 p r o p e r t y 	 p r o v i d e d 	 e m p l o y m e n t , 	 i t 	 g a v e 	 p e r s o n a l 	 g a i n s 	 t o 	 p r o p e r t y
o w n e r s , 	 n o t 	 t o 	 t h e 	 o n e 	 w h o 	 c o n t r i b u t e d 	 t o 	 m a k e 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 p r o d u c t i v e . 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w a n t e d
t h a t 	 l a n d o w n e r s 	 s h o u l d 	 p a y 	 a t t e n t i o n 	 t o 	 c o l l e c t i v e 	 i n t e r e s t , 	 r a t h e r 	 t h a n 	 t h e i r 	 o w n 	 p e r s o n a l
i n t e r e s t .
1 0 . 	 S t a t e 	 t h e 	 r e a s o n s 	 r e s p o n s i b l e 	 f o r 	 U S A 	 t o 	 j o i n 	 t h e 	 S e c o n d 	 W o r l d 	 W a r .
O r
H i g h l i g h t 	 t h e 	 A u t o c r a t i c 	 r u l e 	 o f 	 T s a r 	 N i c h o l a s 	 I I .
A n s . 	 J a p a n 	 w a s 	 e x p a n d i n g 	 i t s 	 p o w e r 	 i n 	 t h e 	 e a s t .
I t 	 h a d 	 o c c u p i e d 	 F r e n c h 	 I n d o - C h i n a 	 w a s 	 p l a n n i n g 	 a t t a c k s 	 o n 	 U S 	 n a v a l 	 b a s e s 	 i n 	 t h e 	 P a c i f i c .
W h e n 	 J a p a n 	 e x t e n d e d 	 i t s 	 s u p p o r t 	 t o 	 H i t l e r 	 a n d 	 b o m b e d 	 t h e 	 U S 	 b a s e 	 a r 	 P e a r l 	 h a r b o u r , 	 t h e 	 U S
e n t e r e d 	 t h e 	 S e c o n d 	 W o r l d 	 W a r ,
O r
R u s s i a 	 w a s 	 a n 	 a u t o c r a t i c . 	 U n l i k e 	 o t h e r 	 E u r o p e a n 	 r u l e r s , 	 e v e n 	 a t 	 t h e 	 b e g i n n i n g 	 o f 	 t h e
t w e n t i e t h 	 c e n t u r y .
T s a r 	 w a s 	 n o t 	 s u b j e c t 	 t o 	 p a r l i a m e n t . 	 T s a r 	 d i s m i s s e d 	 t h e 	 D u m a 	 w i t h i n 	 7 5 	 d a y s 	 a n d 	 r e e l e c t e d
s e c o n d 	 D u m a 	 w i t h i n 	 t h r e e 	 m o n t h s .
H e 	 d i d 	 n o t 	 w a n t 	 a n y 	 q u e s t i o n i n g 	 o f 	 h i s 	 a u t h o r i t y 	 o r 	 a n y 	 r e d u c t i o n 	 i n 	 h i s 	 p o w e r . 	 H e 	 c h a n g e d
t h e 	 v o t i n g 	 l a w s 	 a n d 	 p a c k e d 	 t h e 	 t h i r d 	 D u m a 	 w i t h 	 c o n s e r v a t i v e 	 p o l i t i c i a n s .
L i b e r a l s 	 a n d 	 r e v o l u t i o n a r i e s 	 w e r e 	 k e p t 	 a w a y .
1 1 . 	 T h e 	 S u n 	 r i s e s 	 t w o 	 h o u r s 	 e a r l i e r 	 i n 	 A r u n a c h a l 	 P r a d e s h 	 a s 	 c o m p a r e d 	 t o 	 G u j a r a t 	 i n 	 t h e
w e s t 	 b u t 	 t h e 	 w a t c h e s 	 s h o w 	 t h e 	 s a m e 	 t i m e . 	 H o w 	 d o e s 	 t h i s 	 h a p p e n ?
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A n s . 	 F r o m 	 G u j a r a t 	 t o 	 A r u n a c h a l 	 P r a d e s h 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 a 	 t i m e 	 l a g 	 o f 	 t w o 	 h o u r s . 	 H e n c e , 	 t i m e 	 a l o n g
t h e 	 S t a n d a r d 	 M e r i d i a n 	 o f 	 I n d i a 	 p a s s i n g 	 t h r o u g h 	 M i r z a p u r 	 ( U t t a r 	 P r a d e s h ) 	 i s
t a k e n 	 a s 	 t h e 	 s t a n d a r d 	 t i m e 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 w h o l e 	 c o u n t r y . 	 S o 	 t o 	 h a v e 	 u n i f o r m 	 t i m e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y , 	 a
S t a n d a r d 	 M e r i d i a n 	 i s 	 t a k e n 	 a n d 	 t h u s , 	 t h e 	 t i m i n g s 	 i n 	 A r u n a c h a l 	 P r a d e s h 	 a n d 	 G u j a r a t 	 a r e 	 t h e
s a m e .
1 2 . 	 I n 	 I n d i a , 	 t h e 	 N o r t h e r n 	 m o u n t a i n s 	 a r e 	 t h e 	 m a j o r 	 s o u r c e s 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 a n d 	 f o r e s t 	 w e a l t h .
W h a t 	 n e g a t i v e 	 e f f e c t s 	 c a n 	 r e s u l t 	 f r o m 	 u n c o n t r o l l e d 	 e x p l o i t a t i o n 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 a n d 	 f o r e s t
r e s o u r c e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 m o u n t a i n s ?
A n s . 	 B i o d i v e r s i t y 	 w i l l 	 b e 	 a f f e c t e d 	 o n 	 a 	 l a r g e - s c a l e 	 i f 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 u n c o n t r o l l e d 	 e x p l o i t a t i o n 	 o f
w a t e r 	 a n d 	 f o r e s t 	 r e s o u r c e s . 	 A n i m a l s 	 w i l l 	 l o s e 	 t h e i r 	 n a t u r a l 	 h a b i t a t 	 a n d 	 c l i m a t i c 	 c h a n g e s 	 w i l l
o c c u r 	 a f t e r 	 a 	 f e w 	 y e a r s .
S o 	 u s e 	 o f 	 n a t u r a l 	 r e s o u r c e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 m o u n t a i n s 	 s h o u l d 	 b e 	 d o n e 	 w i t h 	 c a r e , 	 s o 	 t h a t 	 t h e 	 e c o l o g y 	 i s
n o t 	 s e r i o u s l y 	 d i s t u r b e d . 	 O n l y 	 a 	 v e r y 	 l i m i t e d 	 a m o u n t 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 a n d 	 f o r e s t 	 r e s e r v e s 	 s h o u l d 	 b e
u s e d . 	 T r e e s 	 c a n 	 b e 	 f r e s h l y 	 p l a n t e d 	 t o 	 r e p l a c e 	 t h e 	 f o r e s t s 	 b e i n g 	 e x p l o i t e d .
1 3 . 	 E x p l a i n 	 t h e 	 m a j o r 	 r e a s o n s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 r e d u c t i o n 	 i n 	 v o l u m e 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 i n 	 m o s t 	 o f 	 t h e
r i v e r s .
A n s . 	 T h e 	 m a j o r 	 r e a s o n s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 r e d u c t i o n 	 i n 	 v o l u m e 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 i n 	 m o s t 	 o f 	 t h e 	 r i v e r s 	 a r e 	 a s
f o l l o w :
( i ) 	 I n c r e a s e 	 i n 	 d e m a n d 	 o f 	 r i v e r 	 w a t e r 	 f o r 	 d o m e s t i c 	 n e e d s 	 d u e 	 t o 	 i n c r e a s e 	 i n 	 p o p u l a t i o n .
( i i ) 	 D e c l i n e 	 i n 	 r a i n f a l l 	 w h i c h 	 f e e d s 	 t h e 	 r i v e r s 	 d u e 	 t o 	 c l i m a t e 	 c h a n g e .
( i i i ) 	 T h e 	 g r o w i n g 	 d e m a n d 	 o f 	 i n d u s t r y 	 a n d 	 a g r i c u l t u r e 	 f o r 	 w a t e r 	 i s 	 t a k e n 	 f r o m 	 t h e 	 r i v e r , 	 t h u s
r e d u c i n g 	 t h e 	 v o l u m e 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 i n 	 r i v e r s .
1 4 . 	 M o d e r n 	 f a r m i n g 	 m e t h o d s 	 r e q u i r e 	 t h e 	 f a r m e r s 	 t o 	 s t a r t 	 w i t h 	 m o r e 	 c a s h 	 t h a n 	 b e f o r e .
W h y ?
A n s . 	 M o d e r n 	 f a r m i n g 	 m e t h o d s 	 i n c l u d e 	 m a c h i n e r y , 	 H Y V 	 s e e d s , 	 c h e m i c a l 	 f e r t i l i z e r s ,
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C B S E 	 S a m p l e 	 P a p e r 	 - 	 0 5
C l a s s 	 – 	 I X 	 S o c i a l 	 S c i e n c e
T i m e 	 a l l o w e d : 	 3 	 h o u r s 	 M a x i m u m 	 M a r k s : 	 9 0
G e n e r a l 	 I n s t r u c t i o n s :
a ) 	 T h e 	 q u e s t i o n 	 p a p e r 	 h a s 	 3 0 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A l l 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 a r e 	 c o m p u l s o r y .
b ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 1 - 8 	 a r e 	 M u l t i p l e 	 C h o i c e 	 Q u e s t i o n s . 	 E a c h 	 q u e s t i o n 	 c a r r i e s 	 o n e 	 e a c h .
c ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 9 - 2 0 	 a r e 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 8 0 	 w o r d s .
d ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 1 - 2 8 	 a r e 	 f i v e 	 m a r k s 	 q u e s t i o n s . 	 A n s w e r s 	 o f 	 t h e s e 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 s h o u l d 	 n o t
e x c e e d 	 1 0 0 	 w o r d s .
e ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r 	 2 7 	 a n d 	 2 8 	 a r e 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 m a p 	 q u e s t i o n s 	 o f 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
f ) 	 Q u e s t i o n 	 n u m b e r s 	 2 9 	 a n d 	 3 0 	 a r e 	 M a p 	 B a s e d 	 Q u e s t i o n s 	 c a r r y i n g 	 t h r e e 	 m a r k s 	 e a c h .
1 . 	 W h o 	 w r o t e 	 t h e 	 b o o k 	 “ T h e 	 S p i r i t 	 o f 	 L a w s ” ?
A n s . 	 M o n t e s q u i e u .
2 . 	 W h a t 	 i s 	 i n f a n t 	 m o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e ?
A n s . 	 I n f a n t 	 M o r t a l i t y 	 r a t e 	 i n d i c a t e s 	 t h e 	 n u m b e r 	 o f 	 c h i l d r e n 	 t h a t 	 d i e 	 b e f o r e 	 t h e 	 a g e 	 o f 	 o n e
y e a r 	 a s 	 a 	 p r o p o r t i o n 	 o f 	 t h o u s a n d 	 l i v e 	 c h i l d r e n 	 b o r n 	 i n 	 a 	 p a r t i c u l a r 	 y e a r .
3 . 	 W h y 	 e d u c a t e d 	 p a r e n t s 	 i n v e s t 	 h e a v i l y 	 o n 	 t h e 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 o f 	 t h e i r 	 c h i l d r e n ?
A n s . 	 T h i s 	 i s 	 s o 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e y 	 h a v e 	 r e a l i s e d 	 t h e 	 i m p o r t a n c e 	 o f 	 e d u c a t i o n 	 t h e m s e l v e s . 	 T h e y 	 a r e
a l s o 	 c o n s c i o u s 	 o f 	 p r o p e r 	 n u t r i t i o n 	 a n d 	 g o o d 	 h y g i e n e .
4 . 	 W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 r e s u l t 	 o f 	 c o l l i s i o n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 I n d o - A u s t r a l i a n 	 p l a t e 	 w i t h 	 E u r a s i a n 	 p l a t e ?
A n s . 	 D u e 	 t o 	 t h i s 	 c o l l i s i o n , 	 t h e 	 s e d i m e n t a r y 	 r o c k s 	 w h i c h 	 w e r e 	 a c c u m u l a t e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 g e o 	 s y n c l i n e
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k n o w n 	 a s 	 t h e 	 T e t h y s 	 w e r e 	 f o l d e d 	 t o 	 f o r m 	 t h e 	 m o u n t a i n 	 s y s t e m 	 o f 	 w e s t e r n 	 A s i a 	 a n d
H i m a l a y a .
5 . 	 W h o s e 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 w a s 	 a 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 o n e ? 	 A l l e n d e ' s 	 o r 	 P i n o c h e t ' s 	 a n d 	 w h y ?
A n s . 	 S a l v a d o r 	 A l l e n d e 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 f o u n d e r 	 l e a d e r 	 o f 	 S o c i a l i s t 	 P a r t y 	 o f 	 C h i l e 	 a n d 	 h e 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 a
d e m o c r a t i c 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 i n 	 C h i l e , 	 b u t 	 A u g u s t o 	 P i n o c h e t 	 w a s 	 a n 	 a u t o c r a t i c 	 r u l e r .
6 . 	 W h a t 	 d o 	 y o u 	 m e a n 	 b y 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 e q u a l i t y ?
A n s . 	 P o l i t i c a l 	 e q u a l i t y 	 m e a n s 	 t h a t 	 e a c h 	 a d u l t 	 c i t i z e n 	 m u s t 	 h a v e 	 o n e 	 v o t e 	 a n d 	 e a c h 	 v o t e 	 m u s t
h a v e 	 o n e 	 v a l u e .
7 . 	 W h y 	 i s 	 I n d i a 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 a s 	 a 	 s o v e r e i g n 	 c o u n t r y ?
A n s . 	 I n d i a 	 i s 	 c o n s i d e r e d 	 a s 	 a 	 s o v e r e i g n 	 c o u n t r y 	 b e c a u s e 	 t h e 	 g u i d i n g 	 v a l u e 	 c a l l e d 	 ‘ S o v e r e i g n ’
m e a n s 	 t h a t 	 p e o p l e 	 h a v e 	 t h e 	 s u p r e m e 	 r i g h t 	 t o 	 m a k e 	 d e c i s i o n s 	 o n 	 i n t e r n a l 	 a s 	 w e l l 	 a s 	 e x t e r n a l
m a t t e r s .
8 . 	 N a m e 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y 	 w h e r e 	 w o m e n 	 a r e 	 n o t 	 a l l o w e d 	 t o 	 t a k e 	 p a r t 	 i n 	 t h e 	 e l e c t i o n .
A n s . 	 S a u d i 	 A r a b i a .
9 . 	 S t a t e 	 t h e 	 f e a t u r e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 S p a r t a 	 c i s t 	 L e a g u e .
O r
W h a t 	 w a s 	 t h e 	 s o c i a l i s t 	 s y s t e m ?
A n s . 	 T h e 	 b i r t h 	 o f 	 W e i m e r 	 R e p u b l i c 	 c o i n c i d e d 	 w i t h 	 t h e 	 r e v o l u t i o n a r y 	 u p r i s i n g 	 o f 	 t h e 	 S p a r t a
c i s t 	 L e a g u e 	 o n 	 t h e 	 p a t t e r n 	 o f 	 t h e 	 B o l s h e v i k 	 r e v o l u t i o n 	 i n 	 R u s s i a .
S o v i e t s 	 o f 	 w o r k e r s 	 a n d 	 s a i l o r s 	 w e r e 	 e s t a b l i s h e d 	 i n 	 m a n y 	 c i t i e s . 	 T h e 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 a t m o s p h e r e 	 i n
B e r l i n 	 w a s 	 c h a r g e d 	 w i t h 	 d e m a n d s 	 o f 	 S o v i e t 	 s t y l e 	 o f 	 g o v e r n a n c e .
T h e 	 a n g u i s h e d 	 S p a r t a 	 c i s t s 	 l a t e r 	 f o u n d e d 	 t h e 	 C o m m u n i s t 	 P a r t y 	 o f 	 G e r m a n y .
3 	 / 	 1 4
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S o c i a l i s t s 	 w e r e 	 a g a i n s t 	 p r i v a t e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 a n d 	 f e l t 	 i t 	 t o 	 b e 	 t h e 	 r o o t 	 c a u s e 	 o f 	 a l l 	 s o c i a l 	 i l l s .
T h e y 	 f e l t 	 t h a t 	 t h o u g h 	 p r o p e r t y 	 p r o v i d e d 	 e m p l o y m e n t , 	 i t 	 g a v e 	 p e r s o n a l 	 g a i n s 	 t o 	 p r o p e r t y
o w n e r s , 	 n o t 	 t o 	 t h e 	 o n e 	 w h o 	 c o n t r i b u t e d 	 t o 	 m a k e 	 t h e 	 p r o p e r t y 	 p r o d u c t i v e . 	 S o c i a l i s t s 	 w a n t e d
t h a t 	 l a n d o w n e r s 	 s h o u l d 	 p a y 	 a t t e n t i o n 	 t o 	 c o l l e c t i v e 	 i n t e r e s t , 	 r a t h e r 	 t h a n 	 t h e i r 	 o w n 	 p e r s o n a l
i n t e r e s t .
1 0 . 	 S t a t e 	 t h e 	 r e a s o n s 	 r e s p o n s i b l e 	 f o r 	 U S A 	 t o 	 j o i n 	 t h e 	 S e c o n d 	 W o r l d 	 W a r .
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H i g h l i g h t 	 t h e 	 A u t o c r a t i c 	 r u l e 	 o f 	 T s a r 	 N i c h o l a s 	 I I .
A n s . 	 J a p a n 	 w a s 	 e x p a n d i n g 	 i t s 	 p o w e r 	 i n 	 t h e 	 e a s t .
I t 	 h a d 	 o c c u p i e d 	 F r e n c h 	 I n d o - C h i n a 	 w a s 	 p l a n n i n g 	 a t t a c k s 	 o n 	 U S 	 n a v a l 	 b a s e s 	 i n 	 t h e 	 P a c i f i c .
W h e n 	 J a p a n 	 e x t e n d e d 	 i t s 	 s u p p o r t 	 t o 	 H i t l e r 	 a n d 	 b o m b e d 	 t h e 	 U S 	 b a s e 	 a r 	 P e a r l 	 h a r b o u r , 	 t h e 	 U S
e n t e r e d 	 t h e 	 S e c o n d 	 W o r l d 	 W a r ,
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R u s s i a 	 w a s 	 a n 	 a u t o c r a t i c . 	 U n l i k e 	 o t h e r 	 E u r o p e a n 	 r u l e r s , 	 e v e n 	 a t 	 t h e 	 b e g i n n i n g 	 o f 	 t h e
t w e n t i e t h 	 c e n t u r y .
T s a r 	 w a s 	 n o t 	 s u b j e c t 	 t o 	 p a r l i a m e n t . 	 T s a r 	 d i s m i s s e d 	 t h e 	 D u m a 	 w i t h i n 	 7 5 	 d a y s 	 a n d 	 r e e l e c t e d
s e c o n d 	 D u m a 	 w i t h i n 	 t h r e e 	 m o n t h s .
H e 	 d i d 	 n o t 	 w a n t 	 a n y 	 q u e s t i o n i n g 	 o f 	 h i s 	 a u t h o r i t y 	 o r 	 a n y 	 r e d u c t i o n 	 i n 	 h i s 	 p o w e r . 	 H e 	 c h a n g e d
t h e 	 v o t i n g 	 l a w s 	 a n d 	 p a c k e d 	 t h e 	 t h i r d 	 D u m a 	 w i t h 	 c o n s e r v a t i v e 	 p o l i t i c i a n s .
L i b e r a l s 	 a n d 	 r e v o l u t i o n a r i e s 	 w e r e 	 k e p t 	 a w a y .
1 1 . 	 T h e 	 S u n 	 r i s e s 	 t w o 	 h o u r s 	 e a r l i e r 	 i n 	 A r u n a c h a l 	 P r a d e s h 	 a s 	 c o m p a r e d 	 t o 	 G u j a r a t 	 i n 	 t h e
w e s t 	 b u t 	 t h e 	 w a t c h e s 	 s h o w 	 t h e 	 s a m e 	 t i m e . 	 H o w 	 d o e s 	 t h i s 	 h a p p e n ?
4 	 / 	 1 4
A n s . 	 F r o m 	 G u j a r a t 	 t o 	 A r u n a c h a l 	 P r a d e s h 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 a 	 t i m e 	 l a g 	 o f 	 t w o 	 h o u r s . 	 H e n c e , 	 t i m e 	 a l o n g
t h e 	 S t a n d a r d 	 M e r i d i a n 	 o f 	 I n d i a 	 p a s s i n g 	 t h r o u g h 	 M i r z a p u r 	 ( U t t a r 	 P r a d e s h ) 	 i s
t a k e n 	 a s 	 t h e 	 s t a n d a r d 	 t i m e 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 w h o l e 	 c o u n t r y . 	 S o 	 t o 	 h a v e 	 u n i f o r m 	 t i m e 	 i n 	 t h e 	 c o u n t r y , 	 a
S t a n d a r d 	 M e r i d i a n 	 i s 	 t a k e n 	 a n d 	 t h u s , 	 t h e 	 t i m i n g s 	 i n 	 A r u n a c h a l 	 P r a d e s h 	 a n d 	 G u j a r a t 	 a r e 	 t h e
s a m e .
1 2 . 	 I n 	 I n d i a , 	 t h e 	 N o r t h e r n 	 m o u n t a i n s 	 a r e 	 t h e 	 m a j o r 	 s o u r c e s 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 a n d 	 f o r e s t 	 w e a l t h .
W h a t 	 n e g a t i v e 	 e f f e c t s 	 c a n 	 r e s u l t 	 f r o m 	 u n c o n t r o l l e d 	 e x p l o i t a t i o n 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 a n d 	 f o r e s t
r e s o u r c e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 m o u n t a i n s ?
A n s . 	 B i o d i v e r s i t y 	 w i l l 	 b e 	 a f f e c t e d 	 o n 	 a 	 l a r g e - s c a l e 	 i f 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 u n c o n t r o l l e d 	 e x p l o i t a t i o n 	 o f
w a t e r 	 a n d 	 f o r e s t 	 r e s o u r c e s . 	 A n i m a l s 	 w i l l 	 l o s e 	 t h e i r 	 n a t u r a l 	 h a b i t a t 	 a n d 	 c l i m a t i c 	 c h a n g e s 	 w i l l
o c c u r 	 a f t e r 	 a 	 f e w 	 y e a r s .
S o 	 u s e 	 o f 	 n a t u r a l 	 r e s o u r c e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 m o u n t a i n s 	 s h o u l d 	 b e 	 d o n e 	 w i t h 	 c a r e , 	 s o 	 t h a t 	 t h e 	 e c o l o g y 	 i s
n o t 	 s e r i o u s l y 	 d i s t u r b e d . 	 O n l y 	 a 	 v e r y 	 l i m i t e d 	 a m o u n t 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 a n d 	 f o r e s t 	 r e s e r v e s 	 s h o u l d 	 b e
u s e d . 	 T r e e s 	 c a n 	 b e 	 f r e s h l y 	 p l a n t e d 	 t o 	 r e p l a c e 	 t h e 	 f o r e s t s 	 b e i n g 	 e x p l o i t e d .
1 3 . 	 E x p l a i n 	 t h e 	 m a j o r 	 r e a s o n s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 r e d u c t i o n 	 i n 	 v o l u m e 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 i n 	 m o s t 	 o f 	 t h e
r i v e r s .
A n s . 	 T h e 	 m a j o r 	 r e a s o n s 	 f o r 	 t h e 	 r e d u c t i o n 	 i n 	 v o l u m e 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 i n 	 m o s t 	 o f 	 t h e 	 r i v e r s 	 a r e 	 a s
f o l l o w :
( i ) 	 I n c r e a s e 	 i n 	 d e m a n d 	 o f 	 r i v e r 	 w a t e r 	 f o r 	 d o m e s t i c 	 n e e d s 	 d u e 	 t o 	 i n c r e a s e 	 i n 	 p o p u l a t i o n .
( i i ) 	 D e c l i n e 	 i n 	 r a i n f a l l 	 w h i c h 	 f e e d s 	 t h e 	 r i v e r s 	 d u e 	 t o 	 c l i m a t e 	 c h a n g e .
( i i i ) 	 T h e 	 g r o w i n g 	 d e m a n d 	 o f 	 i n d u s t r y 	 a n d 	 a g r i c u l t u r e 	 f o r 	 w a t e r 	 i s 	 t a k e n 	 f r o m 	 t h e 	 r i v e r , 	 t h u s
r e d u c i n g 	 t h e 	 v o l u m e 	 o f 	 w a t e r 	 i n 	 r i v e r s .
1 4 . 	 M o d e r n 	 f a r m i n g 	 m e t h o d s 	 r e q u i r e 	 t h e 	 f a r m e r s 	 t o 	 s t a r t 	 w i t h 	 m o r e 	 c a s h 	 t h a n 	 b e f o r e .
W h y ?
A n s . 	 M o d e r n 	 f a r m i n g 	 m e t h o d s 	 i n c l u d e 	 m a c h i n e r y , 	 H Y V 	 s e e d s , 	 c h e m i c a l 	 f e r t i l i z e r s ,
5 	 / 	 1 4
i n s e c t i c i d e s 	 a n d 	 p e s t i c i d e s 	 t o 	 i n c r e a s e 	 t h e 	 p r o d u c t i o n .
A l l 	 t h e s e 	 i n p u t s 	 a r e 	 m a n u f a c t u r e d 	 i n 	 i n d u s t r i e s . 	 T h e s e 	 a r e 	 t o 	 b e 	 h i r e d 	 a n d 	 p u r c h a s e d 	 f r o m
t h e 	 m a r k e t .
F o r 	 p u r c h a s i n g 	 t h e s e 	 i n p u t s 	 f r o m 	 t h e 	 m a r k e t 	 f a r m e r s 	 n e e d 	 m o r e 	 c a s h 	 t h a n 	 b e f o r e .
1 5 . 	 W h i c h 	 t h r e e 	 r i g h t s 	 s h o u l d 	 e v e r y 	 c i t i z e n 	 o f 	 a 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 c o u n t r y 	 g e t ?
A n s . 	 I n 	 a 	 d e m o c r a c y , 	 c i t i z e n s 	 g e t 	 t h e s e 	 b a s i c 	 r i g h t s :
( i ) 	 C i t i z e n s 	 s h o u l d 	 b e 	 f r e e 	 t o 	 e x p r e s s 	 t h e i r 	 o p i n i o n 	 i n 	 p u b l i c , 	 t o 	 f o r m 	 a s s o c i a t i o n s , 	 t o 	 p r o t e s t
a n d 	 t a k e 	 o t h e r 	 p o l i t i c a l 	 a c t i o n s .
( i i ) 	 T h e y 	 s h o u l d 	 b e 	 e q u a l 	 i n 	 t h e 	 e y e s 	 o f 	 t h e 	 l a w .
( i i i ) 	 T h e s e 	 r i g h t s 	 m u s t 	 b e 	 p r o t e c t e d 	 b y 	 a n 	 i n d e p e n d e n t 	 j u d i c i a r y 	 w h o s e 	 o r d e r s 	 a r e 	 o b e y e d 	 b y
e v e r y o n e .
1 6 . 	 W h a t 	 a r e 	 t h e 	 v a l u e s 	 t h a t 	 i n s p i r e 	 u s 	 f o r 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 g o v e r n a n c e ? 	 D e s c r i b e 	 a n y 	 t h r e e
v a l u e s .
A n s . 	 T h e 	 v a l u e s 	 t h a t 	 i n s p i r e 	 u s 	 f o r 	 d e m o c r a t i c 	 g o v e r n a n c e 	 a r e :
( i ) 	 S o v e r e i g n : 	 T h e 	 p e o p l e ’ s 	 r i g h t 	 t o 	 d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g 	 b o t h 	 i n t e r n a l l y 	 a n d 	 e x t e r n a l l y .
( i i ) 	 S e c u l a r i s m : 	 F r e e d o m 	 o f 	 r e l i g i o n 	 t o 	 p e o p l e 	 a n d 	 t h a t 	 t h e r e 	 i s 	 n o 	 o f f i c i a l 	 r e l i g i o n .
( i i i ) 	 S o c i a l i s t : 	 T o 	 e n s u r e 	 e c o n o m i c 	 e q u a l i t y 	 b y 	 t h e 	 g o v e r n m e n t 	 a f t e r 	 i t 	 c o n t r o l s 	 t h e 	 e c o n o m y .
( i v ) 	 D e m o c r a t i c : 	 G o v e r n m e n t 	 b a s e d 	 o n 	 t h e 	 w i l l 	 o f 	 t h e 	 p e o p l e .
( v ) 	 R e p u b l i c : 	 T h e 	 H e a d 	 o f 	 S t a t e 	 w i l l 	 b e 	 a n 	 e l e c t e d 	 p e r s o n .
T h e 	 v a l u e s 	 o f 	 l i b e r t y , 	 e q u a l i t y , 	 f r a t e r n i t y 	 a n d 	 j u s t i c e 	 h a v e 	 b e e n 	 r e f l e c t e d 	 i n 	 t h e 	 I n d i a n
C o n s t i t u t i o n .
1 7 . 	 G i v e 	 a r g u m e n t s 	 i n 	 f a v o u r 	 o f 	 d e m o c r a c y .

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