Class 9 SST: CBSE Sample Question Paper With Solutions (2025) | Social Studies (SST) Class 9 PDF Download

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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
a)Jawahar Lal Nehru b)Mahatma Gandhi
c)Subhash Chandra Bose d)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
1. Who called the Right to Constitutional Remedies as the heart and soul of our
Constitution?
[1]
a)Self-consumption b)Remuneration
c)Food consumption d)Government service
2. Market activities involve [1]
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Social Science (087)
Class IX 
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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
a)Jawahar Lal Nehru b)Mahatma Gandhi
c)Subhash Chandra Bose d)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
1. Who called the Right to Constitutional Remedies as the heart and soul of our
Constitution?
[1]
a)Self-consumption b)Remuneration
c)Food consumption d)Government service
2. Market activities involve [1]
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Social Science (087)
Class IX 
a)APS b)NFSA
c)PDS d)AAY
3. Read the given table that shows some important features of PDS in India. Read the
data and select the appropriate option from the following.
Name of Scheme
Year of
introduction
Coverage
target group
Latest Volume
Issue Price
(Rs per
kg.)
PDS Up to 1992 Universal -
Wheat:
2.34
Rice: 2.89
AAY 2002
Poorest of the
poor
35 kg of
foodgrains
Wheat:
2.00
Rice: 3.00
APS 2000
Indigent senior
citizens
10 kg of
foodgrains
Free
National Food
Security Act
(NFSA)
2013
Priority
households
5 kg per person
per month
Wheat:
2.00
Rice: 3.00
Coarse
grains:
1.00
[Source: Economic Survey]
Which scheme is open to all?
[1]
a)A is false but B is true b)Both A and B are true
c)Both A and B are false d)A is true but B is false
4. Which of the following exercises only nominal powers ?
A. He is directly elected by the people.
B. He/She is nominal executive.
[1]
a)Eva Braun b)Hitler
5. Which German minister committed suicide in Berlin in April? [1]
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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
a)Jawahar Lal Nehru b)Mahatma Gandhi
c)Subhash Chandra Bose d)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
1. Who called the Right to Constitutional Remedies as the heart and soul of our
Constitution?
[1]
a)Self-consumption b)Remuneration
c)Food consumption d)Government service
2. Market activities involve [1]
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Social Science (087)
Class IX 
a)APS b)NFSA
c)PDS d)AAY
3. Read the given table that shows some important features of PDS in India. Read the
data and select the appropriate option from the following.
Name of Scheme
Year of
introduction
Coverage
target group
Latest Volume
Issue Price
(Rs per
kg.)
PDS Up to 1992 Universal -
Wheat:
2.34
Rice: 2.89
AAY 2002
Poorest of the
poor
35 kg of
foodgrains
Wheat:
2.00
Rice: 3.00
APS 2000
Indigent senior
citizens
10 kg of
foodgrains
Free
National Food
Security Act
(NFSA)
2013
Priority
households
5 kg per person
per month
Wheat:
2.00
Rice: 3.00
Coarse
grains:
1.00
[Source: Economic Survey]
Which scheme is open to all?
[1]
a)A is false but B is true b)Both A and B are true
c)Both A and B are false d)A is true but B is false
4. Which of the following exercises only nominal powers ?
A. He is directly elected by the people.
B. He/She is nominal executive.
[1]
a)Eva Braun b)Hitler
5. Which German minister committed suicide in Berlin in April? [1]
c)Joseph Goebbels d)Goring
a)Government fears its defeat in
the next elections.
b)People are free to believe in
and practise any religion.
c)Free press can report suffering
from famine in different parts
of the country.
d)Opposition parties can draw
attention to hunger and
starvation.
6. Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of
famine in a democratic country?
[1]
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.
7. Assertion (A): It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote.
Reason (R): The Constitution of 1791 reduced women to passive citizens.
[1]
a)Rural Employment Generation
Programme
b)Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya
Yozana.
c)Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee
Act
d)Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana
8. Ramlal is a villager living in a kacchha house. He was not getting any work leading
to the condition of poverty. Subsequently, a new scheme was launched in the
village and Ramlal got the assured work of 100 days. Based on the above case,
name the scheme launched in the village.
[1]
a)Cabinet b)Commission
c)Association d)Portfolio
9. The Prime Minister and the Ministers are collectively known as the ________. [1]
10. On the political map of France, A is marked as a place that was in a state of alarm
on 14th July 1789 following the king's command. Identify it from the following
[1]
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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
a)Jawahar Lal Nehru b)Mahatma Gandhi
c)Subhash Chandra Bose d)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
1. Who called the Right to Constitutional Remedies as the heart and soul of our
Constitution?
[1]
a)Self-consumption b)Remuneration
c)Food consumption d)Government service
2. Market activities involve [1]
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Social Science (087)
Class IX 
a)APS b)NFSA
c)PDS d)AAY
3. Read the given table that shows some important features of PDS in India. Read the
data and select the appropriate option from the following.
Name of Scheme
Year of
introduction
Coverage
target group
Latest Volume
Issue Price
(Rs per
kg.)
PDS Up to 1992 Universal -
Wheat:
2.34
Rice: 2.89
AAY 2002
Poorest of the
poor
35 kg of
foodgrains
Wheat:
2.00
Rice: 3.00
APS 2000
Indigent senior
citizens
10 kg of
foodgrains
Free
National Food
Security Act
(NFSA)
2013
Priority
households
5 kg per person
per month
Wheat:
2.00
Rice: 3.00
Coarse
grains:
1.00
[Source: Economic Survey]
Which scheme is open to all?
[1]
a)A is false but B is true b)Both A and B are true
c)Both A and B are false d)A is true but B is false
4. Which of the following exercises only nominal powers ?
A. He is directly elected by the people.
B. He/She is nominal executive.
[1]
a)Eva Braun b)Hitler
5. Which German minister committed suicide in Berlin in April? [1]
c)Joseph Goebbels d)Goring
a)Government fears its defeat in
the next elections.
b)People are free to believe in
and practise any religion.
c)Free press can report suffering
from famine in different parts
of the country.
d)Opposition parties can draw
attention to hunger and
starvation.
6. Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of
famine in a democratic country?
[1]
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.
7. Assertion (A): It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote.
Reason (R): The Constitution of 1791 reduced women to passive citizens.
[1]
a)Rural Employment Generation
Programme
b)Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya
Yozana.
c)Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee
Act
d)Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana
8. Ramlal is a villager living in a kacchha house. He was not getting any work leading
to the condition of poverty. Subsequently, a new scheme was launched in the
village and Ramlal got the assured work of 100 days. Based on the above case,
name the scheme launched in the village.
[1]
a)Cabinet b)Commission
c)Association d)Portfolio
9. The Prime Minister and the Ministers are collectively known as the ________. [1]
10. On the political map of France, A is marked as a place that was in a state of alarm
on 14th July 1789 following the king's command. Identify it from the following
[1]
a)Bastille b)Nantes
c)Marseillaise d)Paris
options.
a)A is false but B is true b)A is true but B is false
c)Both A and B are true d)Both A and B are false
11. ‘Our Constitution makers thought of a special system of reserved constituencies.
Which of the following is/are true with reference to this ?
A. They were worried that in an open electoral system of reserved constituencies
certain weaker sections may not stand a good chance to get elected to the Lok
Sabha and the state Legislative Assemblies.
B. The reservation was based on the economic development of the constituency.
[1]
a)India b)Nepal
c)Fiji d)Sri Lanka
12. In which country one person, one vote, and one value is not applied? [1]
a)i, ii, iii, iv b)iv, iii, ii, i
13. Arrange the following events in chronological order:
i. Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz.
ii. The United States joins the Second World War.
iii. The mass murder of the Jews begins.
iv. Beginning of the Second World War.
[1]
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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
a)Jawahar Lal Nehru b)Mahatma Gandhi
c)Subhash Chandra Bose d)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
1. Who called the Right to Constitutional Remedies as the heart and soul of our
Constitution?
[1]
a)Self-consumption b)Remuneration
c)Food consumption d)Government service
2. Market activities involve [1]
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Social Science (087)
Class IX 
a)APS b)NFSA
c)PDS d)AAY
3. Read the given table that shows some important features of PDS in India. Read the
data and select the appropriate option from the following.
Name of Scheme
Year of
introduction
Coverage
target group
Latest Volume
Issue Price
(Rs per
kg.)
PDS Up to 1992 Universal -
Wheat:
2.34
Rice: 2.89
AAY 2002
Poorest of the
poor
35 kg of
foodgrains
Wheat:
2.00
Rice: 3.00
APS 2000
Indigent senior
citizens
10 kg of
foodgrains
Free
National Food
Security Act
(NFSA)
2013
Priority
households
5 kg per person
per month
Wheat:
2.00
Rice: 3.00
Coarse
grains:
1.00
[Source: Economic Survey]
Which scheme is open to all?
[1]
a)A is false but B is true b)Both A and B are true
c)Both A and B are false d)A is true but B is false
4. Which of the following exercises only nominal powers ?
A. He is directly elected by the people.
B. He/She is nominal executive.
[1]
a)Eva Braun b)Hitler
5. Which German minister committed suicide in Berlin in April? [1]
c)Joseph Goebbels d)Goring
a)Government fears its defeat in
the next elections.
b)People are free to believe in
and practise any religion.
c)Free press can report suffering
from famine in different parts
of the country.
d)Opposition parties can draw
attention to hunger and
starvation.
6. Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of
famine in a democratic country?
[1]
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.
7. Assertion (A): It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote.
Reason (R): The Constitution of 1791 reduced women to passive citizens.
[1]
a)Rural Employment Generation
Programme
b)Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya
Yozana.
c)Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee
Act
d)Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana
8. Ramlal is a villager living in a kacchha house. He was not getting any work leading
to the condition of poverty. Subsequently, a new scheme was launched in the
village and Ramlal got the assured work of 100 days. Based on the above case,
name the scheme launched in the village.
[1]
a)Cabinet b)Commission
c)Association d)Portfolio
9. The Prime Minister and the Ministers are collectively known as the ________. [1]
10. On the political map of France, A is marked as a place that was in a state of alarm
on 14th July 1789 following the king's command. Identify it from the following
[1]
a)Bastille b)Nantes
c)Marseillaise d)Paris
options.
a)A is false but B is true b)A is true but B is false
c)Both A and B are true d)Both A and B are false
11. ‘Our Constitution makers thought of a special system of reserved constituencies.
Which of the following is/are true with reference to this ?
A. They were worried that in an open electoral system of reserved constituencies
certain weaker sections may not stand a good chance to get elected to the Lok
Sabha and the state Legislative Assemblies.
B. The reservation was based on the economic development of the constituency.
[1]
a)India b)Nepal
c)Fiji d)Sri Lanka
12. In which country one person, one vote, and one value is not applied? [1]
a)i, ii, iii, iv b)iv, iii, ii, i
13. Arrange the following events in chronological order:
i. Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz.
ii. The United States joins the Second World War.
iii. The mass murder of the Jews begins.
iv. Beginning of the Second World War.
[1]
c)iii, iv, ii, i d)ii, i, iv, iii
a)Queen Elizabeth b)Marie Antoinette
c)Marie Elizabeth d)Olympe de Gouges
14. In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France.
He was 20 years old and married to the Austrian princess. Upon his accession, the
new king found an empty treasury. Long years of war had drained the financial
resources of France. Added to this was the cost of maintaining an extravagant court
at the immense palace of Versailles. Whom did Louis XVI get married to?
[1]
a)Cultural and educational right b)Right to freedom of religion
c)Right to freedom d)Right to equality
15. Mr. Sam was denied admission in Government Medical College as he was a
Christian. Which of his fundamental right is being violated?
[1]
a)Sikkim b)Puducherry
c)Goa d)Diu
16. On the political map, A is also marked as the smallest state. Identify it from the
following options.
[1]
a)Chilika lake b)Lonar crater lake
c)Pulicat lake d)Pangong lake
17. Which of the following is the largest salt water lake in India? [1]