Class 9 SST: Sample Question Paper Term I - 7 (With Solutions) | Social Studies (SST) Class 9 PDF Download

Class - IX
Time: 90
Max. Marks: 40

General Instructions: 
1. The Question Paper contains four sections.
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions.
4. Section C has 12 questions (Case-based). Attempt any 10 questions.
5. Section D contains 2 Map-based questions. Attempt both the questions.
6. All questions carry equal marks.
7. There is no negative marking.

Q.1: Who was the first Education Minister of free India?
(a) Jaipal Singh
(b) Vallabbhai Patel
(c) Deshmukh
(d) Abul Kalam Azad 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Abul Kalam Azad was the first Education minister of free India.

Q.2: Which of the following option is incorrect with respect to France Constitution, 1791?
(a) It vested the power to make laws in the National Assembly
(b) There was the mention of active and passive citizens
(c) It began with a declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
(d) Every citizen were given equal right to vote 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Not all citizens had the right to vote. Only men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer’s wage were given the status of active citizens, that is, they were entitled to vote.

Q.3: In which sector employment is an absence of basic facilities like maternity leave and childcare?
(a) None of these
(b) Private sector
(c) Organised sector
(d) Unorganised sector 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
In this sector, there is an absence of basic facilities like maternity leave, childcare and other social security systems.

Q.4: At present, what is the percentage of the people who are engaged in rural areas in Non-farming activities
(a) 44%
(b) 25%
(c) 34%
(d) 14% 

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.5: The northernmost range of the Himalayas is known as:
(a) Himachal
(b) Himadri
(c) None of these
(d) Shiwaliks 

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.6: My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.
(a) Tajikistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Tajikistan doesn't share land boundary with India. So, my friend is hailing from Tajikistan.

Q.7: In India, who were inspired by the ideals for which the French fought?
(a) Gandhiji and Nehruji
(b) B. R. Ambedkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Tipu Sultan and Ram Mohan Roy
(d) C. R. Das and Gandhiji 

Correct Answer is Option (c)
In India, Tipu Sultan and Ram Mohan Roy were inspired by the ideals for which the French fought.

Q.8: Which country became democratic on 26 April 1994?
(a) Asia
(b) South Africa
(c) USA
(d) China

Correct Answer is Option (b) 
South Africa become a democratic country on 26 April 1994.

Q.9: Which of the following is incorrect with respect to Directory?
(a) Executive committee consist of two members.
(b) Two elected legislative councils would appoint an executive committee.
(c) This system was introduced to check the concentration of power in one man.
(d) The directory couldn't be dismissed by the vote of councils. 

Correct Answer is Option (a) 

Q.10: Which sector is the most labour the absorbing sector of the economy?
(a) Service
(b) Agriculture
(c) Secondary
(d) Manufacturing 

Correct Answer is Option (b) 
Agriculture is the most labour absorbing sector of the economy.

Q.11: The houses in Palampur are made up of
(a) Mud and Straws
(b) Bricks
(c) Brick And Mud
(d) Plastic 

Correct Answer is Option (a) 
The houses in the Palampur are made up of mud and straws.

Q.12: When the youth with matriculation, graduation and post graduation degrees are not able to find job it is called as ________.
(a) Educated unemployment
(b) Structural unemployment
(c) Disguised unemployment
(d) Seasonal unemployment 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
When the youth with matriculation, graduation and post-graduation degrees are not able to find a job it is called as educated unemployment.

Q.13: Who suggested the division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary?
(a) Montesquieu
(b) Rousseau
(c) John Locke
(d) Roget de L’Isle

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.14: What was Directory?
(a) Executive committee of five members
(b) Legislative committee of five members
(c) Political committee of five members
(d) Judicial committee of five members

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Two elected legislative councils would appoint an executive committee of five members, called Directory which would finally run the government.

Q.15: On what charges was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment?
(a) For corruption charges
(b) For treason
(c) For possessing illegal property
(d) For breaking the laws 

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.16: Augusto Pinochet was the ruler of ________.
(a) Chile
(b) Yugoslavia
(c) Poland
(d) Canada 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Augusto Pinochet was the ruler of Chile.

Q.17: Which of the following is correct?
(a) Education contributes towards the growth of society.
(b) Education increases the efficiency of government.
(c) Education enhances national Income.
(d) All of these.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.18: From where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in Palampur?
(a) Village Moneylender
(b) Banks
(c) Friend and relatives
(d) Co-operative Societies 

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.19: Lakshadweep Islands are formed by:
(a) Metamorphic rocks
(b) Earthquake
(c) Coral polyps
(d) Volcanic eruption

Correct Answer is Option (c) 
The Lakshadweep Islands group is composed of small coral Islands.

Q.20: The description relating to the division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary is mentioned in which book?
(a) What is the Third Estate
(b) Two Treatises of Government
(c) The Spirit of the Laws
(d) The Social Contract

Correct Answer is Option (c) 
In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.

Q.21: Which ports owed their economic prosperity to the flourishing slave trade?
(a) Kandla and Marmagao
(b) Bordeaux and Nantes
(c) Surat and Masullipattnam
(d) Le Verdon and Provence

Correct Answer is Option (b) 
Port cities like Bordeaux and Nantes owed their economic prosperity to the flourishing slave trade.

Q.22: Arrange the following events in chronological order:
i. A constitution is framed to limit the powers of the king.
ii. Louis XVI becomes king of France.
iii. Convocation of Estates General.
iv. France becomes a republic.
(a) iii, i, ii, iv
(b) ii, iii, i, iv
(c) iv, iii, ii, i
(d) ii, i, iv, iii

Correct Answer is Option (b) 
ii. 1774: Louis XVI becomes king of France.
iii. 1789: Convocation of Estates General.
i. 1791: A constitution is framed to limit the powers of the king.
iv. 1792-93: France becomes a republic.

Q.23: Which of the following option is incorrect with respect to 3rd Estate?
(a) The burden of financing activities of the state through taxes was borne by the third estate.
(b) All members of the third estate had to pay taxes to the state.
(c) They enjoyed certain privileges by birth
(d) They were obliged to render services in the army or to participate in building roads. 

Correct Answer is Option (c) 
The members of the first two estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth.

Q.24: Which among the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Parliamentary form of government
(b) Double citizenship
(c) Federal form of government
(d) A written constitution

Correct Answer is Option (b)
The Constitution of India provides for single citizenship-citizenship of India. There is no separate state citizenship.

Q.25: If more than two crops are grown on the same piece of land during a year, it is called:
(a) Green Revolution
(b) Modern Farming
(c) Subsistence Farming
(d) Multiple Cropping 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
If more than two crops are grown on the same piece of land during a year, it is called: Multiple Cropping

Q.26: ________ have been developed to equip a large number of high school students with occupations related to knowledge and skills.
(a) Navodaya Vidyalaya
(b) Vocational streams
(c) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
(d) Mid-day meal scheme

Correct Answer is Option (b) 
Vocational streams have been developed to equip a large number of high school students with occupations related to knowledge and skills.

Q.27: The parliament of China is known as the ________.
(a) Congress
(b) Communist House
(c) Duma
(d) National People's Congress 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
The parliament of China is known as the National People's Congress.

Q.28: There is no official religion in India and no religion gets special status from the government of India. All religions are treated with equal respect by the government. Choose one word for this statement?
(a) Secular
(b) Equality
(c) Liberty
(d) Democratic 

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.29: Who participated in revolts against increasing taxes and food scarcity?
(a) Peasants and workers
(b) Lawyers and Businessman
(c) Clergy and Nobility
(d) Monarchs and Citizens

Correct Answer is Option (a)
In the past, peasants and workers had participated in revolts against increasing taxes and food scarcity. But they lacked the means and programmes to carry out full-scale measures that would bring about a change in the social and economic order.

Q.30: The advantage of opening of the Suez canal to India
(a) Increase in political crisis
(b) Change in culture
(c) Influence the people
(d) India's distance from Europe has been reduced

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.31: Which one of the following is not a democratic country?
(a) India
(b) Mexico
(c) South Africa
(d) Sri Lanka

Correct Answer is Option (b) 
Mexico is not a democratic country.

Q.32: Which one of the following is not an effect of the modern farming?
(a) Soil degradation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Decrease in Groundwater
(d) Water Pollution

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.33: Assertion (A): The calorie requirement of the people in the urban area is higher.
Reason (R): The rural people are engaged in more physical labour than people in urban areas.
(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. 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
The calorie requirement of people in rural areas is higher because the rural people are engaged in more physical labour than people in urban areas.

Q.34: Which Pakistan General led a military coup in October 1999?
(a) Nawaz Sharif
(b) None of these
(c) Ayub Khan
(d) Parvez Musharraf

Correct Answer is Option (d)
In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in October 1999.

Q.35: When people appear to be employed but are actually not employed fully, this kind of unemployment is called:
(a) Disguised Unemployment
(b) Educated unemployment
(c) All of these
(d) Seasonal unemployment

Correct Answer is Option (a) 
When people appear to be employed but are actually not employed fully, this kind of unemployment is called disguised unemployment.

Q.36: The political instability of the Directory paved the way for the rise of which military dictator?
(a) Robespierre
(b) Dr. Guillotine
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte
(d) Louis XVI 

Correct Answer is Option (c)
The political instability of the Directory paved the way for the rise of a military dictator, Napoleon Bonaparte.

Q.37: Which of the following neighbouring countries share the longest land boundary with India?
(a) China
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.38: Name the tax directly paid to the state? (The French Revolution)
(a) Taille
(b) Both
(c) Tithe
(d) None of these

Correct Answer is Option (a) 
Taille was the tax paid directly to the state in France. This tax was for French peasantry and non-nobles in the Ancien Regime France. This tax was imposed on each household and was based on how much land was owned by peasants and non-nobles.

Q.39: Assertion (A): Palampur is well-connected with neighboring villages and towns.
Reason (R): The village has an extensive network of railways that connects it to nearby cities and villages.
(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. 

Correct Answer is Option (c)
Palampur has a fairly well-developed system of roads and transportation. An all-weather road connects the village to Raiganj and further on to the nearest small town of Shahpur. Many kinds of transport are visible on this road starting from bullock carts, tongas to motor vehicles like jeeps, tractors, and trucks. The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.

Q.40: Seasonal unemployment occurs in:
(a) Health
(b) Agriculture
(c) Insurance
(d) Education 

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.41: Economic activities have been divided into which of the two parts?
(a) Service and Secondary activities
(b) Primary and Secondary activities
(c) Market and non-market activities
(d) Production and non- production activities 

Correct Answer is Option (c)
Economic activities have two parts: market activities and non-market activities.

Q.42: Which country has the longest written constitution?
(a) USA, UK
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Japan

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.43: Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
(a) Louis XV
(b) Louis XIV
(c) Louis XVI
(d) Louis XIII

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.44: Which of the following is the oldest route of contact between India and other countries of the world?
(a) Land routes
(b) Air routes
(c) Ocean routes
(d) None of these

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.45: Assertion (A): The Preamble is the soul of the Indian Constitution.
Reason (R): It is like a preface to the Constitution as it begins with a short statement of its basic values.
(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. 

Correct Answer is Option (b)
The Constitution begins with a short statement of its basic values. This is called the Preamble to the constitution. The Preamble of the Constitution reads like a poem on democracy. It contains the philosophy on which the entire Constitution has been built. It provides a standard to examine and evaluate any law and action of government, to find out whether it is good or bad. It is the soul of the Indian Constitution.

Q.46: Which area in India has a low level of irrigation?
(a) Coastal regions
(b) Western Region
(c) Riverine plains
(d) Deccan plateau

Correct Answer is Option (d)
The major part of the Deccan plateau falls in the leeward side, hence it does not get as much rain as the windward side of the plateau. Coastal regions and river basins get irrigated but the Deccan does not.

Question No. 47 to 52 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment. All those whom he saw as being enemies of the republic – ex-nobles and clergy, members of other political parties, even members of his own party who did not agree with his methods – were arrested, imprisoned and then tried by a revolutionary tribunal. If the court found them ‘guilty’ they were guillotined. Robespierre’s government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices. Meat and bread were rationed. Peasants were forced to transport their grain to the cities and sell it at prices fixed by the government. The use of more expensive white flour was forbidden; all citizens were required to eat the pain d’égalité (equality bread), a loaf made of wholewheat. Equality was also sought to be practiced through forms of speech and address. Instead of the traditional Monsieur (Sir) and Madame (Madam) all French men and women were henceforth Citoyen and Citoyenne (Citizen). Churches were shut down and their buildings converted into barracks or offices. Robespierre pursued his policies so relentlessly that even his supporters began to demand moderation. Finally, he was convicted by a court in July 1794, arrested and on the next day sent to the guillotine.
Q.47: A period from ________ became so infamous that it began to be referred to as the ________.
(a) 1796 to 1796, Reign of Guillotine
(b) 1795 to 1795, Despotic power of Robespierre
(c) 1794 to 1798, Rule of Aparthied
(d) 1793 to 1794, Reign of Terror 

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.48: Which of the following is not the measures taken by Robespierre to bring equality in French society?
(a) Use of Sir and Madam for men and women citizen started instead of Citoyen and Citoyenne.
(b) Churches were shut down and their buildings were converted into offices and barracks.
(c) Foods, such as meat and bread were rationed.
(d) Citizens were required to eat equality bread, white flour was forbidden. 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Use of Citoyen and Citoyenne for men and women citizen started instead of the traditional Sir (Monsieur) and Madam (Madame)

Q.49: Against whom the Robespierre followed the policy of severe control and punishment?
(a) Political parties members
(b) Ex-clergy
(c) Ex-nobels
(d) All of these

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.50: Study the picture the identify the incorrect option:

(a) This is Guillotine, a device, named after inventor Dr. Guillotin
(b) This device was used to behead a guilty person
(c) It was a device consisting of one pole and two blades
(d) All are correct

Correct Answer is Option (c)
It was a device consisting of one poles and two blade. [Explanation: It was a device consisting of two poles and a blade.

Q.51: Two products that were rationed under Robespierre’s government:
(a) Meat and Tobacco
(b) Meat and Bread
(c) Tobacco and Salt
(d) Salt and Bread 

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.52: ________ was laid on wages and prices. Peasants were forced to sell their grain at a ________ price.
(a) Minimum ceiling, subsidized
(b) Minimum ceiling, fixed
(c) Maximum ceiling, fixed
(d) Maximum ceiling, subsidized

Correct Answer is Option (c)
Robespierre’s government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices. Peasants were forced to transport their grain to the cities and sell it at prices fixed by the government.

Question No. 53 to 58 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the western and the eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively. The Western Ghats lie parallel to the western coast. They are continuous and can be crossed through passes only. The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats. Their average elevation is 900–1600 metres as against 600 metres of the Eastern Ghats. The Eastern Ghats stretch from the Mahanadi Valley to the Nigiris in the south. The Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers draining into the Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats cause orographic rain by facing the rain-bearing moist winds to rise along the western slopes of the Ghats. The Western Ghats are known by different local names. The height of the Western Ghats progressively increases from north to south. The highest peaks include the Anai Mudi and the Doda Betta. Mahendragiri is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats. Shevroy Hills and the Javadi Hills are located to the southeast of the Eastern Ghats. The famous hill stations of Udagamandalam, popularly known as Ooty and the Kodaikanal are located here. One of the distinct features of the Peninsular plateau is the black soil area known as Deccan Trap. This is of volcanic origin, hence, the rocks are igneous. Actually, these rocks have denuded over time and are responsible for the formation of black soil. The Aravali Hills lie on the western and northwestern margins of the Peninsular plateau. These are highly eroded hills and are found as broken hills. They extend from Gujarat to Delhi in a southwest-northeast direction.
Q.53: Alluvial deposits: Great Northern Plains; Lava Deposits: (?)
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Malwa Plateau
(c) Central Highlands
(d) Coastal Plains 

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.54: Choose the odd one out from the following with respect to their flowing directions.
(a) Godavari
(b) Narmada
(c) Krishna
(d) Kaveri

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.55: Match the following peaks with their height:

(a) A-1, B-2, C-3
(b) A-2 , B-3, C-1
(c) A-2 , B-1, C-3
(d) A-3 , B-2, C-1

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.56: Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) The Western Ghats cause oceanographic rains as they face the rain-laden winds from west.
(b) The average elevation of Western Ghats is 900-1600 metres.
(c) The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats.
(d) The Eastern Ghats stretch from Nilgiris to the Mahanadi Valley in the south.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.57: The Western Ghats cause orographic rain. What is orographic rain?
(a) leeward rainfall
(b) relief rainfall
(c) rain-bearing winds
(d) windward rainfall

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Orographic rainfall is also known as relief rainfall. It occurs when the rain-bearing moist winds are forced to rise along the western slopes of the Ghats. It results in precipitation on the windward side of the mountains while there is scanty rainfall on the leeward side.

Q.58: Choose the odd one out:
(a) Kodaikanal is at a lower altitude than Ooty.
(b) Kodaikanal is in the Eastern Ghats.
(c) Kodaikanal is a famous hill station.
(d) Kodaikanal is also known as Udagamandalam.

Correct Answer is Option (d)
The famous hill stations of Udagamandalam (popularly known as Ooty) and the Kodaikanal are located in the Eastern Ghats.

Q.59: On the given outline map of India, A is marked as the capital of one of the Union Territories of India. Identify it from the following options.

(a) Pondicherry
(b) Daman 
(c) Kavaratti 
(d) Port Blair

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Port Blair is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Island.

Q.60: On the physical map of India, A is the second-highest mountain on Earth. Identify it from the following options.

(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) K2
(d) Anai Mudi

Correct Answer is Option (c)