Class 9 SST: Sample Question Paper Term I - 6 (With Solutions) | Social Studies (SST) Class 9 PDF Download

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: Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in ________.
(a) July 1949
(b) July 1947
(c) July 1945
(d) July 1946 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946.

Q.2: Two Treatises of Government was written by:
(a) Rousseau
(b) Montesquieu
(c) None of these
(d) John Locke 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Two Treatises of Government was written by John Locke. In this, he has sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right monarch.

Q.3: Which new services are now appearing in the tertiary sector?
(a) Mining and Animal Husbandry
(b) Construction and Manufacturing
(c) Biotechnology and Information technology
(d) Banking and Construction 

Correct Answer is Option (c)
In case of the tertiary sector, various new services are now appearing like biotechnology, information technology and so on.

Q.4: Which of the following is a Rabi crop?
(a) Wheat
(b) Cotton
(c) Jowar
(d) Rice 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Rabi crops or rabi harvest are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring.

Q.5: Which physiographic division of India is composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks with rising hills and wide valleys?
(a) The Northern Plains
(b) The Peninsular Plateau
(c) The Himalayan Mountains
(d) The Coastal Plains 

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.6: The time lag between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh is?
(a) 2 hrs 10 min.
(b) 2 hrs
(c) 2 hrs 15 min
(d) 2 hrs 35 min 

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.7: Passive citizens of France were:
(a) Only men above 25 years
(b) Only propertied women
(c) Only propertied men
(d) Men and women who didn't vote 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
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. The remaining men and all women were classed as passive citizens.

Q.8: Where was the 1931 session of the Indian National Congress held?
(a) Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) Karachi
(d) Nagpur

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.9: Marseilles is a:
(a) Militia
(b) National anthem of France
(c) Representative of third estate
(d) Political club 

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Marseilles, composed by the poet Roget de L’Isle. It was sung for the first time by volunteers from Marseilles as they marched into Paris and so got its name. The Marseillaise is now the national anthem of France.

Q.10: The employment structure is characterised by self-employment in the ________.
(a) Primary sector
(b) Tertiary sector
(c) Secondary sector
(d) All of these

Correct Answer is Option (a)
The employment structure is characterised by self-employment in the primary sector.

Q.11: A farmer who works on a piece of 1 hectare of land is treated a
(a) Medium farmer
(b) Small farmer
(c) Poor Farmers
(d) Large farmer 

Correct Answer is Option (b)
A farmer who works on a piece of 1 hectare of land is treated as small farmer.

Q.12: Which element does firm maximize?
(a) Profit
(b) Wages
(c) Salary
(d) Remuneration 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Firm maximise profit

Q.13: Directory means:
(a) An executive made up of five members
(b) Addresses of the Legislative Council
(c) List of names
(d) Formed by the military dictator 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
A new constitution was introduced which denied the vote to non-propertied sections of society. It provided for two elected legislative councils. These then appointed a Directory, an executive made up of five members.

Q.14: Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in:
(a) Battle of Paris
(b) Battle of Ecuador
(c) Battle of Plassey
(d) Battle of Waterloo 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated at Waterloo in 1815.

Q.15: Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?
(a) Name of the head of the state
(b) Powers of the legislature
(c) Name of the country
(d) Powers of the head of the state 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Name of the head of the state is not included in the constitution which is democratic 

Q.16: PRI stands for
(a) Party of institutional revolutionary
(b) Institutional revolutionary party
(c) Revolutionary institutional party
(d) Pre-revolutionary party

Correct Answer is Option (b)
It is the full form of PRI. PRI is the political party of Mexico.

Q.17: The _______ of a person helps to realise his/her potential and the ability to fight illness.
(a) Earnings
(b) Salary
(c) Education
(d) Health 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
The health of a person helps to realise his/her potential and the ability to fight illness.

Q.18: How many primary schools are there in Palampur?
(a) Seven
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Six 

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.19: A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as
(a) Peninsula
(b) Island
(c) Coast
(d) Delta 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by water on the majority of its border (i.e three sides), while being connected to a mainland from which it extends.

Q.20: Why Bastille was hated by people?
(a) It stood for the despotic power of the clergy.
(b) It stood for the despotic power of the citizens.
(c) It stood for the despotic power of the military.
(d) It stood for the despotic power of the king. 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Bastille was hated by all, because it stood for the despotic power of the king. The fortress was demolished and its stone fragments were sold in the markets to all those who wished to keep a souvenir of its destruction.

Q.21: The storming of the Bastille occurred on the morning of?
(a) 26 January 1789
(b) 15 July 1789
(c) 14 July 1789
(d) 15 August 1789 

Correct Answer is Option (c)
On the morning of 14 July 1789, the city of Paris was in a state of alarm. The king had commanded troops to move into the city. Rumors spread that he would soon order the army to open fire upon the citizens. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a people’s militia. They broke into a number of government buildings in search of arms.

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: What is the Old Regime?
(a) The society and institutions of France before 1789
(b) The period when the storming of the Bastille occurred
(c) The period when the French society divided into a different estate.
(d) The society and institutions of France after 1789

Correct Answer is Option (a)
The term Old Regime is usually used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789.

Q.24: Which one of the following guiding values of the Constitution of India means A form of a Government where people enjoy equal political rights, elect their rulers and hold them accountable?
(a) Republic
(b) Socialist
(c) Democracy
(d) Autocracy

Correct Answer is Option (c)
Democracy is a form of a Government where people enjoy equal political rights, elect their rulers and hold them accountable.

Q.25: The activities such as small manufacturing, transport, shopkeeping are referred to as
(a) Non-market activities
(b) Non Economic Activity
(c) Non Farming Activity
(d) Non-traditional activities

Correct Answer is Option (c)
It is because these activities are not linked with the production of a crop.

Q.26: Quarrying and mining are included in the:
(a) Government sector
(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) Primary sector 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Quarrying and mining are included in the primary sector.

Q.27: Democracy must be based on:
(a) Three party system
(b) One-party system
(c) Choice from only the ruling party
(d) Free and fair election 

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.28: The leaders who participated in the making of our Indian Constitution are inspired by which Revolution?
(a) French Revolution
(b) European Revolution
(c) American Revolution
(d) Russian Revolution 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
From French Revolution 1789-1799:
i. The ideal of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
ii. The ideal of Republic.

Q.29: Passive citizens of France were:
(a) Only men above 25 years
(b) Only propertied women
(c) Only propertied men
(d) Men and women who didn't vote 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
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. The remaining men and all women were classed as passive citizens.

Q.30: The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Tripura
(c) Odisha
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer is Option (c)
The Tropic of Cancer doesn't pass through Odisha.

Q.31: Which of these is not a feature of monarchy, dictatorship or one-party rule?
(a) Censorship of press
(b) No opposition party or parties
(c) One-man rule
(d) Citizens taking part in politics

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.32: HYV means:
(a) High Yielding Variety
(b) Highly Yellow Variety
(c) Highly Young Variety
(d) High Yoghurt Variety 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
HYV stands for High Yielding Variety

Q.33: Assertion (A): Educated parents do not want to invest more in the education of their children.
Reason (R): Educated children can contribute to the economic growth of the country by making greater use of the available natural resources.
(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)
Educated parents want to invest more in the education of the children because educated children can contribute to the economic growth of the country by making greater use of the available natural resources.

Q.34: In which country free and fair elections are not held?
(a) Both China and Mexico
(b) India
(c) Mexico
(d) China 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
Free and fair elections are not held in China and Mexico.

Q.35: An activity performed for profit or for services provided can be termed as:
(a) Formal activity
(b) Market activity
(c) Professional activity
(d) Non-market activity

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Activity performed for pay or profit is called Market activity. These include production of goods or services including government service.

Q.36: Marseilles is a:
(a) Militia
(b) National anthem of France
(c) Representative of third estate
(d) Political club

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Marseilles, composed by the poet Roget de L’Isle. It was sung for the first time by volunteers from Marseilles as they marched into Paris and so got its name. The Marseillaise is now the national anthem of France.

Q.37: Which of the following is the total length of the coastline of the Indian mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep
(a) 7566.6 km
(b) 7156.6 km
(c) 7516.6 km
(d) 7751.6 km 

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.38: Directory means:
(a) An executive made up of five members
(b) Addresses of the Legislative Council
(c) List of names
(d) Formed by the military dictator

Correct Answer is Option (a)
A new constitution was introduced which denied the vote to non-propertied sections of society. It provided for two elected legislative councils. These then appointed a Directory, an executive made up of five members.

Q.39: Assertion (A): Small farmers have to arrange capital by borrowing.
Reason (R): They have to buy seeds and water for irrigation and also to pay back the loan with a high rate of interest.
(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 (a)
The reasons why small farmers have to arrange capital by borrowing are:
i. To buy seeds and water for irrigation.
ii. To pay back the loan with a high rate of interest.
The assertion is justified by the reason.

Q.40: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is a significant step towards providing education to all children in the age group:
(a) 6-14 years
(b) 5-10 years
(c) 10-15 years
(d) 5-14 years 

Correct Answer is Option (a)
It aims to provide compulsory and free elementary education to all children between the age of 6-14 years.

Q.41: When people appear to be employed, this kind of unemployment is called:
(a) Seasonal unemployment
(b) Disguised unemployment
(c) Educated unemployment
(d) All of these 

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Disguised unemployment: In this situation, more people are engaged in work than required. They all appear to be employed. It is also called Hidden unemployment.

Q.42: Name the organization that led the struggle against the policies of segregation.
(a) African National Congress
(b) African National Conference
(c) All National Party
(d) African Neutral Congress 

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.43: Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in:
(a) Battle of Paris
(b) Battle of Ecuador
(c) Battle of Plassey
(d) Battle of Waterloo 

Correct Answer is Option (d)
Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated at Waterloo in 1815.

Q.44: Which of the following is the largest state in terms of area?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.45: Assertion (A): African constitution speaks of both the past and the future.
Reason (R): It is a charter for the transformation of the country.
(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 (a)
Speaking on the South African Constitution, Mandela said: "The Constitution of South Africa speaks of both the past and the future. On the one hand, it is a solemn pact in which we, as South Africans, declare to one another that we shall never permit a repetition of our racist, brutal and repressive past. But it is more than that. It is also a charter for the transformation of our country into one which is truly shared by all its people — a country which in the fullest sense belongs to all of us, black and white, women and men."

Q.46: What capital is needed to set up a jaggery manufacturing unit?
(a) Physical capital
(b) Working capital
(c) Fixed Capital
(d) Recurring capital

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Working capital is needed to set up a jaggery manufacturing unit.

Question No. 47 to 52 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
On the morning of 14 July 1789, the city of Paris was in a state of alarm. The king had commanded troops to move into the city. Rumours spread that he would soon order the army to open fire upon the citizens. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a people's militia. They broke into a number of government buildings in search of arms. Finally, a group of several hundred people marched towards the eastern part of the city and stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille, where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition. In the armed fight that followed, the commander of the Bastille was killed and the prisoners released-though there were only seven of them. Yet the Bastille was hated by all because it stood for the despotic power of the king. The fortress was demolished and its stone fragments were sold in the markets to all those who wished to keep a souvenir of its destruction. The days that followed saw more rioting both in Paris and the countryside. Most people were protesting against the high price of bread. Much later, when historians looked back upon this time, they saw it as the beginning of a chain of events that ultimately led to the execution of the king in France, though most people at the time did not anticipate this outcome.
Q.47: On 14th July, 1789 the people of the ________ estate attacked the Bastille prison and freed all the prisoners signalling the start of the ________.
(a) first, civil war
(b) second, movement
(c) fourth, Russian war
(d) third, revolution

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.48: Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) The Bastille was the fortress-prison.
(b) On the morning of 14 July 1789, the people of Paris stormed Bastille
(c) The Bastille stood for the democratic power of the king. 
(d) All of these

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.49: Assertion (A): The people of France storm the Bastille.
Reason (R): They were hopeful to find King Louis XIV and commander of the Bastille there.
(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)
The people of France stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille because they were hopeful to find hoarded ammunition there.

Q.50: What was the immediate cause of rioting in Paris?
(a) Atrocities by the commander
(b) The killing of women and children
(c) The high price of bread 
(d) All of these 

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.51: Pick the correct option:
(a) King had actually ordered the army to open fire upon the citizens
(b) People apprehended King had ordered the army to open fire upon them
(c) Citizens decided to form a peoples association to deal with the situation
(d) People gathered in the Bastille to plan their movement 

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Rumours spread that he would soon order the army to open fire upon the citizens.

Q.52: The event of 14 July 1789 was the beginning of a chain of events. Which ultimately resulted in ________ of the king in France.
(a) Restoration
(b) Prosecution
(c) Execution
(d) Institution

Correct Answer is Option (c)
Historians saw it as the beginning of a chain of events that ultimately led to the execution of the king in France.

Question No. 53 to 58 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India. These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world. They form an arc, which covers a distance of about 2,400 Km. Their width varies from 400 Km in Kashmir to 150 Km in Arunachal Pradesh. The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern half than those in the western half. The Himalaya consists of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent. A number of valleys lie between these ranges. The northern-most range is known as the Great or Inner Himalayas or the Himadri. It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6,000 metres. It contains all prominent Himalayan peaks. The range lying to the south of the Himadri forms the most rugged mountain system and is known as Himachal or lesser Himalaya. The ranges are mainly composed of highly compressed and altered rocks. The altitude varies between 3,700 and 4,500 metres and the average width is of 50 Km. While the Pir Panjal range forms the longest and the most important range, the Dhaula Dhar and the Mahabharat ranges are also prominent ones. This range consists of the famous valley of Kashmir, the Kangra and Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh. This region is well-known for its hill stations. The outermost range of the Himalayas is called the Shiwaliks. They extend over a width of 10-50 Km and have an altitude varying between 900 and 1100 metres. These ranges are composed of unconsolidated sediments brought down by rivers from the main Himalayan ranges located farther north. These valleys are covered with thick gravel and alluvium. The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the Shiwaliks are known as Duns. Dehra Dun, Kotli Dun and Patli Dun are some of the well-known Duns.
Q.53: Read the statement and choose the correct option:
I am the loftiest range among the Himalayas. I have numerous peaks which exceed the height of 6000 metres. This sentence is true for which of the following option? 
(a) Outer Himalayas
(b) Inner Himalayas
(c) Lesser Himalayas
(d) Shivalik

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.54: Read the statements provided by a few students:
Raj: We can discover extremely beautiful valleys like Kullu, Kashmir, etc.
Gaurav: We can find many holy places like Kedarnath, Badrinath, etc. this range.
Charu: It includes the mountain ranges like Pir Panjal, Mahabharat and Nag Tibba.
The students are talking about which of the following range?
(a) Shiwaliks
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Himachal
(d) Himadri 

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.55: The Himalaya consists of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent. Classify them.
(a) Inner Himalayas, Himachal, Shiwaliks
(b) Himadri, Himachal, Shiwaliks
(c) Greater Himalayas, Lesser Himalaya, Outer Himalayas
(d) All of these 

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.56: Shiwalik is the ________ mountain range of Himalayas and it lies to the south of ________.
(a) Fourth, Himadri
(b) Second, Outer Himalayas
(c) Third, Lesser Himalaya
(d) First, Greater Himalayas

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.57: Identify the Himalayan range with the given hints:
The ranges are composed of unconsolidated depositions.

These sediments are brought down by rivers from the main Himalayan ranges.

The valleys in this range are covered with thick gravel and alluvium.
(a) Shiwaliks
(b) Himadri
(c) Himachal
(d) Greater Himalayas

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.58: Duns are the ________ valley lying between the Shiwaliks and ________.
(a) longitudinal, Lesser Himalaya
(b) latitudinal, Outer Himalayas
(c) latitudinal, Himachal
(d) longitudinal, Himadri

Correct Answer is Option (a)
The longitudinal valley lying between the lesser Himalaya (Himachal) and the Shiwaliks are known as Duns.

Q.59: On the political map of India, A is marked as the largest state area-wise. Identify it from the following options.

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer is Option (b)
Rajasthan (with 342,239 Sq km area is the largest state of India)

Q.60: On the physical map of India, A is marked as the highest peak of the Western Ghats. Identify it from the following options.

(a) Mahendragiri
(b) Doda Betta
(c) Anai Mudi
(d) Kanchenjunga

Correct Answer is Option (c)
The highest peaks of the Western Ghats include the Anai Mudi (2,695 metres) and the Doda Betta (2,637 metres)