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CBSE CLASS IX β SOCIAL SCIENCE (CODE NO. 087)
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER β SET 3 | ACADEMIC SESSION 2026β2027
General Instructions:
- The question paper comprises Six Sections: A, B, C, D, E and F.
- There are 37 questions in total.
- All questions are compulsory.
- Section A contains Questions 1β20. Each question carries 1 mark.
- Section B contains Questions 21β24. Each question carries 2 marks.
- Section C contains Questions 25β29. Each question carries 3 marks.
- Section D contains Questions 30β33. Each question carries 5 marks.
- Section E contains Questions 34β36. Each case-based question carries 4 marks.
- Section F contains Question 37, carrying 5 marks, based on map skills (History 2 marks, Geography 3 marks).
- Internal choices are provided in selected questions.
SECTION A β MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 Marks)
Q1.
The members of the Jacobin Club in France were popularly known as ‘Sans-culottes’, which literally means:
[1]
Q2.
In the Russian Empire, the elected consultative parliament created by Tsar Nicholas II following the 1905 Revolution was called:
[1]
Q3.
What is the total land frontier length of mainland India?
[1]
Q4.
Which African country gained independence from white minority rule in 1980 and was ruled by Robert Mugabe?
[1]
Q5.
Which of the following is considered the most abundant factor of production in rural India?
[1]
Q6.
Which narrow belt of pebbles, about 8 to 16 km wide, lies parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks where rivers disappear underground?
[1]
Q7.
Who wrote the political treatise ‘Two Treatises of Government’ seeking to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch?
[1]
Q8.
Which of the following lakes in India is a saltwater lake formed as a result of coastal spit and lagoon formation in Odisha?
[1]
Q9.
In which year was the historic Constitution of democratic South Africa adopted, giving its citizens the most extensive rights?
[1]
Q10.
When does population become human capital?
[1]
Q11.
What was the youth league founded in Nazi Germany in 1922, which all 14-year-old boys were required to join, called?
[1]
Q12.
Which is the only large river flowing through the arid region of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan?
[1]
Q13.
Who was the first Law Minister of independent India and Chairman of the Drafting Committee?
[1]
Q14.
What is the proportion of poor people below the poverty line commonly known as?
[1]
Q15.
The violent thunderstorms accompanied by torrential downpours and hail in West Bengal during the hot weather season are called:
[1]
Q16.
What is the minimum age required for an Indian citizen to contest elections to the Lok Sabha?
[1]
Q17.
Arrange the following historical events of Germany in correct chronological order:
- Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
- Passage of the Enabling Act
- German invasion of Poland
- Establishment of the Weimar Republic
Q18.
Which targeted scheme was launched in December 2000 to provide 25 kg (later 35 kg) of highly subsidized foodgrains to one crore of the poorest families?
[1]
Q19.
Assertion (A): The Southernmost point of the Indian Union, ‘Indira Point’, got submerged under sea water in 2004.
Reason (R): A massive Tsunami struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and coastal regions in December 2004. [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.
Reason (R): A massive Tsunami struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and coastal regions in December 2004. [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.
Q20.
Assertion (A): Female literacy rates in India have consistently remained lower than male literacy rates.
Reason (R): Traditional patriarchal social structures historically gave less priority to girls’ education compared to boys. [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.
Reason (R): Traditional patriarchal social structures historically gave less priority to girls’ education compared to boys. [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.
SECTION B β VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (8 Marks)
Q21.
What was the significance of the storming of the Bastille prison on 14th July 1789 in Paris?
[2]
Q22.
Mention two distinct features of the Coromandel Coastal plain of India.
[2]
Q23.
Why are reserved constituencies created in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies in India?
[2]
OR
State any two functions performed by the Election Commission of India during elections.
Q24.
What is the difference between physical capital and human capital?
[2]
SECTION C β SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (15 Marks)
Q25.
Explain any three impacts of the Russian Revolution on the world outside Russia.
[3]
Q26.
Explain any three reasons why the peninsular rivers of India are non-perennial and seasonal in character.
[3]
OR
Explain the concept of ‘Western Cyclonic Disturbances’ and discuss their economic importance for Indian agriculture.
Q27.
Describe any three key guiding values enshrined in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
[3]
Q28.
Explain how educated unemployment has become a peculiar and serious problem in urban areas of India.
[3]
Q29.
What is the ‘Poverty Line’? How is the poverty line estimated in India on the basis of income and consumption expenditure?
[3]
SECTION D β LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (20 Marks)
Q30.
Evaluate the revolutionary changes introduced in everyday life, censorship, and laws in France after 1789.
[5]
OR
Describe the Nazi cult of motherhood and explain how Hitler sought to control women and youth in Nazi Germany.
Q31.
Describe the major physical and structural characteristics of the Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert) and the Island Groups of India.
[5]
OR
Explain the mechanism of the advancing South-West Monsoon in India, highlighting the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal branches.
Q32.
“Free, fair, and regular elections are the hallmark of Indian democracy.” Justify this statement with five supporting arguments.
[5]
OR
Describe the constitutional powers, position, and executive role of the President of India.
Q33.
“Food security is ensured in a country only if all citizens have enough nutritious food available, accessible, and affordable.” Explain the measures taken by the government to ensure food security.
[5]
OR
Analyze the multidimensional aspects of poverty in India and explain how vulnerability and social exclusion perpetuate poverty.
SECTION E β CASE-BASED INTEGRATED UNITS (12 Marks)
Q34. Read the source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
[4](a) Which historic document of the French Revolution proclaimed freedom of speech and equality? [1]
(b) What was the most important legacy of the French Revolution for the modern world? [1]
(c) Explain two ways in which the ideas of the French Revolution influenced colonized nations like India. [2]
The French Revolution led to a tremendous awakening among European thinkers and common people. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed equality before the law, freedom of speech, freedom of religious belief, and the right to liberty and property. These ideas of liberty and democratic rights were the most important legacy of the French Revolution. These spread from France to the rest of Europe during the nineteenth century, where feudal systems were abolished. Colonized peoples reinterpreted the idea of freedom to create sovereign nation-states.
(b) What was the most important legacy of the French Revolution for the modern world? [1]
(c) Explain two ways in which the ideas of the French Revolution influenced colonized nations like India. [2]
OR
Name two prominent Indian social reformers and leaders who responded to the ideas of the French Revolution. [2]
Q35. Read the source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
[4](a) Name the two major drainage systems of India. [1]
(b) Why are Himalayan rivers perennial in nature? [1]
(c) Describe two distinct depositional features formed by rivers in their middle and lower courses. [2]
The drainage systems of India are broadly divided into two major groups: the Himalayan rivers and the Peninsular rivers. The Himalayan rivers are perennial, having water throughout the year because they receive water from rainfall as well as from melted snow from lofty mountains. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand. In the middle and lower courses, these rivers form meanders, ox-bow lakes, and extensive floodplains with fertile alluvial soils.
(b) Why are Himalayan rivers perennial in nature? [1]
(c) Describe two distinct depositional features formed by rivers in their middle and lower courses. [2]
OR
Explain the economic importance of river basins in Indian agriculture and industry. [2]
Q36. Read the source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
[4](a) What constitutes the Parliament of India? [1]
(b) On what electoral principle are members of the Lok Sabha elected? [1]
(c) Explain two major ways in which the Parliament exercises control over the executive government. [2]
The Parliament is the supreme legislative body in India. It consists of the President and two Houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people of India on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise. The Parliament exercises political authority on behalf of the people in making new laws, changing existing laws, controlling government finances, and holding the Council of Ministers accountable.
(b) On what electoral principle are members of the Lok Sabha elected? [1]
(c) Explain two major ways in which the Parliament exercises control over the executive government. [2]
OR
Explain the difference in the composition and tenure of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. [2]
SECTION F β MAP SKILL-BASED QUESTION (5 Marks)
Q37.(a) History Map Item β 2 Marks
Two features A and B related to the French Revolution and World War II are marked on the outline map of the world / Europe. Identify them:
A. The port city of France associated with slave trade located on the Atlantic coast (Bordeaux / Nantes).
B. An Allied nation during the Second World War (USSR / Great Britain / France). [2]
(b) Geography Map Item β 3 Marks
Locate and label ANY THREE of the following with appropriate symbols on the outline map of India:
(i) Kanchenjunga β Mountain peak in Sikkim
(ii) Sambhar Lake β Saltwater lake in Rajasthan
(iii) Mahanadi River β East flowing peninsular river in Odisha
(iv) Malabar Coast β South-western coastal strip of India [3]
Two features A and B related to the French Revolution and World War II are marked on the outline map of the world / Europe. Identify them:
A. The port city of France associated with slave trade located on the Atlantic coast (Bordeaux / Nantes).
B. An Allied nation during the Second World War (USSR / Great Britain / France). [2]
(b) Geography Map Item β 3 Marks
Locate and label ANY THREE of the following with appropriate symbols on the outline map of India:
(i) Kanchenjunga β Mountain peak in Sikkim
(ii) Sambhar Lake β Saltwater lake in Rajasthan
(iii) Mahanadi River β East flowing peninsular river in Odisha
(iv) Malabar Coast β South-western coastal strip of India [3]
CBSE CLASS IX SOCIAL SCIENCE (087) β SOLUTIONS & MARKING SCHEME β SET 3
SECTION A β ANSWERS
Q1. (b) Those without knee-breeches [1]
Q2. (c) Duma [1]
Q3. (b) 15,200 km [1]
Q4. (b) Zimbabwe [1]
Q5. (c) Labour [1]
Q6. (b) Bhabar [1]
Q7. (a) John Locke [1]
Q8. (b) Chilika Lake [1]
Q9. (c) 1996 [1]
Q10. (b) When investment is made in education, training, and medical care [1]
Q11. (b) Hitler Youth [1]
Q12. (b) Luni [1]
Q13. (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar [1]
Q14. (b) Head Count Ratio [1]
Q15. (c) Kaal Baisakhi [1]
Q16. (c) 25 years [1]
Q17. (a) 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 [1]
Weimar Republic established (Nov 1918) β Hitler becomes Chancellor (Jan 1933) β Enabling Act passed (March 1933) β Invasion of Poland (Sept 1939).
Weimar Republic established (Nov 1918) β Hitler becomes Chancellor (Jan 1933) β Enabling Act passed (March 1933) β Invasion of Poland (Sept 1939).
Q18. (b) Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) [1]
Q19. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. [1]
Q20. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. [1]
SECTION B β ANSWERS
Q21.
The storming of the Bastille symbolized the destruction of the autocratic power and despotic rule of the French monarchy. It marked the formal outbreak of popular armed resistance during the French Revolution. [2]
Q22.
- It is the southern coastal stretch of the Eastern Coastal Plain along the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
- It is broader, level, and receives substantial winter rainfall from the retreating northeast monsoon.
Q23.
Reserved constituencies ensure that historically marginalized and weaker sections (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) get fair representation in the legislative bodies, preventing monopoly of power by dominant social groups. [2]
OR
- Enforces the Model Code of Conduct and ensures that no party misuses government machinery or bribes voters.
- Supervises the entire polling process, counting of votes, and declares the election results.
Q24.
- Physical Capital: Tangible manufactured assets used in production such as machinery, buildings, tools, and raw materials.
- Human Capital: The knowledge, skills, health, and productive capabilities acquired by human beings through education and training.
SECTION C β ANSWERS
Q25.
- Encouraged the establishment of Communist Parties across the world, including the Communist Party of Great Britain.
- The Bolsheviks founded the Comintern (an international union of pro-Bolshevik socialist parties) to support global anti-colonial movements.
- Gave socialism a global face and proved that workers and peasants could successfully overthrow imperial regimes and establish a planned economy.
Q26.
- Rain-fed Origin: Peninsular rivers originate in the Western Ghats and central highlands, depending entirely on monsoon rainfall rather than melting snow.
- Fluctuating Volume: During the hot dry season, even large peninsular rivers experience reduced water flow in their shallow channels.
- Shorter Courses: They flow through hard, impermeable crystalline rock terrain with limited groundwater percolation.
- They are temperate cyclonic storms originating over the Mediterranean Sea that enter north-western India in winter guided by westerly jet streams.
- They bring winter rainfall (‘Mahawat’) in the northern plains and snowfall in the Himalayas.
- This precipitation is crucial for the successful growth and yield of rabi crops, particularly wheat.
Q27.
- Sovereignty: India is an independent nation free from external control, and its people have the supreme right to make decisions.
- Secularism: Citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion, and there is no official state religion.
- Fraternity: Assures the dignity of the individual and promotes unity and brotherhood among all citizens, treating none as inferior.
Q28.
- Many youth with matriculation, graduation, and postgraduate degrees are unable to find suitable employment.
- A paradoxical situation arises where there is a surplus of educated manpower in certain fields alongside a shortage of technical skills in vital economic sectors.
- This leads to frustration among educated youth, wastage of national investment in education, and social instability.
Q29.
- The poverty line is an imaginary minimum income or consumption expenditure threshold needed to fulfill basic subsistence needs (food, clothing, footwear, shelter, fuel).
- Calorie Criteria: In India, the minimum nutritional norm is fixed at 2,400 calories per person per day in rural areas and 2,100 calories in urban areas.
- Monetary Criteria: These physical quantities are converted into monetary values based on prevailing prices, updated periodically by NITI Aayog/NSSO.
SECTION D β ANSWERS
Q30.
Revolutionary Changes in France after 1789:
- Abolition of Censorship: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen made freedom of speech and expression a natural right; newspapers, books, and pamphlets circulated freely.
- Universal Human Rights: Feudal privileges based on birth were eradicated, establishing equality before the law.
- Women’s Legal Rights: State schools were created, schooling made compulsory for girls, and marriage became a civil contract.
- Abolition of Slavery: The Jacobin regime abolished slavery in French colonies in 1794 (though Napoleon later reintroduced it).
- Everyday Culture: Revolutionary dress (sans-culottes, Phrygian cap) and symbols replaced aristocratic court manners.
- Racial Ideology of Motherhood: Women were taught that they were radically different from men and their primary role was to maintain racial purity and rear pure Nordic Aryan children.
- Awards and Punishments: Mothers who bore racially desirable children were awarded Honour Crosses (Bronze, Silver, Gold), while those associating with Jews were publicly humiliated.
- Indoctrination of Youth: Schools were cleansed of Jewish teachers; textbooks were rewritten to introduce racial science stereotypes.
- Hitler Youth Organizations: Boys entered Jungvolk at age 10 and Hitler Youth at age 14 to learn aggressive physical training, military worship, and obedience.
- Labour Service: At 18, youth served in the compulsory Labour Service and subsequently served in the armed forces.
Q31.
Great Indian Desert and Island Groups of India:
- Thar Desert: Lies towards the western margins of the Aravalli Hills; an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes (barchans).
- Arid Climate & Vegetation: Receives very low rainfall (below 150 mm annually), resulting in an arid climate with sparse thorny scrub vegetation and short-lived seasonal streams (Luni).
- Lakshadweep Islands: Located in the Arabian Sea close to the Malabar coast of Kerala; composed of small coral islands covering an area of 32 sq km, with Kavaratti as administrative headquarters and rich bird diversity at Pitti Island.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: An elongated chain of islands in the Bay of Bengal; bigger in size, more numerous, and represent elevated portions of submarine mountains.
- Strategic & Ecological Value: Close to the equator with dense equatorial forests, rich marine biodiversity, and immense defense significance.
- Onset: By early June, low pressure over the northern plains intensifies, attracting the trade winds of the southern hemisphere.
- Crossing the Equator: Winds cross the equator, turn right into the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, and enter India as the South-West Monsoon.
- Arabian Sea Branch: Strikes the Western Ghats, causing heavy orographic rainfall (over 250 cm) on the windward side, and advances across Mumbai and central India.
- Bay of Bengal Branch: Strikes the Assam mountains and Meghalaya (Mawsynram receives the world’s highest rainfall), getting deflected westward over the Ganga plain.
- Merger: Both branches merge over the northwestern part of the Ganga plain, causing widespread monsoon showers across northern India.
Q32.
Free, Fair, and Regular Elections in India:
- Independent Election Commission: Exercises wide powers in conducting elections without interference from the executive; enjoys constitutional autonomy similar to the judiciary.
- Universal Adult Suffrage: Every citizen aged 18 and above has the right to vote with equal value, ensuring political equality.
- Popular Participation: Voter turnout in India has steadily increased or remained stable, with poor and underprivileged voters participating actively.
- Acceptance of Election Outcomes: Ruling parties regularly lose elections at both central and state levels, proving that election outcomes are respected as the genuine people’s verdict.
- Strict Model Code of Conduct: Regulates campaigns, prevents hate speech, prohibits use of official state machinery, and penalizes unfair electoral practices.
- Head of the State: The President is the supreme constitutional head of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the defense forces.
- Executive Appointments: Formally appoints the Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Chief Justice and judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, Governors, and Election Commissioners.
- Legislative Role: Summons and prorogues Parliament sessions; a bill passed by Parliament becomes law only after receiving the President’s assent.
- Emergency Powers: Can declare National, State (President’s Rule), or Financial Emergencies under constitutional provisions.
- Discretionary Powers: In case of a hung Parliament where no party has a clear majority, the President uses discretion to appoint a leader capable of proving majority support.
Q33.
Measures to Ensure Food Security in India:
- Buffer Stock Creation: FCI procures wheat and rice at Minimum Support Prices (MSP) to maintain buffer stocks for emergency situations.
- Revamped Public Distribution System: Distributes subsidized foodgrains to target populations via a nationwide network of 5.5 lakh Fair Price Shops.
- Targeted Interventions: Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) for the poorest of the poor and Annapurna Scheme for indigent senior citizens.
- Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Provides cooked nutritious meals to primary and upper primary children in government schools, reducing classroom hunger and improving attendance.
- Role of Cooperatives & NGOs: Amul, Mother Dairy, and Grain Banks setup by NGOs maintain affordable price stability for essential commodities.
- Beyond Income: Poverty means hunger, lack of shelter, lack of access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and basic healthcare.
- Sense of Helplessness: Living in conditions where people are treated poorly at almost every place, with no regular job security.
- Social Exclusion: A process through which poor individuals are forced to live in poor surroundings excluded from social opportunities enjoyed by better-offs.
- Vulnerability: Higher probability of certain communities (SCs, STs, widows, physically handicapped) remaining poor during natural disasters or economic crises.
- Intergenerational Trap: Lack of nutrition and education among poor parents forces children into low-income informal work, perpetuating poverty.
SECTION E β ANSWERS
Q34.
- (a) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. [1]
- (b) The ideas of liberty and democratic rights. [1]
- (c) Anti-colonial movements adapted the concepts of national sovereignty, equality, and abolition of bondage to resist foreign rule and feudalism. [2]
Q35.
- (a) The Himalayan River System and the Peninsular River System. [1]
- (b) Because they are fed both by seasonal monsoon rains and by perennial melting snow and glaciers from high mountain peaks. [1]
- (c) Meanders (curving river bends) and Ox-bow lakes (cut-off loops of meanders) / fertile deltas and floodplains. [2]
Q36.
- (a) The President of India, the Rajya Sabha (Council of States), and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). [1]
- (b) Universal Adult Franchise (direct voting by adult citizens). [1]
- (c) Through questions during Question Hour, debates on bills, budgetary control, and the power to pass a No-Confidence Motion against the government. [2]
SECTION F β MAP WORK SOLUTIONS
Q37(a).
- A β Nantes / Bordeaux (France)
- B β USSR / Great Britain / France / USA (Allied Powers)
Q37(b).
- (i) Kanchenjunga β Sikkim (Third highest mountain peak in the world)
- (ii) Sambhar Lake β Rajasthan (Largest inland saltwater lake)
- (iii) Mahanadi River β Odisha (Flowing into the Bay of Bengal)
- (iv) Malabar Coast β Kerala (South-west coastal plain)