Gujarat Board Class 9 Social Science Sample Papers 2011

Class – IX
Social Science
                             
Time: 3 hours]                                                                                                 [Max. Marks : 80

General Instructions:


1.Answers to questions carrying 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each.
2.Answers to questions carrying 4 marks should not exceed 60-80 words each.
3.Answers to questions carrying 6 marks should not exceed 100-125 words each.
4.Maps should be securely tied in the middle of the answer book.
5.Attempt all parts of a question together. 

1.  Who were Shanars? Why were they attacked by the upper caste Nairs in Travancore?         2

2. What are the qualifications to contest in Indian elections?                        2

3.Mention any 4 factors that affect the Indian Monsoons.   2

4.How is poverty line estimated periodically?                  2
Or     
    Define vulnerability and social exclusion with reference to poverty.       2

5.What do you understand by the term ‘disaster’? Name the two types of disasters.            2

6.Explain the terms:           (a) PIL           (b) Rule of law.                     2

7.(i) Study the following table and answer the questions that follow

Year
Birth rate (per thousand)
Death rate(per thousand)
1921-31
1941-51
1961-71
1971-80
1981-91
1991-2000
46.4
39.9
41.1
33.3
27.5
27.0
36.3
27.4
18.9
12.5
9.4
8.0


(a)  In which decade was the growth rate highest?                                  
(b)  Give three reasons for high growth rate in India.       ½+1½=2
Or
 (ii) Study the following graph and answer the questions:
              
(a)  What was the percentage of rural population in 1991?
(b)  What is the trend of the rural population in India?
(c)   Why is the percentage of urban population increasing? ½ + ½ +1 = 2

8. Name the two headstreams of Ganga. Where do they meet to form Ganga? Name any one right bank tributary of this river.                             2

9. Distinguish between chronic hunger and seasonal hunger.                      2

10.List out any four safety measures to prevent rail accidents.          2

11.Compare any four features of Himadri and Shiwalik mountain ranges             2

12.What do large farmers in Palampur do with their earnings?        2

13.List out the safety measures for prevention of fire in homes?        4

14. Write a brief note on Swadeshi movement and its impact on clothing.   4

15.Explain any four arguments for democracy.                                                  4
Or
         Give reasons why a parliament is necessary in a democracy.                    4

16.(i) Compare any two features of vegetation found in Mangrove and thorny forests.
     (ii) Mention any two reasons for certain species of animals to be endangered.
    (iii) Why are different kinds of vegetation found in the eastern and western slopes of Western Ghats?                                                        1+1+2=4

17.What has our government done to provide food security to the poor? Discuss any two schemes launched by the government?          2+2=4

18.“The most successful of the political clubs in France was that of the Jacobins”. Justify the statement   4                                         
Or
     Briefly describe the causes of deforestation in India during colonial period.     4