Competency based questions Class 9 Social Science
DPS Guwahati (CBSE Affiliated School) has recently published Competency based questions for the students of class 9. Here in this page we have given class 9 science competency based questions provided by DPS Guwahati school.
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Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
(1) Which of the following was the main reason for Lenin not to support peasant’s role in a socialist movement?
(A) All the Russian peasants were wealthy.
(B) Russian peasants were already practicing socialism by pooling their land.
(C) Peasants were not one united group as there were capitalist peasants also.
(D) Peasants were illiterate.
(2) Which of the following was the immediate cause of the workers to start a strike in Petrograd on 23rd February, 1917?
(i) Food shortage
(ii) Suspension of the Duma
(iii) Lockout at a factory
(iv) None of the above
(3) Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Lenin —— Head of Military Revolutionary Committee
(B) Trotsky —— Leader of the Socialist revolutionaries
(C) Kerensky —— Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
(D) Stalin —— Military commander Under Kerensky
(4) Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R).Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion (A): Workers were a divided social group. Some had strong links with the villages from which they came.
Reason (R): Workers were divided by skill.
Options:
(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.
(5) Identify the incorrect statement about the Five-Year Plans
(A) It was introduced in 1917 by the Bolsheviks.
(B) It set target for five-year period.
(C) All prices were fixed.
(D) It led to economic growth.
(6) Which of the following was/were believed to be cause/s of grain shortages during Stalin’s time?
(I) Five-Year Plan
(II) Holding of stocks by rich peasants and traders
(III) Small size holdings
(IV) Collective farms
Options:
(A) ii-iii
(B) ii-iv
(C) iii-iv
(D) Only iv
(7) Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Lenin —— Head of Bolsheviks
(B) Stalin —— Successor of Lenin
(C) Kulaks —— Socialist revolutionaries
(D) Jadidists —— Muslim reformers
(8) Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R).Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion(A): From 1929, the party forced all peasants to cultivate in collective farms.
Reason (R): Enraged peasants resisted the authorities and destroyed their livestock.
Options:
(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.
(9) Which of the following steps of the Bolsheviks suggest that they encouraged colonial people to follow their experiment?
(A) Organised Conference of the East where non-Russians participated
(B) It forced colonial people to rise in revolution
(C) It conquered the poor countries of Asia
(D) It fought against Great Britain in the Second World war to liberate the colonies
(10) Arrange the following in chronological order.
(i) Bloody Sunday incident
(ii) Treaty of Brest Litovsk
(iii) Introduction of Collectivisation
(iv) February Revolution
(A) i- ii- iii- iv
(B) ii-iv-iii-i
(C) i-iv-iii-ii
(D) i- iv-ii- iii
(11) Read Box 1 and answer the following questions:
‘Moscow appears much less clean than other European capitals. None of those hurrying along the streets look smart. The whole place belonged to the workers ….. Here the masses have not in the least been put in the shade by the gentlemen….. those who lived in the background for ages have come forward in the open today…… I thought of the peasants and workers in my own country. It all seem like the work of the Genii in the Arabian Nights. [here] only a few decades ago they were as illiterate, helpless and hungry as our own masses…..Who could be more astonished than an unfortunate Indian like myself to see how they had removed the mountain of ignorance and helplessness in these few years.’
(i) What did the author find impressive about the USSR?
(ii) What led to the dramatic transformation in USSR according to you?
(iii) What similarities observed by the author between India and Russia prior to the Russian Revolution?
People as Resource
Answer the following questions- (Each question carries 1 mark except q no. 8)
(1) Large population can be converted into productive assets by-
(a) Increasing the employment level
(b) Stopping migration
(c) Investing in human capital
(d) Improving medical facilities
(2) Which of the following statement is not correct in the context of unemployment?
(a) Unemployment leads to wastage of manpower resource.
(b) People who are assets for the country turns into liability
(c) There is a feeling of hopelessness and despair among the youth
(d) Though the economic overload remains the same in the country the quality of life deteriorates.
(3) Bribe taking is an
(a) Economic activity
(b) Non-Economic Activity
(c) Marketing activity
(d) Tertiary activity
(4) Choose the correct option:
Primary sector activity includes
(i) Forestry
(ii) Poultry farming
(iii) Manufacturing
(iv) Animal husbandry
(a) i only
(b) i, ii and iii
(c) i, ii and iv
(d) all the above
(5) Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A)and Reasoning(R ) Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion (A): The quality of population depends upon the literacy rate, health of the person indicated by life expectancy and skill formation acquired by the people of the country.
Reason (R ): The quality of population ultimately decides the growth 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.
(6) Match the column A with Column B:
( a) Non Market Activity |
(I) Transport, Health and Education |
(b) Literacy Rate |
(II) Average number of years a person is expected to live |
(c) Tertiary Sector |
(III) Production for self consumption |
(d) Life Expectancy |
(IV) Percentage of people who can read and write |
(a) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
(b) A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
(c) A-III,B-IV, C-I, D-II
(d) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(7) Read the following statements and find the correct option:
(1) Vocational Streams have been developed to equip large number of high school students with occupation related knowledge and skills.
(2) Both Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have good health indices and few medical colleges.
(3) In India, the problem of educated unemployment is only because of non availability of jobs.
(a) All three statements are correct.
(b) 1 and 3 are true but 2 is false.
(c) Only 1 is true.
(d) All statements are false.
(8) How is educated unemployment leading to hopelessness amongst the educated unemployed youth?
(9) Mention the age of workforce population.
India – Size and Location
(1) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
India is a vast country. Lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere the main land extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30’N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast and southwest of the mainland, lie the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep islands in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea respectively.
The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km. India’s total area accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world.India is the seventh largest country of the world. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is 7,516.6 km.
(A) What is the latitudinal extent of India?
(a) 7° 5′ N and 26° 5′ N
(b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
(c) 12° 5′ N and 27° 5′ N
(d) 12° 5′ N and 37° 6′ N
(B) India is the _______________ largest country in the world.
(a) Eleventh
(b) Sixth
(c) Seventh
(d) Nineth
(C) Name any two states each located along the western and eastern coast.
(2) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
India is bounded by the young fold mountains in the northwest, north and northeast. South of about 22° north latitude, it begins to taper, and extends towards the Indian Ocean, dividing it intotwo seas, the Arabian Sea on the west andthe Bay of Bengal on its east. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of themainland is about 30°. Despite this fact, theeast-west extent appears to be smaller thanthe north-south extent.From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh,there is a time lag of two hours. Hence, timealong the Standard Meridian of India(82°30’E) passing through Mirzapur (inUttar Pradesh) istaken as the standard timefor the whole country. The latitudinal extentinfluences the duration of day and night, asone moves from south to north.
(A) What is the time lag between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh?
(B) What influences the duration of day and night?
(3) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian continent. The trans Indian Ocean routes, which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, provide a strategic central location to India. The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact with West Asia,Africa and Europe from the western coast andwith Southeast and East Asia from the easterncoast. No other country has a long coastline onthe Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it is India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean, which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it.
India’s contacts with the World have continued through ages but her relationships through the land routes are much older than her maritime contacts. The various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers, while the oceans restricted such interaction for a long time. These routes have contributed in the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times. The ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals and the decimal system thus could reach many parts of the world. The spices, muslin and other merchandise were taken from India to different countries. On the other hand, the influence of Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles of dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in different parts of our country.
(A) Which routes connect countries of Europe in the west to the countries of East Asia?
(B) Mentions the contributions of the land routes in the exchange of ideas and commodities?
Part- B
(4) The Tropic of Cancer passes through _______________.
(a) Orissa
(b) Tripura
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
(5) Assertion (A): The Indian Ocean is named afterIndia.
Reason (R): India has a strategic location along the Trans- Indian Ocean route.
(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.
(6) Assertion (A): There would be least difference in the duration between day time and night time at Kanyakumari.
Reason (R): It is located far down south 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.
(7) Identify the feature with the help of given information.
It was opened in 1869.
It has reduced the distance between India and Europe by 7000 km.
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Palk Strait
(c) Suez Canal
(d) Gibraltar Strait
Physical Features of India
(1) Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. This region receives very low rainfall below 150 mm per year. It has arid climate with low vegetation cover. Streams appear during the rainy season. Soon after they disappear into the sand as they do not have enough water to reach the sea. Luni is the only large river in this region. Barchans (crescent-shaped dunes) cover larger areas but longitudinal dunes become more prominent near the Indo-Pakistan boundary. If you visit Jaisalmer, you may go to see a group of barchans.
(A) Barchans are _______.
(a) Coastal plains
(b) Crescent-shaped sand dunes
(c) Hill ranges
(d) Longitudinal dunes
(B) Assertion (A): Luni is the only large river in the Indian desert.
Reason (R): Luni drains into the Arabian Sea.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
(2) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
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 folds of the Great Himalayas are asymmetrical in nature. The core of this part of Himalayas is composed of granite. It is perennially snow bound, and a number of glaciers descend from this range.
(A) The Himalayas consist of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent. Which of the following is the name of the northern-most range?
(i) The Himadri
(ii) The Himachal
(iii)The Shivaliks
(iv) The Purvachal
(B) Which of the following are young-fold mountains?
(i) The Aravali
(ii) The Nilgiri
(iii) The Himalayas
(iv) The Sahyadri
(C) Write two characteristics of the Inner Himalayas.
(3) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
The Ganga plain extends between Ghaggar and Teesta rivers. It is spread over the states of North India, Haryana, Delhi, U.P., Bihar, partly Jharkhand and West Bengal to its East, particularly in Assam lies the Brahmaputra plain. The northern plains are generally described as flat land with no variations in its relief. It is not true. These vast plains also have diverse relief features. According to the variations in relief features, the Northern plains can be divided into four regions. The rivers, after descending from the mountains deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks. It is known as bhabar. All the streams disappear in this bhabar belt. South of this belt, the streams and rivers re-emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region known as terai. This was a thickly forested region full of wildlife. The forests have been cleared to create agricultural land and to settle migrants from Pakistan after partition.
(A) Name any two divisionsof the Northern plains on the basis of relief features.
(B) Mention any two characteristics of the Terai region.
Part- B
(4) Read the following statements and choose the correct option-
(I) Andaman and Nicobar islands are volcanic in origin.
(II) The Lakshadweep islands are formed due to the coral deposits.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both
(d) None
(5) Assertion (A): Deccan trap is a black soil area of peninsular plateau.
Reason (R): Deccan trap isof volcanic origin.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
(6) From the view point of geology, ________________ form an unstable zone.
(a) The Himalayan mountains
(b) The Northern Plains
(c) The Peninsular Plateau
(d) The Indian Desert
(7) The Chilika Lake is the largest salt water lake in India. It lies in the state of___________, to the south of the Mahanadi delta.
(a) West Bengal
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Kerala
Drainage
(1) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
The term drainage describes the river system of an area. Small streams flowing from different directions come together to form the main river, which ultimately drains into a large water body such as a lake or a sea or an ocean. The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin. Any elevated area, such as a mountain or an upland, separates two drainage basins. Such an upland is known as a water divide.The world’s largest drainage basin is of the Amazonriver. The Ganga drainage basin is the largest river basin in India.
(A) What is the area drained by a single river system called as?
(a) Drainage pattern
(b) Drainage outlet
(c) Drainage basin
(d) Drainage area
(B) Any elevated area, such as a mountain or an upland, separates two drainage basins. Such an upland is known as a __________.
(a) Water level
(b) Water source
(c) Water basin
(d) Water divide
(C) Name the largest drainage basin in India.
(a) Ganga drainage basin
(b) Brahmaputra drainage basin
(c) Indus drainage basin
(d) Godavari drainage basin
(2) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
The headwaters of the Ganga, called the ‘Bhagirathi’ is fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag in Uttarakhand. At Haridwar the Ganga emerges from the mountains on to the plains. The Ganga is joined by many tributaries from the Himalayas, a few of them being major rivers such as the Yamuna, the Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi. The river Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier in the Himalayas. It flows parallel to the Ganga and as a right bank tributary, meets the Ganga at Allahabad.The Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi rise in the Nepal Himalaya. They are the rivers, which flood parts of the northern plains every year, causing widespread damage to life and property but enriching the soil for the extensive agricultural lands. The main tributaries, which come from the peninsular uplands, are the Chambal, the Betwa and the Son. These rise from semi arid areas, have shorter courses and do not carry much water in them.
(A) Name some tributaries of Ganga which originate from the Himalayas.
(B) The headwaters of the Ganga, called the ‘Bhagirathi’ is fed by the __________ glacier.
(C) Write any two characteristics of the peninsular tributaries (Chambal, Betwa and Son) of Ganga.
(3) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
The main water divide in Peninsular India is formed by the Western Ghats, which runs from north to south close to the western coast. Most of the major rivers of the Peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal. These rivers make deltas at their mouths. There are numerous small streams flowing west of the Western Ghats. The Narmada and the Tapi are the only long rivers, which flow west and make estuaries. The drainage basins of the peninsular rivers are comparatively small in size. The Narmada rises in the Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh. It flows towards the west in a rift valley formed due to faulting. On its way to the sea, the Narmada creates many picturesque locations. The ‘Marble rocks’, near Jabalpur where the Narmada flows through a deep gorge, and the ‘Dhuadhar falls’ where the river plunges over steep rocks, are some of the notable ones. All the tributaries of the Narmada are very short and most of these join the main stream at right angles. The Narmada basin covers parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
(A) Classify the rivers based on their direction of flow towards the sea- Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Tapi, Krishna and Kaveri.
(B) Where are the ‘Marble rocks’ found?
(C) Name the states covered by Narmada basin.
(4) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follow:
Rivers have been of fundamental importance throughout the human history. Water from the rivers is a basic natural resource, essential for various human activities. Therefore, the river banks have attracted settlers from ancient times. These settlements have now become big cities. Using rivers for irrigation, navigation, hydro-power generation is of special significance – particularly to a country like India, where agriculture is the major source of livelihood of the majority of its population.
The growing domestic, municipal, industrial and agricultural demand for water from rivers naturally affects the quality of water. As a result, more and more water is being drained out of the rivers reducing their volume. On the other hand, a heavy load of untreated sewage and industrial effluents are emptied into the rivers. This affects not only the quality of water but also the self-cleansing capacity of the river.
(A) Mention the importance of rivers in India.
(B) Give two reasons for depletion of the quality of water in India.
Part- B
(5) Assertion (A): No silt deposition takes place in the Brahmaputra River in Tibet region.
Reason (R): Tibet is cold and dry.
(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.
(6) Assertion (A): The Narmada and the Tapi are west flowing rivers and drain into the Arabian Sea.
Reason (R): Tilting of the peninsular block from southeast to the northwest direction.
(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.
(8) Which lake has been formed due to the damming of river?
(a) Wular Lake
(b) Guru Gobind Sagar
(c) Dal Lake
(d) Loktak Lake
(9) Identify the feature with the help of the given information.
(a) It has a braided channel in its entire length in Assam and forms many riverine islands.
On reaching the Namcha Barwa (7757 m), it takes a ‘U’ turn and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a gorge where it is called the Dihang.
(a) River Indus
(b) River Ganga
(c) River Yamuna
(d) River Brahmaputra
(b) It is the largest peninsular river.
It rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra. Its length is about 1500 km.
(a) River Krishna
(b) River Kaveri
(c) River Godavari
(d) River Mahanadi
(c) This lake in Jammu and Kashmir is the result of the tectonic activity.
It is the largest freshwater lake in India.
(a) Wular lake
(b) Dal lake
(c) Bhimtal lake
(d) Kolleru lake