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Summative ASSESSMENT –II (2014-2015)
Subject: Social Science
Class: IX
Time: 3:30 Hrs. M.M. 90
General Instructions:
• All questions are compulsory.
• This question paper has two sections (A & B)
• Question 1 to 8 carry 1 mark each.
• Question numbers 9 to 20 carry 3 marks each.
• Question numbers 21 to 26 carry 5 marks each
• Question number 27 & 28 are map questions of 3 marks each, form history and Geography
respectively. After completion, attach the maps inside your answer book.
• Question number 29 and 30 are from Open Text themes and each question is of 5 marks.
SECTION –A
1. Name the regions of the cyclic movement of the Kurumas and kurubas.
OR
Why did the Dutch feel the need to enact forest laws in Java?
OR
Why did the price of food grains rise in the 18th century in England?
2. Why do the Monsoon winds change their direction? Give any one reason.
3. Which institution can make changes to an existing law of the country?
4. How are representatives elected in a democracy?
5. What is meant by a secular state?
6. Give full form of ICDS.
7. Name the Prime Minister of India who released a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’.
8. Why does the government declare minimum support price?
9. Explain any three factors that the pastoral groups have to consider to sustain their life.
OR
Why was hunting popular in India and what were its effects?
OR
Why did the American settlers move westward?
10. Highlight the most curious features of the sport of cricket with examples.
OR
How is the history of clothing linked to the larger history of society?
11. How can cricket be called an important part of contemporary life? Explain.
OR
What kind of clothes did Gandhiji wear as a boy till the age of 20 ?
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12. Explain how forests play a major role to enhance the quality of our environment.
13. Name any three common animals each of thorn forests and the Mangrove forests found in
India.
14. Describe the distribution of population in India.
15. Define the following :
a) Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
b) Ballot Paper
c) Election Day
16. How we can say that in India all voters are equal? give any three provisions.
17. What do ‘Seats mean in elections?’ Explain with example.
18. What are the problems of the functioning of ration shops? Describe any three.
19. How does social composition play an important role in food security of the country?
20. Explain the different dimensions of food security.
21. Who are the pastoral nomads? Describe ay four features of them.
OR
Which new demands were created on Indian forests due to the spread of railways from the
1850’s? How were they met with? Explain.
OR
Describe any five effects of enclosures on the poor farmers in England.
22. ‘The 1970 s were the decade in which cricket was transformed.” Do you agree with the
sateen? Justify your answer.
OR
How did the Tagore family search for a national dress and to what result.
23. Compare the wildlife of the Himalayas and the wetlands of our country.
24. Station A Jan. Feb. Mar Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Tem C° 24.5 25.7 27.7 30.4 33.0 32.5 31.0 30.2 29.8 28.0 25.9 24.7
R.F. in
cms
4.6 1.3 1.3 1.8 3.8 4.5 8.7 11.3 11.9 30.6 35.0 13.9
Study the table given above and answer the following questions:
a) Calculate the average temperature of this place.
b) Which are the rainiest month and the driest month of this station?
c) What is the range of temperature of this station?
d) What type of climate doe she place have and why?
25. Suggest any two five reforms in the electoral system of India?
26. “The Prime Minister is the head of the government. Justify the statement.
The student has to attempt any one map question from question numbers 27 a, 27 b
and 27 c. Question no. 28 is compulsory. The maps are attached with the question
paper.
27.
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a) Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map. Identify these items with
the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on
the map.
(i) State related to the pastoral community; Dhanger.
(ii) A state where Banjaras move.
(iii) Uttrakhand : where Bhotias live.
Or
b) Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map. Identify these items with
the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on
the map.
(i) The state where santhalas and Gonds Community were recruited to work in tea
plantation.
(ii) The place where first Imperial Forest Research Institute was established?
On the same political outline map of India, locate and label the following item with
appropriate symbol.
(iii) Singhbhoom forest area.
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c) Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map. Identify these items with
the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on
the map.
(i) The state where the ‘Battle of Plessey’ was fought
(ii) The state where peasants were forced to grow opium by the British company.
On the same political outline map of India, locate and label the following items
with appropriate symbols.
(iii) Area around Banaras where peasants began to give up cultivation of opium due to
unreasonable policy of advances.
28. Two items A and B shown in he given political outline map of India, Identify these items with
the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the
map.
a) A meteorological station
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b) Type of natural vegetation
On the same political outline map of India, locate and lable the following item with
appropriate symbol.
c) Corbett National Park
SECTION –B (OTBA)
(* Please ensure the open text of the given theme is supplied with this question paper.)
Theme: Living on the Edge
29. Why is the number of urban residents growing despite the multitude of problems related to
the urban poor?
30. How is Dharavi becoming the green lung for Mumbai? Explain
OPEN TEXT MATERIAL
Theme --- living on the Edge
Abstract
Big cities provide big opportunities. They attract both rich and the poor alike. The poor from the
villages are attracted by greater job prospects, better infrastructural facilities and above all an
escape from constraining social and cultural traditions in rural villages. Urban life presents
conditions of overcrowded living, congestion, unemployment, lack of social and community
networks, stark inequalities and crippling social problems such as crime and violence. Many to
those who migrate benefit from the opportunities in the urban areas while others may be left
behind to struggle with the challenges of city life.
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Urban Population Growth
Despite the multitude of problems related to the urban poor, the number or urban residents is
growing, by nearly 60 million every year. According to WHO figures the global urban population
is expected to grow roughly 1.5 % per year between 2012-2030. By the middle of the 21st
century, the urban population will almost double, increasing from approximately 3.4 billion in
2009 to 6.4 billion in 2050.
In the years to come, urban population growth will occur in the cities of the developing
countries. By the middle of the 21st century, the urban population of these countries will be more
than double. On the other hand, in the high income counties, the urban population is expected to
remain largely unchanged. Reasons for urban growth are attributed to both natural growth and
rural to urban migration. Immigration accounts for two-thirds of the urban growth. Without
immigration, urban population will decline or remain static.
Let’s have a look at population growth in
selected mega-cities of the world. (Study figure)
Compare the growth of urban population in the
developing nation with that of developed
nations. We would come to a conclusion that the
population of the cities located in the developing
world like Karachi, Mumbai, Delhi9 and Dhaka
will grow faster than that of the developing
world like Osaka and Tokyo.
Challenges
Challenges faced by urban immigrants like resource constraints, inadequate Government
policies at both the Central and local level and lack of planning for urban growth and
management have led to the rise of slums.
What is slum? A slum for the purpose of Census has
been defined as residential areas where dwellings are
unfit for human habitation by reasons of dilapidation,
overcrowding, faulty arrangements and design for
such buildings , narrowness or faulty arrangement of
street, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities
or any combination of these factors which are
detrimental of the safety and health. Slums have been
categorized into three types: Notified slums,
Recognized slums and identified slums.
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Slums lack infrastructural facilities. The water that they fetch is not clean and purified. It is
contaminated and attracts flies and mosquitoes. This water is often stored which causes diseases
like malaria. Water is not available everywhere in a slum. Woman at times have to walk 2-3
kilometers each day to fetch water for their daily needs. Toilet facilities are not adequate. Slum
dwellers are not able to build toilets in their homes. Inadequate sanitation facilities lead to
harmful diseases like diarrhea, jaundice, cholera, parasitic worms etc.
Figure 2 shows that the proportion of slum population to the urban population is highest in Sub-
Saharan Africa, followed by South Central Asia. IT is the least in Europe.
A region wise study of the slum population tells us that Asia has 60% of the world’s slum
dwellers, Africa 20% and Latin America 14%.
A peculiar feature of Asian urbanization is the prevalence of “megacities” that are home to 10
million people. In 2011, there were 23 such cities worldwide, 13 of which Asian. It is expected
that by 2025, the number of megacities would reach 37 out of which 21 are Asian. Southeast
Asia has most densely populated cities with population densities going up to 16,500 people her
square kilometres.
Slums in India
Source: Census in India 2011
State 2011 2017 (projected)
Maharashtra 1.81 2.05
Uttar Pradesh 1.1 1.2
Andhra Pradesh 0.81 0.86
Madhya Pradesh 0.64 0.71
Gujarat 0.46 0.52
Delhi 0.31 0.37
Source : Census of India 2011
All figures in crores
According to the NSSO estimates nine million households or roughly one-eighth of India’s urban
population lives in slums.
According to recent estimates, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh will be having largest share of slum population in India by 2017. There states are
already home to a large number of slum populations, which mostly lives in and around urban
areas. By 2017, Maharashtra will be home to more than 20 million of slum population in India
followed by Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. It is estimated that by 2017,
India’s total slum population will be 104 million.
At the crack of dawn, 13 year old, Radha wakes up in the urban sprawl of Delhi’s Yamuna
Pushta. She heads towards the slum public toilets next to the railway line. Returns and
gets ready to go along with her mother to fatch water from a tap at the end of the lane. She
carries along four empty cans and places them in the long serpentine queue where women
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The Financial capital of India. Mumbai, is home to the largest slum Dharavi. Dharavi is the second
largest slum of Asia after Orangi. More than half of Mumbai’s population lives in slums.
Dharavi spans over 500 acres in the heart of the Mumbai city. It
has a population density over 10 times that of the city. The
estimated population is 6 lakhs. In the 19th century, Dharavi was
a mangrove swamp and inhabited by a fisher community, the
kolis. They used to practice western edge of Dharavi. However,
they have stopped fishing and switched over to other profitable
professions. Also, the fisher folk have given way to migrants from
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Dharavi is bustling with
informal economic activity. A study by the SPARC (Social for the
promotion of Area Resource Centres) estimates that Dharavi has
4,902 production facilities, with 1,036 in textiles, 932 in pottery,
567 in the leather, 722 in recycling and scrap metal, 498 in
embroidery and 152 in food. Furthermore, there are 111 restaurants and several thousand
boutiques in Dharavi.
As put nicely by someone: Dharavi is becoming the green lung
stopping Mumbai Choking to death on its own waste. The
recycling factories in Dharavi have saved Mumbai. The city of
Mumbai generates almost 7,025 tons of waste on a daily basis
and for this reason Dharavi remains a land of recycling
opportunity for many rural Indians. A disposable plastic cup
may reborn several time in Dharavi. They are discarded and
gathered in, melted and remoulded in some new plastic form.
Thousands of tones of plastic, metal, paper, glass cotton metals revolve around in Dharavi each
day.
In the little corner of Sion Dharavi one can see a flourishing papad making cottage industry. The
women keep themselves busy by making papads.
are shouting an jostling over the water tap. After two hours she returns to her rickety
shack and quickly gets ready for school. On good days breakfast is a dry chapati with left
over vegetable.
On her way she drops her 8 year old brother to a small unrecognized private school. No
one is at home when she returns at one o’clock along with her brother. She has to cook
and feed him and do all the household work from cleaning to washing. In the evening
when all other children are playing in the basti she sits and completes her homework and
returns to household work.
Her two elder sisters have gone along with her mother to work in the neighbourhood
bunglows. They return in the evening. Radha and her brother Sonu are priviledged to get
education as no one else is literate in her house. Her father is a rickshaw puller. He works
morning to night and is barely able to earn Rs. 300 per day.