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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 ?



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.



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 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.



OR

c) Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map. Identify these items with


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



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.



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.



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



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.

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