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Social Studies SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(3 Mark)

Model Paper 2 · CBSE STD 9 (CBSE - English Medium). 6 questions.

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Question 13 Marks
A teacher has to organise a mock parliament. She can either hold a mock parliament of Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha. Which one should the teacher choose and why?
Answer
The teacher should choose to hold a session of Lok Sabha because the Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha in the following ways:
A. It is the House of People. It represents people's interests directly. The government enjoys majority in Lok Sabha and is responsible to it.
B.Money Bills can originate only in Lok Sabha
C. The government can be removed by passing a no-confidence motion or rejecting a budget. These are rational grounds for conducting a mock session of Lok Sabha instead of Rajya Sabha.
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Question 23 Marks
Differentiate between the General Election and by-election.
Answer
General electionBy-election
An election is held in all constituencies at the same time either on the same day or within a few days.An election is held only for one constituency to fill the vacancy caused by the death or resignation of a member.
An election is held regularly every five years.An election is held before the expiry of 6 months from the date the seat falls vacant.
The representative elected in general election is elected for a full term of five years, not for the remaining period of the house.The representative elected in by-elected for the remaining period of the house not for five years.
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Question 33 Marks
Identify the different problems faced by the Adolescent population of India?
Answer
A. The adolescents require more nutrition than normal child or adult. Poor nutrition can lead to deficiency and stunted growth.
B. The diet available for Indian adolescents is not sufficient in all nutrients.
C. Anemia is common in most of the adolescent girls in India.
D. Their problems have so far not received adequate attention in the process of development. They have to be sensitized to the problems they confront.
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Question 43 Marks
Which social factors contributed to the Russian Revolution?
Answer
i. In Russia most industry was the private property of industrialists. Workers were exploited by industrialists. Wages were very low and working conditions very poor. Working hours were long. In the country side peasants cultivated most of the land.
ii. But the nobility, the crown and the Orthodox Church owned large properties. In Russia peasants wanted the land of the nobles to be given to them.
iii. Tsarist Russia joined on the side of the Allied Power with the aim of making some military gain. Russian army lost badly in Germany and Austria between 1914 and 1916. There were 7 million causalities by 1917. Such huge defeats were humiliating and shocking for people of Russia.
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Question 53 Marks
The Russian revolution advocated a society based on some socialistic values. What were those values?
Answer
A. Socialist society in which all people enjoy equal rights and duties.
B. Power should be equally divided among the people and different sections of the society.
C. All the properties should be managed by the state. This help in controlling the accumulation of wealth.
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Question 63 Marks
What are the functions of the FCI? Mention any two functions.
Answer
(i) To make the food grains available to the poor a reasonable price.
(ii) To maintain a price stability of food grains.
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