CBSE Class 9 - Science (SA-2) Sample Paper - 2012-2013

Class 9 -Science Sample Paper (SA2)

From this session (2012-2013), CBSE has stopped publishing Sample Question Papers (SQP). However it did release syllabus, marking scheme and solved sample questions including Value based questions. The same is displayed below.

CBSE Class 9 - History - CH6 - Peasants and Farmers

Peasants and Farmers

MCQs

Q1: Who was Captain Swing?

(a) A farmer
(b) An army Captain
(c) A mythical name
(d) A labourer


Q2(CBSE): The Great Agrarian Depression of the 1930s was caused by:

(a) overproduction of wheat
(b) fall of wheat production
(c) rise in the price of wheat
(d) overproduction of rice


Q3: In 19th century, the main reason for the peasants to protest against threshing machines use was:

CBSE Class 10 - Value Based Questions-1 (Social Science)

Value Based Questions and Answers

In SA-II examination, there shall be 1 or 2 value based questions of 3-5 marks.

Here follows Value based Questions in Social Science:

[NATIONALIST MOVEMENT IN INDO-CHINA]
Q1: (a) How did Vietnamese oppose the education system introduced by French colonists?
(b) What were the values shown by Vietnamese students in their resistance?

Answer: (a) Vietnamese opposed to the French education system because it was biased against Vietnamese culture:

1. Students of Saigon school protested against the educational system.
2. They criticized the text books and asked to modify them.
3. Both teachers and students did not follow the curriculum blindly.
4. Students formed political organizations Party of young Annan and journals

(b) Vietnamese  students exhibited following values in their resistance:

1. Patriotism
2. Unity
3. Nationalism
4. Culture Integrity
5. Courage
6. Teamwork 

Q2: Who were Trung sisters?  What was their roles in Vietnamese movement? What values did they exhibit?

CBSE Class 10 - Poltical Science - CH 6 - Political Parties

Political Parties

MCQs

Q1(NCERT): What is the guiding philosophy of the Bhartiya Janata Party?

(a) Dalit welfare
(b) Revolutionary democracy
(c) Integral humanism
(d) Modernity


Q2(CBSE 2011): Which one of the following is a better way of carrying out political reforms in a democratic country?

(a) The legal changes
(b) The constitutional changes
(c) The empowerment of people
(d) The legislation for reforms



Q3(NCERT): Who among the following is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party?

(a) Kanshi Ram
(b) Sahu Maharaj
(c) B.R. Ambedker
(d) Jotiba Phule

CBSE Class 9 - History - CH5 - Pastoralists in The Modern World

Pastoralists in The Modern World

Maasai woman from E. Africa
(Image credits:wikipedia)

MCQs

Q1: Which of the following is the pastoral community of Maharashtra?

(a) Gujjar
(b) Masai
(c) Dhangar
(d) Bhotiya


Q2: Kurumas and Kurubas who reared sheep and goat

(a) Karnataka
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra


Q3(CBSE 2010): By October, the Dhangars harvested their bajra and started on their move to the west. Why were they welcomed by the Konkani peasants?


(a) They married off their children in each other’s communities
(b) The Dhangars brought bajra for them
(c) Dhangar flocks manured their fields and fed on the stubble
(d) None of the above

CBSE Class 9 - Economics - CH 4 - Food Security in India

Food Security in India

Does this picture reflect one of the major issue of Food Security in India?

MCQs

Q1: MSP stands for

(a) Maximum Support Price
(b) Minimum Support Price
(c) Main Sale Price
(d) Marginal Support Price


Q2(SQP): Which one of the following does not ensure food security to the people?

(a) Enough food is available for all the persons.
(b) All persons have the capacity to buy food.
(c) Extremely inadequate purchasing power.
(d) There is no barrier on access to food.


Q3(CBSE 2010): In which state of India, Amul Dairy is situated?

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Bihar

CBSE Class 9 - PSA Quiz (English)

PSA Quiz (English)

(Following worksheet was submitted by a student from Sachdeva Public School, Delhi)

MCQs
Q1: The police resorted to lathi charge to disperse ___________.

(a) regiment
(b) mob
(c) committee
(d) swarm


Q2: Fiji is  ____ island in _____ Pacific Ocean, most visited by ______ tourists.

(a) an, the, the
(b) a, the, an
(c) the, an, the
(d) the, an, a


Q3: There _________ be a mansion here before the partition.

(a) ought to
(b) used to
(c) might
(d) need to

CBSE Class 10 - CH2 - The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China (Q and A)

(Q & A)

Q1: What is Indo-China?

Answer: The region in South East Asia comprising three countries: Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.


Q2: What is the scholars revolt of 1868?

Answer: The scholars revolt of 1869 was an early revolt against French control and against the spread of Christianity. It was led by angry officials at the imperial court. They organised an uprising in NguAn and HoTien provinces and killed over a thousand catholics.


Q3: What was Syncretic tradition?

Answer: Traditions and beliefs which aim to bring together unity and reconcile different beliefs and practices on the basis of this essential unity. Syncretic traditions were shaped among Vietnam peasantry which combined Buddhism and local beliefs.

CBSE - Class 9/10 - Editing Exercise - 2

 Editing Exercise

(See Answers below)
Q1(SQP 2011): The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction. Remember to underline the word you have supplied. 

Often these days we hear and speak of the conquered	(a) _____ ______
in nature, ‘the taming of a river’, ‘the war against insects’	(b) _____ ______
and so on. Often these phrases being used without consciously	(c) _____ ______
attaching any value to them, but those have an	(d) _____ ______
underlying attitude of hostile towards Nature and Nature’s	(e) _____ ______
creatures, a viewpoint which seeming to assume	(f) _____ ______
Nature as an enemy that needs to being vanquished.	(g) _____ ______
Alternatively, Nature is seen merely as the ‘resource’ to be ‘exploited’	(h) _____ ______

Q2(SQP 2011): The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word you have supplied.

CBSE Class 10 - English (C) - Workbook - Integrated Grammar Practice 9

Integrated Grammar Practice 9

1. This is a conversation between a father and his son. After reading the conversation report the conversation in your own words.

Father : Why did you return home late today?
Son     : My motorbike brakes failed on the way.
Father : Why didn't you check your brakes before starting?
Son     : I was in a hurry. I didn't have the time.
Father : It shows how careless you are. If you keep your bike in a good condition, you will save yourself a lot of trouble and time.


Answer:

The father asked (a) _his son why he had returned home late that day_. The boy replied  (b)_that his motorbike brakes had failed on the way_. On hearing this, the father (c)_asked why he hadn't checked his brakes before starting_. The boy said that as (d)_he was in a hurry. He hadn't had the time_. Disappointed on hearing this, the father observed that it showed how careless he was. He added
that if (f) _he kept his bike in a good condition, he would same himself a lot of trouble and time._



2. Look at the newspaper headlines given and then use the information in them to complete the news items below by filling in each blank.