SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS IX
HOME ASSIGNMENT – 2016-17
HISTORY:-THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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When did the French revolution begin?
Louis xvi belong to which dynasty?
Who belonged to the third estate?
What is the name of the national anthem of France?
When did the fall of Bastille takes place?
Name the tax in the French society collected by the church from
the peasants.
7. Name the philosopher who propose the social contract theory.
8. When and where was Napoleon Bonaparte finally defeated?
9. When did the women in France get the right to vote?
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When was slavery finally abolished in the French colonies?
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Describe the divisions in French society before the French
revolution.
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What were the reforms introduced by Napolean Bonaparte?
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Write three main features of the French constitution of
1791.
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Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of
revolutionary protest in France?
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Mention any five values which are associated with the
declaration of the rights of man & citizen.
GEOGRAPHY:-INDIA:-SIZE AND LOCATION
1. Write the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of
India.
2. Find out the countries which are then parts of
Indian subcontinent.
3. The tropic of cancer passes through which part of
India?
4. What is the position of India in respect of area in
the world?
5. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?
6. Why 82.30 degree E has been selected as the
standard meridian of India?
7. When was the Suez canal opened? How it has
benefitted India?
8. Classify the states into four groups each having
common frontiers with
 Pakistan
 China
 Myanmar
 Bangladesh
9. The central location of India at the head of the
Indian ocean is considered of great
significance.Why?
POLITICAL SCIENCE:-DEMOCRACY IN THE
CONTEMPORARY WORLD
1. Name the only countries to have granted universal
adult franchise till the 19th century.
2. Name the president of Chile who was overthrown
by a military coup in 1973.
3. Name the trade union which formed in Poland
during the communist regime.
4. Name the leader of Iraq who became its president
after the success of a military coup.
5. Name the person who brought back army rule in
Pakistan in 1999.
6. Who was elected the president of Chile in 1970?
What steps did he take to help the poor?
7. Explain any three salient features of democracy?
8. Who was Lech Walesa? How did he became
famous in Poland?
9. How was democracy in Chile restored?
ECONOMICS:-THE STORY OF VILLAGE PALAMPUR
1. What is the main economic activity in village Palampur
2. What was the major advantage of using HXV seeds in
agriculture?
3. What are the non farming activities being carry out in
Palampur?
4. What is multiple cropping?
5. Name the Indian states who were first to try out the
modern farming methods in India?
6. List the changes in Palampur due to the advent of electric
power in the village?
7. Is it important to increase the area under irrigation?
Why?
8. How is land distributed among the farmers of Palampur?
9. What are the different ways of increasing production on
the same price of land?
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What is the aim of production? State any four
requirements for production of goods and services?