CLASS IX – SOCIAL SCIENCE
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2026–27
Syllabus: Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8
Time: 3 Hours | Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions
All questions are compulsory unless an internal choice is given.
Answer the questions according to the marks allotted.
Write answers neatly and clearly.
Draw diagrams wherever necessary.
SECTION A – MCQs (1 × 10 = 10 marks)
1. Which of the following is a branch of Social Science?
a) Physics b) History c) Chemistry d) Biology
Answer: b) History.
2. Social Science helps us understand:
a) Only the natural world b) Society and human relationships c) Only machines d) Only
animals
Answer: b) Society and human relationships.
3. Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces?
a) Weathering b) Condensation c) Evaporation d) Photosynthesis
Answer: a) Weathering.
4. Which of the following is an agent of erosion?
a) Wind b) Sunlight c) Temperature only d) Moonlight
Answer: a) Wind.
5. Early humans mainly depended on ______ for their survival.
a) Factories b) Hunting and gathering c) Banks d) Trade only
Answer: b) Hunting and gathering.
6. The Neolithic period is associated with the beginning of:
a) Farming b) Printing c) Industrialisation d) Modern democracy
Answer: a) Farming.
7. Democracy means government by:
a) A king b) The people c) The army d) A single family
, Answer: b) The people.
8. Elections allow citizens to:
a) Choose their representatives b) Become judges automatically c) Make every law
themselves d) Avoid government
Answer: a) Choose their representatives.
9. The basic economic problem arises because resources are:
a) Unlimited b) Scarce c) Free everywhere d) Unnecessary
Answer: b) Scarce.
10. The value of the next best alternative that is given up is called:
a) Profit b) Opportunity cost c) Salary d) Revenue
Answer: b) Opportunity cost.
SECTION B – VERY SHORT ANSWER (2 × 6 = 12 marks)
11. What is Social Science? Mention any one important area of study.
Answer: Social Science is the systematic study of human society, relationships
and institutions. One important area is History, which studies the human past.
12. What is weathering?
Answer: Weathering is the breaking down or disintegration of rocks at or near the
Earth's surface by natural processes.
13. What is meant by the Stone Age?
Answer: The Stone Age is the prehistoric period when humans widely used stone
tools. It includes the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods.
14. Write any two features of democracy.
Answer: (1) People choose their representatives. (2) Citizens have political rights
and equal participation under the law.
15. Why are elections important in a democracy?
Answer: Elections allow citizens to choose representatives and give them an
opportunity to hold governments accountable.
16. What do you understand by scarcity of resources?
Answer: Scarcity means resources are limited while human wants are many, so
choices have to be made.
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2026–27
Syllabus: Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8
Time: 3 Hours | Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions
All questions are compulsory unless an internal choice is given.
Answer the questions according to the marks allotted.
Write answers neatly and clearly.
Draw diagrams wherever necessary.
SECTION A – MCQs (1 × 10 = 10 marks)
1. Which of the following is a branch of Social Science?
a) Physics b) History c) Chemistry d) Biology
Answer: b) History.
2. Social Science helps us understand:
a) Only the natural world b) Society and human relationships c) Only machines d) Only
animals
Answer: b) Society and human relationships.
3. Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces?
a) Weathering b) Condensation c) Evaporation d) Photosynthesis
Answer: a) Weathering.
4. Which of the following is an agent of erosion?
a) Wind b) Sunlight c) Temperature only d) Moonlight
Answer: a) Wind.
5. Early humans mainly depended on ______ for their survival.
a) Factories b) Hunting and gathering c) Banks d) Trade only
Answer: b) Hunting and gathering.
6. The Neolithic period is associated with the beginning of:
a) Farming b) Printing c) Industrialisation d) Modern democracy
Answer: a) Farming.
7. Democracy means government by:
a) A king b) The people c) The army d) A single family
, Answer: b) The people.
8. Elections allow citizens to:
a) Choose their representatives b) Become judges automatically c) Make every law
themselves d) Avoid government
Answer: a) Choose their representatives.
9. The basic economic problem arises because resources are:
a) Unlimited b) Scarce c) Free everywhere d) Unnecessary
Answer: b) Scarce.
10. The value of the next best alternative that is given up is called:
a) Profit b) Opportunity cost c) Salary d) Revenue
Answer: b) Opportunity cost.
SECTION B – VERY SHORT ANSWER (2 × 6 = 12 marks)
11. What is Social Science? Mention any one important area of study.
Answer: Social Science is the systematic study of human society, relationships
and institutions. One important area is History, which studies the human past.
12. What is weathering?
Answer: Weathering is the breaking down or disintegration of rocks at or near the
Earth's surface by natural processes.
13. What is meant by the Stone Age?
Answer: The Stone Age is the prehistoric period when humans widely used stone
tools. It includes the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods.
14. Write any two features of democracy.
Answer: (1) People choose their representatives. (2) Citizens have political rights
and equal participation under the law.
15. Why are elections important in a democracy?
Answer: Elections allow citizens to choose representatives and give them an
opportunity to hold governments accountable.
16. What do you understand by scarcity of resources?
Answer: Scarcity means resources are limited while human wants are many, so
choices have to be made.
