Std 9th Sem2 Geography & Democratic Politics Question Bank

Dr.G.S.Kalyanasundaram Memorial Sr.Sec.School (CBSE)

Chozhan Maaligai

Term – II

      Std IX                      Geography Question Bank         R.Ayyappan

1.      ____________ Is a average weather.

2.      The condition of a atmosphere for short period is called ________.

3.      The world monsoon is derived from the Arabic word __________.

4.      The __________ refers the seasonal reversal in the wind direction.

5.      The climate of India is described as ___________.

6.      In summer the temperature reaches 50 degree Celsius in _____________state.

7.      On winter temperature in_______of Jammu and Kashmir may be as low as -45 degree

      Celsius.

8.      The range of temperature is very less in day and night in the Andaman Nicobar

      and Kerala.( True / False )

9.      The annual rainfall varies from ________ cm in Megalaya to less than 10 cm in Rajasthan.

10.  Tamil Nadu gets most of its rainfall during _____ and _______ months.

11.  When the altitude increases the temperature________.

12.  When the latitude decreases the temperature __________.

13.  It is not necessary that the places in the same latitude should experience same

 Climate. (True / False)

14.  The sea exerts a__________ influence on the climate.

15.  The climate become so harsh from the interior of the land to coast.( True / False)

16.  Tropic of cancer passes through the middle of the country from the _____________ in the  west to the _________ in the east.

17.  The regions found north of Tropic are called ________.

18.  India’s climate has characteristics of ________ and _____ climates.

19.  . ________ winds originates from the sub tropical high pressure belt to equatorial low

 pressure belt.

20.   _______ is an apparent force caused by the earth’s rotation.

21.  . The coriolis force is responsible for the _________ of winds.

22.  Due to coriolis force the winds deflect towards _____ direction in the northern

           hemisphere.

23.   The coriolis force is also known as ________ law.

24.   Upper air circulations are called _________.

25.   The Jet streams are located approximately over ____________ N latitude.

26.   Western cyclonic depressions originate in _________ sea.

27.   __________ part of India gets rainfall from the western disturbances.

28.   The monsoons are experienced between _______ N and ________ S latitude.

29.  . Expand ITCZ _____________________________________.

30.   Expand ENSO_____________________________________.

31.   During the El nino years eastern south pacific experiences the _______ air pressure.

32.   El Nino is _______ term meaning_________.

33.   The duration of the monsoon is between __________ and ________ days.

34.   The monsoon arrives the southern tip of Indian peninsula by the first week of ____ month.

35.   South west monsoon winds divide into _________ and _________ branches.

36.   The sudden rainfall in Kerala is called ___________.

37.  . _______ and _________ are the coldest month in the northern part of India.

38.   During winter temperature increasing from south to north.( True / False)

39.   The winter rainfall locally known as __________.

40.   The winter rainfall helps the cultivation of __________ crop.

41.   The strong, gusty, hot and dry winds blow over _________ part of India during summer.

42.   Loo winds bring light rainfall and cool breeze. (True / False)

43.   The torrential downpours in West Bengal during summer are called ___________.

44.   At the close of the summer ______________ are common in Kerala and Karnataka.

45.  . __________ helps the ripening of the mangoes.

46.   South west monsoon winds blow at a velocity of __________ km per hour.

47.   _________ in the southern ranges of the Kasi hills receives highest average rainfall in the  world.

48.  Rainfall in the Ganga valley increases from east to west (True / False)

49.   The interspersed rainless intervals during south west monsoon are called________.

50.   The ___________ coast receives the bulk of rainfall from the cyclones.

    CHAPTER 5 NATURAL VEGETAION AND WILD LIFE

51.   India is one of the (12 /13 / 14 ) mega bio – diversity country of the world.

52.   There are about _________ plant species in India.

53.   India occupies ___________ place in the world in the plant diversity.

54.   India occupies _________ place in Asia in the plant diversity.

55.   There are about ___________ flowering plants in India, which accounts for the _______

              percent in the world’s total.

56.   Indigenous species of animals of a place are called _________ vegetation.

57.   In 2001 the actual forest cover in India was only _________ percent.

58.   Very large ecosystem having distinct types of vegetation and animal life is called a____.

59.   Teak, Sal, Peepal and Neem trees grow in __________ forest.

60.   With increasing altitude the temperature will also increase. (True / False)

61.   Type of forest differs from lower altitude highest altitude on Himalayas.

62.   There are _________ species of birds which accounts 13% of world’s total in India.

63.   There are ________ species of fish found in India.

64.   _________ forest is the habitat of the Indian lion.

65.   There are _________ biosphere reserves in India.

66.   There are _______ National parks and _____ Wildlife sanctuaries in India. 

                     CHAPTER 6 POPULATION

67.   The first census was taken in the year of _______ in India.

68.   The first complete census was taken in the year of _______ in India.

69.   According to 2001 India’s population was __________ million, which account for ____ percent  of the world.

70.   India covers ______ square km, which accounts ________ percent of the world’s total.

71.   Name the state with highest population ____________________.

72.   Name the state with lowest population ___________________.

73.   Name the state with highest population density _________________.

74.    Name the state with lowest population density ____________________.

75.   Name the Union territory with highest population ____________________.

76.   Name the Union territory with lowest population ____________________.

77.   Name the Union territory with highest population density ____________________.

78.   Name the Union territory with lowest population density ____________________.

79.   Name the state with highest sex ratio __________________.

80.   Name the state with lowest sex ratio __________________.

81.   India has population density of ______________ per square km.

82.   In India the rural population during 2001 was __________ percent.

83.   The literacy rate of India was ____________ on 2001.

84.   __________ percent of females are literate on 2001.

85.   In India _________ percent of people belongs to primary sector. 

86.  In India _________ percent of people belongs to secondary sector. 

87.   In India _________ percent of people belongs to tertiary sector. 

88.   In India life expectancy is ________ years in 2001.

89.   During 2001 the sex ratio of India was ________.

90.   In India nearly _________ percent belongs to children.

Answer the following

1. Why population is called human resource?
2. Explain census.
3. What are the factors affecting the population distribution?
4. What is population density?
5. What is population growth?
6. Define Growth rate.
7. Define Birth rate.
8. Define Death rate.
9. Define Migration.
10. Explain two types of migration.
11. List out push and pull factors of migration.
12. What is age composition?
13. Define sex ratio.
14. Explain occupation structure.
15. What is the health status of India?
16. What are the problems India facing in the public health?
17. Explain population policy?
18. How the population structures affect the development of the country?
19. List out the problems of over population.
20. Which parts of India having lowest population and give reasons for that?
21. What is vegetation?
22. Define virgin vegetation.
23. What are the factors influencing the distribution of forest?
24. Why southern slopes in Himalayan region covered with thick forest are cover as compared to northern slopes of the same hills?
25. Why have the western slopes of the Western ghats covered with thick forests and not the eastern slopes?
26. What are the different types of forest found in India?
27. Why forest varies from one place to another place in India?
28. Name the different layers of canopy.
29. Why Thorn forest are found in the north western parts and central Deccan of India.
30. Why variety of trees found in the Himalayas.
31. What are the special characters of Mangrove forest.
32. When was Wild life protection act was  implemented in India?
33. What is Biosphere reserve?
34. What are the steps taken by the government to protect the flora and fauna of India?
35. List the uses of the forest?
36. Define eco system.
37. What is a Biome?
38. Is forest cover is decreasing in India?
39. Name some medicinal plants found in India?
40. What is climate?
41. What is weather?
42. Why atmospheric conditions are differing from place to place?
43. What are weather elements?
44. What are the factors control the climate of a particular place?
45. How latitude influence the climate of a place?
46. How distance from the sea influence the climate of a place?
47. Explain about Jet stream.
48. What do you know about the Western disturbances?
49. What is ITCZ?
50. Explain about El Nino?
51. What is Loo?
52. What are pre monsoon showers?
53. What is Norwesters?
54. What is Kaal Baisakhi?
55. What is burst of monsoon?
56. Why Mawsynram receives highest rainfall in the world?
57. Why Thar remains as desert?
58. What are breaks in monsoon?
59. Why winds are reversing after September?
60. Which parts of India receives rainfall from the northeast monsoon winds?
61. What is October heat?
62. What are the characteristics of Indian winter?
63. What is monsoon?
64. What is the role of Coriolis force?
65. List out the characters of Indian monsoon.
66. Why Tamil Nadu lies in rain shadow region during south west monsoon?
67. Why rainfall decreases in the Ganga plains.
68. Which parts of India receives very heavy rainfall and list out the reasons?
69. How Himalayas controls Indian climate?

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Term – II

Std IX                   Democratic Politics - Question Bank                    R.Ayyappan

Electoral Politics

1.Case study of Haryana.

2.What do you understand from the case study of Haryana

3.What do you mean by majority in the lok sabha or vidhan sabha?

4.What is Nyaya Yudh?

5.Why do we need elections?

6.How elections are important in democracy?

7.What are the choices the voters are making during an elections?

8.When we call a election is a democratic elections?

9.What makes an election is a democratic elections?

10.Do we need political competitions? Explain your views.

11.What is Factionalism?

12.Who decides reward and punishments in democracy? How it is judged ?

13.Differentiate Bye elections and General elections.

14.What are electoral constituencies?

15.Differentiate the electoral constituencies of Lok sabha and Vidhan sabha.

16. What are seats?

17.What are reserved constituencies?

18.Why do we need reserved constituencies?

19.Democracy getting better with the reserved constituencies – explain.

20.What is voter’s list? Who prepares the voter’s list?

21.Who can vote in Indian elections?

22.What are the procedures involved in nomination of candidate?

23.Do you think that there is a need of educational qualification for a candidate 

     who contesting the elections? Support the your views with proper reasons.

24.Write some successful elections slogans which brought victory to their parties.

25.What is code of conduct in the elections?

26.Why do we need code of conduct  in the elections?

27.How polling process takes place in the polling booth?

28.Write about the powers of election commission?

29.What is the need of independent election commission?

30.Explain Turn out? Compare Turn out of India and U.K.

31.How Turn out of voters varies with social composition in India and U.S.A?

32.How far Indian voters are associated with elections and political parties?

     Explain with some statistics.

33.How can we accept Indian elections?

34.List out the challenges in front of the free and fair elections?

35.Rigging

36.Incumbent and anti incumbent

37.Booth capturing

38.What is Re poll? When Re polling  will be conducted?

39.Do you think that Indian elections are expensive? Explain your views.

40.What is elections manifesto? What is the important of the election manifesto?

Working of Institutions

41. What is Mandal commission? Why it was set up?

42.Whether Mandal commission recommendations implemented? If yes when and

      how that implementation taken place?

43.How Indian society reacted to the implementation of Mandal commission?

44.How disputes of the implementation of Mandal commission recommendations

      was solved?

45.Write about the role played by the court in the dispute of implementation of

     Mandal commission recomdations?

46.What are the modifications suggested by the supreme court of India in the

      recommendations of the Mandal commission?

47.Why do we need political Institutions?

48.Why do we need a parliament?

49.List out the powers of the parliament?

50.Differentiate the lok sabha and vidhan sabha?

51.Differentiate the political executives and permanent executives.

52.Write about the different kinds of union ministers?

53. List out the powers of the Prime minister?

54.What is coalition government?

55.What is majority in the lok sabha?

56.Do you think that the coalition government limits the powers of the prime

     minister? Support your views with proper exeplantions.

57.How prime minister is selected in India?

58.How president of India is selected?

59.What is the role played by the president in Indian politics?

60.Do we need president? Any important is there for the post of president?

61.When president gets importance in Indian politics?

62.What is presidential system of government?

63.List out the powers of Judiciary?

64.Why do we need judiciary?

65.What is PIL? How it is useful?

66.Whether it is possible to remove the Chief Justice of India from the power? If

     your answer is yes say how it is possible?

Democratic Rights

67.Write about the case study of Guantanamo Bay.

68.Write about the case study of Rights of woman in Saudi Arabia.

69.Write about the case study of Ethnic massacre in Kosovo

70.What are rights?

71.Rights is not a complete freedom – comment the statement.

72.Write about the role played by the society and government in the rights?

73.What is the importance of rights in the democracy?

74.Name the fundamental rights granted by the constitution of India.

75.Write about the right of equality.

76.Say how reservation is not against to right to equality?

77.What are the rights granted through the right to freedom?

78.What are the rights an Indian is having under the freedom speech and expression.

79.What are the limitations of freedom of speech and expression.

80.What are the procedures should be followed during a arrest?

81.What are the rights granted by the constitution to the arrested person?

82.What is personal liberty?

83.What are the three evils declared illegal through Right against the exploitation?

84.Write about the freedom of religion and its limitation.

85.How can the minorities can protect their culture and language?

86.Who are minorities in India?

87.Which one of the rights is called as Heart and soul of our constitution by

     Dr.Ambedkar? explain about that right.   

88.What is writ petition?

89.Write about the rights granted by the South African government  to their citizen.

90.What are the rights suggested by the international convent to the world citizens?

91.Explian the word summon.

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