West Bengal Board history sample paper for Class 9
Last Updated: Aug 25, 2018
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education was established in the year 1951. It conducts board exams for Secondary and Higher Secondary Classes. The board is abbreviated as WBBSE, which conducts separate board exams for Class IX. History is one of the most difficult subject as the exam point of view as it includes important dates which students need to learn. A Class IX Student of West Bengal Board need to prepare well for their final exams as this will contribute to the Class X Madhyamik Board Exams. Here we have tries to provide Solved History Sample Paper for Class 9. Solved papers are found student friendly as through these papers one would get to know the way of answering questions in the exams. To enhance your practice, you can also take help from Biology Sample question paper for class ix WB Board.
As a graduate, I have tried to prepare this Class IX History Sample paper that cover all important topics from which questions are asked in the examination frequently. This paper is basically designed to give an idea about the type of questions asked in the exams as per the latest paper pattern, which help you to determine the level of difficulty of Board Examination. Practice the given Sample Paper to evaluate your weak points and then work on them in order to earn excellent marks in your Board Exams.
General Instructions to be followed by the students are:
(a) This sample paper has three Sections in total.
(b) Section-I has 1-10 questions with 2 marks each.
(c) Section-II has 11-20 questions with 4 marks each.
(d) Section-III has 21-13 questions with 4 marks each.
(e) All questions are compulsory.
Section- I: Answer the following in one or two words only-
[2 Marks Each]1) Who had done the naming of India as “Hindustan”?
Ans. Persian.
2) Who is the writer of “Indica”?
Ans. Megasthinis.
3) Who is the writer of “Tahkak-E-Hind”?
Ans. Al-barony.
4) Which one is the oldest book of India?
Ans. Rig-Veda.
5) What is the name of the main religion of book of Buddhists?
Ans. Tripitok.
6) Who is the best emperor of ‘Mourya’ family?
Ans. Asoka.
7) Who was the first general governor of East-India company?
Ans. Waren-Hestings.
8) In which year East-India company has been situated ?
Ans. 1708.
9) Who is known as “Chi rag-E-Delhi”?
Ans. Nasiruddin – Chi rag.
10) Who is the establisher of Das family of Delhi?
Ans. Kutubuddin – Ibok.
Section- II: Answer the following up-to three sentences only-
[4 Marks Each]11) Why our country is called “Bharatbarsha”?
Ans. According to the mythology, as the name of Prince ‘Bharat’, son of ‘Dushmanta’ and ‘Shakuntala’, the name ‘Bharat’ has been created.
12) Who is the writer of “Rajtarangini”? In this book which history of India has described?
Ans.‘Kalhan’ was the writer of this book.In this book the history of Kashmir has been described.
13) Which of the books of Darwin are helps us to know about the creation & evolution of human?
Ans. Charles Robert Darwin, English naturalist, from his books which are “The Origin Of Species” (1859) & “The Decent Of Man”(1871),we have come to know about the creation and the gradually development of human.
14) Who is the founder of “Muryan” empire? In his reign which foreign traveller have came in to this country?
Ans: Chandra Gupt Muryan was the founder of this empire. In his reign Greek traveller Megasthinis have came to India.
15) Why did Mughal Subaru want to control the Diwan office to consolidate their rule?
Ans: Diwan office was their official office. They want to consolidate their position by controlling the finances provided by the Subaru or governors.
16) Who had discovered the “Harappa” civilization & in which year? Take a few important center of this civilization.
Ans. In the year 1921-1922, under the supervision of Sir John Marshall, archeologist Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay & Dayaram Sahani had discovered the civilization.The main centers of this civilization are –
i. Harappa
ii. Mahenjo –Daro
iii. Alamgirpur(UP)
iv. Kalibangan(Rajasthan)
v. Lothal(Gujrat)
vi. Rupar(Hariyana)
vii. Sutkajen-dor
17) What do you understand by KHALSA? Explain.
Ans: Khalsa is the political wing of Sikhs. It is done in order to resolve their quaries and warriors.
18) Whcih Afghan ruler invaded North India five times?
Ans: The Afghan ruler named Admad Shah Abdaali invaded North India five times between 1748 and 1761.
19) What were the main offices that were held by Sa’adat Khan during his time?
Ans: There are 3 offices that were held by Sa’adat Khan during his time namely:
- Subadari
- Diwani
- Faujdara.
In other words, he was responsible for managing the political and financial affairs of the province of Awadh.
20) Why effort has been made by the Awadh Nawabs and Bengal to keep themselves away from the jagirdari system?
Ans: Awadh Nawabs and Bengal did many efforts to keep themselves away from the jagirdari system. The biggest one is they abolish emperor-appointed jagirdars and tried to taske the revenue form the finance department under their control.
Section- III: Long Answer type questions-
[10 marks each]21) Write an short essay on “The main causes of Cold-war” in 200-250 words.
Ans: Do it by yourself. and try to keep following things in mind.
- Start with the introduction.
- Try to put the relevant factors responsible for cold-war.
- Include Examples
- End with the conclusions.
22) Write an short essay on “The Swadeshi Movement.” in 400-450 words.
Ans: Do it by yourself. and try to keep following things in mind.
- Start with the introduction.
- Try to put the relevant factors responsible for cold-war.
- Include Examples
- End with the conclusions.
23) Label these parameters on Indian Map.
- Lahore
- Amritsar
- Simla
- Meerat
- Delhi
- Ahmedabad
- Bombay
- Pune
- Lucknow
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