Value Based Questions Class IX History

“FOREST SOCIETY AND COLONIALISM”

Long Answer-Question

Q.Contextual

Even though the Colonial forest laws deprived the forest people the right to hunt, many species

became almost extinct under the colonial rule.

Give any two reasons. (1)

Value based

Which values could have helped conserve wildlife and forests in India during the colonial rule?

(2)

Answer :

Contextual

The British saw the large animals as the signs of wild, primitive and savage society.

They believed that by killing dangerous animals, the British would civilize India.

Value based

· Respect for nature

· Conservation of nature, flora and fauna (forest resources)

· Environmental sensitivity

· Responsibility as a concerned citizen

· Compassion

(Student to mention any two-1 mark per value)

CLOTHING: A SOCIAL HISTORY

MCQ

Q. In May 1820, women of Shanar caste were attacked by upper caste Nairs in public places in

the southern princely states of Travancore for wearing a cotton cloth across their upper bodies.

What values could have prevented this? (1)

a) Respect for laws

b) Awareness

c) Respect for dignity of women

d) Respect towards environment

Ans. c

Short Answer-Question

What values did adoption of khadi as a symbol by Gandhiji represent? (3)

- Dignity of labour

- Respect for fellow country men

- Simplicity

-Love for Nation

PEASANTS AND FARMERS

MCQ

Q.The Enclosure Movement led to difficulties for peasants. What values should have been

present in the landlords attitude towards the peasants? (1)

a) Concern for economic growth

b) Empathy towards peasants

c) Responsibility towards peasants

d) Respect for laws

Ans. b.

Long Answer-Question

Q. Contextual:

What led the United States of America to become a dust bowl from a bread basket at the

beginning of the 20th century? (2)

· Expansion of wheat agriculture turning large tracts of land into grounds of cultivation

· Uprooting of vegetation, tractors had turned soil over and broken the sod into dust.

Value Based:

What values could have prevented it? (3)

· Sensitivity towards environment

· Concern for sustainable use of resources

· Concern for fellow countrymen