Conduct a class census by preparing a questionnaire. The questionnaire should contain minimum five questions. Questions should relate to students, their farm members, their class performance, their health etc. Each student is required to fill up the questionnaire. Compile the information in numerical terms (in terms of percentage). Present the information through pie-chart, bar-diagram or in any other way.

Hint: Questionnaire No. 1 (format).


(i) What is your name?


Ans. Sakshi, Riya, Ananya, Avani, Aradhya, Aarohi


(ii) In which class do you read?


Ans. 9th, 9th, 9th, 9th, 9th, 9th.


(iii) In which subject do you take keen interest and why?


Ans. Sakshi has keen interest in Mathematics because it sharps our mind and makes our calculation skill better.


Riya has keen interest in English because it is universal language we can talk in English to everyone because people belonging to foreign or other states they know English.


Ananya has keen interest in Science because it helps to understand the human nature and our body organs in detail besides these things we come to know the function of each and every single part which helps to keep us healthy and fit.


Avani too has keen interest in Mathematics and have the same reason behind her keenness.


Aradhya has keen interest in Hindi and she says that being an Indian and Hindi is our mother tongue so that’s the only reason behind her keenness.


Aarohi also likes English as she wants to become a singer specially she wants to sing in English.


(iv) What is the utility of the subject in column (iii) above for the society?


Ans. The utility of the subject in column (iii) above for the society is to know how much a person contributes in the development of a country, and in what quantity.


(v) How many brothers and sisters have you?


Ans. Sakshi has one brother and one sister.


Riya has one brother and one sister.


Ananya has two brothers and two sisters.


Avani has one brother and two sisters.


Aradhya has two sisters and one brother.


Aarohi has no siblings; she is the only daughter of her parents.


(vi) What does your father do?


Ans. Sakshi’s father is a dentist by profession.


Riya’s gather is a master in an export company.


Ananya’s father is a farmer.


Avani’s father is pilot.


Aradhya’s father is an auto driver.


Aarohi’s father is hotel manager.


(vii) Whether your mother is also working somewhere (institution, organization)?


Ans. No student is here whose mother is working in any institution or organization, all are housewife.


Questionnaire No. 2 (format)


(i) What is social science?


Ans. Social Science is the study of human behavior of individuals. It tells about how a society works. It provides important information for governments and policymakers, local authorities, non-governmental organisations and other institutions as well. It also keeps in mind the happiness of people living in a particular society.


(ii) Can you mention any importance of study on social science?


Ans. It helps to improve our society by gaining knowledge we can put some efforts towards the reformation of the society.


It’s the study of human interactions and behavior towards each other.


By looking up the society we can attain some knowledge of successes and failures of the past to better the future.


It provides insight into all types of situations such as friendship, family relations, raising children and other social activities.


We come to know about issues happened in our society and then be able to solve these issues with experiences.


We come to know about human welfare, justice and equality, peace and harmony, freedom, education etc.


(iii) What are the things you learn in social science?


Ans. We learn so many things in science and the very first thing we learn how to behave, how to interact in our society. The second thing we learn in social science is how to contribute in our economy to help it in developing. We learn to deal with political issues as social science has been divided into three parts such as economics, geography, civics and all of these things teach us according to its content and requirement.


(iv) Whether you will say social science a code of conduct or a code of social rules? Why?


Ans. We will say social science a code of social rules because basically in social science we learn about human behavior and what is society’s behavior towards other sections. It helps to deal with issues and work together towards achieving the goal whether it is for social welfare or any individual. It helps to know about the past of any economy which becomes helpful to better the future of that economy.


(v) Can you say social science a sense to build, maintain and bring reforms in society? How?


Ans. Yes, we can say that social science a sense to build, maintain and bring reforms in society. It consists every tiny detail related to human behavior and their tasks. It holds up a mirror to society, besides this it strengthens the pillars of a democracy. It helps to make rules and regulations for a society so that no one can go beyond the limit, freedom is also provided accordingly. Setting up rules and regulations for a society bring reforms because people understand their responsibilities towards it and they properly respond it, if someone tries to escape then he is punished or simply expelled from it.


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