9th Grade
Important MCQ for Annual Examination
Multiple Choice Questions
01. Which of the following is a fundamental right?
Options
a) Right to Freedom of Press
b) Right Against Exploitation
c) Right to Food
d) Right to Security
02. Which age group consists of the workforce population?
Options
a) 6 to 14
b) Below 15
c) Above 59
d) 15 to 59
03. Read the given table that shows some important features of PDS in India. Read the data and select the appropriate option from the following.
In which year the scheme with differential price policy was adopted?
a) 1990
b) 1997
c) 2013
d) 1992
04. ‘Democratic governments insist on institutions’. Choose the appropriate answer.
A. Institutions make it difficult to rush through a bad decision.
B. They provide an opportunity for a wider set of people to be consulted in any
decision.
Optionsa) Both A and B are true
b) A is false but B is true
c) Both A and B are false
d) A is true but B is false
05. Which of the following was not a feature of the new Nazi-style of politics?
Options
a) Slogan Chanting
b) Not so powerful speeches by Hitler
c) Swastika Banners
d) Rallies
06. Which one of the following is a demerit of democracy?
Options
a) Democracy leads to delays in decision making
b) Rule of law
c) Free and fair election
d) Equality
07. Assertion (A): Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes became the face of the third estate.
Reason (R): They belonged to the third estate so they could represent them properly.
Optionsa) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
08. Thirty-year-old Lakha Singh works as a daily-wage labourer in an urban area. He lives in a one-room rented house in a crowded basti in the outskirts of the city. It’s a temporary shack built of bricks and clay tiles. The money is not enough to sustain his family of six-that includes his wife and four children aged between 12 years to six months. Lakha Singh is unhealthy and not able to work efficiently as his intake of accepted average caloric requirement is very low. With respect to the above case analyse what is the standard accepted average calorie requirement.
Options
a) 4800 per year
b) 3600 per month
c) 2100 per day
d) 2400 per week
09. On 14 July, the agitated crowd stormed and destroyed the Bastille. The place where Bastille is located is marked as A on the given map of France. Identify it from the following options.
a) Marseillaise
b) Paris
c) Bastille
d) Nantes
10. Which of the following is/are true with refences to Chief Election Commissioner?
A. He/she is appointed by the President.
B. Once appointed, he/she is not answerable to the President or the government.
Optionsa) A is false but B is true
b) A is true but B is false
c) Both A and B are false
d) Both A and B are true
11. Select the maximum number of members that Rajya Sabha can have?
Options
a) 300
b) 350
c) 250
d) 175
12. Which party of Zimbabwe helped its country to gain independence?
Options
a) None of these
b) Zimbabwe party
c) Popular party
d) ZANU-PF
13. Arrange the following in correct sequence with respect to the period in which the event occurred:
i. Hitler attacked the Soviet Union
ii. Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland
iii. Hitler integrated Austria and Germany
iv. The French occupied Ruhr, to claim their coal.
Optionsa) iv, i, ii, iii
b) i, ii, iii, iv
c) iv, iii, ii, i
d) iv, iii, ii, i
14. Read the information given below and select the correct option
The Constitution began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Rights were established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights, that is, they belonged to each human being by birth and could not be taken away. It was the duty of the state to protect each citizen’s natural rights. With the help of given information, choose which of the following rights was not established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights?
Optionsa) Right to life
b) Freedom of speech
c) Freedom of opinion
d) Right to constitutional remedies
15. Which of the following freedoms is not available to an Indian citizen?
Options
a) Freedom to oppose certain laws of the Constitution
b) Freedom to participate in armed revolution.
c) Freedom to start a movement to change the government.
d) Freedom to criticize the government
16. Which of the following group is not a vulnerable group to poverty?
Optionsa) Scheduled Tribes
b) Urban casual labourers
c) Rural agriculturalist
d) Upper Caste
17. Loktak lake is situated in:
Options
a) Tripura
c) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Manipur
d) Meghalaya
18. Who was the writer of the books The Communist Manifesto and Das Capital?
Options
a) Rasputin
b) Karl Marx
c) Julius Martov
d) Vladimir Lenin
19. Which scheme has been implemented to encourage attendance and retention of children and improve their nutritional status?
Options
a) Annapurna Anna Yojana
b) Vocational streams
c) Mid-day meal
d) Navodaya Vidyalaya
20. In which one of the following state Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
Options
a) Tripura
b) Orissa
c) Rajasthan
d) Chhattisgarh
21. What was Directory?
Options
a) Executive committee of five members
b) Political committee of five members
c) Legislative committee of five members
d) Judicial committee of five members
22. An activity performed for profit or for service can be termed as:
Options
a) Formal activity
b) Market activity
c) Professional activity
d) Non-market activity
23. Fill in the blank:
Options
a) Public distribution of food grains
c) High agricultural growth rates
b) Human resource development
d) Improving health facilities
24. Which of the following is true with reference to the resignation of Prime Minister ?
A. If he/she resigns the entire ministry quits.
B. The Prime Minister gives his resignation to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Optionsa) Both A and B are false
b) A is true but B is false
c) Both A and B are true
d) A is false but B is true
25. In which sector new services like biotechnology and information technology are now appearing?
Options
a) Tertiary
b) Manufacturing
c) Secondary
d) Primary
26.Which factor turns the population into human capital?
Options
a) Training
b) Medical care
c) Education
d) All the above
27. Who propounded the idea of a communist society?
Options
a) Napoleon
b) Karl Marx
c) Rousseau
d) Robert Owen
28. Assertion (A): Northern Plains is considered to be a very fertile zone.
Reason (R): It is formed by the deposition of alluvium at the foothills of the Himalayas.
Optionsa) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
29. Read the information given below and select the correct option
Once in power, the Nazis quickly began to implement their dream of creating an exclusive racial community of pure Germans by physically eliminating all those who were seen as ‘undesirable’ in the extended empire. Undesirable children were thrown out of schools. And finally, in the 1940s, they were taken to the gas chambers. With reference to the given information, choose which of the following races were not considered undesirable or Inferior in Germany?
Optionsa) Nordic Aryans
b) Jews
c) Gypsies
d) Russians
30. Which of these positions is correct in relation to the ‘Sovereign’ status of India?
Options
a) USA can decide India’s foreign policy
b) USSR can support the CPI (M) in setting up its government here
c) The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies
d) Pakistan can control India’s Armed Forces
31. Indian subcontinent experiences comparatively mild winters as compared to Central Asia because of
Options
a) The Himalayas
b) Northern Plains
c) Indian Ocean
d) Thar desert
32. Poet Roget de L’lsle composed a famous patriotic song. It was sung for the first time
by the volunteers marching to Paris. It was named after the place marked as A on the given map of France from where they started. Identify it from the following options
a) Marseillaise
b) Lyon
c) Toulouse
d) Poitiers
33. Mr. Singh’s application was rejected as the post was reserved for SC candidates, but he belonged to General Category. Which of the following is true with reference to this.
A. His fundamental right, i.e., Right to Equality is violated.
B. Government has the right to reserve some posts for SC and ST candidates.
Optionsa) Both A and B are true
b) Both A and B are false
c) A is false but B is true
d) A is true but B is false
34. The employment structure is characterised by self-employment in the
Options
a) Primary sector
b) Secondary sector
c) Tertiary sector
d) All of the above
35. Read the following data on Estimates of Poverty in India and select the appropriate option
The table shows that there is a substantial decline in poverty ratios in India from about 45% in 1993-94 to ____________in 2004-05.
a) 26 %
b) 22 %
c) 32 %
d) 37 %
36. Arrange the four seasons in chronological order of a calendar year starting from March:
i. Advancing Monsoon Season
ii. Cold Weather Season
iii. Hot Weather Season
iv. Retreating Monsoon Season
Optionsa) iii, iv, i, ii
b) iv, i, ii, iii
c) ii, i, iv, iii
d) iii, i, iv, ii
37. Analyse the information and name the event in Russian history:
i. On 9th January 1905 a mass of peaceful workers with their wives and children was fired at St. Petersburg while on its way to the Winter Palace to present a petition to the Tsar.
ii. More than a hundred workers were killed and about 300 were wounded.
Optionsa) Bloody Sunday
b) The Great Depression
c) Winter Palace Massacre
d) Subsistence Crises
38. Which type of hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and quality?
Options
a) Fast kept due to spiritual reasons
b) Chronic hunger
d) Seasonal hunger
d) None of these
39. Identify the scheme with the help of the following hints:
It is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years. It is a time-bound initiative of the Central government, in partnership with the States, the local government, and the community for achieving the goal of universalisation of elementary education. Along with it, bridge courses and back-to-school camps have been initiated to increase enrolment in elementary
education.
Options a) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
b) Saraswati Shiksa Yojana
c) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
d) Mid Day Meal Scheme
40. Which of the following is true with reference to the appointment of the judges of the Supreme Court?
A. The judges are appointed by the President.
B. The judges are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister and in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Optionsa) Both A and B are true
b) Both A and B are false
c) A is false but B is true
d) A is true but B is false
41. Which of the following yojna has been launched to bring the assisted poor families above the poverty line by organizing them into self-help groups through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy?
a) NREGA
b) AAY
c) PMGY
d) SGSY
42. What is the position of India in the world in terms of area?
Options
a) Eight
b) Seventh
c) Fifth
d) Sixth
43. Which of the following programme of the government provide self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas?
Options
a) NREGA
b) SGSY
c) AAY
d) PMRY
44. Analyze the given information and choose which group is the information talking about:
They were the group of those people who wanted a nation that tolerated all religions.
They wanted individual rights for the citizens and an elected parliament. They were
not in favour of giving women the right to vote and they wanted only men with
property to vote.
Optionsa) Radicals
b) Democrats
c) Liberals
d) Conservatives
45. What is the Old Regime?
Options
a) The period when the French society divided into a different estate.
b) The society and institutions of France before 1789
c) The period when the storming of the Bastille occurred
d) The society and institutions of France after 1789
46. Choose the most suitable options for the given image.
a) In a democracy the final decision power must rest with those elected by the people.
b) Democracy must be based on a free and fair election
c) In a democracy, each adult citizen must have 1 vote and each vote must have one value.
d) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.
47. Which of the following is not a violation of the right to freedom?
Options
c) A political leader was arrested when he criticize the government.
b) Government is not allowing the opposition to hold a rally.
a) A dacoit of Chambal was not allowed to consult a lawyer after his arrest
d) Ban on use of loudspeakers after 10 P.M
48. Which sector includes Agriculture and Animal Husbandry?
Options
a) Tertiary Sector
b) Primary Sector
c) Service Sector
d) Secondary Sector
49. Which scheme targeted the poorest of the poor?
Options
a) AAY
b) APS
c) NFSA
d) PDS
50. Can Prime Minister appoint a person as a minister if he/she is not a member of House?
A. Yes but such a person has to get elected to one of the House of the Parliament within six month of appointment as minister.
B. No, Prime Minister can appoint only those members who are member of either
House of the Parliament.
Optionsa) A is false but B is true
b) Both A and B are false
c) A is true but B is false
d) Both A and B are true
51. Assertion (A): Hilly region has a rugged terrain in contrast with the plains.
Reason (R): This area has mountains and valleys which make its terrain rigged.
Optionsa) Both A and R arc true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
52. Which of the following was not a part of Hitler’s policies to exclude Jews?
Options
a) Annihilation
b) Exclusion
c) Ghettoization
d) Assimilations
53. What is the name of Chinese parliament?
Options
a) National Congress
b) Congress
c) National People's Congress
d) Communist Congress
54. Assertion (A): The subsistence crisis occurred frequently during the Old Regime. [ 1J
Reason (R): In Old Regime, the monarch did not have the power to impose taxes
Optionsa) Both A and R arc true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
55. Which of the following is not the tributary of the River Ganga?
Options
a) Chambal
b) Kosi
c) Teesta
d) Son
56. Based on the below case, name the programme by which government organised women into self-help groups
Village Palampur is situated about 10 kilometres west of Surat. In a village, males of families work as labourers while the females are responsible for household jobs. The income of all the families in the village is meagre. Subsequently, the programme was launched by the government. Under this programme, a collective group was formed by 15 women. Each member of the group deposits Rs. 100 as savings every month. To meet their needs, members can take small loans from the group itself or through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy.
Options
a) Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana
b) Swamajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
c) Rural Employment Generation
d) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Programme Yozana
57. Which of the houses of Parliament is more powerful than others?
Options
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
d) None of These
58. Which of the following is/arc not function of the Election Commissioner ot India?
A. EC takes decision on every aspect of conduct and control of elections.
B. It implements the code of conduct.
C. It issues election Manifesto.
Optionsa) Only A
b) Only C
c) Only B
d) Only A and B
59. The famous political party of Mexico was:
Options
a) Revolutionary party
b) Chinese Communist party
c) Institutional Revolutionary party
d) People’s party
60. Observe the below table and choose the correct option.
a) The annual rate of population growth was steadily increasing from 1981 to 1951
b) Rapid increase in population from 683 million in 1951 to 361 million in 1981
c) The annual growth rate started declining gradually since 1981.
d) The declining trend of the growth rate is indeed a negative indicator.
61. Arrange the following events in chronological order:
i. The Great Economic Depression begins.
ii. The mass murder of the Jews begins.
iii. Second World War begins.
iv. First World War begins.
Optionsa) iv, ii, i, iii
b) iii, i, ii, iv
c) i, iv, iii, ii
d) iv, i, iii, ii
62. Which of the following is not playing a role in food security?
Options
a) Cooperatives
b) FCI
c) PDS
d) RBI
63. In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France. He was 20 years old and married to the Austrian princess. Upon his accession, the new king found an empty treasury. Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France. Added to this was the cost of maintaining an extravagant court at the immense palace of Versailles. Whom did Louis XVI get married to?
Options
a) Queen Elizabeth
b) Marie Antoinette
c) Olympe de Gouges
d) None of these
64. Mr. Sam was denied admission in Government Medical College as he was a
Christian. Which of his fundamental right is being violated?
Optionsa) Cultural and educational right
b) Right to freedom of religion
c) Right to freedom
d) Right to equality
65. Which of the following is/are much suitable for the given image.
a. Money is the God of Jews
b. Jews were Usurers
c. A Nazi poster attacking Jews.
d. All the above
66. The Ganga and the Brahmaputra rivers join together and forms:
Options
a) Sundarban delta
b) Godavari delta
c) Kaveri delta
d) Mahanadi delta
67. Who was called whites during the Russian Civil war?
Options
a) Socialist revolutionaries
b) Pro-tsarist
c) Russian women
d) The tsar's family
68. Which of the following is a primary economic activity?
Options
a) Banking
b) Trade
c) Forestry
d) Transport
69. Which of the following is the largest state in terms of area?
Options
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Meghalaya
d) Rajasthan
70. Mr. Singh's application was rejected as the post was reserved for SC candidates but he belonged to General Category. Which of the following is true with reference to this?
A. His fundamental right. i.e., Right to Equality is violated.
B. Government has the right to reserve some posts for SC and ST candidates.
Optionsa) Both A and B are true
b) A is true but B is false
c) A is false but B is true
d) Both A and B are false
71. 2nd estate comprised of which group?
Options
a) Clergy
b) Lawyers
c) Big businessmen
d) Nobility
72. ________ have been developed to equip a large number of high school students with
occupations related to knowledge and skills.
Optionsa) Navodaya Vidyalaya
b) Vocational streams
c) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
d) Mid-day meal scheme
73. Read the given data about the Poverty Ratio in some of the Indian States as per the 2011 Census and find out which two states continue to be the two poorest states.
a) Kerala and Punjab
b) West Bengal and Gujarat
c) West Bengal and Bihar
d) Bihar and Odisha
74. Identify the type of unemployment with the help of given clues:
In this kind of unemployment, people appear to be employed. This usually happens among family members engaged in agricultural activity. The work requires the service of five people but engages eight people. Three people are extra. The contribution made by the three extra people docs do not add to the contribution made by the five people. If three people are removed the productivity of the field will not decline.
Optionsa) Agricultural unemployment
b) Disguised unemployment
c) Seasonal unemployment
d) Rural unemployment
75. Which of the following is true with reference to the President of India ?
A. The President is part of the Parliament.
B. He/she is a member of either House.
Optionsa) A is true but B is false
b) Both A and B are false
c) A is false but B is true
d) Both A and B are true
76. Which sector includes mining and quarrying?
Options
a) Primary
d) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
77. Bolsheviks were also called as?
Options
a) Feudals
b) Social Revolutionaries
c) Peasants
d) Social Democrats
78. Assertion (A): The soil in bhangar region contains kankar.
Reason (R): The largest part of the northern plain is formed of older alluvium called khadar.
Optionsa) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true
79. Name the great economist with the help of given information:
i. He aimed at full production and full employment through a state-funded work creation programme
ii. He advised Hitler against investing hugely in rearmament as the state still ran on
deficit financing. Hilter didn’t welcome his ideas and removed him immediately.
a) Franklin Roosevelt
b) Winston Churchill
c) Helmuth
d) Hjalmar Schacht
80. The year 1904 was a particularly bad one for Russian workers. Prices of essential goods rose so quickly that real wages declined by 20 percent. The membership of workers’ associations rose dramatically. What do you mean by real wages?
Options
a) Reflects the qualities of goods which the wages will actually buy
b) Reflects the quantities of goods which the wages will actually buy
c) Reflects the quantities of goods which the wages will actually sell
d) None of these
81. In which of the following hills Mawsynram located?
Options
a) Anai Malai hills
b) Aravali hills
c) Nilgiri hills
d) Khasi hills
82. Read the information given below and select the correct option.
Identify the painter who painted the preparatory sketch for a large painting of The
Tennis Court Oath which was intended to be hung in the National Assembly
Optionsa) Jacques-Louis David
b) David
c) Le Barbier
d) Louis-Leopold Boilly
83. Which of the following is true with reference to Saudi Arabia ?
A. The country is ruled by a hereditary king.
B. It is a secular country.
C. The testimony of one man is considered equal to that of two women.
Optionsa) Only C
b) Only A
c) Only A and C
d) Only A and B
84. Which of the following is suitable to the given image?
a) Party tickets are given to deserved candidates.
b) Election campaign through media
c) Leaders of many political parties choose their son or daughter as party candidates
d) None of the above
85. Arrange the following states in increasing order of the amount of rain received by them:
i. Karnataka
ii. Madhya Pradesh
iii. Maharashtra
iv. Kerala
Optionsa) ii, iii, i, iv
b) ii, i, iv, iii
c) iv, iii, ii, i
d) i, iii, iv, ii
86. Analyze the given information and choose which group is the information talking about:
They were the group of those people who wanted a nation that tolerated all religions.
They wanted individual rights for the citizens and an elected parliament.
They were not in favour of giving women the right to vote and they wanted only men with
property to vote
Optionsa) Radicals
b) Democrats
c) Liberals
d) Conservatives
87. Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India?
Options
a) 82½° E
b) 84½° E
c) 86° E
d) 81° E
88. What is RPDS?
Options
a) Renewed Public Distribution System
b) Renewed Private Distribution System
c) Rural Public Distribution System
d) Revamped Public Distribution System
89. Identify the policy with the help of the given information:
This policy states that human being is a positive asset and a precious national resource which needs to be cherished, nurtured and developed with tenderness and care, coupled with dynamism. Each individual’s growth presents a different range of problems and requirements.
Optionsa) National Education Policy
b) Health and family welfare policy
c) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan Policy
d) Insurance Policy
90. Which of the following state has focused more on human resource development?
Options
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Orissa