Quiz  /  Social science Class 9 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    Election is a method that allows the citizens to

  • Criticise the government
  • Change the government
  • Choose the government
  • Both (2) and (3)

  • 2. 
    Why was the Simon Commission sent to India?

  • To look into the Indian Constitution matter and suggest reform
  • To choose member of Indian Council.
  • To settle disputes between the government and the Congress leaders
  • To set up a government organisation

  • 3. 
    Latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is?

  • 10o
  • 20o
  • 30o
  • 40o

  • 4. 
    Identify which of these is a democratic country?

  • Country A - Citizens who do not follow the country’s official religion do not have the right to vote.
  • Country B – The voters are pressurised through violent methods to change their vote.
  • Country C – Every time the election result is unpredictable.
  • Country D- The press is restricted to broadcast the election news.

  • 5. 
    What is IST?

  • Indian Stretchable Time
  • International Standard Time
  • Indian Stabilized Time
  • Indian Standard Time

  • 6. 
    Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

  • Rajasthan
  • Orissa
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Tripura

  • 7. 
    In India, from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh the time lag is?

  • 2 hrs 05 min.
  • 2 hrs.
  • 2 hrs 10 min.
  • 2 hrs 15 min.

  • 8. 
    Malpractice is a common feature in functioning democracies.

  • True
  • False
  • Can’t say
  • None of these

  • 9. 
    When was Indira-Point submerged under water?

  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2005
  • 2001

  • 10. 
    If you plan to visit Kavaratti during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India will you be travelling to?

  • Puducherry
  • Lakshadweep
  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal

  • 11. 
    What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hills in Andhra Pradesh?

  • Satyagraha Movement
  • Militant guerilla movement
  • Non-violent movement
  • None of the above

  • 12. 
    If the king of Bhutan has imposed a ban on all the public gatherings, which feature of democracy is violated?

  • Respect for rights
  • Rule of law
  • Decisions by elected heads
  • None of these

  • 13. 
    Democracies take decisions in such a way that

  • They never go at wars
  • They always go at wars
  • They look for reasons to have wars
  • They reduce the chances of having wars

  • 14. 
    Identify the features of democracy.

  • Rule of law
  • One person one vote
  • Free and unfair elections
  • Only (1) and (2)

  • 15. 
    Who was considered as the "folk hero"?

  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Alluri Sitaram Raju
  • Baba Ramchandra
  • Jawaharlal nehru

  • 16. 
    Two features A and B are marked on the given political outline of map of India identify this features with the help of the following information.(a) The place where the Indian national Congress session was held.

  • A
  • B

  • 17. 
    Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontier with

  • China
  • Nepal
  • Bhutan
  • Myanmar

  • 18. 
    Why was Alluri Sitarama Raju well known?

  • He led the militant movement of tribal peasants in Andhra Pradesh
  • He led a peasant movement in Awadh
  • He led a satyagraha movement in Bardoli
  • He set up an organisation for the uplifment of the dalits

  • 19. 
    The easternmost longitude of India is

  • 97° 25′ E
  • 68° 7′ E
  • 77° 6′ E
  • 82° 32′ E

  • 20. 
    Why did General Dyer open fire on peaceful crowd in Jallianwalla Bagh? Mark the most important factor.

  • To punish the Indians.
  • To take revenge for breaking martial laws.
  • To create a feeling of terror and awe in the mind of Indians.
  • To disperse the crowd.

  • 21. 
    Assertion(A): It was declared that 26 January 1930 would be celebrated as a independence day when people's work to be taken up tries to struggle for complete independence.Reason (R): Mahatma Gandhi had to find a way to delete this abstract idea of freedom to more concrete issues of everyday life

  • Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  • A is correct but R is wrong.
  • A is wrong but R is correct.
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