CBSE Class 9 Social Science MCQs

Question: On what charges was Louis XVI Guillotined?

a) Misgovernance

b) Cruelty

c) Treason

d) Absolute rule

Answer: Treason

Question: By whom was 'social contract' written?

a) Voltaire

b) Rousseau

c) Adam Smith

d) Gorky

Answer: Rousseau

Question: In which one of the following groups of Hemispheres India is located?

a) Eastern and Western Hemisphere

b) Northern and Southern Hemisphere

c) Eastern and Northern Hemisphere

d) Land and Water Hemisphere

Answer: Eastern and Northern Hemisphere

Question: Which one of the following features is related to the lower course of the river?

a) Delta

b) Meander

c) Ox-bow Lake

d) Gorge

Answer: Delta

Question: Which one of the following is the best way to establish democracy in a country?

a) Foreign aggression by a democratic country.

b) People’s struggle within their own country.

c) Resolution by the U.N. General Assembly.

d) Voluntary support by the majority of the people.

Answer: Voluntary support by the majority of the people.

Question: Which one of the following international organizations is responsible for maintaining peace and security among countries of the world?

a) U.N. General Assembly

b) U.N. Security Council

c) International Court of Justice (d) International Monetary Fund

d) International Monetary Fund

Answer: U.N. Security Council

Question: Who one of the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee for making the Constitution of India?

a) Rajendra Prasad

b) Baldev Singh

c) H.C. Mookerjee

d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Question: Which among the following is not an item of fixed capital?

a) Tools

b) Raw Materials

c) Machines

d) Building

Answer: Raw Materials

Question: Which one of the following activities is associated with the primary sector?

a) Pottery

b) Basket weaving

c) Education

d) Mining

Answer: Mining

Question: Which one of the following is an activity of tertiary sector?

a) Agriculture

b) Forestery

c) Banking

d) Manufacturing

Answer: Banking

Question: Which one of the following categories of forests is considered as the best on the basis of their utility?

a) Reserved forests.

b) Protected forests.

c) Village forests.

d) Community forests.

Answer: Reserved forests.

Question: Which of the following trees were promoted for building ships or railways?

a) Firs & Pines.

b) Bushes & Creepers.

c) Teak & Sal.

d) Shisham & Acacia.

Answer: Teak & Sal.

Question: Which one of following communities is an African community?

a) Gollas.

b) Kurumas

c) Rai kas

d) Maasai

Answer: Maasai

Question: Gaddi Shephards (Pastoral nomads) belong to which one of the following state?

a) Jammu & Kashmir

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttrakhand

d) Rajasthan

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Question: Which one of the following is related to the name of Captain Swing?

a) Invention of threshing machines.

b) Breaking of threshing machines.

c) A mythical name for threatening the Landowners.

d) Prosperity of farm labour.

Answer: A mythical name for threatening the Landowners.

Question: The Bhopal disaster of 1984 was the result of:

a) Nuclear accident.

b) Biological accident.

c) Chemical accident.

d) Railway accident.

Answer: Chemical accident.

Question: Which institution was set up by the Maharashtra Academy of Development Science (ADS) to facilitate a network of NGOs in different regions?

a) Gramin Bank.

b) Grain Bank.

c) Commercial Bank.

d) Food Corporation of India.

Answer: Grain Bank.

Question: Which one of the following does not ensure food security to the people?

a) Enough food is available for all the persons.

b) All persons have the capacity to buy food.

c) Extremely inadequate purchasing power.

d) There is no barrier on access to food.

Answer: Extremely inadequate purchasing power.

Question: Which one is a social group from amongst the following groups vulnerable to poverty?

a) Rural agricultural labour households.

b) Urban casual labour households.

c) Scheduled caste and schedule tribe households.

d) The female daily wagers.

Answer: Scheduled caste and schedule tribe households.

Question: Which one of the following is not considered as a social indicator of poverty?

a) Illiteracy level.

b) Lack of access to health care.

c) Inadeguate safe drinking water.

d) Ample job opportunities.

Answer: Lack of access to health care.

Question: Which of the following was the first Indian cricket Club?

a) The Bombay Cricket club

b) The Calcutta cricket club

c) The Madras Cricket Club

d) The Kanpur Cricket Club

Answer: The Calcutta cricket club

Question: Which of the following was not a team of the Quadrangular Tournament?

a) The Europeans

b) The Hindus

c) The Parsis

d) The Rest

Answer: The Rest

Question: Where is the headquarters of ICC located?

a) London

b) Bombay

c) Dubai

d) Sharjah

Answer: Dubai

Question: Every person who wishes to context an election has to make a legal declaration giving full details of about three of the following points. Identify the fourth one, the details for which are not required.

a) Serious criminal cases, pending against the candidate

b) Details of assets and liabilities of the candidate and his/her family.

c) Public welfare projects undertaken by the candidate.

d) Education qualification of the candidate.

Answer: Public welfare projects undertaken by the candidate.

Question: Which one of the following is a power of the President of India and not that of the Prime Minister?

a) He/she coordinates the work of different ministries.

b) He/she supervises the overall functioning of all the political institutions in the country.

c) He/she distribute and redistributes work to the ministers.

d) He/she chases the meetings of the Union Council of Ministers or the cabine

Answer: He/she supervises the overall functioning of all the political institutions in the country.

Question: Poverty is visible in

a) Jhuggis in cities

b) At construction sites

c) Beggars in tatters

d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: The Social indicators of poverty are

a) Quantities of milk consumed

b) Illiteracy level

c) Amount of pocket money received

d) Number of shoes people have

Answer: Illiteracy level

Question: There has been a significant decline in poverty in the state of

a) Assam

b) Bihar

c) Jammu and Kashmir

d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Question: Which force among the following is responsible for the deflection of wind from its normal path?

a) Gravitational Force

b) Centripetal Force

c) Centrifugal Force

d) Corriolis Force

Answer: Corriolis Force

Question: Which of the following was the first Indian cricket Club?

a) The Bombay Cricket club

b) The Calcutta cricket club

c) The Madras Cricket Club

d) The Kanpur Cricket Club

Answer: The Calcutta cricket club

Question: Which of the following was not a team of the Quadrangular Tournament?

a) The Europeans

b) The Hindus

c) The Parsis

d) The Rest

Answer: The Rest

Question: Where is the headquarters of ICC located?

a) London

b) Bombay

c) Dubai

d) Sharjah

Answer: Dubai

Question: Every person who wishes to context an election has to make a legal declaration giving full details of about three of the following points. Identify the fourth one, the details for which are not required.

a) Serious criminal cases, pending against the candidate

b) Details of assets and liabilities of the candidate and his/her family.

c) Public welfare projects undertaken by the candidate.

d) Education qualification of the candidate

Answer: Public welfare projects undertaken by the candidate.

Question: Which one of the following is a power of the President of India and not that of the Prime Minister?

a) He/she coordinates the work of different ministries.

b) He/she supervises the overall functioning of all the political institutions in the country.

c) He/she distribute and redistributes work to the ministers.

d) He/she chases the meetings of the Union Council of Ministers or the cabinet

Answer: He/she supervises the overall functioning of all the political institutions in the country.

Question: Poverty is visible in

a) Villages

b) Jhuggis in cities

c) Beggars in tatters

d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: The Social indicators of poverty are

a) Quantities of milk consumed

b) Illiteracy level

c) Amount of pocket money received

d) Number of shoes people have

Answer: Illiteracy level

Question: There has been a significant decline in poverty in the state of

a) Assam

b) Bihar

c) Jammu and Kashmir

d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Question: Which force among the following is responsible for the deflection of wind from its normal path?

a) Gravitational Force

b) Centripetal Force

c) Centrifugal Force

d) Corriolis Force

Answer: Corriolis Force

Question: Which one of the following types of forests is found in the Ganga-Bramputra Delta?

a) Thorny forest

b) Montane forest

c) Mangrove forest

d) Tropical Rain forest

Answer: Mangrove forest

Question: Which one of the following provides an ideal habitat for the animal 'Yak'?

a) Sunderbans

b) Swampy and marshy lands of Assam

c) Rann of Kutch

d) Freezing high altitudes of Ladakh

Answer: Freezing high altitudes of Ladakh

Question: Which of the following statements is against the democratic process of elections?

a) Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections.

b) Elections must be held regularly immediately after the term is over.

c) The right to vote should be given to the selected people only.

d) Elections should be conducted in a free and fair manner.

Answer: The right to vote should be given to the selected people only.

Question: Which one of the following is a violation of the right to life or personal liberty?

a) The arrested person was informed about the reason of his arrest.

b) He was produced before the court within 24 hours of his arrest.

c) He was not allowed to consult his lawyer.

d) He was shown the warrant before arrest.

Answer: He was not allowed to consult his lawyer.

Question: Which one of the following rights is available to the citizens of India and not to the citizens of Saudi Arabia?

a) The country is ruled by a hereditary king.

b) Citizens cannot form political parties.

c) Women are subjected to many public restrictions.

d) Citizens enjoy the freedom of religion.

Answer: Citizens enjoy the freedom of religion.

Question: Which one of the following is not considered as a social indicator of poverty?

a) Illiteracy level.

b) Lack of access of health care.

c) Inadequate safe drinking water.

d) Ample job opportunities.

Answer: Ample job opportunities.

Question: Which one of the following does not ensure food security to the people?

a) Enough food is available for all the persons.

b) All persons have the capacity to buy food.

c) Extremely inadequate purchasing power.

d) There is no barrier on access to food.

Answer: Extremely inadequate purchasing power.

Question: Which Institution was set up by the Maharashtra Academy of Development Science (ADS) to facilitate a network of NGOs in different regions?

a) Gramin Bank

b) Grain Bank

c) Commercial Bank

d) Food Corporation of India

Answer: Grain Bank

Question: Till the eighteenth century the shape of the cricket bat was in the shape of hockey stick. Choose the correct reason :

a) The ground was uneven.

b) The ball was bowled underarm along the ground.

c) There was no limit on the shape and the size of the bat.

d) It was easy to play in open ground.

Answer: The ball was bowled underarm along the ground.

Question: Why is cricket match different from other sports? Choose the correct answer.

a) The match can go on for five days and still end in a draw.

b) The playing time is an hour and half.

c) The dimension of the playing area is specified.

d) The game gets completed in nine innings.

Answer: The match can go on for five days and still end in a draw.

Question: Which of the following was the first Indian cricket Club?

a) The Bombay Cricket club

b) The Calcutta cricket club

c) The Madras Cricket Club

d) The Kanpur Cricket Club

Answer: The Calcutta cricket club

More Questions.....................

Question: “Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people.” is said by-

a) Abraham Lincoln

b) Gittel

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: Which of the following was not a team of the Quadrangular Tournament?

a) The Europeans

b) The Hindus

c) The Parsis

d) The Rest

Answer: The Rest

Question: Where is the headquarters of ICC located?

a) London

b) Bombay

c) Dubai

d) Sharjah

Answer: Dubai

Question: Every person who wishes to context an election has to make a legal declaration giving full details of about three of the following points. Identify the fourth one, the details for which are not required.

a) Serious criminal cases, pending against the candidate

b) Details of assets and liabilities of the candidate and his/her family.

c) Public welfare projects undertaken by the candidate.

d) Education qualification of the candidate.

Answer: Public welfare projects undertaken by the candidate.

Question: Which one of the following is a power of the President of India and not that of the Prime Minister?

a) He/she coordinates the work of different ministries.

b) He/she supervises the overall functioning of all the political institutions in the country.

c) He/she distribute and redistributes work to the ministers.

d) He/she chases the meetings of the Union Council of Ministers or the cabinet

Answer: He/she supervises the overall functioning of all the political institutions in the country.

Question: Poverty is visible in

a) Villages

b) Jhuggis in cities

c) Beggars in tatters

d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: The Social indicators of poverty are

a) Quantities of milk consumed

b) Illiteracy level

c) Amount of pocket money received

d) Number of shoes people have

Answer: Illiteracy level

Question: There has been a significant decline in poverty in the state of

a) Assam

b) Bihar

c) Jammu and Kashmir

d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Question: Which force among the following is responsible for the deflection of wind from its normal path?

a) Gravitational Force

b) Centripetal Force

c) Centrifugal Force

d) Corriolis Force

Answer: Corriolis Force