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MCQ 11 Mark
Kavarati is situated in
  • A
    Diu and Daman
  • B
    Andaman and Nicobar island
  • C
    Pondicherry
  • Lakshwadeep
Answer
Correct option: D.
Lakshwadeep
(d) Lakshwadeep
Explanation:
Lakshwadeep
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MCQ 21 Mark
Which class majority have meager education and low skill formation?
  • A
    Men
  • B
    Elderly people
  • C
    Girl child
  • Women
Answer
Correct option: D.
Women
(d) Women
Explanation:
A majority of women have meagre education and low skill formation.
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MCQ 31 Mark
A special secret police was formed by Bolsheviks called:
  • Cheka
  • B
    Aurora
  • C
    Duma
  • D
    Soviets
Answer
Correct option: A.
Cheka
(a) Cheka
Explanation:
The secret police (called the Cheka first, and later OGPU and NKVD) punished those who criticised the Bolsheviks.
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MCQ 41 Mark
Which of the following is known as the twin of the Narmada?
  • Tapi
  • B
    Mahi
  • C
    Sabarmati
  • D
    Godavari
Answer
Correct option: A.
Tapi
(a) Tapi
Explanation:
Tapi
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MCQ 51 Mark
On the political map of India, identify the latitude marked as A which divides the country into almost two equal parts.
Image
  • Tropic of Cancer
  • B
    Tropic of Capricorn
  • C
    Standard Meridian
  • D
    Tropical Meridian
Answer
Correct option: A.
Tropic of Cancer
(a) Tropic of Cancer
Explanation:
The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N) divides the country into almost two equal parts.
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MCQ 61 Mark
The country is ruled by a hereditary king and the people have no role in electing or changing their ruler. With which of the following country the statement is associated?
  • A
    Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • C
    China
  • D
    England
Answer
Correct option: B.
Saudi Arabia
(b) Saudi Arabia
Explanation:
There was VIOLATION OF CITIZENS’ RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA as the country is ruled by a hereditary king and the people have no role in electing or changing their rulers.
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MCQ 71 Mark
Read the information given below and select the correct option
A group of several hundred people marched towards the eastern part of the city and stormed the Bastille. In the armed fight that followed, the commander of the Bastille was killed and the prisoners released. The Bastille was hated by all because it stood for the despotic power of the king. The fortress was demolished and its stone fragments were sold in the markets to all those who wished to keep a souvenir of its destruction. With reference to given information choose why was Bastille prison attacked?
  • A
    To find hoarded utensils
  • B
    All of these
  • To find hoarded ammunition
  • D
    To find hoarded grains
Answer
Correct option: C.
To find hoarded ammunition
(c) To find hoarded ammunition
Explanation:
The revolutionaries attacked the Bastille prison with a hope to find hoarded ammunition for the revolution.
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MCQ 81 Mark
Arrange the following in correct sequence with respect to the period in which the event occurred:
i. Germany pulls out of League of Nation
ii. The situation of Hyperinflation in Germany
iii. Nazi youth League established
iv. Hitler joins the German Worker's Party
  • iv, iii, ii, i
  • B
    ii, iv, i, iii
  • C
    iv, ii, i, iii
  • D
    i, ii, iii, iv
Answer
Correct option: A.
iv, iii, ii, i
(a) iv, iii, ii, i
Explanation:
iv. 1919, Hitler joins the German Worker's Party
iii. 1922, Nazi youth League established
ii. 1923, Situation of Hyperinflation in Germany
i. 1933, Germany pulls out of League of Nation
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MCQ 91 Mark
Which one of the following is a country having one political party system?
  • A
    Nepal
  • China
  • C
    USA
  • D
    India
Answer
Correct option: B.
China
(b) China
Explanation:
In China there is only one party system and party name is Chinese communist party.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Constituency 'A' was declared as reserved constituency. What does this stands for ?
A. Only those who belong to SC and ST can caste their votes.
B. Only someone who belongs to the Scheduled Cast/Scheduled Tribe can contest the elections.
  • A
    Both A and B are true
  • A is false but B is true
  • C
    Both A and B are false
  • D
    A is true but B is false
Answer
Correct option: B.
A is false but B is true
(b) A is false but B is true
Explanation:
The makers of our Constitution thought of a special system of reserved constituencies for the weaker sections. Some constituencies are reserved for people who belong to the Scheduled Castes [SC] and Scheduled Tribes [ST]. In a SC reserved constituency only someone who belongs to the Scheduled Castes can stand for election. Similarly only those belonging to the Scheduled Tribes can contest an election from a constituency reserved for ST.
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MCQ 111 Mark
Read the information given below and select the correct option. Most of men and women in the eighteenth century could not read or write. So, images and symbols were frequently used instead of printed words to communicate important ideas. Which of the following was a symbol of royal power?
  • A
    The broken chain
  • Sceptre
  • C
    The winged woman
  • D
    Blue-white-red
Answer
Correct option: B.
Sceptre
(b) Sceptre
Explanation:
Sceptre
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MCQ 121 Mark
Impeachment refers to:
A. A process to legislate on the matters in the state list during an emergency.
B. A process to conduct smooth and fair elections in a country.
C. A process in which a bill becomes a law.
D. A process in which the charges are levelled against the President.
  • A
    Only B
  • B
    Only C
  • C
    Only A
  • Only D
Answer
Correct option: D.
Only D
(d) Only D
Explanation:
The President may also be removed before the expiry of the term through impeachment for violating the Constitution of India by the Parliament of India. The process may start in either of the two houses of the Parliament. The house initiates the process by levelling the charges against the President.
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MCQ 131 Mark
Thirty-three year old Ram Saran works as a daily-wage laborer in a wheat flour mill in a rural area of Ranchi in Jharkhand. He manages to earn around Rs 1,500 a month when he finds employment, which is not often. 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. Ram Saran is unhealthy and not able to work efficiently as his intake of accepted average calorie requirement is very low. With respect to the above case analyze what is the standard accepted average calorie requirement.
  • A
    2100 per month
  • B
    2400 per month
  • C
    2100 per day
  • 2400 per day
Answer
Correct option: D.
2400 per day
(d) 2400 per day
Explanation:
The accepted average calorie requirement in India is 2400 calories per person per day in rural areas and 2100 calories per person per day in urban areas. Since, Ram saran lives in rural area hence his average calorie requirement is 2400 per day.
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MCQ 141 Mark
Who said democracy is of the people, for the people and by the people?
  • A
    JF Kanady
  • B
    George Bush
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • D
    Saddam Hussain
Answer
Correct option: C.
Abraham Lincoln
(c) Abraham Lincoln
Explanation:
Abraham Lincoln
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MCQ 151 Mark
Which party did Hitler join in 1919?
  • A
    German Party
  • B
    German Republic Party
  • German Workers Party
  • D
    German Human Party
Answer
Correct option: C.
German Workers Party
(c) German Workers Party
Explanation:
In 1919 Hitler joined the German Workers Party
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MCQ 161 Mark
Read the statements and choose the correct answer.
A. The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the coalition as the Prime Minister.
B. If no party or alliance wins majority that he/she can appoint person of his/her choice as the Prime Minister.
  • A
    Both A and B are false
  • B
    Both A and B are true
  • C
    A is false but B is true
  • A is true but B is false
Answer
Correct option: D.
A is true but B is false
(d) A is true but B is false
Explanation:
A. The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the coalition of parties that commands a majority in the Lok Sabha, as Prime Minister.
B. In case no single party or alliance gets a majority, the President appoints the person most likely to secure a majority support Hence A is true but B is false
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MCQ 171 Mark
Read the given table that shows the percentage of Households with 'Hunger' in India. Find out the rural household percentage for the year 1983 with hunger related to cycles of food growing and harvesting.
YearType of hunger
RuralSeasonalchronicTotal
198316.22.318.5
1993-944.20.95.1
1999-20002.60.73.3
Urban   
19835.60.86.4
1993-941.10.51.6
1999-20000.60.30.9
  • A
    6.4
  • 16.2
  • C
    18.5
  • D
    5.6
Answer
Correct option: B.
16.2
(b) 16.2
Explanation:
Seasonal hunger is related to cycles of food growing and harvesting.
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MCQ 181 Mark
An activity performed for profit or for service can be termed as:
  • A
    Formal activity
  • Market activity
  • C
    Professional activity
  • D
    Non-market activity
Answer
Correct option: B.
Market activity
(b) Market activity
Explanation:
Market activities involve remuneration to anyone who performs i.e., activity performed for pay or profit. These include the production of goods or services, including government service.
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MCQ 191 Mark
Choose the right term: Selling and buying of men, women, or children for immoral purposes.
  • Trafficking
  • B
    Summon
  • C
    Trade
  • D
    Writ
Answer
Correct option: A.
Trafficking
(a) Trafficking
Explanation:
The Constitution prohibits 'traffic in human beings'. Traffic here means selling and buying of human beings, usually women, for immoral purposes.
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MCQ (1 Mark) - Social Studies STD 9 Questions - Vidyadip