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This section includes 289 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your 9th Class knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Which among these is an important pastoral community of Maharashtra? |
| A. | Bhotiyas |
| B. | Gujjars |
| C. | Gollas |
| D. | Dhangars |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
High meadows in Garhwal and Kumaon are called |
| A. | Bugyals |
| B. | Kafilas |
| C. | Raikas |
| D. | Bhabar |
| Answer» B. Kafilas | |
| 103. |
Which pastoral community spent their summer in Lahul and Spiti? |
| A. | Gujjar Bakarwals |
| B. | Gaddi shepherds |
| C. | Dhangars |
| D. | Sherpas |
| Answer» C. Dhangars | |
| 104. |
Which of the following formed the ruling group and met in periodic councils to decide the affairs of the community and settle disputes? |
| A. | The warriors |
| B. | The women folk |
| C. | The men folk |
| D. | The elders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
The Nordic German Aryans were: |
| A. | Jews living in Germany |
| B. | Aryans of German origin |
| C. | Jews of German origin |
| D. | Germans of Aryan origin |
| Answer» C. Jews of German origin | |
| 106. |
Nationalist Socialist German Workers' Party was renamed as: |
| A. | Workers' Party |
| B. | Socialist Party |
| C. | Nazi Party |
| D. | Communist Party |
| Answer» D. Communist Party | |
| 107. |
A war veterans? organisation was called: |
| A. | Berlin Soldiers |
| B. | Free Corps |
| C. | German Ruhr |
| D. | Gestapo |
| Answer» C. German Ruhr | |
| 108. |
The wet temperate type of forests are found between a height of |
| A. | 1,000 to 2,000 m |
| B. | 1,500 to 3,000 m |
| C. | 3,000 to 3,600 m |
| D. | 2,500 to 3,000 m |
| Answer» B. 1,500 to 3,000 m | |
| 109. |
The dry deciduous forests are found in areas receiving a rainfall between |
| A. | 50 to 60 cm |
| B. | 20 to 50 cm |
| C. | 70 to 100 cm |
| D. | 120 to 150 cm |
| Answer» D. 120 to 150 cm | |
| 110. |
The most dominant species of the tropical deciduous forests is |
| A. | Palms |
| B. | Ebony |
| C. | Pine |
| D. | Teak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
One-horned rhinoceros is found in the jungles of |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | UP |
| C. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» B. UP | |
| 112. |
Ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cinchona are the important trees of |
| A. | Tropical deciduous forest |
| B. | Montane forests |
| C. | Mangrove forests |
| D. | Tropical rainforests |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
Which of the following regions have tropical rainforests? |
| A. | Upper parts of Assam |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Parts of Gujarat |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 114. |
The Royal Bengal Tiger is a famous animal of |
| A. | montane forests |
| B. | mangrove forests |
| C. | tropical rainforests |
| D. | tropical deciduous forests |
| Answer» C. tropical rainforests | |
| 115. |
Pine, deodar, silver fir, spruce and cedar trees are found in |
| A. | Montane forests |
| B. | Moist tropical deciduous forests |
| C. | Mangrove forests |
| D. | Dry deciduous forests |
| Answer» B. Moist tropical deciduous forests | |
| 116. |
How many plant species does India have? |
| A. | 18,000 |
| B. | 47,000 |
| C. | 89,000 |
| D. | 57,000 |
| Answer» C. 89,000 | |
| 117. |
The poor who played cricket for money were called |
| A. | Professionals |
| B. | Patronage |
| C. | Players |
| D. | Amateurs |
| Answer» B. Patronage | |
| 118. |
The rich who could afford to play cricket for pleasure were called |
| A. | Professionals |
| B. | Amateurs |
| C. | Patronage |
| D. | Privileged |
| Answer» C. Patronage | |
| 119. |
The world's first cricket club was formed in |
| A. | Melbourne |
| B. | Marylebone |
| C. | Sydney |
| D. | Hambledon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
What new techniques in cricket have been introduced by subcontinental countries? |
| A. | Leg before wicket |
| B. | Doosra and reverse swing |
| C. | Spin and fast bowling |
| D. | Spin and leg before wicket. |
| Answer» C. Spin and fast bowling | |
| 121. |
The decided height of the stumps was |
| A. | 21 inches |
| B. | 22 inches |
| C. | 23 inches |
| D. | 20 inches |
| Answer» C. 23 inches | |
| 122. |
The full form of MCC is |
| A. | Melbourne Cricket Club |
| B. | Montfort Cricket Club |
| C. | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| D. | Manchester Cricket Club |
| Answer» D. Manchester Cricket Club | |
| 123. |
Which television tycoon televised cricket for the first time? |
| A. | Perry Packer |
| B. | Kerry Packer |
| C. | Terry Packer |
| D. | Jerry Parker |
| Answer» C. Terry Packer | |
| 124. |
The first World Cup cricket championship was played in |
| A. | 1974 |
| B. | 1972 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1977 |
| Answer» D. 1977 | |
| 125. |
The first One-day International was played between |
| A. | Australia and India |
| B. | England and West Indies |
| C. | England and India |
| D. | England and Australia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
In which year was the first One-day International cricket match played? |
| A. | 1970 |
| B. | 1971 |
| C. | 1974 |
| D. | 1972 |
| Answer» C. 1974 | |
| 127. |
The first written 'Laws of Cricket' were drawn up in |
| A. | 1745 |
| B. | 1704 |
| C. | 1744 |
| D. | 1742 |
| Answer» D. 1742 | |
| 128. |
India's first cricket 'Test Captain' was |
| A. | Palwankar Baloo |
| B. | C.K. Nayudu |
| C. | Palwankar Vithal |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Palwankar Vithal | |
| 129. |
Who among the following is remembered as an outstanding Indian batsman of his time? |
| A. | Palwankar Baloo |
| B. | Palwankar Vithal |
| C. | C.K. Nayudu |
| D. | Vijay Hazare |
| Answer» D. Vijay Hazare | |
| 130. |
What was the only White cricket club in India called? |
| A. | The Bombay Gymkhana |
| B. | The British Gymkhana |
| C. | The Calcutta Gymkhana |
| D. | The Madras Gymkhana |
| Answer» B. The British Gymkhana | |
| 131. |
Who funded the Parsi Cricket Club? |
| A. | The British |
| B. | The Tatas |
| C. | The Hindus |
| D. | The Parsis |
| Answer» C. The Hindus | |
| 132. |
The first Indian cricket club of the Parsis was called |
| A. | The Parsis Cricket Club |
| B. | The Gujarat Cricket Club |
| C. | The Bombay Cricket Club |
| D. | The Oriental Cricket Club |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
The first Indian community to start playing cricket were the |
| A. | Muslims |
| B. | Hindus |
| C. | Parsis |
| D. | Christians |
| Answer» D. Christians | |
| 134. |
Name the first Indian cricket club established in 1792. |
| A. | The Bombay Cricket Club |
| B. | The Madras Cricket Club |
| C. | The British India Cricket Club |
| D. | The Calcutta Cricket Club |
| Answer» C. The British India Cricket Club | |
| 135. |
The first non-White cricket club was formed in |
| A. | India |
| B. | West Indies |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» C. South Africa | |
| 136. |
'Swidden agriculture' in Sri Lanka is called |
| A. | Milpa |
| B. | Chena |
| C. | Tavy |
| D. | Lading |
| Answer» C. Tavy | |
| 137. |
The thorny bark of the semur (silk-cotton) tree was used to |
| A. | make ropes |
| B. | knit baskets |
| C. | grate vegetables |
| D. | make clothes |
| Answer» D. make clothes | |
| 138. |
The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up in |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 139. |
One type of tree planted in straight rows was called |
| A. | Scientific forestry |
| B. | straight cultivation |
| C. | Plantation |
| D. | reforestation |
| Answer» D. reforestation | |
| 140. |
British needed forests in India to |
| A. | increase cultivation |
| B. | hide from their enemies |
| C. | provide a settlement for Indian tribes |
| D. | build ships and railways |
| Answer» E. | |
| 141. |
Oak forests in England were used for |
| A. | making furniture |
| B. | building railway tracks |
| C. | shipbuilding |
| D. | building houses |
| Answer» D. building houses | |
| 142. |
What policy did the Dutch follow by destroying sawmills and burning huge piles of teak logs so that they would not fall into Japanese hands? |
| A. | Earth policy |
| B. | Anti-Japanese policy |
| C. | Deforestation policy |
| D. | A Scorched Earth policy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
Name the community of skilled forest cutters and shifting cultivators. |
| A. | The Kalangs |
| B. | Muria Gonds |
| C. | The Milpa |
| D. | Dhurwas |
| Answer» B. Muria Gonds | |
| 144. |
A 'cluster of villages' in Bastar was called a |
| A. | Dand |
| B. | Pargana |
| C. | Kanu |
| D. | Maria |
| Answer» C. Kanu | |
| 145. |
Nomadic tribes of die Madras Presidency such as the Korava, Karacha and Yerukula lost their livelihood and some began to be called |
| A. | Nomadic tribes |
| B. | Madras tribes |
| C. | Criminal tribes |
| D. | Lost tribes |
| Answer» D. Lost tribes | |
| 146. |
The other name for 'Swidden agriculture' is |
| A. | shifting cultivation |
| B. | plantation |
| C. | monsoon cultivation |
| D. | terrace farming |
| Answer» B. plantation | |
| 147. |
Deforestation means |
| A. | Disappearance of forests |
| B. | plantation of forests |
| C. | covering of forests |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. plantation of forests | |
| 148. |
India adopted a new strategy in agriculture which resulted in the |
| A. | white revolution |
| B. | green revolution |
| C. | agro-revolution |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. agro-revolution | |
| 149. |
\ Chronic hunger is |
| A. | an expression of poverty |
| B. | a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality |
| C. | related to the cycles of food growing |
| D. | when a person is unable to get work for the entire year |
| Answer» C. related to the cycles of food growing | |
| 150. |
Who among the following groups are food insecure? |
| A. | Landless people |
| B. | Traditional artisans |
| C. | Self-employed workers |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |