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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.
| 151. |
In which of the following years did the Famine of Bengal kill thirty lakh people? |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1943 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
How is food security affected during a calamity? |
| A. | Total production of food grain deceases |
| B. | No food is left |
| C. | Poor people become insecure about food |
| D. | AU of the above |
| Answer» B. No food is left | |
| 153. |
The accessibility of food means |
| A. | food production within the country |
| B. | an individual has enough money to buy food |
| C. | food is within the reach of every person |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 154. |
Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS) aimed to provide the benefits of PDS to |
| A. | cities |
| B. | self-help groups |
| C. | cooperative societies |
| D. | remote and backward areas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 155. |
What is the full form of AAY in Social Science? |
| A. | Annapurna Anna Yojana |
| B. | Antyodaya Anna Yojana |
| C. | Annamalai Annapurna Yojana |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Annamalai Annapurna Yojana | |
| 156. |
When was the Integrated Child Development Services introduced on an experimental basis? |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1981 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» B. 1981 | |
| 157. |
Rationing in India was introduced in the |
| A. | 1930s |
| B. | 1940s |
| C. | 1950s |
| D. | 1960s |
| Answer» C. 1950s | |
| 158. |
The other name for 'market price' is |
| A. | Minimum Price |
| B. | Maximum Price |
| C. | Issue Price |
| D. | Proposed Price |
| Answer» D. Proposed Price | |
| 159. |
The term 'MSP' means |
| A. | Minimum Support Price |
| B. | Maximum Support Price |
| C. | Minimum Support of People |
| D. | Maximum Supply Price |
| Answer» B. Maximum Support Price | |
| 160. |
The highest food grain growth was achieved in the states of |
| A. | UP and Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
| C. | Bihar and Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Punjab and Haryana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
'Food Security' means |
| A. | affordability and availability of food for all |
| B. | to keep food under security |
| C. | to secure food for the future |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. to keep food under security | |
| 162. |
Reserved constituencies are meant for |
| A. | rural people |
| B. | local people |
| C. | urban people |
| D. | weaker sections |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
The elected representative of the Legislative Assembly is called the |
| A. | MP |
| B. | MLA |
| C. | President |
| D. | Speaker |
| Answer» C. President | |
| 164. |
Like constituencies, each village or town is divided into |
| A. | panchayats |
| B. | blocks |
| C. | wards |
| D. | grams |
| Answer» D. grams | |
| 165. |
For the purpose of elections, the country is divided into different areas called |
| A. | states |
| B. | districts |
| C. | constituencies |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 166. |
In which of the following conditions are elections held only for one constituency? |
| A. | General election |
| B. | By-election |
| C. | Constituency election |
| D. | Regular election |
| Answer» C. Constituency election | |
| 167. |
Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections are held regularly after every |
| A. | 6 years |
| B. | 7 years |
| C. | 5 years |
| D. | 3 years |
| Answer» D. 3 years | |
| 168. |
Which of these is not a good reason to say that Indian elections are democratic? |
| A. | India has the largest number of voters in the world |
| B. | India's Election Commission is very powerful |
| C. | In India, everyone above the age of 18 has the right to vote |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. India's Election Commission is very powerful | |
| 169. |
People's participation in an election is usually measured by |
| A. | voter turnout |
| B. | number of males |
| C. | number of females |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. number of males | |
| 170. |
The full form of EVM is |
| A. | Electronic Vertical Machine |
| B. | Electronic Voting Machine |
| C. | Electric Voice Machine |
| D. | Electronic Voters' Machine |
| Answer» C. Electric Voice Machine | |
| 171. |
A mechanism by which people can choose their representatives at regular intervals and change them is known as |
| A. | elections |
| B. | selection |
| C. | democracy |
| D. | audition |
| Answer» B. selection | |
| 172. |
A voter can cast his or her vote in which of the following places? |
| A. | School premises |
| B. | College premises |
| C. | Polling booth |
| D. | Government office |
| Answer» D. Government office | |
| 173. |
'Save Democracy' was the slogan given by |
| A. | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| B. | Congress party |
| C. | Left Front |
| D. | Janata Party |
| Answer» E. | |
| 174. |
The 'Garibi Hatao' slogan was the slogan of |
| A. | Jan Sangh party |
| B. | Communist Party |
| C. | Congress party |
| D. | Telugu Desam Party |
| Answer» D. Telugu Desam Party | |
| 175. |
The minimum age for contesting elections in India is |
| A. | 18 years |
| B. | 21 years |
| C. | 30 years |
| D. | 25 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
Who amongst the following cannot vote? |
| A. | Citizens above 18 years |
| B. | Citizens who are working in MNCs |
| C. | Criminals and persons of unsound mind |
| D. | Citizens below 18 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
The minimum age to vote in India is |
| A. | 18 years |
| B. | 19 years |
| C. | 21 years |
| D. | 25 years |
| Answer» B. 19 years | |
| 178. |
The list of those who are eligible to vote is called the |
| A. | election list |
| B. | voters' list |
| C. | citizens' list |
| D. | candidates' list |
| Answer» C. citizens' list | |
| 179. |
How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | 75 |
| B. | 79 |
| C. | 41 |
| D. | 85 |
| Answer» C. 41 | |
| 180. |
Brahmapurta enters India in the state of: |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Manipur |
| Answer» C. Sikkim | |
| 181. |
In which of the following places do the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers join? |
| A. | Devaprayag |
| B. | Sanguan |
| C. | Brahmagiri |
| D. | Hrishikesh |
| Answer» B. Sanguan | |
| 182. |
Which of the following parties was formed by Chaudhary Devi Lal? |
| A. | janata Dal |
| B. | Lok Dal |
| C. | janata Party |
| D. | Congress Party |
| Answer» C. janata Party | |
| 183. |
At what place do the Ganga and Yamuna rivers have their confluence? |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Haridwar |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Dehradun |
| Answer» B. Haridwar | |
| 184. |
Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake? |
| A. | Sambhar |
| B. | Wular |
| C. | Dal |
| D. | Pushkar |
| Answer» B. Wular | |
| 185. |
'Traffic' in human beings means |
| A. | selling and buying of human beings |
| B. | traffic problems of human beings |
| C. | illegal parking |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. traffic problems of human beings | |
| 186. |
Which one of the following is a quality of a 'right'? |
| A. | Rights are sanctioned by law |
| B. | Rights are enforceable by the UN |
| C. | Rights can be taken back |
| D. | Rights are rule of law |
| Answer» B. Rights are enforceable by the UN | |
| 187. |
Which one of the following is not included in the 'Right to Freedom'? |
| A. | Freedom of speech and expression |
| B. | Freedom to form associations and unions |
| C. | Freedom to instigate violences against others |
| D. | Freedom to reside in any part of the country |
| Answer» D. Freedom to reside in any part of the country | |
| 188. |
Which one of the following courts punished Milosevic, the leader of Kosovo? |
| A. | Amnesty International |
| B. | Supreme Court |
| C. | International Court of Justice |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 189. |
Saudi Arabia is a country ruled by |
| A. | President |
| B. | Council of Ministers |
| C. | A hereditary king |
| D. | Prime Minister |
| Answer» D. Prime Minister | |
| 190. |
Kosova was a province of which of the following countries? |
| A. | Czechoslovakia |
| B. | Yugoslavia |
| C. | Serbia |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. Serbia | |
| 191. |
Which one of the following is not the New Right of South Africa? |
| A. | Right to privacy |
| B. | Right to an environment that is not harmful to their health |
| C. | Right to have access to health care |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
The full form of NHRC is |
| A. | National Human Rights Corporation |
| B. | National Human Rural Cooperation |
| C. | National Human Rights Commission |
| D. | New Human Resource Commission |
| Answer» D. New Human Resource Commission | |
| 193. |
The Supreme Court and High Courts have the power to issue directions, orders or _____ for the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights. |
| A. | memorandum |
| B. | Public Interest Litigation |
| C. | writs |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 194. |
Who said that the Right to Constitutional Remedies is 'the heart and soul' of our Constitution? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| C. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 195. |
?Begar? is a practice of |
| A. | begging |
| B. | working with compensation |
| C. | child abuse |
| D. | bonded labour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 196. |
In which of these prisons were people secretly picked up by the US forces and put in? |
| A. | UN prison |
| B. | Prison in Guantanamo Bay |
| C. | Prison in Cuba Bay |
| D. | American prison |
| Answer» C. Prison in Cuba Bay | |
| 197. |
The UN Security Council has the following number of permanent numbers. |
| A. | Six |
| B. | Fifteen |
| C. | Five |
| D. | Ten |
| Answer» D. Ten | |
| 198. |
Which one of the following does not lead to the spread of democracy? |
| A. | Struggle by the people |
| B. | Invasion by foreign countries |
| C. | End of colonialism |
| D. | People's desire for freedom |
| Answer» C. End of colonialism | |
| 199. |
Who amongst the following was elected as the President in Chile in 2006? |
| A. | Pinochet |
| B. | Michelle Bachelet |
| C. | Walesa |
| D. | Alberto Bachelet |
| Answer» C. Walesa | |
| 200. |
By 1900, which was the only country in the world where every adult had voting rights? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | New Zealand |
| C. | Britain |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» C. Britain | |