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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.
| 201. |
Salvador Allende was the President of: |
| A. | USSR |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Poland |
| D. | Uganda |
| Answer» C. Poland | |
| 202. |
Which out of the following is a mock drill for earthquakes'? |
| A. | Drop-Roll-Run |
| B. | Drop-Cover-Hold |
| C. | Run-Stop-Run |
| D. | Close-Run-Hide |
| Answer» C. Run-Stop-Run | |
| 203. |
Community based disaster management is important because a community is _______. |
| A. | the first responder |
| B. | poor |
| C. | Self-sufficient |
| D. | rich in resources |
| Answer» B. poor | |
| 204. |
Which of the following is most effective to combat a disaster? |
| A. | Government aid |
| B. | Self-help |
| C. | Foreign aid |
| D. | Disaster Management Committee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
Which government officer is appointed to help in the formation of a Disaster Management Plan for a village? |
| A. | MLA |
| B. | MP |
| C. | BDO |
| D. | Sarpanch |
| Answer» D. Sarpanch | |
| 206. |
What is PHC? |
| A. | Public Health Committee |
| B. | Private Health Community |
| C. | Primary Health Centre |
| D. | Primary Health Committee |
| Answer» D. Primary Health Committee | |
| 207. |
What is the full form of NGO in Social Science? |
| A. | Non-governmental Organisation |
| B. | Non-governing Organisation |
| C. | New Governing Organisation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Non-governing Organisation | |
| 208. |
The 'tsunami' hit the southern coast of India on |
| A. | 24 December, 2004 |
| B. | 25 December, 2004 |
| C. | 26 December, 2004 |
| D. | 23 December, 2004 |
| Answer» D. 23 December, 2004 | |
| 209. |
What was the 'phenta'? |
| A. | Trouser |
| B. | Skirt |
| C. | Hat |
| D. | Shoes |
| Answer» D. Shoes | |
| 210. |
Why were the women of the Shanar caste attacked by the upper caste Nairs? |
| A. | They wore trousers |
| B. | They wore a cloth across their upper bodies |
| C. | They wore tailored clothes |
| D. | They wore short skirts |
| Answer» C. They wore tailored clothes | |
| 211. |
Who were the first to adopt the western-style of clothing in India? |
| A. | Tamils |
| B. | Parsis |
| C. | Sindhis |
| D. | Bengalis |
| Answer» C. Sindhis | |
| 212. |
What did the plain and austere style of dressing reflect by the 20th century? |
| A. | Professionalism |
| B. | Carelessness |
| C. | Joy |
| D. | Comfort |
| Answer» B. Carelessness | |
| 213. |
Which of the following gave women greater freedom for movement? |
| A. | Skirts |
| B. | Blouses |
| C. | Trousers |
| D. | Scarves |
| Answer» D. Scarves | |
| 214. |
Clothes during the First World War were |
| A. | bright |
| B. | sober |
| C. | shiny |
| D. | dull |
| Answer» C. shiny | |
| 215. |
Most ordinary women in Britain wore clothes made of |
| A. | Cotton |
| B. | silk |
| C. | Flax |
| D. | linen |
| Answer» D. linen | |
| 216. |
When Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1915, he decided to dress like a |
| A. | chief |
| B. | priest |
| C. | Britisher |
| D. | Kathiawadi peasant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 217. |
What did Mahatma Gandhi wear as a lawyer in Johannesberg, South Africa? |
| A. | Shirt and dhoti |
| B. | Kurta and pyjama |
| C. | Western clothes and suits |
| D. | Lungi and kurta |
| Answer» D. Lungi and kurta | |
| 218. |
Who made the 'shoe-respect' rule stricter for Indians? |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord William Bentick |
| D. | Lord Mountbatten |
| Answer» C. Lord William Bentick | |
| 219. |
The Parsi style of wearing sari was called |
| A. | Parsi sari |
| B. | Brahmika sari |
| C. | Brahmos sari |
| D. | Brahma sari |
| Answer» C. Brahmos sari | |
| 220. |
The National Woman Suffrage Association was headed by |
| A. | Mrs Stanton |
| B. | Lucy Stone |
| C. | Mr Stanton |
| D. | Mrs Amelia |
| Answer» B. Lucy Stone | |
| 221. |
Tropical cyclones are often very destructive and arrive on the coasts of |
| A. | Karnataka and Goa |
| B. | Odisha .md West Bengal |
| C. | Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| D. | Kerala and Maharashtra |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra and Gujarat | |
| 222. |
Monsoons retreat during the months of |
| A. | July and August |
| B. | August and September |
| C. | November and December |
| D. | October and November |
| Answer» E. | |
| 223. |
Around the time of arrival, normal rainfall increases suddenly and continues for several days. This is called |
| A. | Burst of monsoon |
| B. | onset of monsoon |
| C. | breaking of monsoon |
| D. | end of monsoon |
| Answer» B. onset of monsoon | |
| 224. |
The term ENSO is referred to |
| A. | El Nino Southern Onset |
| B. | El Nino Southern Oscillations |
| C. | En Nino Southern Oscillation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. En Nino Southern Oscillation | |
| 225. |
The full form of ITCZ is |
| A. | Inter Tropical Continental Zone |
| B. | Inter Typical Coriolis Zone |
| C. | Inter Tropical Convergence Zone |
| D. | Inter Tropical Cyclonic Zone |
| Answer» D. Inter Tropical Cyclonic Zone | |
| 226. |
The word 'monsoon' is derived from the Arabic word |
| A. | Mausam |
| B. | Mausim |
| C. | Monsoon |
| D. | Mausin |
| Answer» C. Monsoon | |
| 227. |
The 'coriolis force' is caused by |
| A. | the earth's rotation |
| B. | wind movements |
| C. | jet streams |
| D. | cyclonic disturbances |
| Answer» B. wind movements | |
| 228. |
Which of these winds does the Coromandel Coast receive rainfall? |
| A. | South-west monsoon winds |
| B. | North-east monsoon winds |
| C. | Westerly jet streams |
| D. | South-easterly winds |
| Answer» C. Westerly jet streams | |
| 229. |
Which one of the following are called pre-monsoon showers in Kerala? |
| A. | Kaal Baisakhi |
| B. | South-west monsoons |
| C. | Mango showers |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 230. |
Which of the following winds bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India? |
| A. | North-easterlies |
| B. | North-westerlies |
| C. | Sea breeze |
| D. | South-westerlies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 231. |
Which of the following places in India experiences very high diurnal range temperature? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Western Rajasthan |
| C. | Bengaluru |
| D. | Man galore |
| Answer» C. Bengaluru | |
| 232. |
Which of the following places in India, does precipitation take place in the form snowfall? |
| A. | Drass |
| B. | Chandigarh |
| C. | Shillong |
| D. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Answer» B. Chandigarh | |
| 233. |
Which one of the following characterizes the cold season in India? |
| A. | Warm days and warm nights |
| B. | Warm days and cold nights |
| C. | Cold days and cold nights |
| D. | Cold days and warm nights |
| Answer» C. Cold days and cold nights | |
| 234. |
Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north-western part of India? |
| A. | Cyclonic depression |
| B. | Western disturbances |
| C. | Retreating monsoon |
| D. | Advancing monsoon |
| Answer» C. Retreating monsoon | |
| 235. |
Which time of the year does monsoon arrive in India? |
| A. | Early June |
| B. | Early August |
| C. | Early July |
| D. | Early September |
| Answer» B. Early August | |
| 236. |
Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world? |
| A. | Cherrapunji |
| B. | Mawsynram |
| C. | Guwahati |
| D. | Shillong |
| Answer» C. Guwahati | |
| 237. |
The climate of India can be described as |
| A. | hot |
| B. | cold |
| C. | monsoonal |
| D. | freezing |
| Answer» D. freezing | |
| 238. |
A form of government where people enjoy equal political rights is: |
| A. | Socialist |
| B. | Dictatorial |
| C. | Democratic |
| D. | Autocratic |
| Answer» D. Autocratic | |
| 239. |
The Chairman of the drafting committee was: |
| A. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| C. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 240. |
When was the Constitution of India completed or adopted? |
| A. | 26 January, 1950 |
| B. | 26 November, 1949 |
| C. | 26 October, 1949 |
| D. | 17 December, 1947 |
| Answer» D. 17 December, 1947 | |
| 241. |
How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly that wrote Assembly Indian Constitution? |
| A. | 299 members |
| B. | 101 members |
| C. | 36 members |
| D. | 206 members |
| Answer» B. 101 members | |
| 242. |
Nelson Mandela remained in prison for treason for about: |
| A. | 25 years |
| B. | 26 years |
| C. | 28 years |
| D. | 20 years |
| Answer» D. 20 years | |
| 243. |
Which institution resolved the dispute regarding the Mandal Commission? |
| A. | High Court |
| B. | Prime Minister, V.P. Singh |
| C. | President of India |
| D. | Supreme Court |
| Answer» E. | |
| 244. |
The most important political institution in India is the |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Defence Minister |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Defence Minister | |
| 245. |
Which Pakistan General led a military coup in October 1999? |
| A. | Nawaz Sharif |
| B. | Parvez Musharraf |
| C. | Ayub Khan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ayub Khan | |
| 246. |
Two major factors of production are: |
| A. | Land and capital |
| B. | Labour and land |
| C. | Capital and labour |
| D. | Land and technology |
| Answer» B. Labour and land | |
| 247. |
The game of cricket played by women was called |
| A. | Cocked |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Croquet |
| D. | Crocket |
| Answer» D. Crocket | |
| 248. |
The foundation members of the ICC were |
| A. | England and Australia |
| B. | England and West Indies |
| C. | England and India |
| D. | India and West Indies |
| Answer» B. England and West Indies | |
| 249. |
In which year did the West Indies win its first Test Series against England? |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» B. 1951 | |
| 250. |
The Central Powers of World War I were: |
| A. | France, Britain and Russia |
| B. | Russia, Italy and Romania |
| C. | Germany, Austria and Turkey |
| D. | Italy, France and Britain |
| Answer» D. Italy, France and Britain | |