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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.
| 251. |
What was the code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki? |
| A. | Big Man |
| B. | Fat Man |
| C. | Thin Man |
| D. | Little Man |
| Answer» C. Thin Man | |
| 252. |
The full form of WMD is |
| A. | Working Men's Department |
| B. | Weapons Managing Disasters |
| C. | Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 253. |
According to social scientists, the social indicator of poverty is |
| A. | lack of housing |
| B. | increasing population |
| C. | casteism |
| D. | illiteracy level |
| Answer» E. | |
| 254. |
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana was launched in |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 2002 |
| C. | 2004 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 255. |
Among which of the following countries, did the ratio of poverty remain same? |
| A. | India |
| B. | South America |
| C. | China |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 256. |
In which of the following states there is a significant decline in poverty? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 257. |
The population density of India in 2001 was |
| A. | 325 persons per sq. km |
| B. | 324 persons per sq. km |
| C. | 323 persons per sq. km |
| D. | 320 persons per sq. km |
| Answer» C. 323 persons per sq. km | |
| 258. |
Migration changes the number, distribution and composition of the population in |
| A. | the area of departure |
| B. | the area of arrival |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 259. |
In India, the percentage of population engaged in primary activities is |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 64 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 55 |
| Answer» C. 70 | |
| 260. |
Activities such as agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing are included in |
| A. | government activities |
| B. | secondary activities |
| C. | tertiary activities |
| D. | primary activities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is: |
| A. | Anaimudi |
| B. | Khasi |
| C. | Mahendragiri |
| D. | Dodabetta |
| Answer» D. Dodabetta | |
| 262. |
Which one of these is the most labour absorbing sector of the economy? |
| A. | Industries |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Transportation |
| D. | Service |
| Answer» C. Transportation | |
| 263. |
Who invented the 'mechanical reaper'? |
| A. | John Deree |
| B. | Napoleon |
| C. | Cyrus McCormick |
| D. | Dakote |
| Answer» E. | |
| 264. |
The Captain Swing riots spread in the countryside due to |
| A. | enclosure movement |
| B. | threshing machines |
| C. | agricultural depression |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. agricultural depression | |
| 265. |
Which two states of India produced opium for the Britishers? |
| A. | UP and Rajasthan |
| B. | Himachal and Bengal |
| C. | Orissa and Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Bengal and Bihar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 266. |
The Maasai Mara and Samburu National Park in Kenya and Serengeti Park in Tanzania were turned into |
| A. | Grazing land |
| B. | Game reserves |
| C. | Cultivated land |
| D. | Settlement areas |
| Answer» C. Cultivated land | |
| 267. |
Gujjar Bakarwals, the pastoral nomads arc from |
| A. | Himachal |
| B. | Garhwal and Kumaon |
| C. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 268. |
The' Secret State Police' was called: |
| A. | Security Service |
| B. | The Protection Squad |
| C. | Gestapo |
| D. | Patriots |
| Answer» D. Patriots | |
| 269. |
The term 'Genocidal' means: |
| A. | Suicide by the soldiers |
| B. | Suicide by Hitler's officers |
| C. | Killing on a large-scale leading to the destruction of a large section of people |
| D. | A kind of poison that Helmuth feared |
| Answer» D. A kind of poison that Helmuth feared | |
| 270. |
Acacias, palms and euphorbias are the main plant species of |
| A. | dry deciduous forests |
| B. | moist deciduous forests |
| C. | thorn forests |
| D. | mangrove forests |
| Answer» D. mangrove forests | |
| 271. |
Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea called. |
| A. | Gulf of Kachchh |
| B. | Palk Strait |
| C. | Colombo Gulf |
| D. | Gulf of Khambhat |
| Answer» C. Colombo Gulf | |
| 272. |
A dried scooped-out gourd was used as |
| A. | a portable water bottle |
| B. | umbrella |
| C. | disposable cup |
| D. | bowl |
| Answer» B. umbrella | |
| 273. |
The expansion of cultivation is seen as a sign of |
| A. | disaster |
| B. | progress |
| C. | economic benefit |
| D. | loss |
| Answer» C. economic benefit | |
| 274. |
Which of these is a rice-producing island of Indonesia? |
| A. | Java |
| B. | Sumatra |
| C. | Sulawesi |
| D. | Papua |
| Answer» B. Sumatra | |
| 275. |
Seasonal hunger is related to an expression of poverty |
| A. | an expression of poverty |
| B. | cycles of food growing and harvesting |
| C. | absolute hunger throughout the year |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. absolute hunger throughout the year | |
| 276. |
Into how many constituencies is our country divided for the Lok Sabha elections? |
| A. | 545 |
| B. | 540 |
| C. | 542 |
| D. | 543 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 277. |
When on election duty, the government officers work under the control of |
| A. | Government |
| B. | Election Management |
| C. | Election Commission |
| D. | Election Committee |
| Answer» D. Election Committee | |
| 278. |
'Land to the Tiller' was the famous slogan used by |
| A. | Left Front |
| B. | Congress party |
| C. | Telugu Desam Party |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Congress party | |
| 279. |
Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree? |
| A. | Radial |
| B. | Dendritic |
| C. | Trellis |
| D. | Rectangular |
| Answer» C. Trellis | |
| 280. |
Amnesty International is an international organisation for |
| A. | human rights |
| B. | world peace |
| C. | restoring democracy |
| D. | justice |
| Answer» B. world peace | |
| 281. |
A secular state is one |
| A. | that does not establish any one religion as the official religion |
| B. | that does not confer any privilege or favour on any particular religion |
| C. | that which has to be neutral and impartial in dealing with all religions |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 282. |
Which of the following is meant for the mother and child in rural areas? |
| A. | Panchayat |
| B. | Public Health Centre |
| C. | SHG |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. SHG | |
| 283. |
What is the full form of UNDP? |
| A. | United Nations Development Plan |
| B. | United Nations Discovery Plan |
| C. | United Nations Disaster Planning |
| D. | United Nations Development Programme |
| Answer» E. | |
| 284. |
The procedures which lay down appropriate actions to be undertaken at the time of a disaster are called |
| A. | Participatory procedures |
| B. | Disaster Committee Procedures |
| C. | Community procedures |
| D. | Standard Operating Procedures |
| Answer» E. | |
| 285. |
What was the Indian chintzes which was within the reach of many European |
| A. | Khadi cloth |
| B. | Cotton cloth |
| C. | Woollen cloth |
| D. | Silk cloth |
| Answer» C. Woollen cloth | |
| 286. |
Why was the 'turban' worn in India? |
| A. | To protect the head |
| B. | To resemble a cap |
| C. | To make a style statement |
| D. | It was a sign of respectability |
| Answer» E. | |
| 287. |
Strong, gusty, hot dry winds blowing during the day, over the north and north-west India are called |
| A. | dust storms |
| B. | loo |
| C. | Kaal Baisakhi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Kaal Baisakhi | |
| 288. |
Which of the following prevents the south-west monsoon winds to escape India? |
| A. | The Malwa plateau |
| B. | The Deccan plateau |
| C. | The Chotanagpur plateau |
| D. | The Himalayas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 289. |
Which of the following causes destruction in West Bengal? |
| A. | Baisakhi |
| B. | Mango showers |
| C. | Jet streams |
| D. | Tropical cyclones |
| Answer» B. Mango showers | |