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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.
1. |
The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are institutions that take care of |
A. | disputes between citizens and government |
B. | all important policy decisions |
C. | the functions assigned to them |
D. | the people of this country |
Answer» C. the functions assigned to them | |
2. |
When did the Government of India appoint the Second Backward Classes Commission? |
A. | 1990 |
B. | 1991 |
C. | 1979 |
D. | 1983 |
Answer» D. 1983 | |
3. |
The percentage of reservation for the socially and economically backward classes for government jobs is |
A. | 17 |
B. | 21 |
C. | 27 |
D. | 29 |
Answer» D. 29 | |
4. |
In which year the Mandal Commission gave its Report? |
A. | 1979 |
B. | 1980 |
C. | 1981 |
D. | 1982 |
Answer» C. 1981 | |
5. |
Who is the real head of the government? |
A. | Defence Minister |
B. | President |
C. | Chief Justice |
D. | Prime Minister |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
A judge can be removed by |
A. | No-confidence motion |
B. | Adjournment motion |
C. | Public interest |
D. | Impeachment motion |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
The Supreme Commander of the defence forces of India is the |
A. | Army Chief |
B. | Air Force Chief |
C. | President |
D. | Naval Chief |
Answer» D. Naval Chief | |
8. |
Who is the executive head of India? |
A. | Prime Minister |
B. | President |
C. | Chief Justice |
D. | Defence Minister |
Answer» C. Chief Justice | |
9. |
The Chief Justice of India is appointed by the |
A. | President |
B. | Prime Minister |
C. | Members of Parliament |
D. | Judges of High Court |
Answer» B. Prime Minister | |
10. |
The President is elected by |
A. | the people |
B. | Supreme Court |
C. | judges of the High court |
D. | all the MPs and MLAs |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
Which among the following are required to assist the Cabinet ministers? |
A. | Ministers of State |
B. | Defence Minister |
C. | Prime Minister |
D. | President |
Answer» B. Defence Minister | |
12. |
The permanent executive of our country includes |
A. | Prime Minister and his cabinet |
B. | President |
C. | Civil servants |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
13. |
Which of these is sometimes also called the 'Upper Chamber'? |
A. | Lok Sabha |
B. | Legislative Assembly |
C. | Legislative Council |
D. | Rajya Sabha |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
The length of the term of a government is |
A. | 6 years |
B. | 3 years |
C. | 5 years |
D. | 7 years |
Answer» D. 7 years | |
15. |
The maximum number of members in the Lok Sabha is |
A. | 250 |
B. | 550 |
C. | 525 |
D. | 345 |
Answer» C. 525 | |
16. |
The Parliament at the state level is called |
A. | Lok Sabha |
B. | Rajya Sabha |
C. | State Sabha |
D. | State Legislature |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
The full form of SEBC is |
A. | Socially and Economically Backward Classes |
B. | Society of Economically Backward Classes |
C. | Socially and Enlisted Block Classes |
D. | Socially and Economically Benefitted Classes |
Answer» B. Society of Economically Backward Classes | |
18. |
During which period did China record its worst famines in the world's history? |
A. | 1935-39 |
B. | 1958-61 |
C. | l952-55 |
D. | 1943-46 |
Answer» C. l952-55 | |
19. |
Which party of Zimbabwe helped its country to gain independence? |
A. | ZANU-PE |
B. | Popular party |
C. | Zimbabwe party |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Popular party | |
20. |
The famous political party of Mexico was: |
A. | People's party |
B. | Institutional Revolutionary party |
C. | Revolutionary party |
D. | Chinese Communist party |
Answer» C. Revolutionary party | |
21. |
Who did not have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia? |
A. | Non-propertied men |
B. | Non-residents |
C. | Women |
D. | Propertied men |
Answer» D. Propertied men | |
22. |
What capital is needed to set up a jaggery manufacturing unit? |
A. | Fixed capital |
B. | Physical capital |
C. | Working capital |
D. | Recurring capital |
Answer» D. Recurring capital | |
23. |
If more than two crops are grown on the same piece of land during a year, it is called: |
A. | Green Revolution |
B. | Multiple Cropping |
C. | Modern Farming |
D. | Subsistence Farming |
Answer» C. Modern Farming | |
24. |
HYV means: |
A. | High Yoghurt Variety |
B. | High Yielding Variety |
C. | Highly Yellow Variety |
D. | Highly Young Variety |
Answer» C. Highly Yellow Variety | |
25. |
Which Kharif crop is grown during the rainy season? |
A. | Jowar |
B. | Rice |
C. | Millets |
D. | Sugar |
Answer» B. Rice | |
26. |
Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in: |
A. | Battle of Paris |
B. | Battle of Ecuador |
C. | Battle of Waterloo |
D. | Battle of Plassey |
Answer» D. Battle of Plassey | |
27. |
'Directory' means: |
A. | Addresses of the Legislative Council |
B. | Formed by the military dictator |
C. | An executive made up of five members |
D. | List of names |
Answer» D. List of names | |
28. |
'Marseilles' was a: |
A. | Representative of third estate |
B. | National anthem of France |
C. | Political club |
D. | Militia |
Answer» C. Political club | |
29. |
Passive citizens of France were: |
A. | Only men above 25 years |
B. | Only propertied men |
C. | Men and women who didn't vote |
D. | Only propertied women |
Answer» D. Only propertied women | |
30. |
'Two Treatises of Government' was written by: |
A. | Rousseau |
B. | John Locke |
C. | Montesquieu |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Montesquieu | |
31. |
A special secret police was formed by Bolsheviks called: |
A. | Duma |
B. | Cheka |
C. | Soviets |
D. | Aurora |
Answer» C. Soviets | |
32. |
The Jadidists were those who: |
A. | Followed Judaism |
B. | Formed a socialist party |
C. | Were Muslim reformers in Russia |
D. | were social democrats |
Answer» D. were social democrats | |
33. |
The event, 'Bloody Sunday' was later on called: |
A. | 1905 Revolution |
B. | 1917 February Revolution |
C. | 1917 October Revolution |
D. | 1917 Revolution |
Answer» B. 1917 February Revolution | |
34. |
Louis Blanc in France believed in: |
A. | A government by the monarchs |
B. | A government to encourage cooperatives and replace capitalists |
C. | The capitalists enjoying profits |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» C. The capitalists enjoying profits | |
35. |
My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country. |
A. | Bhutan |
B. | Tajikistan |
C. | Bangladesh |
D. | Nepal |
Answer» C. Bangladesh | |
36. |
The Standard Meridian of India passes through which state. |
A. | Rajasthan |
B. | Himachal Pradesh |
C. | Uttar Pradesh |
D. | Maharashtra |
Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
37. |
Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with: |
A. | China |
B. | Bhutan |
C. | Nepal |
D. | sri Lanka |
Answer» D. sri Lanka | |
38. |
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through: |
A. | Rajasthan |
B. | Odisha |
C. | Chhattisgarh |
D. | Uttarakhand |
Answer» C. Chhattisgarh | |
39. |
Which out of the following is called a 'poor man's nuclear bomb? |
A. | Biological weapons |
B. | Atom bomb |
C. | Hydrogen bomb |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. Atom bomb | |
40. |
The Bhopal gas tragedy took place in the year |
A. | 1982 |
B. | 1983 |
C. | 1985 |
D. | 1984 |
Answer» E. | |
41. |
Which one of the following is not the name of nuclear fusion? |
A. | Hydrogen bomb |
B. | Thermonuclear bomb |
C. | Fusion bombs |
D. | Atomic bombs |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
Which one of the following was the code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima? |
A. | Thin Boy |
B. | Fat Boy |
C. | Little Boy |
D. | Big Boy |
Answer» D. Big Boy | |
43. |
Which one of the following is not a Weapon of Mass Destruction? |
A. | Chemical bomb |
B. | Nuclear bomb |
C. | Biological weapon |
D. | AK-47 |
Answer» E. | |
44. |
The Bhopal Gas tragedy was caused by |
A. | an epidemic |
B. | road accident |
C. | terrorist attack |
D. | industrial accident |
Answer» E. | |
45. |
Which one of the following places was hit by an atomic bomb during World War II? |
A. | Nagasaki |
B. | Tokyo |
C. | Osaka |
D. | Kobe |
Answer» B. Tokyo | |
46. |
Radioactivity can |
A. | penetrate solid structure |
B. | cannot enter solid structure |
C. | can cause fire |
D. | can cause damage to buildings |
Answer» C. can cause fire | |
47. |
The most vulnerable group below the poverty line is |
A. | Kshatriyas |
B. | farmers |
C. | scheduled castes |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» D. all of the above | |
48. |
The poverty line for a person was fixed at? ________ per month for the rural areas for the year 2000. |
A. | 315 |
B. | 325 |
C. | 328 |
D. | 329 |
Answer» D. 329 | |
49. |
The poverty line for a person of an urban area is fixed at? ________ per month. |
A. | 415 |
B. | 454 |
C. | 452 |
D. | 451 |
Answer» C. 452 | |
50. |
The average calorie requirement per person per day in urban areas is |
A. | 1,800 calories |
B. | 1,900 calories |
C. | 2,100 calories |
D. | 2,300 calories |
Answer» D. 2,300 calories | |