Social Studies - 9th

Q (1): The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through: (MCQ)

( a ) Rajasthan ( b ) Orissa ( c ) Chhattisgarh ( d ) Tripura

Q (2): The easternmost longitude of India is: (MCQ)

( a ) 97° 25' E ( b ) 68° 7' E ( c ) 77° 6' E ( d ) 82° 32' E

Q (3): Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with: (MCQ)
( a ) China ( b ) Bhutan ( c ) Nepal ( d ) Myanmar

Q (4): If you intend to visit Kavaratti during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union
Territories of India you will be going to: (MCQ)
( a ) Pondicherry ( b ) Lakshadweep ( c ) Andaman and ( d ) Diu and Daman
Nicobar

Q (5): The group of islands lying in the Arabian sea are: (MCQ)
( a ) Lakshadweep ( b ) Andaman and ( c ) Daman and Diu ( d ) Havelock
Nicobar

Q (6): The countries which are larger than India are: (MCQ)
( a ) Russia, Canada and ( b ) China, Brazil and ( c ) Both option 1 and ( d ) Saudi Arabia, Canada
USA Australia option 2 and Egypt

Q (7): Which island countries are our southern neighbours? (MCQ)

( a ) Sri Lanka ( b ) Maldives ( c ) Both option 1 and ( d ) Lakshadweep
option 2

Q (8): Choose the correct option:In which of the following water bodies are Lakshadweep islands situated?
(MCQ)
( a ) Arabian Sea ( b ) Bay of Bengal ( c ) Indian Ocean ( d ) Atlantic Ocean

Q (9): Choose the correct option:Standard meridian of India is ____________________. (MCQ)

( a ) 82°30'E ( b ) 7°30'E ( c ) 68°7'E ( d ) 23°30'E

Q (10): Choose the correct option:Why is there a time lag of two hours from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh?
(MCQ)
( a ) Because of India's ( b ) Because of India's ( c ) Because it is ( d ) All the above
east west extent. location in the Indian surrounded by sea from
ocean. the three sides.

Q (11): Choose the correct option:At which parallel of latitude does India begin to taper towards south?
(MCQ)
( a ) 22°N ( b ) 23°30'N ( c ) 8°4'N ( d ) None of these

Q (12): Choose the correct option:Which canal shortened the distance between India and Europe? (MCQ)
( a ) Suez canal ( b ) Gobind Sagar canal ( c ) Chilika lake ( d ) All the above

Q (13): Choose the correct option:How does India occupy an important strategic position in South Asia?
(MCQ)
( a ) It is situated on the ( b ) Being situated in ( c ) It is an Independent ( d ) All the above
head of the Indian South Asia. Country.
ocean.

Q (14): Fill in the blanks:India is one of the ________________________civilisation in the world. (MCQ)
( a ) Ancient ( b ) Latest ( c ) Advanced

Q (15): Fill in the blanks:________________________ is the northernmost latitude of India. (MCQ)

( a ) 22°N ( b ) 37°6'N ( c ) 8°4'N
Q (16): State whether true or false:The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West
Asia. (MCQ)
( a ) True ( b ) False

Q (17): State whether true or false:The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Madhya Pradesh. (MCQ)
( a ) True ( b ) False

Q (18): Choose the correct option:Westernmost point (MCQ)

( a ) Kutch ( b ) Arunachal Pradesh ( c ) Indira Point ( d ) Karakoram range

Q (19): Choose the correct option:Northernmost point (MCQ)

( a ) Arunachal Pradesh ( b ) Indira Col ( c ) Karakoram range ( d ) Kutch

Q (20): Choose the correct statement: (MCQ)

( a ) The Tropic of Cancer ( b ) The Tropic of Cancer ( c ) The Tropic of Cancer ( d ) The Tropic of Cancer
(35°6´N) divides the (87°6´N) divides the (30°23´N) divides the (23 degree 30’ N) divides
country into almost three country into almost three country into almost two the country into almost
equal parts. equal parts. equal parts. two equal parts.

Q (21): Choose the appropriate option:Assertion (A): India occupies an important strategic position in South
Asia.Reason (R): India has 28 states and 5 union territories. (MCQ)
( a ) Both A and R are true ( b ) Both A and R are true ( c ) A is true but R is ( d ) A is false but R is
and R is the correct but R is not the correct false. true.
explanation of A. explanation of A.

Q (22): Choose the appropriate option:Assertion (A): India’s contacts with the world have continued through
the ages but her relationships through the land routes are much newer than maritime contacts.Reason (R):
The various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers.
(MCQ)
( a ) Both A and R are true ( b ) Both A and R are true ( c ) A is true but R is ( d ) A is false but R is
and R is the correct but R is not the correct false. true.
explanation of A. explanation of A.

Q (23): In which hemisphere India is located? (MCQ)

( a ) India is located in the ( b ) India is located in the ( c ) India is located in the ( d ) India is located in the
northern hemisphere. southern hemisphere. eastern hemisphere. western hemisphere.

Q (24): Which tropic divides India into almost two equal parts? (MCQ)
( a ) The Tropics of Cancer ( b ) The Tropics of ( c ) The Tropics of ( d ) The Tropics of
(25°30′N). Cancer (23°30′N). Capricorn (23°30′N). Capricorn (28°30′N).

Q (25): What is total area of Indian landmass? (MCQ)

( a ) Total landmass of ( b ) Total landmass of ( c ) Total landmass of ( d ) Total landmass of
India has an area of 2.28 India has an area of 5.28 India has an area of 4.28 India has an area of 3.28
million square Kms. million square Kms. million square Kms. million square kms.

Q (26): What is the total length of coastline of the mainland including Andaman & Nicobar & Lakshadweep
Islands? (MCQ)
( a ) The total length of ( b ) The total length of ( c ) The total length of ( d ) The total length of
the coastline of India is the coastline of India is the coastline of India is the coastline of India is
8,516.6 km. 7,516.6 km. 10,516.6 km. 4,516.6 km.

Q (27): Do you justify Indian Ocean’s name after India? (MCQ)

( a ) Yes, as no other ( b ) Yes, as all countries ( c ) Yes, India is the only ( d ) Yes, no other
country has a longer have longer coastlines country present on the country's name is as
coastline on the Indian on the Indian Ocean, but Indian ocean which good as India so it
Ocean as India has and India is the best of them justifies the naming of an cannot be used to name
indeed, it is India’s all which justifies the ocean after it. an ocean. Hence Indian
eminent position in the naming of an ocean after Ocean is named after
Indian Ocean which it. India.
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ocean after it.

Q (28): Name the states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast. (MCQ)
( a ) Gujarat, Rajasthan, ( b ) Madhya Pradesh, ( c ) Kerala, Karnataka, ( d ) West Bengal, Assam,
Punjab and Jammu and Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Goa, Maharashtra and Meghalaya, Tripura and
Kashmir. Jharkhand. Gujarat. Mizoram.

Q (29): Which states of India share border with Bangladesh? (MCQ)

( a ) Mizoram, Manipur, ( b ) West Bengal, Assam, ( c ) Gujarat, Rajasthan, ( d ) Jammu and Kashmir,
Nagaland and Arunachal Meghalaya, Tripura and Punjab and Jammu and Himachal Pradesh,
Pradesh. Mizoram. Kashmir. Uttrakhand, Sikkim and
Arunachal Pradesh.

Q (30): Which water bodies separates Sri Lanka from India? (MCQ)
( a ) Sri Lanka is ( b ) Sri Lanka is ( c ) Sri Lanka is ( d ) Sri Lanka is
separated from India by separated from India by separated from India by separated from India by
a narrow channel of sea a narrow channel of sea a narrow channel of sea a narrow channel of sea
formed by the Arabian formed by the Palk Strait formed by the Cook formed by the Sunda
Sea. and the Gulf of Mannar. Strait and the Gulf of Strait and the Bay of
Arabia. Bengal.

Q (31): Name the states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes. (MCQ)
( a ) Kerala, Karnataka, ( b ) Gujarat, Rajasthan, ( c ) Gujarat, Madhya ( d ) Mizoram, Manipur,
Goa, Maharashtra and Punjab and Jammu and Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland and Arunachal
Gujarat. Kashmir. Jharkhand, West Bengal, Pradesh.
Tripura and Mizoram.

Q (32): Name the Union Territories of India. (MCQ)

( a ) Delhi, Daman and ( b ) Delhi, Tamil Nadu, ( c ) Delhi, Tamil Nadu, ( d ) Delhi, Tamil Nadu,
Diu, Dadra and Nagar Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Kerala, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli,
Haveli, Puducherry, Puducherry, Andhra Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Andhra
Chandigarh, Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Lakshadweep, Andaman Pradesh, Lakshadweep,
Lakshadweep, Andaman Andaman and Nicobar and Nicobar Islands. Himachal Pradesh.
and Nicobar Islands, Islands.
Ladakh and Jammu and
Kashmir

Q (33): Choose the correct option:The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to
Gujarat. What time will the watch show in Gujarat if it is 6 am in Arunachal Pradesh? (MCQ)
( a ) 6:00 am ( b ) 4:00 am ( c ) 8:00 am ( d ) None of these

Q (34): Choose the correct option:Which of the following is the western most longitude of India? (MCQ)
( a ) 97°25′E ( b ) 68°7′E ( c ) 68°9′E ( d ) 82°30′E

Q (35): Complete the sentence:The southernmost point of the Indian union was _________________. (MCQ)
( a ) Kutch ( b ) Indira Point ( c ) Karakoram range

Q (36): State whether true or false:The landmass of India covers an area of about 3.28 million square
kilometers. (MCQ)
( a ) True ( b ) False

Q (37): Choose the appropriate option:Assertion (A): India occupies an important strategic position in South
Asia.Reason (R): The various passes across the mountains in the south have provided passages to the ancient
travellers. (MCQ)
( a ) Both A and R are true ( b ) Both A and R are true ( c ) A is true but R is ( d ) A is false but R is
and R is the correct but R is not the correct false. true.
explanation of A. explanation of A.

Q (38): In which year did Indira Point get submerged under water due to a Tsunami? (MCQ)
( a ) 2004 ( b ) 2008 ( c ) 1994 ( d ) 2005
Q (39): Between which latitude does the mainland of India extend? (MCQ)
( a ) 8°4' N and 37°6' N ( b ) 8°4'N and 37°6'S ( c ) 8°4' S and 37°6' S ( d ) 8°5' N and 37°6' N

Q (40): Andaman and Nicobar islands lie in which direction with respect to mainland of India? (MCQ)
( a ) North-east direction ( b ) South direction to ( c ) East direction to the ( d ) South-east direction
to the mainland of India the mainland of India mainland of India to the mainland of India