Worksheetsclass 9 social
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does the term "democracy"mean?
Government by the wealthy elite
Government by the military
Government by the people
Government by the single ruler
Which of the following is an essential requirement for a democratic government?
Censorship of the media
Free and fair elections
Suppression of political opposition
Rule by religious leaders
What is the significance of political equality in a democracy?
It ensures economic equality among people
It guarantees the right to freedom of speech
It ensures that every citizen has an equal say in decision making
It prevents corruption in the government
He overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself the ‘Chief Executive’ of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in 2002. Which President of Pakistan was this?
General Pervez Musharraf
Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq
Farooq Leghari
Muhammad Mian Soomro
Democracy is better than other forms of government because
It allows change
It allows voting
It allows right to opinion
It allows us to correct its own mistakes
In China,to contest an election ,the candidate should be?
Member of the Chinese Communist party
Chinese citizens who are above 35 years
Member of any eight small parties allied to the Chinese Communist party
Both (a) and (c)
In ______ according to citizenship rule, people belong to Russian minority finds it difficult to get the right to vote.
Estonia
Fiji
Saudi Arabia
Myanmar
Which of the following is a cornerstone of democracy?
Authoritarianism
Suppression of diverse voices
Individual rights and rule of law
Monarchy
In a democracy, who are the leaders accountable to?
Ministers
Corporates
The electorate
The military.
What role does education play in sustaining democracy?
It has no impact on democracy
Education empowers citizens to make informed choices
Education limits citizens understanding of politics
Education makes democracy less effective
Over the years Mugabe’s government changed the constitution …….times to increase the powers of the President
5
3
Several
None
China’s famine of …… was the worst recorded famine in world history?
1954-57
1958-61
1952-55
1956-59
What kind of oppression did Mugabe give his people?
Opposition party workers were harassed and their meeting disrupted.
Public protests and demonstrations
There was a law that limited the right to criticise the president
All above
Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of famine in a democratic country?
Opposition parties can draw attention to hunger and starvation
Free press can report suffering from famine in different to hunger and starvation
Government fears it's defeat in the next elections
People are free to believe in and practice any religion
Name the country which was ruled by ZANU-PF after it attained independence in 1980.
Russia
Zimbabwe
China
Mexico
One person one vote means
All person must vote for one person
Each person has one vote and each vote has one value
Each person can vote once in his life
None of the above
Which of the following is not a good argument in favour of democracy?
Democracy resolve conflicts in a better way
People feel free and equal in democracy
Democratic government is more accountable to the people
Democracies are more prosperous than others
Which of the following countries didn't provide right to vote until 2015 to the women?
India
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
China
The full form of PRI is ____.
People's Republic of India
People's Republic of India
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Percapita Resource Index
Democracy is all about of political competition and power play, thus there is no scope of _____.
Generosity
Morality
Corruption
None of these
What was the main economic activity in Palampur?
Manufacturing
Mining
Agriculture
Services
Which of the following is a multiple-cropping practice in Palampur?
Growing only wheat
Growing wheat , potato and sugarcane together
Growing only rice
Growing only vegetables
What is the main source of irrigation in Palampur?
Canals
Tubewells
Rainwater
Rivers
Which sector provides the largest employment in Palampur?
Manufacturing
Services
Education
Farming
With the use of HYV seeds the production of wheat increased from _____________.
1800 kg per hectare to 4500 kg per hectare.
1300 kg per hectare to 3200 kg per hectare.
1000 kg per hectare to 2200 kg per hectare.
1100 kg per hectare to 3500 kg per hectare.
what is the basic constraint in raising farm production ?
Lack of technology
Poor irrigation facilities
Fixed land area
Poverty
Where from do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in Palampur?
Banks
Co-operative societies
Village money lenders
Friends and relatives
Which of the following is/are factors of production?
Land
Labour
Capital
All of the above
Which one of the following terms is used for measuring crop produced on a given piece of land during a single season?
Yield
Productivity
Cultivation
Output
Which one of the following inputs is not a working capital?
Machine
Raw materials
Money
Non of these
Which Kharif crop is used for cattle feed?
Sugarcane
Potato
Jowar and bajra
Wheat
Which of the following is a modern farming method?
Multiple cropping
Use of HYV seeds
Use of chemical fertilizers
Both b) and c)
What is the full form of 'HYV'?
High yield variation
High yielding variety
Healthy yielding variety
High yielding ventute
Most of the houses in Palampur have ___________ connections.
Internet
Telephone
Electric
None of these
Resources used in production like tools, machines and buildings are considered as:
Working capital
Fixed capital
Human capital
None of these
What does the human capital comprise of?
Knowledge
Enterprise
Wealth
Both (a) and (b)
Green Revolution was started in which year?
1970
1950
1990
1960
Use of chemical fertilizers lead to
Groundwater pollution
Spil degradation
Rise in cost of cultivation
All of the above
Which of the following is not a common economic activity in rural areas?
Small scale manufacturing
Dairy
Transport
Tourism
The standard unit of measuring agricultural land is:
Km
Bigha
Guinea
Hectare
