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CLASS 9 PRELIMINARY ROUND

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Magellan's ship Victoria after completing a round-the-world voyage in 1522 returned to which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

London

d)

USA

2.

What is the shape of the earth?

a)

Sphere

b)

Oblate

c)

Oval

d)

Oblate Spheroid

3.

What is the thickness of the Biosphere?

a)

20km

b)

19km

c)

15km

d)

25km

4.

The imaginary lines running east to west on a globe are called ............... while those running north to south are called ................

a)
  1. Latitude, Longitude

b)
  1. Longitude, Latitude

c)
  1. Equator, Prime Meridian

d)
  1. All of the above.

5.

Which of the following is true about lines of longitude?

a)
  1. They run parallel to the Prime Meridian.

b)
  1. They are full circles

c)
  1. They are 360 lines at 1° interval.

d)
  1. All of the above.

6.

The distance between two lines of longitude is maximum at which latitude?

a)
  1. Tropic of Cancer

b)
  1. North Pole

c)
  1. Equator

d)
  1. Arctic circle

7.

Which of the following is true about the rotation of the earth?

a)
  1. The earth completes one rotation in 23:56:4.09 hrs

b)
  1. The earth's axis passes through the poles

c)
  1. The speed of rotation increases as we move towards the equator

d)
  1. All of the above.

8.

The period of diffused light between sunset and complete darkness is called ................

a)

dawn

b)

dusk

c)

twilight

d)

both b and c

9.

Which of the following heat zones are correct?

a)
  1. Frigid Zone: 66½°N to 66½°S

b)
  1. Temperate Zone: 90°N to 90°S

c)
  1. Torrid Zone : 23½°N to 23½°S

d)
  1. All of the above.

10.

What angle does the earth's axis make with the plane of earth's orbit?

a)
b)
  1. 23½°

c)
  1. 66½°

d)
  1. 90°

11.

How were members of the Constituent Assembly selected?

a)
  1. Directly elected by the people

b)
  1. Nominated by the Viceroy

c)
  1. Indirectly elected by Provincial Legislative Assemblies

d)
  1. Indirectly elected by the Provincial Council

12.

The Constituent Assembly was truly national in character. In this context, identify the categories which were given membership of the Constituent Assembly.

P : General Category, Muslims and Sikhs.

Q : Christians, Anglo-Indians and Parsees.

R : General Category and Sikhs.

S : Christians and Parsees.

a)

P and Q

b)

R and S

c)

P and R

d)

Q and S

13.

When was the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly held?

a)
  1. December 5, 1946

b)
  1. December 25, 1945

c)
  1. December 9, 1946

d)
  1. December 24, 1946

14.

If a male and a female are selected for the same post but the female candidate gets less salary, which of her following rights is discriminated?

a)
  1. The Right to Freedom.

b)
  1. The Right Against Exploitation.

c)
  1. The Right to Education.

d)
  1. The Right to Equality.

15.

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana : Housing :: Ayushman Bharat : ...............

a)

Employment

b)

Health

c)

Insurance

d)

None of the above