Class 9 History and Political Science – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Jal Cooper, on whom the Indian government issued a postage stamp in 1977, was an international expert in which field?
Chapter 1: Sources of History
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Answer: A. Postage stamps (philately)
Jal Cooper was a philatelist, an expert on postage stamps; he edited ‘India’s Stamp Journal’.Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ to honour India’s soldiers and farmers?
Chapter 2: India : Events after 1960
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Answer: B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri gave this slogan; he died at Tashkent in 1966.On 19th July 1969, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi nationalised how many banks?
Chapter 4: Economic Development
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Answer: C. 14
14 major banks, such as Allahabad Bank and Bank of Baroda, were nationalised on 19 July 1969.In which year was the education commission chaired by Dr D. S. Kothari appointed?
Chapter 5: Education
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Answer: D. 1964
The Kothari Commission was appointed in 1964; Dr J. P. Naik made valuable contributions to its work.The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments reserve what share of seats in local self-government bodies for women?
Chapter 6: Empowerment of Women and other Weaker Sections
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Answer: B. One-third
These amendments reserve one-third of the seats (and of posts like Sarpanch and Mayor) for women.India’s first satellite ‘Aryabhatta’ was launched in 1975 with help from which country?
Chapter 7: Science and Technology
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Answer: A. Soviet Russia
Aryabhatta was launched in 1975 with help from Soviet Russia (APPLE was the one launched from French Guiana in 1981).During the Cold War, the Warsaw Pact was a military organisation under the dominance of which country?
Chapter 11: Political Science 1: Post World War Political Developments
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Answer: C. Soviet Russia
NATO was led by America, while the Warsaw Pact was under the command of Soviet Russia.How many members in all are there in the Security Council of the United Nations?
Chapter 14: Political Science 4: The United Nations
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Answer: D. 15
The Security Council has 15 members: 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members chosen every two years by the General Assembly.The border dispute between India and China is related to the Aksai Chin area and which line?
Chapter 15: Political Science 5: India and Other Countries
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Answer: B. Macmahon Line
The dispute concerns Aksai Chin and the Macmahon Line; China does not accept the Macmahon Line as the international border.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly on which date?
Chapter 16: Political Science 6: International Problems
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Answer: A. 10 December 1948
After the UN was set up, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by majority vote on 10 December 1948.
Class 9: MCQ in other subjects
All questions are written by PadhaiNotes in our own words from the chapters of the official Maharashtra State Board Balbharati textbook (ebalbharati.in). Each question shows its chapter.