Social Science carries 50 marks in the AISSEE Class 9 paper (25 questions × 2 marks). These 10 MCQs on Indian Constitution and Parliament are based on the NCERT Class 8 topics listed in the official syllabus.
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Practice Questions
Q1. The Indian Constitution came into force on ________.
(A) 26 January 1950
(B) 15 August 1947
(C) 26 November 1949
(D) 2 October 1950
Q2. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Sardar Patel
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q3. The Parliament of India consists of the President, the Lok Sabha and the ________.
(A) Supreme Court
(B) Vidhan Sabha
(C) Cabinet
(D) Rajya Sabha
Q4. The Lok Sabha is also called the ________.
(A) Council of States
(B) Upper House
(C) Permanent House
(D) House of the People
Q5. The Rajya Sabha is a permanent house. One-third of its members retire every ________.
(A) two years
(B) six years
(C) one year
(D) five years
Q6. The minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha is ________.
(A) 35 years
(B) 25 years
(C) 30 years
(D) 18 years
Q7. Who presides over the Lok Sabha?
(A) The Speaker
(B) The Vice-President
(C) The President
(D) The Prime Minister
Q8. The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the ________.
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Election Commission
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) NITI Aayog
Q9. The Right to Education (age 6 to 14) is part of which Article?
(A) Article 32
(B) Article 21A
(C) Article 370
(D) Article 14
Q10. The lowest level of rural local government (Panchayati Raj) is the ________.
(A) Zila Parishad
(B) Municipal Corporation
(C) Gram Panchayat
(D) Panchayat Samiti
Answer Key with Explanations
(A) 26 January 1950 — Republic Day celebrates this date.
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad — Dr. Rajendra Prasad later became India's first President.
(D) Rajya Sabha — Parliament = President + Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha.
(D) House of the People — Lok Sabha members are directly elected by the people.
(A) two years — Each member has a six-year term; one-third retire every two years.
(B) 25 years — Rajya Sabha needs 30 years; the President must be 35.
(A) The Speaker — The Speaker conducts the proceedings of the Lok Sabha.
(C) Rajya Sabha — The Vice-President chairs the Rajya Sabha.
(B) Article 21A — Article 21A was added by the 86th Amendment in 2002.
(C) Gram Panchayat — The 73rd Amendment (1992) gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj.
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