Social Science carries 50 marks in the AISSEE Class 9 paper (25 questions × 2 marks). These 10 MCQs on Resources, Agriculture and Industries are based on the NCERT Class 8 topics listed in the official syllabus.
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Practice Questions
Q1. Resources that can be renewed or replenished are called ________ resources.
(A) potential
(B) non-renewable
(C) renewable
(D) human
Q2. The "Green Revolution" in India was mainly related to ________.
(A) planting forests
(B) increasing food grain production
(C) fish production
(D) milk production
Q3. The "White Revolution" is related to ________.
(A) milk production
(B) cotton
(C) eggs
(D) fish
Q4. The "Blue Revolution" is related to ________.
(A) water supply
(B) oilseeds
(C) fish production
(D) textiles
Q5. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Assam
Q6. Jute is mainly grown in which state?
(A) Punjab
(B) West Bengal
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat
Q7. Which is India's first planned industrial city with a steel plant?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Chennai
(D) Jamshedpur
Q8. The Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which river?
(A) Ganga
(B) Narmada
(C) Sutlej
(D) Godavari
Q9. Which of these is a "cash crop"?
(A) Jowar
(B) Wheat
(C) Rice
(D) Sugarcane
Q10. Shifting cultivation practised in the North-East is known as ________.
(A) jhum
(B) plantation
(C) mixed farming
(D) terrace farming
Answer Key with Explanations
(C) renewable — Solar energy, wind and forests are renewable.
(B) increasing food grain production — High-yielding seeds boosted wheat and rice output.
(A) milk production — Operation Flood, led by Dr. Verghese Kurien, increased milk production.
(C) fish production — The Blue Revolution aimed to increase fish farming.
(D) Assam — Assam produces more than half of India's tea.
(B) West Bengal — Jute, the "golden fibre", grows in the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta.
(D) Jamshedpur — Tata Steel was set up at Jamshedpur in 1907.
(C) Sutlej — It is one of India's largest multipurpose projects.
(D) Sugarcane — Cash crops are grown mainly for sale; sugarcane, cotton and jute are examples.
(A) jhum — In jhum, forest land is cleared, farmed for a few years and then left.
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