Class 9 Social Science Chapter 1: Understanding Social Science — Important Questions & Mock Tests
Practice Understanding Social Science topic-wise important questions, MCQs and 1, 2, 3 and 5 mark questions for CBSE revision.
300 Questions 84 Topics MCQs: 100 1 Mark: 50 2 Mark: 50 3 Mark: 50 5 Mark: 50
Topic-wise important and practice questions
Review question distribution across chapter topics for MCQs, 1 Mark questions, 2 Mark questions, 3 Mark questions, 5 Mark questions.
| Topic | MCQ | 1 Mark | 2 Mark | 3 Mark | 5 Mark | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| Diversity and National Unity | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| Sustainable Development | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| Continuity and Change | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Interdisciplinary Nature of Social Science | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Evidence-Based Social Inquiry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Empirical Evidence | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Interdisciplinary Study of Drought | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Geography and Historical Interaction | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| History as a Discipline | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Arthashastra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Panchamahabhutas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Purpose of Social Science | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Accountability | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Geographic Information Systems | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Rajadharma | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Civic Responsibility | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Colonial Economic Impact | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Epigraphic Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Grassroots Democracy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Numismatic Sources | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Trade-Offs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Urbanisation | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carbon-14 Dating | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Equitable Resource Use | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Geographic Perspective | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Historical Interpretation | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Scarcity | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Archaeological Sources | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Economic Trade-Offs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Genealogical Sources | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Geography as a Discipline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| History and Economics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Human Development and Well-Being | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Inclusive Development | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Interconnected Social Systems | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Multiple Causes of Social Change | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Observation and Inference | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Purpose and Scope of Social Science | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rights and Responsibilities | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Technology and Social Change | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Atlases and Maps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Core Disciplines of Social Science | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Critical Evaluation of Evidence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Digital Inclusion and Equity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Economic Decision-Making | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Economic Equity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Economic Growth and Development | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Economic Policy Trade-Offs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Economic Production and Social Interdependence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Economics as a Discipline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Empathy in Social Science | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evidence-Based Social Science | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evolution of Human Society | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Geographical Interdependence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Geographical Perspective | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Historical Sources for Administration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Historical Traditions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary and Evidence-Based Social Science | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Nature of Geography | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Study of Migration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Local and Global Interdependence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Migration Studies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Multiple Perspectives | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Multiple Perspectives in Social Science | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opportunity Cost and Choice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oral Traditions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Personal Historical Sources | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Policy Evaluation and Multiple Perspectives | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Political Institutions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Political Participation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Political Power and Legitimacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Public Institutions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Public Services and Access | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Regional Economic Patterns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scope of Economics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Social Interdependence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spatial and Temporal Analysis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sustainability Evaluation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Triangulation of Evidence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Types of Historical Sources | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Urban Planning and Environment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Use of Multiple Sources | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |