Class 9 GK: Sample Question Paper- 2 - General Knowledge for Class 9

Q.1. Study of insects is known as-  
(a) Astrology
(b) Emetology
(c) Entomology
(d) Geology

Correct Option is (c) 
Entomology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

Q.2. Which one of the following is not a genetic disease?
(a) Night Blindness  
(b) Albinism  
(c) Haemophilia   
(d) Colour blindness 

Correct Option is (a)

Night blind is not a genetic disease. The cause is retinitis pigmentosa. It is a disorder under which red cells of the retina are unable to react to the dark.

Q.3. The maximum energy is stored in which of the following trophic levels in the ecosystem?
(a) Producers
(b) Herbivores
(c) Carnivores  
(d) Top carnivores

Correct Option is (a) 
At the producer level the total energy will be much greater than the energy at the successive higher trophic level.  

Q.4. If there is effective communication in the classroom then there is no need of?
(a) Beautiful Look
(b) Attentive Listening
(c) Change in speech and accent
(d) Attractive and useful content

Correct Option is (a) 
There is effective communication in the classroom then there is no need of Beautiful Look.

Q.5. Which country is known as ‘Land of Golden Fibre’?
(a) Nepal
(b) China
(c) Austria
(d) Bangladesh

Correct Option is (d)
Bangladesh is called the land of golden fiber due to its agricultural focus on jute crops. It is their main cash crop.

Q.6. Where does the bacteria found in the ecosystem of a forest?
(a) Primary consumers  
(b) Producers  
(c) Secondary consumers  
(d) Decomposers

Correct Option is (d) 
Bacteria act as a decomposer. It helps in breaking down of an organic material. It is very helpful in the fertility of soil. It also makes the land useful for farming.  

Q.7. In mango and coconut  
(a) Mesocarp is fleshy
(b) Fruit develops from monocarpellary inferior ovary
(c) Endocarp is edible
(d) Fruit develops from superior ovary and is one seeded

Correct Option is (d) 
In mango and coconut, the fruit is known as a drupe. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded. In mango mesocarp is fleshy, edible but in coconut it is fibrous.

Q.8. Which Mughal emperor defeated Rana Sanga, a Rajput ruler at Khanua?  
(a) Jehangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Humayun
(d) Babur

Correct Option is (d)
The Muslim armies of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire defeated Rana Sanga, a Rajput ruler at Khanua.

Q.9.  Which of the following has become almost extinct in India?  
(a) Rhinoceros 
(b) Wolf 
(c) Cheetah 
(d) Hippopotamus 

Correct Option is (c) 
Cheetah has become almost extinct in India.

Q.10. If 'W 20 Z' means:
('W is  husband of Z', 'Z 30 W' means ( 'Z is mother of W' and'Z 40 W' means W is brother of Z', then in the expression Rupa 30 Rahul 20 Hina 40 Moon ,  how is Rahul related to Moon?
(a) Father-in-law
(b) Uncle
(c) Father
(d) None of these  

Correct Option is (d) 

Q.11. The first split in Indian National Congress took place in which of its sessions?  
(a) Surat
(b) Poona
(c) Nagpur
(d) Bombay

Correct Option is (a) 
The Indian National Congress (INC) which was established in 1885 by A.O Hume was divided into two groups (in the year 1907) mainly by extremists and moderates at the Surat Session of the Congress.

Q.12. The Chairperson of the Lok Sabha is designated as –
(a) Speaker
(b) President
(c) Vice-President
(d) Prime Minister

Correct Option is (c) 
The Chairperson of the Lok Sabha is designated as Speaker. Om Birla of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current Speaker who presides over the 17th Lok Sabha. 

Q.13. Which of the following diseases can be treated by antibiotics?
(a) Mumps
(b) Dengue
(c) Hansen’s Disease
(d) Hepatitis

Correct Option is (c) 
Hansen’s disease is Leprosy.

Q.14. Father of Indian space program?
(a) Rajesh Sharma
(b) Ashutosh Verma
(c) Vikram Sarabhai
(d) Mohan Pandey

Correct Option is (c) 
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian scientist, physicist and astronomer. Dr. Sarabhai was considered as the Father of the Indian space program.

Q.15. The longest Corridor in India?
(a) Rameswaram temple Corridor
(b) Meenakshi Temple
(c) Kanyakumari Temple
(d) Badri Nath Temple

Correct Option is (c) 
The temple has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India. The temple is located in Rameswaram considered a holy pilgrimage site for Shaivites, Vaishnavites and Smarthas.