CBSE Class 9 - PSA Quiz (Social Science)

PSA Quiz (Social Science)

(Sample PSA paper from a public school in Delhi)(Passage based MCQs) Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions:

The heaviest rainfall (11520 cm) in the world has been recorded in Mawsynram (Meghalaya) while the western part of Jaisalmer district is one of the driest part of the world, recording about 9cm of rainfall in a year. There is a wide contrast in the amount of rainfall received by different parts of the country. There is wide contrast in the amount of rainfall received by different parts of the country. Total rainfall increases generally eastward.

Q1: At which place has the maximum rainfall in the world been recorded?

(a) Karakoram
(b) Amritsar
(c) Mawsynram
(d) Indore



Q2: State the amount of rainfall received by Meghalaya.

(a) 100 cm
(b) 200 cm
(c) 11520 cm
(d) 2000 cm


Q3: The rainfall generally increases from

(a) west to east
(b) east to west
(c) north to south
(d) south to north


Q4: Where is Mawsynram located?

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Meghalaya


Q5: Which of the following is one of the driest part of the world?

(a) Manipur
(b) Jaiselmer
(c) Mawsynram
(d) Chennai


Study the passage and the table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Number of people visiting six different places: Shimla, Manor, Kullu, Nainital, Jaipur and Gangtok. The percentage of men, women and children visiting those places have been shown in the following table.

Name of the places	Numbers of people visiting	Percentage of
		Men	Women	Children
Shimla	56780	20	35	45
Manor	34900	43	31	26
Kullu	44000	38	29	33
Nainital	36740	40	25	35
Jaipur	55800	26	36	38
Gangtok	24800	30	42	28

Q6: What is the total number of children visiting Nainital and Gangtok together?

(a) 32495
(b) 27379
(c) 21933
(d) 19803


Q7: What is average number of women visiting Shimla, Manor and Kullu together?

(a) 14484
(b) 13856
(c) 12610
(d) 10795


Q8: Number of men visiting Jaipur is approximately what percentage of the total number of people visiting all the places together?

(a) 55
(b) 31
(c) 6
(d) 174


Q9: Number of children visiting Shimla forms what percent of the number of children visiting Nainital? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)

(a) 50.33
(b) 198.70
(c) 164.90
(d) 60.64


Q10: What is the respective ratio of percentages of men and women visiting Shimla?

(a) 11:6
(b) 4:7
(c) 5:4
(d) 6:5

Answers:
1: (c) Mawsynram
2: (c) 11520 cm
3: (a) west to east
4: (d) Meghalaya
5: (b) Jaiselmer
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