Bihar Board Class 9 Social Science · Ch 1: Understanding Social Science

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Difficulty: 7 medium · 23 hard

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The first 5 questions of this free test.

1. Q1. A citizen wants to understand how laws are made, how the government is run and what rights people have. The study of these matters belongs to which discipline, and why?

   • A. Geography, because a government rules over a piece of land
   • B. Political Science, because it studies the state, government and the rights of citizens
   • C. Economics, because running a government needs money
   • D. History, because laws and governments all come from the past
   Solution

   Political Science studies the state, government, laws and the rights and duties of citizens, which is exactly what this person wants to understand.

2. Q2. Which of the following best shows that the branches of Social Science are closely related to one another?

   • A. Each branch has a separate name in the textbook
   • B. All branches are taught by different teachers in a school
   • C. Explaining a famine needs Geography (climate), Economics (food and income) and History (past causes) together
   • D. Each branch has its own chapter and examination
   Solution

   Understanding a single real event often needs more than one subject together, which shows the branches of Social Science are connected and studied as a whole.

3. Q3. A question asks: 'Why are prices rising and how should a family spend its limited income on its many needs?' This question belongs mainly to which branch of Social Science?

   • A. History
   • B. Economics
   • C. Geography
   • D. Political Science
   Solution

   Economics studies how people use their limited resources to satisfy their unlimited wants, which includes income, spending and prices.

4. Q4. Two students explain why we study Social Science. Ravi says, 'It helps us understand our society and become good, aware citizens.' Sima says, 'It teaches us only the names and dates of kings to memorise.' Who is correct?

   • A. Only Ravi is correct
   • B. Neither is correct
   • C. Both are correct
   • D. Only Sima is correct
   Solution

   The real aim of Social Science is to understand society and make us responsible, aware citizens, not just to memorise names and dates.

5. Q5. What is the most important difference between Natural Science and Social Science?

   • A. Natural Science uses observation, while Social Science never uses any observation at all
   • B. Natural Science studies the physical world of nature, while Social Science studies human beings and society
   • C. Natural Science is systematic knowledge, while Social Science is only guesswork with no method
   • D. Natural Science studies the past, while Social Science studies only the future
   Solution

   Natural Science studies the physical, non-human world of nature, while Social Science studies human beings living together in society.

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