Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: India's Internal Challenges
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is a regional disparity challenge? [1]
(A) Uneven development between states
(B) Complete equal development everywhere
(C) No development anywhere
(D) Only urban disparities
2. What can cause social tensions? [1]
(A) Caste, religion, or ethnicity issues
(B) Only economic factors
(C) No specific cause
(D) Only foreign influence
3. What can social tensions lead to? [1]
(A) Conflicts requiring management
(B) Always peaceful resolution automatically
(C) No effects at all
(D) Only economic growth
4. What is a governance challenge? [1]
(A) Corruption and administrative inefficiency
(B) Perfect governance always
(C) No challenges exist
(D) Only foreign interference
5. What can governance challenges hinder? [1]
(A) Policy implementation and service delivery
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only foreign relations
(D) Only trade
6. What is needed to address these challenges? [1]
(A) Coordinated efforts from multiple groups
(B) No effort needed
(C) Only government action alone
(D) Only foreign intervention
7. Who should be involved in addressing challenges? [1]
(A) Government, civil society, citizens
(B) Only the government
(C) Only foreign powers
(D) No one specifically
8. Why learn about India's internal challenges? [1]
(A) To understand ongoing national issues
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is a regional disparity challenge? [1]
(A) Uneven development between states
(B) Complete equal development everywhere
(C) No development anywhere
(D) Only urban disparities
10. What can cause social tensions? [1]
(A) Caste, religion, or ethnicity issues
(B) Only economic factors
(C) No specific cause
(D) Only foreign influence
11. What can social tensions lead to? [1]
(A) Conflicts requiring management
(B) Always peaceful resolution automatically
(C) No effects at all
(D) Only economic growth
12. What is a governance challenge? [1]
(A) Corruption and administrative inefficiency
(B) Perfect governance always
(C) No challenges exist
(D) Only foreign interference
13. What can governance challenges hinder? [1]
(A) Policy implementation and service delivery
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only foreign relations
(D) Only trade
14. What is needed to address these challenges? [1]
(A) Coordinated efforts from multiple groups
(B) No effort needed
(C) Only government action alone
(D) Only foreign intervention
15. Who should be involved in addressing challenges? [1]
(A) Government, civil society, citizens
(B) Only the government
(C) Only foreign powers
(D) No one specifically
16. Why learn about India's internal challenges? [1]
(A) To understand ongoing national issues
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests