Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 8 — Chapter 8: Industry and Trade
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What sectors has India's industry diversified into? [1]
(A) IT, pharmaceuticals, automobiles
(B) Only agriculture
(C) Only textiles
(D) No diversification occurred
2. When did major economic liberalisation occur? [1]
(A) 1991
(B) 1947
(C) 1857
(D) 2000
3. What did liberalisation open India's economy to? [1]
(A) Foreign trade and investment
(B) Complete isolation
(C) Only domestic trade
(D) No trade at all
4. What did liberalisation accelerate? [1]
(A) Industrial and economic growth
(B) Economic decline
(C) No change in growth
(D) Only agricultural growth
5. What role does India play in global trade? [1]
(A) A significant player
(B) No role at all
(C) Only a minor observer
(D) Complete isolation
6. What does India export? [1]
(A) Goods and services
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only raw materials
(D) Only agricultural products
7. What has industry and trade growth created? [1]
(A) Employment opportunities
(B) Only unemployment
(C) No opportunities
(D) Only rural jobs
8. Why learn about industry and trade growth? [1]
(A) To understand India's economic development
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What sectors has India's industry diversified into? [1]
(A) IT, pharmaceuticals, automobiles
(B) Only agriculture
(C) Only textiles
(D) No diversification occurred
10. When did major economic liberalisation occur? [1]
(A) 1991
(B) 1947
(C) 1857
(D) 2000
11. What did liberalisation open India's economy to? [1]
(A) Foreign trade and investment
(B) Complete isolation
(C) Only domestic trade
(D) No trade at all
12. What did liberalisation accelerate? [1]
(A) Industrial and economic growth
(B) Economic decline
(C) No change in growth
(D) Only agricultural growth
13. What role does India play in global trade? [1]
(A) A significant player
(B) No role at all
(C) Only a minor observer
(D) Complete isolation
14. What does India export? [1]
(A) Goods and services
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only raw materials
(D) Only agricultural products
15. What has industry and trade growth created? [1]
(A) Employment opportunities
(B) Only unemployment
(C) No opportunities
(D) Only rural jobs
16. Why learn about industry and trade growth? [1]
(A) To understand India's economic development
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests