NCERT Class 9 Social Science Chapter 2 Shaping of the Earth’s Surface Test Mock Test
This free online test covers Chapter 2, Shaping of the Earth’s Surface, from the NCERT Class 9 Understanding Society India and Beyond Part I textbook. The 30 questions are written directly from the chapter — definitions, processes, worked examples and the points the book italicises — so a score here tells you how much of the chapter actually stuck, not how well you guess. Each answer carries an explanation that says why the right option is right and why the other three fail, which is where most of the learning happens. Attempt it after your first read of the chapter, then again before the exam. There is no negative marking, and you can review the full solution the moment you submit.
Duration
30 mins
Questions
30 MCQs
Total Marks
30 pts
Negative
0 per wrong
Topics Covered in This Paper
Sample Questions
Q1.Who is credited in the chapter with giving the theory of plate tectonics?
- AKrishiparashara
- BW.J. Morgan
- CKautilya
- DVarahamihira
Q2.What is the lithosphere, and what lies beneath it?
- AThe semi-molten layer on which the crust floats, beneath which lies the outer core
- BThe outermost crust alone, beneath which lies the solid mantle that holds the plates in place
- CThe crust together with the upper part of the mantle, broken into tectonic plates, beneath which lies the semi-molten asthenosphere that allows the plates to move
- DThe mantle and the outer core together, beneath which lies the solid inner core
Q3.How thick is the Earth's crust, according to the chapter?
- AIt varies from 5 to 7 km under the continents to 30 to 40 km under the ocean
- BIt varies from 30 to 40 km under the continents to 5 to 7 km under the ocean
- CIt varies from 200 km under the continents to 100 km under the ocean
- DIt is a uniform 100 km everywhere on the planet
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