SSC (English Medium) 9th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Rewrite the correct statement:

The work of groundwater is effective in the area with soft rocks.

Which agent is responsible for formation of stalactites and stalagmites and where are they formed?

Make a collage of pictures of land forms by collecting them from magazines and newspapers.

For the formation of a rift valley, which of the following processes should occur in the earth’s crust?

Give a geographical reason.

Buildings collapsed at the foothills of the Himalayas because of an earthquake. Before collapsing, they were moving forward and backward.

Identify and name the internal movement.

Molten magma is thrown out of the earth’s mantle.

Arrange the following statements in chronological order in which an earthquake occurs.

1. The earth’s surface vibrates.
2. The plates suddenly move.
3. Due to the movements in the mantle, compression goes on increasing.
4. Along the weak points ( faultlines) rocks break apart.
5. Stored energy is released in the form of seismic waves.

Give reasons why an earthquake occurs.

Give a geographical reason.

Most of the volcanoes are found on the plate boundaries.

Give geographical reason.

Volcanic eruptions can cause earthquakes. 

Distinguish between Earthquakes and volcanoes.

Explain the types of volcanoes on the basis of periodicity of eruption with examples.

Choose correct alternative answer and fill in the blank. 

Radius of a circle is 10 cm and distance of a chord from the centre is 6 cm. Hence the length of the chord is .........

The point of concurrence of all angle bisectors of a triangle is called the ______.

The circle which passes through all the vertices of a triangle is called ______.

Length of a chord of a circle is 24 cm. If distance of the chord from the centre is 5 cm, then the radius of that circle is ______.

Radius of a circle with centre O is 4 cm. If l(OP) = 4.2 cm, say where point P will lie.

Length, breadth and height of a cuboid shape box of medicine is 20 cm, 12 cm and 10 cm respectively. Find the surface area of vertical faces and total surface area of this box.

Total surface area of a box of cuboid shape is 500 sq. unit. Its breadth and height is 6 unit and 5 unit respectively. What is the length of that box ?