From Ideas to Startups — Class 9 MCQs with Answers
Class 9 CBSE Social Science · Chapter 15
77 practice questions · 24 Easy · 28 Medium · 25 Hard · Updated
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Practise the most important Class 9 CBSE Social Science questions from Chapter 15, "From Ideas to Startups". You get 10 timed quizzes made from 77 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 24 Easy, 28 Medium and 25 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that top scorers in CBSE Board exams get right.
To score well in "From Ideas to Startups", focus on dates, cause and effect, and reading maps and sources. Each MCQ here is timed and uses exam-style marking (+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 skipped). This helps you stay accurate when time is short, just as real papers need. Every question has a short explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a quick lesson. It is the fastest way to fix gaps before a test.
Use this chapter for focused revision. Start with the Easy set to check your basics on From Ideas to Startups, then move to Medium and Hard to practise applying them. Your accuracy, streaks and XP save automatically. This chapter also adds to your overall Class 9 Social Science mastery score. Try the 6 sample questions below: tap an option to see the answer and a worked explanation. Sign in free to start practising.
From Ideas to Startups — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 9 Social Science)
6 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. Tap an option to check yourself.
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- Q1 of 6Easy
A person who starts and runs a new business by taking risks is called a/an ______.
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Answer: entrepreneur
Explanation: An entrepreneur is a person who sets up and runs a new business venture, taking on the risks in the hope of earning a profit.
- Q2 of 6Easy
A business idea most often begins when someone notices a ______ that people face.
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Answer: problem or need
Explanation: Good business ideas usually come from spotting a real problem or unmet need that a product or service could solve.
- Q3 of 6Medium
Which of the following is NOT usually a resource an entrepreneur must arrange to start a business?
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Answer: A guarantee of zero competition
Explanation: Capital, people and raw materials are real resources to arrange, but no one can guarantee zero competition, so that is not a resource.
- Q4 of 6Medium
Assertion (A): In 1934, Mohan Singh Oberoi mortgaged his wife's jewellery and invested all his savings to buy a small hotel. Reason (R): In 2001, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan.
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Answer: Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
Explanation: Both are true. The award came many years later, so it cannot explain his 1934 decision, which shows his willingness to take risks.
- Q5 of 6Hard
Two friends quit secure jobs to start a venture. One says, 'We will surely earn more than our salary every month from day one.' Why is this expectation flawed?
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Answer: Because a new venture's income is uncertain and may be low or negative early on, unlike a fixed salary
Explanation: Unlike a guaranteed salary, a startup's earnings are uncertain and often low or loss-making at first; expecting steady high income from day one ignores this risk.
- Q6 of 6Hard
Assertion (A): A creative idea always becomes a profitable business. Reason (R): A business succeeds only when an idea meets a real, paying demand in the market.
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Answer: A is false but R is true
Explanation: A creative idea does not always succeed; it needs real paying demand. So A is false while R correctly states why ideas succeed.
From Ideas to Startups notes: key concepts (Class 9 Social Science)
An enterprise begins when someone spots an unmet need and organises resources to meet it. This chapter follows that path from idea to opportunity to a working startup, and looks honestly at the innovation, risk and resilience the journey demands.
- 1Spot a need: a problem people actually experience
- 2Research the market: customers, what they will pay, existing alternatives
- 3Make a plan: what it offers, to whom, how it runs, what it costs and earns
- 4Arrange resources: capital, people, raw materials
- 5Launch the business
| Job | Entrepreneurship | |
|---|---|---|
| Who directs the work | You follow an employer's direction | You create and direct your own venture |
| Income | A fixed salary | Profit, which varies with the business |
| In the early months | The salary is guaranteed | Income is uncertain; may be low or negative |
| Risk | Paid regardless of results | The entrepreneur bears the venture's risks |
| Form | Owned by | Key point |
|---|---|---|
| Sole proprietorship | One person | Full control, but all losses fall on that owner alone |
| Partnership | Two or more partners | Capital, skills, risks and profits are shared |
| Company | Many shareholders | A separate legal body; raises large capital, limits owners' liability |
| Term | Meaning | Example from the chapter |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Money needed to start and run a business | Used to buy materials and pay workers |
| Revenue | Money earned from sales, before costs | A bakery sells cakes for ₹500 each |
| Profit | What remains after costs | ₹500 minus ₹300 cost leaves ₹200 per cake |
| Loss | Costs exceed revenue | ₹2,50,000 costs, ₹2,00,000 revenue: a ₹50,000 loss |
- Entrepreneurship
- The process of identifying an opportunity, organising resources and starting an enterprise, accepting the risk in the hope of reward.
- Entrepreneur
- The person who takes that initiative and bears the risk, combining land, labour and capital into a working business.
- Idea versus opportunity
- An idea is a thought about what might be done; it becomes an opportunity only when there is a real, reachable market willing to pay.
- Identifying a need
- Successful ventures usually begin with a problem that people actually experience, observed closely rather than imagined.
- Market research
- Gathering evidence about customers, their willingness to pay and existing alternatives, before committing money to a venture.
- Innovation
- Doing something in a genuinely new or better way — a new product, a new process, a new market or a new business model.
- Invention versus innovation
- An invention is a new creation; an innovation is putting an idea to practical, valued use, and the two do not always go together.
- Startup
- A young enterprise built around an innovative idea, typically aiming to grow quickly and often working with limited initial resources.
- Business plan
- A written statement of what the venture will offer, to whom, how it will operate and what it will cost and earn.
- Sources of capital
- Personal savings, family, bank loans, government schemes, angel investors and venture capital, each with different costs and conditions.
- Risk and uncertainty
- Every venture may fail through market change, competition or misjudgement; entrepreneurs manage risk rather than avoid it.
- Learning from failure
- Most successful entrepreneurs have failed before; treating failure as information rather than defeat is what makes persistence productive.
- Social entrepreneurship
- Enterprise whose primary aim is solving a social or environmental problem, with profit as a means rather than the end.
- Contribution of enterprise
- New ventures create jobs, introduce better products, use local resources and add to national income.
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From Ideas to Startups — FAQs
What are the key concepts in Class 9 Social Science From Ideas to Startups?+
An enterprise begins when someone spots an unmet need and organises resources to meet it. This chapter follows that path from idea to opportunity to a working startup, and looks honestly at the innovation, risk and resilience the journey demands. Key ideas include Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Idea versus opportunity, Identifying a need, Market research, Innovation.
What does Class 9 Social Science Chapter 15 (From Ideas to Startups) cover on XamBaaz?+
It has 77 NCERT-based MCQs on "From Ideas to Startups": 24 Easy, 28 Medium and 25 Hard. Together they make 10 timed quizzes, and you never get the same set twice. Every question has an instant explanation. They help you prepare for CBSE Board exams.
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Start with the Easy quiz to check your basics, then try Medium and Hard to practise applying them. There are 10 timed quizzes on this chapter, so you can come back for a fresh set instead of one you have seen. Read each explanation, retry the questions you miss, and track your accuracy until it stays high.
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Yes. 6 sample questions are on this page with answers: tap an option, or "Show answer", to see the correct option and a step-by-step explanation. Sign in free with Google to start practising, with instant scoring.
Is there negative marking in the "From Ideas to Startups" quizzes?+
Yes. The timed quizzes use exam-style marking: +4 for a right answer, −1 for a wrong one and 0 for a skip. MHT-CET and CBSE board papers have no negative marking. Our mocks for those are scored their way.
What are the important questions from From Ideas to Startups (Class 9 Social Science)?+
The questions that matter most test Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Idea versus opportunity, Identifying a need, Market research, Innovation. This page shows 6 solved important MCQs with answers and explanations. Sign in to practise all 77 questions on the chapter as timed quizzes.
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Yes — Class 9 Social Science From Ideas to Startups has timed online quizzes at Easy, Medium and Hard levels, with instant scoring and a worked explanation on every question. The first quiz on the chapter is free.
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Yes. The From Ideas to Startups question bank has 6 assertion–reason questions in the CBSE board format, alongside the regular MCQs. Each comes with the answer and a worked explanation. Sign in to practise them in timed quizzes.