Entrepreneurial Skills Class 9 MCQs with Answers

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Q1. Business is an ______ activity related to continuous and regular production and distribution of goods and services for satisfying human wants.
a) social
b) economic
c) hazardous
d) selling

Q2. People who are ready to take risk and fill the gap between what is needed and what is available by providing necessary products and services are called:
a) employees
b) wholesalers
c) entrepreneurs
d) consumers

Q3. A shopkeeper can be called an entrepreneur only when he/she:
a) earns a high profit
b) introduces a new method or idea in the business
c) employs many workers
d) sells goods at a fixed price

Q4. Which of the following best defines entrepreneurship?
a) Working for someone else and getting a fixed salary
b) Selling goods only to friends and family
c) Developing a business plan, launching and running a business using innovation to meet customer needs and make a profit
d) Running a charitable organisation without any income

Q5. An enterprise is best described as:
a) any shop in the market
b) a job in a big company
c) a business run only for steady income
d) a bold project or undertaking that fulfils a need of society which no one has ever addressed

Q6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way in which an entrepreneur adds value through new ideas?
a) Adding varieties of products
b) Home delivery or credit services
c) New cost reduction ideas
d) Increasing the price of goods every year

Q7. When a person works for themselves, they are described as:
a) Wage earner
b) Employee
c) Self-employed
d) Customer

Q8. Entrepreneurs try to use resources optimally mainly to:
a) Increase waste
b) Reduce costs and increase profits
c) Stop production
d) Avoid customers

Q9. Competition among entrepreneurs can result in:
a) Higher prices only
b) Competitive prices
c) No products
d) No customer choices

Q10. Which quality means “not giving up and continuing to try”?
a) Confidence
b) Grit
c) Patience
d) Positivity

Q11. A person who stays calm during stressful situations demonstrates:
a) Patience
b) Creativity
c) Risk
d) Profit

Q12. A business that sells a physical item that can be seen and touched is:
a) Service business
b) Product business
c) Wage employment
d) Hybrid employment

Q13. Which is an example of a service business given in the content?
a) Sports shop
b) Teaching
c) Mobile phone
d) Jewellery

Q14. A business combining products and services is called:
a) Product business
b) Service business
c) Hybrid business
d) Wage business

Q15. Which quality is demonstrated when an entrepreneur continues working despite failure?
a) Perseverance
b) Laziness
c) Dependence
d) Fear

Q16. An entrepreneur who confidently communicates with customers demonstrates:
a) Confidence
b) Patience only
c) Risk avoidance
d) Wage employment

Q17. Trying different ideas without fear of failure represents:
a) Open to trial and error
b) Wage employment
c) Financial literacy
d) Standard of living

Q18. Creativity and innovation require an entrepreneur to:
a) Look at problems from different perspectives
b) Avoid all problems
c) Copy every existing business
d) Avoid customer needs

Q19. Profit is:
a) Total expenditure
b) Excess earning after deducting all expenses
c) Amount invested only
d) Total sales without expenses

Q20. Risk refers to:
a) A situation where the result is known with certainty
b) A situation where the result is not known and could lead to a loss
c) Guaranteed profit
d) Fixed salary

Q21. Knowledge of products and services helps an entrepreneur understand:
a) Market need or demand
b) Employee holidays
c) Personal hobbies only
d) Government offices

Q22. Which skill is specifically listed as a characteristic of entrepreneurship?
a) Financial literacy and money management
b) Memorising advertisements
c) Avoiding planning
d) Ignoring expenses

Q23. Ramu sells tea near a busy bus stop and Rani sells different flavours of tea at a reasonable price like expensive tea parlours. Rani is an entrepreneur because:
a) she earns less than Ramu
b) she sells tea on the roadside
c) she has more customers
d) she used a unique idea to serve her customers

Q24. Which pair is correct?
a) Profit: a situation where the result is not known
b) Risk: excess earning after deducting all expenses
c) Profit: excess earning after deducting all expenses
d) Risk: money earned without any effort

Q25. Wage employment involves:
a) Employer and employee
b) Customer and seller only
c) Two entrepreneurs only
d) Investor and customer only

Q26. An entrepreneur can generally:
a) Decide the kind of work and how to do it
b) Only follow an employer’s instructions
c) Never use personal interests
d) Never earn profit

Q27. “More risk, more profit” in the content means:
a) Every risk guarantees profit
b) Larger risk could result in larger profit
c) Risk always causes loss
d) Entrepreneurs should avoid all risks

Q28. A sports shop is an example of:
a) Product business
b) Service business
c) Wage employment
d) Hybrid business

Q29. A cricket coaching centre is an example of:
a) Product business
b) Service business
c) Manufacturing business
d) Trade business

Q30. A sports academy that provides coaching and sells sports equipment is:
a) Product business only
b) Service business only
c) Hybrid business
d) Wage employment

Q31. In a product business, the customer generally pays for:
a) A physical exchange of things
b) An experience only
c) An employee’s salary
d) A business risk

Q32. Rahul starts a shop to sell Chaat and special Paani Puri. He is a(n):
a) employee
b) entrepreneur
c) wage earner
d) contract worker

Q33. Shahid becomes the manager of a dealership selling food products. He is a(n):
a) entrepreneur
b) owner
c) employee
d) trader

Q34. A business that makes a product and sells it is called:
a) Manufacturing business
b) Service business
c) Wage employment
d) Hybrid service

Q35. Which is an example of a trade business?
a) Retail shop
b) Teaching centre
c) Haircut service
d) Coaching service

Q36. Trade businesses mainly:
a) Buy and sell products
b) Only teach customers
c) Only provide experiences
d) Avoid transportation

Q37. Which of the following is a trade business?
a) Wholesaler
b) Teacher
c) Hairdresser
d) Coach

Q38. Sana’s jewellery business is initially an example of:
a) Manufacturing/product business
b) Service business
c) Wage employment
d) Trade business

Q39. Entrepreneurship development can take place through:
a) Only formal learning
b) Only informal learning
c) Formal and informal learning systems
d) Neither formal nor informal learning

Q40. Which is the correct first step in starting a business?
a) Improving the product
b) Understanding customer needs
c) Coming up with a business idea
d) Hiring employees

Q41. Which sequence correctly represents the four steps described for starting a business?
a) Idea → Getting money/material → Understanding customer needs → Improving product/service
b) Money → Profit → Idea → Customer needs
c) Customer needs → Profit → Idea → Money
d) Improving product → Idea → Money → Customer needs