Forces And Laws of Motion class – 9

1. Which of the following is NOT true for an object moving along a straight
path in an accelerated motion?

a. Its velocity always changes

b. Its speed keeps changing
c. (d) It always goes away from the Earth
d. It always goes away from the Earth

Answer: c. A force is always acting on it

2. The inertia of an object causes the object to

a. decrease its speed

b. Increase its speed
c. resist any change in the state of its motion
d. decelerate due to friction

Answer: (c) resist any change in the state of its motion

3. Which of the following is true for the third law of motion?

a. Action-Reaction pair always acts on the same body.

b. They act on different bodies in opposite directions
c. Action-Reaction pairs have the same magnitudes and directions
d. Act on either body at normal to each other

Answer: (b) They act on different bodies in opposite directions.

4. Which of the following is the SI units of force?

a. Kgm/s2
b. Kgm/-s
c. Newton-metre
d. Newton

Answer: (d) Newton

5. If the mass of the body is doubled and its velocity becomes half, then the
linear momentum of the body will
 a. become double
b. remain the same
c. become half
d. become four times

Answer: (b) remain the same

6. The linear momentum of an object is 250 g cm/s. If the velocity of the

object is 5 m/s, then the mass of the object is

a. 0.5 g
b. 5 kg
c. 0.5 mg
d. 5 mg

Answer: (a) 0.5 g

7. Which of the following is true about force?

a. Force is invisible
b. Force can move a body
c. It can deform a body
d. All of the above

Answer: (d) all of the above

8. A goalkeeper in a football game pulls his hands backwards after holding

the ball shot at the goal. This enables the goalkeeper to

a. increase the rate of change of momentum

b. decrease the rate of change of momentum
c. increase the force exerted by the balls on the hands
d. exert larger force on the ball

Answer: (b) decrease the rate of change of momentum

9.Which law is also known as the law of inertia?

a. Newton’s first law of motion

b. Newton’s second law of motion
c. Newton’s third law of motion
d. Law of conservation of momentum

Answer: (a) Newton’s first law of motion

10. A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin that falls behind him. It
means that the motion of the train is

a. uniform
b. accelerated
c. retarded
d. along circular tracks

Answer: (b) accelerated

11. The S.I. unit of force is

I. Kgm/s
II. Kgm/s 2
III. Newton
IV. Newton-meter
Answer: III. Newton

12. What do we get by the product of mass and velocity?

I. Force
II. Inertia
III. Momentum
IV. Newton
Answer: III. Momentum

13. The rate of change of momentum of an object is proportional to

I. Mass of the body
II. Velocity of the body
III. Net force applied on the body
IV. None of these
Answer: III. Net force applied on the body

14. If two balls of same masses are dropped on sand, the depths of penetration
is same if
I. Heavier ball is dropped faster than lighter ball
II. Lighter ball is dropped faster than heavier ball
III. The product ‘mv’ is same for both bodies
IV. None of these
Answer: III. The product ‘mv’ is same for both bodies

15. A coin placed on a card(rested at the edges of the glass) remains at rest
because of
I. Inertia of rest
II. Two forces act on the coin which balance each other
III. No unbalanced force acts on it
IV. All of these
Answer: I. Inertia of rest
16. A force of 50N moves a body,
I. Friction force exerted on the body is less than 50N
II. Friction force exerted on the body is more than 50N
III. None of these
IV. Both of I and II
Answer: I. Friction force exerted on the body is less than 50N

17. A fielder giving a swing while catching a ball is an example of

I. Inertia
II. Momentum
III. Newton’s II law of motion
IV. Newton’s I law of motion
Answer: III. Newton’s II law of motion

18. Action and reaction forces

I. Act on the same body
II. Act on different bodies
III. Act in same direction
IV. Both I and III
Answer: IV. Both I and III

19. When we pedaling the bicycle it stops because

I. The earth’s gravitational force acts on it
II. It is not accelerated
III. No unbalanced force acts on it
IV. Frictional force acts on it
Answer: IV. Frictional force acts on it

20. A football and a stone has same mass

I. Both have same inertia
II. Both have same momentum
III. Both have different inertia
IV. Both have different momentum
Answer: I. Both have same inertia

21. The resultant force acting on a body is zero, then

A) body is in unequilibrium

B) body is in equilibrium

C) body moves with constant acceleration

D) body moves with retardation

Correct Answer: B
22. A force cannot change the speed of a moving object.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: B

23. If an unbalanced force is applied on the moving object there will be a

change in its............ or in the............ of its motion.

A) shape, speed

B) speed, direction

C) shape, direction

D) size, direction
Correct Answer: B

24. When a rubber balloon held between the hands is pressed, its shape
changes. This happens because

A) balanced forces act on the balloon

B) unbalanced forces act on the balloon

C) frictional forces act on the balloon

D) gravitational forces act on the balloon

Correct Answer: A
25. The inertia of an object tends to cause the object

A) to increase its speed

B) to decrease its speed

C) to resist any change in its state of motion

D) to decelerate due to friction

Correct Answer: C

26. The inertia of a moving object depends on

A) momentum of the object

B) speed of the object

C) mass of the object

D) shape of the object

Correct Answer: C

27. Dirty blanket is beaten by stick to remove dust particles. Which law holds
good for this?

A) Law of conservation of momentum

B) Law of inertia

C) Law of impulse

D) Law of conservation of energy

Correct Answer: B
28. A heavy objects will have more inertia than lighter one.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: A

29. Father has mass 60 kg and the mass of his son is 30 kg. The ratio of the
inertia of the father to his child is

A) 1:1

B) 1:2

C) 2:1

D) 1:3
Correct Answer: C

30. An object of mass 2 kg is sliding with a constant velocity of 4ms^−1

on a frictionless horizontal table. The force required to keep the object

moving with the same velocity is
A) 32N

B) 0N

C) 2N

D) 8N
Correct Answer: B
31. water tanker filled upto 2/3 of its height is moving with a uniform
speed. On sudden application of the brake, the water in the tank would
be

A) move backward

B) move forward

C) be unaffected

D) rise upwards
Correct Answer: B

32. What is the SI unit of momentum?

A) kg-ms

B) ms/kg

C) Kg−ms^−1

D) kg/ms
Correct Answer: C

32. The quantity of motion in a body is also known as ............ .

A) Momentum

B) Velocity

C) Speed

D) Acceleration
Correct Answer: A
33. An object of mass 4 kg moves with a velocity of 4 m/s, then its
momentum will be

A) 16 m/s

B) 4 m/s

C) 16 kg-m/s

D) 4 kg-m/s
Correct Answer: C

34. A faster moving body has greater momentum than a slower one
irrespective of their masses.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: B

35. What will be the percentage change in momentum of a body when both
its mass and velocity are doubled?

A) 400

B) 75

C) 500

D) 300
Correct Answer: D
36. One Newton is defined as the force which gives a mass of 1 kg and
acceleration of............ .

A) 1km/h

B) 1m/s^2

C) 2m/s^2

D) 1m/s^2
Correct Answer: D

37. Two forces are acting on a body in different directions, then acceleration
produced in the body is due to

A) resultant of both forces

B) sum of both forces

C) difference of both forces

D) None of the above

Correct Answer: A

38. What is the numerical formula for force?

A) F=ma

B) F=m/a

C) F = ma^2

D) F=a^2m
Correct Answer: A
40. A goalkeeper in a game of football pulls his hands backwards after
holding the ball shot at the goal. This enables the goalkeeper to (NCERT
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A) exert larger force on the ball

B) reduce the time for which force is exerted by the ball on hands

C) increase the rate of change of momentum

D) decrease the rate of change of momentum

Correct Answer: D

41. A student is able to move a block of mass 2 kg with minimum force of

1N. The force of friction between the object and the surface will be

A) 2 N

B) 0.9 N

C) 1 N

D) 0 N

42. A force acts on a body of mass 5 kg and changes its velocity from 8 m/s
to 12 m/s in 4 s, then magnitude of force is

A) 8 N

B) 4 N

C) 5 N

D) 6 N
Correct Answer: C
43. A truck moving with a speed of 54 km/h. Truck driver applied brakes
suddenly and brings the truck to rest in 5 s, then the average retarding force
on truck, if mass of the truck and driver is 400 kg, will be

A) 200 N

B) 600 N

C) 800 N

D) 500 N
Correct Answer: A

44. When a moving body comes to rest, then its initial velocity is taken as
zero.

A) True

B) False

C) Can't say

D) Partially true/false
Correct Answer: B

45. A bus of mass 500 kg is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s and is acted
upon by a forward force of 500 N due to engine and retarding force of 200 N
due to friction. Velocity of bus after 20 s will be

A) 15 m/s

B) 17 m/s

C) 19 m/s

D) 21 m/s
Correct Answer: B
46. A bullet of 20 g strikes a sand bag at a speed of 200 m/s and gets
embedded after travelling 2 cm, then the resistive force exerted by sand on
the bullet is

A) 2×10^3N

B) 2×10^4N

C) 2×10^6N

D) 2×10^5N
Correct Answer: B
47. What is the overall effect of balanced forces on an object?
a) The object remains at rest
b) The object accelerates
c) The object decelerates
d) The object moves in a straight line
Answer: (a) The object remains at rest

48. A person pushes a wall with a force of 500 N. What is the reaction force
applied by the wall?
a) 500 N
b) 0 N
c) It depends on the mass of the wall
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) 500 N

49. Which of the following forces is an example of an unbalanced force?

a) A book resting on a table
b) A car moving at a constant speed on a straight road
c) A ball falling freely towards the ground
d) A person pushing a heavy box
Answer: (d) A person pushing a heavy box

50. If a force of 10 N is applied to an object with a mass of 2 kg, what will be the
acceleration of the object?
a) 20 m/s^2
b) 5 m/s^2
c) 2 m/s^2
d) 0.2 m/s^2
Answer: (c) 2 m/s^2