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1. Which of the following statement is correct regarding velocity

and speed of a moving body?
(a) Velocity of a moving body is always higher than its speed
(b) Speed of a moving body is always higher than its velocity
(c) Speed of a moving body is its velocity in a given direction
(d) Velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction
► (d) Velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction

2. The slope of the distance-time graph is:

(a) Distance
(b) acceleration
(c) Speed
(d) Displacement
► (c) Speed

3. For a body performing motion with uniform speed, the

distance-time graph is:
(a) Straight line parallel to y-axis
(b) Straight line inclined to the time axis
(c) Straight line parallel to x-axis
(d) Curved line
► (b) Straight line inclined to the time axis

4. Which of the following is a correct measure of velocity?

(a) 30 s
(b) 30 m/s
(c) 30 South
(d) 30 m/s, South
► (d) 30 m/s, South

5. An object travels 20 m in 5 sec and then another 40 m in 5 sec.

What is the average speed of the object?
(a) 6 m/s
(b) 2 m/s
(c) 12 m/s
(d) 0 m/s
► (a) 6 m/s

6. A body moves in a uniform circular motion

(a) it is moving with constant velocity.
(b) its acceleration is zero
(c) the body has an acceleration
(d) none of these
► (c) the body has an acceleration

7. The S.I. unit of acceleration is:

(a) ms-2
(b) ms
(c) ms2
(d) m
► (c) ms2

8. What is the average velocity of a car that moved 60 km in 3

hours?
(a) 60 km/h
(b) 20 km/h
(c) 30 km/h
(d) 10 km/h
► (b) 20 km/h
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MCQ Questions for Class 9

Science: Ch 8 Motion
31 Aug, 2020
MCQ Questions for Class 9 Science: Ch 8
Motion
1. Which of the following statement is correct regarding velocity
and speed of a moving body?
(a) Velocity of a moving body is always higher than its speed
(b) Speed of a moving body is always higher than its velocity
(c) Speed of a moving body is its velocity in a given direction
(d) Velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction
► (d) Velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction

2. The slope of the distance-time graph is:

(a) Distance
(b) acceleration
(c) Speed
(d) Displacement
► (c) Speed

3. For a body performing motion with uniform speed, the

distance-time graph is:
(a) Straight line parallel to y-axis
(b) Straight line inclined to the time axis
(c) Straight line parallel to x-axis
(d) Curved line
► (b) Straight line inclined to the time axis

4. Which of the following is a correct measure of velocity?

(a) 30 s
(b) 30 m/s
(c) 30 South
(d) 30 m/s, South
► (d) 30 m/s, South

5. An object travels 20 m in 5 sec and then another 40 m in 5 sec.

What is the average speed of the object?
(a) 6 m/s
(b) 2 m/s
(c) 12 m/s
(d) 0 m/s
► (a) 6 m/s

6. A body moves in a uniform circular motion

(a) it is moving with constant velocity.
(b) its acceleration is zero
(c) the body has an acceleration
(d) none of these
► (c) the body has an acceleration

7. The S.I. unit of acceleration is:

(a) ms-2
(b) ms
(c) ms2
(d) m
► (c) ms2

9. What is the average velocity of a car that moved 60 km in 3

hours?
(a) 60 km/h
(b) 20 km/h
(c) 30 km/h
(d) 10 km/h
► (b) 20 km/h
10. A body performs an accelerated motion, with uniform speed.
The motion of body is
(a) Linear
(b) Circular
(c) Parabolic
(d) Irregular
► (b) Circular

5. When a 12 N force acts on 3 kg mass for a second, the change

in velocity is (in m/s)
(a) 36
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 18
► (b) 4

16. A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin which falls

behind him. It means that the motion of the train is
(a) accelerated
(b) uniform
(c) retarded
(d) along circular tracks
► (a) accelerated
22. Momentum of a body of mass 0.5 kg moving with a speed of
10 m/s is
(a) 2.5 kg.m/s
(b) 5 kg.m/s
(c) 0.5 kg.m/s
(d) 50 kg.m/s
► (b) 5 kg.m/s

23. An object of mass of 2 kg is sliding with a velocity of 4 ms -1 on

a frictional horizontal surface. The retarding force necessary to
stop the object in 1 second is
(a) 2 N
(b) 4 N
(c) 8 N
(d) 0 N
► (c) 8 N

24. The acceleration of an object is

(a) inversely proportional to its mass
(b) directly proportional to the applied force
(c) resisted by inertia
(d) all of the above
► (d) all of the above

25. Which of the following has the largest momentum?

(a) A cat running down the street
(b) A pickup truck travelling down the highway.
(c) A large truck parked in a parking lot.
(d) A car parked in a parking lot.
► (b) A pickup truck travelling down the highway.

26. According to Newton’s third law of motion, action and reaction

(a) always act on the same body
(b) always act on different bodies in opposite direction
(c) have same magnitudes and direction
(d) act on either body at normal to each other
► (b) always act on different bodies in opposite direction

27. Which one of the following statements is not correct for an

object moving along a straight path in an accelerated motion?
(a) Its speed keeps changing
(b) Its velocity always changes
(c) It always goes away from earth
(d) A force is always acting on it
► (c) It always goes away from earth

28. Change in momentum when a car weighing 700kg changes its

speed from 100m/s to 200 m/s is:
(a) 14000 kg.m/s
(b) 10500000 kg.m/s
(c) 21000000 kg.m/s
(d) 70000 kg.m/s
► (d) 70000 kg.m/s

29. When balanced forces act on a body, the body:

(a) Must remain in its state of rest
(b) Must continue moving with uniform velocity, if already in
motion
(c) Must experience some acceleration
(d) Both (A) and (B)
► (d) Both (A) and (B)

30. If an object moves with a uniform velocity we can conclude

that
(a) there is no force acting on the body
(b) no unbalanced force acts on it
(c) an unbalanced force acts on the body
(d) it has uniform acceleration
► (b) no unbalanced force acts on it

31. The acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to:

(a) Force.
(b) Momentum.
(c) Mass.
(d) Velocity.
► (c) Mass.

32. Find the time for which a force of 1kgwt acts on a body of
mass 1 kg moving with a uniform speed of 4m/s to stop the body.
(a) 0.8 s
(b) 0.2 s
(c) 0.6 s
(d) 0.4 s
► (d) 0.4 s
See graph based questions taught in class

The problem involves two perpendicular accelerations:

1. Acceleration due to gravity (ggg): 9.8 m/s² downward (along the negative yyy-axis).
2. Acceleration due to wind: 5 m/s² due east (along the positive xxx-axis).
Finding the Resultant Acceleration:

Since the two accelerations are perpendicular, the resultant acceleration ara_rar can be found
using the Pythagorean theorem:

ar=ax2+ay2a_r = \sqrt{a_x^2 + a_y^2}ar=ax2+ay2

Substituting the values:

ar=(5)2+(9.8)2a_r = \sqrt{(5)^2 + (9.8)^2}ar=(5)2+(9.8)2 ar=25+96.04a_r = \sqrt{25 + 96.04}ar

=25+96.04 ar=121.04a_r = \sqrt{121.04}ar=121.04 ar≈11 m/s2a_r \approx 11 \text{ m/s}^2ar
≈11 m/s2

11. School bags have a broader base to reduce

(a) pressure
(b) weight
(c) air resistance
(d) normal reaction
► (a) pressure

12. Inverse square law means F α?

(a) 1/r
(b) 1/r2
(c) 1/r4
(d) 1/r3
► (b) 1/r2

13. When a body is weighed in a liquid, the loss in weight is equal

to
(a) weight of liquid displaced by the body
(b) weight of water displaced by the body
(c) weight of body in air
(d) half the weight of body in air
► (a) weight of liquid displaced by the body

14. The constant G

(a) is a very small quantity
(b) is a force
(c) is the same as g
(d) decrease with increasing altitude
► (a) is a very small quantity

15. The mass of the body on the moon is 40kg, what is the weight
on the earth.
(a) 240kg
(b) 392N
(c) 240N
(d) 400kg
► (b) 392N
16Acceleration due to gravity varies with
(a) height
(b) depth
(c) shape of the planet
(d) all of these
► (d) all of these

17. The relative density of a solid is 0.6. It floats in water with

(a) 40% of its volume inside water
(b) 60% of its volume inside water
(c) whole of its volume inside water
(d) any fraction of its volume inside water
► (b) 60% of its volume inside water

18. The walls of a dam at the bottom are made thick because
(a) it looks attractive
(b) it is conventional
(c) it is convenient
(d) water exerts large pressure at the bottom
► (d) water exerts large pressure at the bottom

19. Two particles are placed at some distance. If the mass of each
of the two particles is doubled, keeping the distance between
them unchanged, the value of gravitational force between them
will be
(a) 1/4 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 1/2 times
(d) unchanged
► (b) 4 times

20. An empty closed drum and a filled drum of same dimension

will bring
(a) same upthrust
(b) same volume
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) neither (a) nor (b)
► (c) both (a) and (b)

1. When a body falls freely towards the earth, then its total
energy
(a) Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) First increases and then decreases
(d) Remains constant
► (d) Remains constant

2. If work is done at a faster rate, then

(a) power is more
(b) No power is required to do work
(c) power is less
(d) Infinite power is required
► (a) power is more
3. Moon revolves around the earth due to gravitational force (F) of
earth on moon. The work done by the gravitational force is (r =
radius of circular orbit of moon)
(a) F.2πr
(b) F.πr
(c) zero
(d) negative work
► (c) zero

4. Work done by a body is

(a) negative, positive or zero
(b) always positive
(c) always zero
(d) always negative
► (a) negative, positive or zero

5. 1 W. S = ________?
(a) 10 joule
(b) 1 joule
(c) 3.6 × 106 joule
(d) 2 joule
► (b) 1 joule
6. An electric lamp of 100w is used for 5 hours per day calculate
the units of energy consumed by lamp in one day
(a) 1 unit
(b) 0.5 unit
(c) 1.5 units
(d) none of these
► (b) 0.5 unit

7.The kinetic energy of a body becomes four times its initial value. The new linear
momentum will be;
(a) four times the initial value. (b)thrice the initial value.
( c )twice the initial value. (d)same as the initial value.
► (c)

8. Two bodies of mass 1 kg and 4 kg have equal K.E. then the ratio of their momentum is;
(a) 2: 1 (b) 1: 2 (c) 4: 1 (d) 1: 4
► (c)

Given:
Mass of 1st body = 1kg
Mass of 2nd body = 4kg
The momentum of two bodies is equal, P1 = P2
Find:
We need to determine the ratio of Kinetic Energy between the two bodies
Solution:
We know, A particle or an item that is in motion has a sort of energy called
kinetic energy.
It is mathematically given as, KE = 1/2 mv² where m is the mass, v is the
velocity and KE is the kinetic energy
We know, momentum, P = mv where P is the momentum
Therefore, the equation for kinetic energy becomes,
KE = P²/2m
Therefore, for 1st body kinetic energy becomes-
KE₁ = P₁²/2m₁
For 2nd body kinetic energy becomes-
KE₂ = P₂²/2m₂
Therefore,
KE₁/KE₂ = P₁²/2m₁ × 2m₂/P₂²
It is given that P₁ = P₂
Therefore, KE₁/KE₂ = m₂/m₁
KE₁/KE₂ = 4/1
Thus, the ratio of kinetic energy is 4:1.

27. Sound cannot travel throug

(a) air
(b) water
(c) iron
(d) space
► (d) space

28. In the bell jar experiment, as air is removed

(a) intensity falls
(b) speed of sound falls
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) elasticity falls
► (a) intensity falls

29. A bat hears the echo of its squeak after 0.1 second. How far is
the obstacle from the bat? Speed of sound is 344 m/s.
(a) 170m
(b) 17.2m
(c) 180m
(d) 18m
► (b) 17.2m

30. The method of detecting the presence, position and direction

of motion of distant objects by reflecting a beam of sound waves
is known as _____.
(a) RADAR
(b) SONAR
(c) MIR
(d) CRO
► (b) SONAR

31. Which of the following is not the character of mechanical

waves ?
(a) Propagation depends on the elasticity of medium
(b) Can be both transverse or longitudinal
(c) Requires a material medium
(d) Speed is comparatively higher
► (d) Speed is comparatively higher

32. A thunder clap is heard 5.5 seconds after lightning flash. The
distance of the flash is (Velocity of sound in air = 330 m/s)
(a) 1750 m
(b) 1815 m
(c) 3000 m
(d) 3500 m
► (b) 1815 m

33. In the region of compression or rarefaction, in a longitudinal

wave the physical quantity which does not change is:
(a) Pressure
(b) Mass
(c) Density
(d) Volume
► (b) Mass

See graph based questions on Sound

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