PHYSICS 9TH MCQs

Chapter # 1 Physical Quantities and Measurement:

1) The number of base units in SI are:

(a) 3 (b) 6 c) 7 (d) 9

2) Which one of the following unit is not a derived unit?

(a) Pascal (b) Kilogramme (c)Newton (d) Watt

3) Amount of a substance in terms of numbers is measured in:

(a) Gram (b) Kilogramme (c) Newton (d) Mole

4) An interval of 200s is equivalent to

(a) 0.2 s (b) 0.02 s (c) 2 x 10-4 s (d) 2 xl0-6 s

5) Which one of the following is the smallest quantity?

(a) 0.01 g (b) 2 mg (c) I00g (d) 5000 mg

6) Which instrument is most suitable to measure the internal diameter of a test tube?

(a) Metre rule (b) Vernier Callipers (c) Measuring tap (d) Screw gauge

7) A student claimed the diameter of a wire as 1.032 cm using Vernier Callipers. Up to what
extent do you agree with it?

(a) I cm (b) 1.0 cm (c) 1.03 cm (d) 1.032 cm

8) A measuring cylinder is used to measure:

(a) mass (b) area (c) volume (d) level of a liquid

9) A student noted the thickness of a glass sheet using a screw gauge. On the main scale, it
reads 3 divisions while 8th division on the circular scale coincides with index line. Its
thickness is:

(a) 3.8 cm (b) 3.08 cm (c) 3.8 mm (d) 3.08 m

10) Significant figures in an expression are:

(a) all the digits (b) all the accurately known digits
(c) all the accurately known digits and the first doubtful digit
(d) all the accurately known and all the doubtful digits

1 c 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 d 6 b
7 c 8 c 9 b 10 c

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Chapter # 2 Kinematics:

1. A body has translatory motion if it moves along a

(a) straight line (b) circle (c) line without rotation (d) curved path

2. The motion of a body about an axis is called

(a) Circular motion (b) rotatory motion (c) vibratory motion (d) random motion

3. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

(a) speed (b) distance (c) displacement (d) power

4. If an object is moving with constant speed then its distance time graph will-be a straight line.

(a) along time-axis (b) along distance-axis (c) parallel to time-axis (d) inclined to time-axis

5. A straight line parallel to time-axis on a distance-time graph tells that the object is

(a) moving with constant speed (b) attest (c) moving with variable speed (d) in motion

6. The speed-time graph of a car is following statement is true?

(a) car has an acceleration of 1.5 ms -2 (b) car has constant speed of 7.5 ms -1
( c) distance traveled by the car is 75 m (d) average speed of the car is 15 ms -1

7. Which one of the following graphs is representing uniform acceleration? a

(a) (b) (c) (d)
8. By dividing displacement of a moving body with time, we obtain
b
(a) speed (b) acceleration (c) velocity (d) deceleration

9. A ball is thrown vertically upward. Its velocity at the highest point is:
c
(a) -10 ms-1 (b) zero (c) 10 ms-2 (d) none of these

10. A change is position is called:

d
(a) speed (b) velocity (c) displacement (d) distance

11. A train is moving a(a speed of 36 kmh-1 Its speed expressed in ms-1 is:

(a) 10 ms-1 (b) 20 ms-1 (c) 25 ms-1 (d) 30 ms-1

12. A car starts from rest. It acquires a speed of 25 ms-1 after 20 s. The distance moved by the car
during this time is:

(a) 31.25 m (b) 250 m (c) 500 m (d) 5000 m

1 a 2 b 3 c 4 c 5 a 6 a
7 c 8 c 9 b 10 d 11 a 12 b

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Chapter # 3 Dynamics:

1. Newton's first law of motion is valid only in the absence of:

(a) force (b) net force (c) friction (d) momentum

2. Inertia depends upon

(a) force (b) Net force (c) mass (d) velocity

3. A boy jumps out of a moving bus. There is danger/or him to fall:

(a) towards the moving bus (b) away from the bus (c) in the direction of motion
(d) opposite to the direction of motion

4. A string is stretched by two equal and opposite forces 10 N each. The tension in the string is

(a) zero (b) 5 N (c) 10 N (d) 20 N

5. The mass of body:

(a) decreases when accelerated (b) increases when accelerated

(c) decreases when moving with high velocity (d) None of these

6. Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 attached to the ends of an in extensible string passing
over a frictionless pulling such that both move vertically. The acceleration of the bodies is:

(a) (m1 x m2 )/ (m1 + m2 ) (b) (m1 - m2 )/ (m1 + m2 ) (g) (c) (m1 + m2 )/ (m1 - m2 ) (g)
(d) (2m1m2 )/ (m1 + m2 ) (g)

7. Which of the following is the unit of momentum?

(a) Nm (b) kgms-2 (c) Ns (d) Ns-1

8. When horse pulls a cart, the action is on the:

(a) cart (b) Earth (c) horse (d) Earth and cart

9. Which of the following material lowers friction when pushed between metal plates?

(a) water (b) find marble powder (c) air (d) oil

1 c 2 c 3 c 4 d 5 d 6 b
7 c 8 d 9 d

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Chapter # 4 Turning Effect of Forces:

1. Two equal but unlike parallel forces having different line of action produce

(a) a torque (b) a couple (c) equilibrium (d) Neutral equilibrium

2. The number of forces that can be added by head to tail rule are:

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) any number

3. The number of perpendicular components of a force are:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

4. A force of 10 N is making an angle of 30IJ with .the horizontal. Its horizontal component
will be:

(a) 4 N (b) 5 N (c) 7 N (d) 8.7 N

5. A couple is formed by

(a) two forces perpendicular to each other (b) two like parallel forces ,
(c) two equal and opposite forces in the same line (d) two equal and opposite forces not in the same line

6. A body is in equilibrium when its:

(a) acceleration is uniform (b) speed is uniform

(c) speed and acceleration are uniform (d) acceleration is zero

7. A body is in neutral equilibrium when its centre of gravity:

(a) is at its highest position (b) is at the lowest position

(c) keeps its height if displaced (d) is situated at its bottom

8. Racing cars are made stable by:

(a) increasing their speed (b) decreasing their mass

(c) lowering their centre of gravity (d) decreasing their width

1 b 2 d 3 b 4 d 5 c 6 b
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Chapter # 5 Gravitation:

1. Earth's gravitational force of attraction vanishes at

(a) 6400 km (b) infinity (c) 42300 km (d) 1000 km

2. Value of g increases with the

(a) increase in mass of the body (b) Increase in altitude

(c) decrease in altitude (d) None of these

3. The value of g at a height one Earth's radius above the surface of the Earth is:

(a) 2 g (b) 1/2 g (c) 1/3 g (d) 1/4 g

4. The value of g on moon's surface is 1.6 ms-2.What will be the weight of a100 kg body on the
surface of the moon?

(a) 100 N (b) 160 N (c) 1000 N (d) 1600 N

5. The altitude of geostationary orbits in which communication satellites are launched above
the surface of the Earth is:

(a) 850km (b) 1000km (c) 6400 km (d) 42,300 km

6. The orbital speed of a low orbit satellite is:

(a) zero (b) 8 ms-1 (c) 800 ms-1 (d) 8000 ms-1

1 b 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 c 6 b

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Chapter # 1 9 MISC MCQs:

Sr# Questions A B C D
If 10 Newton force is making an angle
1 30 with x-axis, then value of vertical 56.6N 5N 8.66N 0.5N
component is:
The value of g at a height one earth
2 2g 1/2g 1/3g 1/4g
radius above the surface is:
Kinetic energy is directly proportional to
3 Square Two times Three times Four times
the velocity of a body:
4 One Cubic meter (1 m3 ) is equal to 100 liters 1000 liters 10 liters 106 liters
On Celsius scale 50C is equal on
5 100F 102F 122F 90F
Fahrenheit scale to:
Thermal conductivity is directly Length of
6 area time temperature
proportional to conductor
7 0.027 has significant digits: 2 1 3 4

8 The motion of pendulum of a clock is: rotary vibratory linear random

9 Falcon can fly at a speed of: 100 kmh-1 100 ms-1 200 ms-1 200 kmh-1
The co-efficient of friction between iron
10 0.9 0.62 0.8 1.0
and iron material is:
The force required to move the car in a
11 centrifugal tension gravitational centripetal
curved path is:
The number of perpendicular components
12 1 2 3 4
of a vector is:
A point, where an applied force causes the Centre of Centre of Center of Center of
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system to move without rotation is called: gravity mass body axis
The moon completes its one revolution
14 25.3 days 27.3 days 29.3 days 31.3 days
around the earth in:
The work done will be zero when the
15 45 30 60 90
angle between force and displacement is:
The density of 500 gram stone having
16 1.5 gcm-3 2.0 gcm-3 2.5 gcm-3 3.0 gcm-3
volume 200 cm3 will be:
0.59 wm-3k-
17 Thermal conductivity of rubber is: 0.08 wm-3k-1 1.7 wm-3k-1 0.2 wm-3k-1 1

18 Normal human body temperature is: 37C 37F 37 K 98.6C

19 Which one is not derived unit? Pascal Kilogram Newton Watt

The acceleration of a car, which starts
20 from rest and attains velocity 20 ms -1 in 8 1.5 ms-2 2.0 ms-2 2.5 ms-2 3.0 ms-2
seconds, will be:
Variable
By dividing displacement of a moving
21 Velocity Speed Acceleration acceleratio
body with time, we obtain:
n
22 The unit of momentum is: Kg ms-2 Ns-1 Nm Ns

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 The centripetal acceleration is inversely Mass and
23 Mass Velocity Radius
proportional to: radius
The number of perpendicular components
24 2 4 3 1
of a force is:

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 A B C D
1 Sound deals with physical aspects Sound Its Its properties All of these
of: waves productio
n
2 1 m3 is equal to: 1L 10 L 100 L 1000 L
3 The eleventh general conference on 1950 1960 1965 1988
weight and measures was held on:
4 Which of the following is not a Electric Density Pressure Amount of
derived quantity? charge substance
5 A number of 62750 in standard form 62.75103 6.275104 0.6275105 All of these
can be expressed as:
6 The least count of meter rule is 0.1mm 0.01mm 1mm 0.001mm
7 The number of divisions around one 10 20 50 100
end of the thimble are:
8 In a physical balance, known mass is Right pan Left pan Middle of the Both (b)
placed in the: balance and (c)
9 1.45 is rounded to: 1.4 1.46 1.5 1.6
10 In the measurement 275.00mm, the 3 5 6 None of
significant digits are: these
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1 Riders moving in a Ferris wheel are Linear Translator Random Vibratory
in a : motion y motion motion motion
2 An axis is a line around which a Rotates Vibrates Spins Both a and
body: c
3 Which one of the following is not a Force Velocity Speed Acceleratio
vector quantity? n
4 The shortest distance between two Distance Displacem Speed Velocity
points is called: ent
5 The SI unit of velocity is: m s ms-1 ms-2
6 A body is thrown upward, its Positive Uniform Negative Zero
gravitational acceleration will be:
7 To derive equation of motion, we Circular Curved Zigzag path Straight
assume that the motion is along a: path path line
8 In a distance time graph, the distance Horizontal Vertical On either None of
covered by the object is taken along: axis axis axis these
9 The motion of earth around the sun Random Circular Rotator Vibratory
is: motion motion motion motion
10 A train is moving at a speed of 10ms-1 20ms-1 25ms-1 30ms-1
36kmh-1 its speed expressed in ms-1
is:

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 A B C D
1 The weight of a body of mass of 2N 10N 20N 200N
20 kg on the earth will be:
2 Which one of the following Energy Momentum Mass Weight
direct measures the inertia?
3 The SI unit of momentum is: kgms-1 Ns kgms-2 Both a and b
4 Fragile objects are packed in Tension Impact time Inertia Momentum
Styrofoam or polythene to
increase:
5 The SI unit of force is: Joule Newton Watt None of
these
6 One Newton is equal to: 1 kgm-1s-1 1 kgm-1s-2 1 kgs-2 1 kgms-2
7 Weight is measured by a: Beam Spring Both (a) None of
balance balance and (b) these
8 The SI unit of the coefficient of Newton Joule Watt No unit
friction is:
9 Static friction than kinetic Less Quartered Greater Half
friction is:
10 When horse pulls a cart, the Cart Earth Horse Earth and
action is on the: cart
A B C D
1 The builders used to keep Spanner Screw Plumb line Meter rod
vertically the wall straight
2 According to first condition for fx=0 fy=0 f=0 Both (a) and
equilibrium: (b)
3 In neutral equilibrium, centre of Lowered Raised Remains None of
gravity then original position is: the same these
4 A meter rod balance on a wedge Stable Unstable Neutral None of
is an example of: equilibriu equilibrium equilibriu these
m m
5 The SI unit of Torque is: N Nm Ns Ns-1
6 The moment of force depend on: Force Moment arm Centre of Both (a) and
gravity (b)
7 The centre of gravity of a Medians Diagonals Parallel Both (b) and
triangular sheet is the point of sides (c)
intersection of its:
8 In a right angled triangle, length 1 1.33 1.44 1.55
of base is 3 cm and its
perpendicular is 4cm. tan will be:
9 A force of 10 N is making an 4N 5N 7N 8.7N
angle of 300 with the horizontal.
Its horizontal component will be:

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10 If the rotation is produced in Positive Perpendicula Parallel Negative
anticlockwise direction, then the r
torque is taken as:

A B C D
1 The first man who came up with Bohr Einstein Newton Rutherford
the idea of gravity:
2 The value of universal constant of 6.6731 6.67310-9 6.67310-11 6.67310-11
gravitation G is: 0-11 Nm2kg-2 Nm-2kg2 Nm-2kg-2
Nm2kg-2
3 The gravitational force is also Electric Field force Magnetic None of
called: force force these
4 A global positioning system 6 earth 12 earth 18 earth 24 earth
consists of: satellites satellites satellites satellites
5 Gravitational force is: Contact Non Zer None of
force contact limiting these
force force
6 The distance of moon from the 38,00,00 380,00,000 3,80,00,00 3,80,000km
earth is nearly: ,000km m 0cm
7 Value of g increases with the: Increase Increase in Decrease in None of
in mass altitude altitude these
of the
body
8 The weight of a body is due to the: Centripe Centrifugal Gravitation Elastic
tal force force al force restoring
force
9 The mass of earth is equal to 61018 61024 g 61022 kg 61024 kg
kg
10 Earth completes its one rotation 12 hours 24 hours 48 hours 72 hours
about its axis in:
A B C D
1 The work done in lifting a brick of 2.5J 10J 50J 100J
a mass 2 kg through a height of
5m above ground will be:
2 Fossil fuels are usually compounds Carbon Hydrogen Carbon and Carbon and
of: hydrogen nitrogen
3 In nuclear power plants, we get Fission Fusion Chemical Nuclear
energy as a result of: reaction reaction reaction reaction
4 One kilo joule is equal to: 102J 103J 105J 106J
5 A solar house heating system A A storage A All of these
consists of: collector device distribution
system
6 In the United States, some wind 1000M 1100MW 1200MW 1300MW
farms in a day generate electricity W
upto:
7 Speed of light is: 3104m 3106ms-1 3108ms-1 3108ms
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8 The energy possessed by a body Kinetic Potential Gravitation Elastic
due to its motion is called energy energy al energy potential
energy
9 Rate of doing work is called: Energy Torque Power Momentum
10 Unit of power is Joule Newton Nm Watt

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1 The SI unit of pressure is 104 Nm-2 1 Nm-2 102 Nm-2 103 Nm-2
Pascal, which is equal to:
2 The density of a substance Pascals law Hookes law Principle of Archimedes
can be found with the help flotation principle
of:
3 If a balloon is inflation Increase in Increase in Increase in Increase in
more than its capacity, it temperature volume density pressure
will burst because:
4 The density of water is: 1000 kgm-3 1000 kgm3 800 kgm3 800 kgm-3
5 Molecules are closely Plasma Liquids Solids Gases
packed in:
6 At sea level, the 11,300 pa 101,300Nm-2 Zero 101,300 N
atmospheric pressure is
equal to:
7 The SI unit of stress is: Nm Nm-2 Nm2 Has no unit
8 If an object restores its Hard Soft Elastic Rigid
original size and shape, it
is said to be:
9 According to Hookes law, Zero One Directly Inversely
the stress and strain are: proportional proportional
10 The SI unit of Youngs Nm Nm-2 N Has no unit
modulus is :
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1 Normal human body 150 370 370 F 98.60 C
temperature is:
2 The absolute zero is equal 00 C 2120 F -2730 C -3730 C
to:
3 200 C is equal to: 253 K 263 K 283 K 293 K
4 The scale which is used for Celsius Fahrenheit Kelvin scale All of these
the practice of scientific scale scale
purpose is
5 The SI unit of specific heat Jkg Jkg-1 Jkg-1k-1 Jk-1
capacity is:
6 The rate of evaporation is Temperature Surface area Wind All of these
affected by:
7 Wires on electric poles are In summer In winter In day time In rainy
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 8 When we heat a bimetal Contracts Expands Bends Straightens
strip, it:
9 At what temperature, when Below 00 C Below 40 C Above 40 C None of
ice is cooled, it contracts? these
10 The density of water is 1000 C -40 C 40 C 00 C
maximum at:

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MEASUREMENTS

Definitions
1. Meter
The length of the path traveled by light in vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second is known as meter.
Length is a fundamental unit used for measurements of length, distance and height. It is equal to the
distance between two marks on a Platinum-Iridium bar kept at 0 C in International Bureau of Weight
and Measurements (IBWM) near Paris.

2. Kilogram
The mass of a Platinum-Iridium cylinder kept at 0 C in International Bureau of Weight and
Measurements (IBWM) near Paris is considered to be 1 kilogram.
Kilogram is a fundamental unit used for measurements of mass.

3. Second
It is equal to the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation of Cesium-133 in ground
state.
Fundamental Units
The international system of units is based on seven independent units known as Fundamental
or Basic Units. These are given below:
1. Meter (m): length, distance, height (l)
2. Kilogram (kg): mass (m)
3. Second (s): time (t)
4. Ampere (A): electric current (I)
5. Kelvin (K): temperature (T)
6. Mole (mol): amount of substance (n)
7. Candela (cd): luminous intensity (Iv)

Derived Units
The units that require two or more basic measurements of same units or different fundamental units
for its definition are called derived units.

1. Square meter (m2): area (A)

2. Cubic meter (m3): volume (V)

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3. Hertz (Hz): frequency (v)
4. Kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3): mass density (p)
5. Meter per second m/s: speed velocity (V)
6. Radians per second (rad/s): angular velocity (w)
7. Meters per second square (m/s2): acceleration (a)
8. Newton (N) (kg.m/s2): force (F)
9. Pascal (Pa) (N/m2): pressure (P)
10. Joule (J)(N.m): work (W), energy(E), quantity of heat (q)
11. Watt (W) (J/s): power (P)
12. Coulomb (C) (A.s): quantity of electric charge (Q)
13. Volt (V) (W/A): potential difference (V), electromotive force (E)
14. Ohm (Omega): electric resistance (R)
15. Farad (F)(A.s/V): capacitance (C)
16. Weber (Wb)(V.s): magnetic flux (@)
17. Henry (H) (V.s/A): inductance (E)
18. Volts per meter (V/m): electric field strength (E)
19. Newton per coulomb (N/C): electric field strength (E)
20. Tesla (T) (Wb/m2): magnetic flux density (B)
21. Ampere per meter (A/m): magnetic field strength (H)
22. Joules per kilogram Kelvin: (J/kg.K) specific heat (Q)

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