Explore topic-wise MCQs in Grade9.

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401.

A simple method to find the center of gravity of a body is the usage of

A. stop watch
B. plumb line
C. pendulum
D. screw gauge
Answer» C. pendulum
402.

If the force is applied at the center of mass then torque is

A. maximum
B. zero
C. 1
D. infinity
Answer» C. 1
403.

If the sum of clockwise moments acting on a body is equal to the sum of anticlockwise moments acting on it, then the body is

A. balanced
B. unbalanced
C. rigid
D. flexible
Answer» B. unbalanced
404.

The rate of heat flow is

A. directly proportional to length
B. inversely proportional to length
C. not related to length
D. none of above
Answer» B. inversely proportional to length
405.

The mode of transfer of heat by vibrating atoms and free electrons in solids from hot to cold parts of a body is known as heat's

A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. fusion
Answer» D. fusion
406.

Poor conductors of heat are

A. liquids only
B. gases only
C. metals
D. liquids and gases
Answer» E.
407.

The rising currents of hot air are called

A. air currents
B. thermals
C. radiation
D. layers
Answer» C. radiation
408.

A metal box having four faces of different nature is called

A. Leslie triangle
B. Leslie hexagon
C. Leslie pentagon
D. Leslie cube
Answer» E.
409.

A nuclear power plant uses the energy released in nuclear reactor to generate electric power is called

A. fission
B. friction
C. hydrogen
D. mercury
Answer» B. friction
410.

The water stored in damns is used for irrigation and also to generate

A. heat energy
B. electrical energy
C. thermal energy
D. chemical energy
Answer» C. thermal energy
411.

The potential energy stored in a body of mass 50 kg when it raised to height of 3 m is

A. 500 J
B. 1000 J
C. 1500 J
D. 100 J
Answer» D. 100 J
412.

If a pump can lift 80 kg of water through a vertical height of 20 meters in 25 seconds. Then the power of the pump is

A. 350 watts
B. 400 watts
C. 640 watts
D. 500 watts
Answer» D. 500 watts
413.

An electric lamp produces

A. light energy only
B. heat energy only
C. chemical energy
D. light and heat energy
Answer» E.
414.

If a body does change its position concerning its surroundings, it is said to be at

A. distance
B. position
C. rest
D. motion
Answer» E.
415.

In a graph, in which time is taken along X-axis and speed is taken along Y-axis is called

A. speed-time graph
B. pi chart
C. distance graph
D. square graph
Answer» B. pi chart
416.

The velocity with which a paratrooper comes to the ground is called

A. average velocity
B. variable velocity
C. constant velocity
D. terminal velocity
Answer» E.
417.

If the object is at rest then the distance-time graph is

A. straight lined
B. variable
C. constant
D. zero
Answer» D. zero
418.

A stone is dropped from the top of a building which is 180 meters high. If the stone hits the ground after 6 seconds, its final velocity will be

A. 40 ms−1
B. 50 ms−1
C. 60 ms−1
D. 110 ms−1
Answer» D. 110 ms−1
419.

The reference point is taken as

A. origin
B. anywhere on x-axis
C. anywhere on y-axis
D. in between two coordinates
Answer» B. anywhere on x-axis
420.

The location of a place or a point with respect to some reference point(origin) is known as

A. velocity
B. rest
C. displacement
D. position
Answer» E.
421.

If a body doesn't change its position with respect to its surroundings then its in state of

A. motion
B. rest
C. equilibrium
D. weightlessness
Answer» C. equilibrium
422.

The study of motion of an object without discussing the cause of motion is known as

A. kinematics
B. dynamics
C. trinamics
D. friction
Answer» B. dynamics
423.

A bus accelerates at 1 ms−2 from an initial velocity of 4 ms−1 for 10s. The distance moved in that time will be

A. 90 meter
B. 25 meter
C. 60 meter
D. 72 meter
Answer» B. 25 meter
424.

Deceleration or retardation are the synonyms of

A. positive acceleration
B. negative acceleration
C. zero acceleration
D. speed
Answer» C. zero acceleration
425.

Among the following the scalar quantity is

A. length
B. mass
C. volume
D. all of above
Answer» E.
426.

The rate of displacement of a body is called its

A. non-uniform speed
B. non-uniform velocity
C. velocity
D. speed
Answer» D. speed
427.

The motion of a baby in a swing is an example of

A. circular motion
B. rotatory motion
C. random motion
D. vibratory motion
Answer» E.
428.

The motion of a steering wheel is an example of

A. vibratory motion
B. circular motion
C. rotatory motion
D. linear motion
Answer» D. linear motion
429.

Velocity, displacement, force, momentum are the examples of

A. energy
B. scalar
C. vector
D. length
Answer» D. length
430.

In distance-time graph time is taken on

A. y-axis
B. x-axis
C. z-axis
D. in between two coordinates
Answer» C. z-axis
431.

A motion in which a body moves along a line without any rotation is known as

A. translatory motion
B. rotatory motion
C. vibratory motion
D. rest
Answer» B. rotatory motion
432.

The disordered or irregular motion of an object is called

A. vibratory motion
B. circular motion
C. linear motion
D. random motion
Answer» E.
433.

A chips wrapper is 4.5 cm long and 5.9 cm wide. Its area up to significant figures will be

A. 30 cm²
B. 28 cm²
C. 26.55 cm²
D. 32 cm²
Answer» D. 32 cm²
434.

The “seconds in a day” can be written in standard form as

A. 864 × 105 s
B. 86.4 × 105 s
C. 8640 × 105 s
D. 8.64 × 105 s
Answer» E.
435.

The least count of the Vernier caliper is

A. 1 mm
B. 0.5 mm
C. 0.1 mm
D. 0.001 mm
Answer» D. 0.001 mm
436.

The least count of Vernier calipers is

A. 0.01 mm
B. 0.1mm
C. 0.01 cm
D. 1 cm
Answer» D. 1 cm
437.

The words or letters added before a unit and stand for the multiples or sub-multiples of that unit are called

A. mass
B. prefixes
C. units
D. rate
Answer» C. units
438.

Peter claimed that the diameter of a wire is 1.042 using Vernier calipers. Up to what extent he is right?

A. 1 cm
B. 1.0 cm
C. 1.04 cm
D. 1.042 cm
Answer» D. 1.042 cm
439.

The study of the motion of objects, its causes and effects is called

A. heat
B. mechanics
C. atomic physics
D. plasma physics
Answer» C. atomic physics
440.

By converting 3 700 000 Watt into kilowatt, we get

A. 3.7 W
B. 3 700 kW
C. 3 7000 kW
D. 37 kW
Answer» C. 3 7000 kW
441.

A worldwide system of measurements in which the units of base quantities were introduced is called

A. prefixes
B. international system of units
C. scientific names
D. Nomenclature
Answer» C. scientific names
442.

All physical quantities are

A. not measurable
B. measurable
C. related to each other
D. not related to each other
Answer» C. related to each other
443.

The unit which is not derived is

A. newton
B. kilogram
C. watt
D. pascal
Answer» C. watt
444.

One division of Vernier scale is of

A. 1 cm
B. 1 mm
C. 2 mm
D. 0.9 mm
Answer» E.
445.

In screw gauge a thimble around its one end has

A. 50 divisions
B. 250 divisions
C. 100 divisions
D. 10 divisions
Answer» D. 10 divisions
446.

The distance of the moon from the earth is

A. 3.84 * 108 m
B. 100 km
C. 1000 km
D. 2000 km
Answer» B. 100 km
447.

A refrigerator is made on the principles of

A. heat
B. atomic physics
C. plasma physics
D. thermodynamics
Answer» E.
448.

The least count of the digital stopwatch is

A. 0.2 s
B. 0.1 s
C. 0.3 s
D. 0.01 s
Answer» E.
449.

The word ‘Science’ is derived from a Latin word

A. scientific
B. significant
C. Scientia
D. scientum
Answer» D. scientum
450.

To measure various physical quantities such as length, time, mass, volume, etc. we use

A. mechanics
B. measuring instruments
C. prefixes
D. suffixes
Answer» C. prefixes