Class 9 Physics Chapter 9 Force and Law of Motion
MCQs
1. Which of the following is true of an object moving along a straight path in an accelerated
motion?
(a) Its velocity always changes
(b) Its speed keeps changing
(c) A force is always acting on it
(d) It always goes away from the Earth
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
3. Which of the following is true of 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
4. Which of the following is the SI units of force?
(a) Kgm/s2
(b) Kgm/s
(c) Newton-metre
(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 same
(c) become half
(d) become Four times
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
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
8. A goalkeeper in a game of football 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) reduce the force exerted by the balls on the hands
(d) exert larger force on the ball
9. The inertia of an object tends to cause the object
(a) Decrease its speed
(b) Increase its speed
(c) to resist any change in its state of motion
(d) to decelerate due to friction
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
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1 - (c) 2 - (c) 3 - (a) 4 - (d) 5 - (b)
6 - (a) 7 - (d) 8 - (b) 9 - (c) 10 - (b)