9TH PHYSICS CHAPTER: 08 MOTION (M.C.

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1) A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r. The displacement after half
a circle would be:
(a) Zero (b) πr (c) 2r (d) 2πr
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2) A body is thrown vertically upward with velocity u, the greatest height h to
which it will rise is,
(a) u/g (b) u2/2g (c) u2/g (d) u/2g
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3) The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving object is
(a) always less than 1 (b) always equal to 1
(c) always more than 1 (d) equal or less than 1
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4) If the displacement of an object is proportional to square of time, then the
object moves with
(a) uniform velocity (b) uniform acceleration
(c) increasing acceleration (d) decreasing acceleration
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5) From the given υ – t graph, it can be inferred that the object is

(a) in uniform motion

(b) at rest

(c) in non-uniform motion

(d) moving with uniform acceleration

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6) Suppose a boy is enjoying a ride on a merry-go-round which is moving with a
constant speed of 10 ms-1 It implies that the boy is
(a) at rest (b) moving with no acceleration
(c) in accelerated motion (d) moving with uniform velocity
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7) Area under a υ -1 graph represents a physical quantity which has the unit
(а) m2 (b) m (c) m3 (d) ms-1
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8) Slope of a velocity-time graph gives
(a) the distance (b) the displacement
(c) the acceleration (d) the speed
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9) Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a levelled road. Their distance versus
time graphs are shown in the adjacent figure. Choose the correct statement.

(a) Car A is faster than car D.

(b) Car B is the slowest.

(c) Car D is faster than car C.

(d) Car C is the slowest.

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10) Which of the following figures correctly represents uniform motion of a
moving object?

Ans: option (a)

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11) In which of the following cases of motions, the distance moved and the
magnitude of displacement are equal?
(a) If the car is moving on a straight road
(b) If the car is moving in Circular path
(c) The pendulum is moving to and fro
(d) The earth is revolving around the sun.
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12) A boy goes from A to B with a velocity of 20 m/min and comes back from B to
A with a velocity of 30 m/min. The average velocity of the boy during the
whole journey is
(a) 24 m/min (b) 25 m/s (c) Zero (d) 20 m/min
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13) Velocity-time graph of an object is given below. The object has

a) Uniform velocity

(b) Uniform speed

(c) Uniform retardation

(d) Variable acceleration

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14) Which one of the following graphs shows the object to be stationary?

Ans: option (b)

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15) A body is projected vertically upward from the ground. Taking vertical upward
direction as positive and point of projection as origin, the sign of
displacement of the body from the origin when it is at height h during upward
and downward journey will be
(a) Positive, positive (b) Positive, negative
(c) Negative, negative (d) Negative, positive
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16) According to the given velocity-time graph, the object

(a) is moving with uniform velocity

(b) has some initial velocity

(c) is moving uniformly with some initial velocity

(d) is at rest

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17) The ratio of speed to the magnitude of velocity when the body is moving in
one direction is
(a) Less than one (b) Greater than one
(c) Equal to one (d) Greater than or equal to one
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18) A car is moving along a straight road with uniform velocity. It is shown in the
graph.

Ans: option (d)

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19) What would be the displacement of a particle moving in a circular path of
radius r after a displacement of half a circle?
a) 2πr b) πr c) 2r d) Zero
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20) Which of the following graphs is not possible?

Ans: option (b)

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21) Which of the following situations is possible?
(a) An object can have acceleration, but constant velocity.
(b) The velocity of an object may be zero but acceleration is not zero.
(c) Distance and the magnitude of displacement are equal in circular
motion.
(d) Average speed and the magnitude of average velocity are always equal
in circular motion.
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22) The path length travelled by a body in a given time interval is known as _____.
a) distance b) velocity c) acceleration d) moment
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23) Which of the following situations is true and possible?
a) If the velocity of a body is zero, then the acceleration can be non-zero
b) A body moving at a constant velocity can have acceleration
c) The magnitude of distance and displacement are equal in a circular motion
d) All of the above
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24) Velocity is defined as _____ per time.
a) distance b) displacement c) power d) acceleration
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25) A body moving in a straight line has a uniform motion if it travels _____
distance in equal time intervals.
a) equal b) unequal
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26) Suppose a boy is moving with a uniform velocity of 10 m/s on a merry-go-
round ride. Which of the following is true of the given scenario?
a) The boy is at rest
b) The boy is moving with no acceleration
c) The boy is moving with accelerated motion
d) The boy is moving with uniform velocity
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27) What does the slope of the distance-time graph give?
a) speed b) velocity c) acceleration d) displacement
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28) What does the slope of the velocity-time graph give?
a) speed b) velocity c) acceleration d) displacement
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29) Which of the following is true of a free-falling body?
a) It moves with non-uniform motion
b) It has zero velocity
c) It has constant non-zero acceleration
d) It has non-uniform acceleration
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30) The physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction is known as
a) vectors b) scalars c) Both(a) and (b) d) Neither (a) or (b)
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31) The total path length travelled by a body in a given interval of time is called
…………….
Answer: distance
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32) A body moving in a straight line has a uniform motion if it travels …………….
distance in …………… intervals of time.
Answer: equal, equal
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33) Velocity is defined as ……………. per unit time.
Answer: displacement
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34) Speed is scalar quantity and velocity is ……………… quantity.
Answer: vector
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35) If speed of a body is continuously decreasing, the body is said to ……………
Answer: retarding
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36) Acceleration is vector quantity and its SI unit is ……………..
Answer: ms-2
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37) A physical quantity that has magnitude as well as …………… is called vector
quantity.
Answer: direction
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38) The slope of velocity-time graph gives …………….. and the slope of
displacement-time graph gives …………….
Answer: acceleration, velocity
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