Class 9 Science – Motion & Force (NCERT)

Tricky MCQs (Properly aligned: question on one line; options on next lines)
1. Which of the following can be zero for a moving object?
A. Distance
B. Displacement
C. Speed
D. Time
2. If a car travels in a semicircular path of radius r, what is its displacement when it reaches the
opposite end?
A. πr
B. 0
C. 2r
D. r
3. The slope of a velocity-time graph gives:
A. Velocity
B. Acceleration
C. Displacement
D. Speed
4. The area under the velocity-time graph represents:
A. Distance
B. Displacement
C. Speed
D. Acceleration
5. A car moves with uniform speed. Its acceleration is:
A. Zero
B. Constant
C. Increasing
D. Negative
6. If you walk 4km east then 3km west, your distance and displacement are:
A. 7km, 1km east
 B. 1km, 7km east
C. 7km, 1km west
D. 1km, 7km west
7. A train moves at 20m/s for 2 minutes. How far does it travel?
A. 40m
B. 2,400m
C. 1,200m
D. 60m
8. Which quantity can be negative?
A. Speed
B. Distance
C. Displacement
D. Time
9. If a distance-time graph is a curve, the object’s speed is:
A. Constant
B. Increasing
C. Decreasing
D. Zero
10. When a body returns to its starting point, its displacement is:
A. More than distance
B. Less than distance
C. Zero
D. Negative
11. If a ball is thrown up and caught at the same position, net displacement is:
A. Zero
B. Height reached
C. Twice the height
D. Distance covered
12. An object moves in a circle of radius r from point A to opposite point B. Displacement is:
A. πr
B. r
C. 2r
D. Zero
13. Acceleration is defined as:
A. Rate of change of velocity
 B. Rate of change of speed
C. Rate of change of displacement
D. Change in velocity
14. A linear, sloped velocity-time graph indicates acceleration is:
A. Zero
B. Constant
C. Changing
D. Infinite
15. The SI unit of acceleration is:
A. m/s
B. m/s²
C. km/h
D. m²/s
16. Which is NOT a vector quantity?
A. Velocity
B. Acceleration
C. Distance
D. Displacement
17. When speed is constant, motion is called:
A. Accelerated
B. Uniform
C. Decelerated
D. Variable
18. If slope of a distance-time graph decreases over time, speed is:
A. Increasing
B. Decreasing
C. Constant
D. Negative
19. If a body covers unequal distances in equal intervals, its motion is:
A. Uniform
B. Non-uniform
C. Stationary
D. Circular
20. What happens when velocity changes but speed is constant?
A. Motion must be uniform
 B. Direction changes
C. Both speed & direction constant
D. Acceleration zero
21. The rate of change of displacement is:
A. Average speed
B. Velocity
C. Acceleration
D. Instantaneous speed
22. Which is possible?
A. Speed zero, acceleration non-zero
B. Velocity zero, speed positive
C. Acceleration zero, velocity changing
D. All of these
23. A body moves at constant speed in a circular path. Its acceleration is:
A. Zero
B. Constant
C. Towards centre
D. Away from centre
24. Which scenario is true?
A. Velocity constant, acceleration zero
B. Speed increasing, acceleration positive
C. Both A and B
D. Neither
25. Average speed can be greater than average velocity because:
A. Displacement may be less than distance
B. Displacement equals distance always
C. Both always equal
D. Average velocity always greater
26. Newton’s first law is also called:
A. Law of acceleration
B. Law of inertia
C. Law of energy
D. Law of force
27. A coin on a card above a glass falls into the glass when the card is flicked because of:
A. Inertia of motion
 B. Inertia of rest
C. Inertia of direction
D. Momentum
28. If you double the force on an object, its acceleration:
A. Doubles
B. Halves
C. Remains same
D. Becomes zero
29. The SI unit of force is:
A. kg m/s
B. kg m/s²
C. Newton
D. Newton-meter
30. Which has maximum inertia?
A. 100g iron ball
B. 100g wood ball
C. 10kg iron ball
D. 1kg wood ball
31. If mass is doubled, momentum at same velocity:
A. Doubles
B. Halves
C. Stays constant
D. Becomes zero
32. A cricket fielder moves back while catching a ball to:
A. Reduce impact
B. Increase speed
C. Decrease force
D. Increase momentum
33. Action and reaction forces are:
A. Equal, opposite, same body
B. Equal, opposite, different bodies
C. Unequal, opposite
D. None
34. A ball at rest starts moving when kicked due to:
A. Inertia
 B. Balanced forces
C. An unbalanced force
D. Rest
35. Force required for zero acceleration is:
A. Zero
B. Non-zero
C. Infinite
D. Depends on mass
36. A body is ‘balanced’ when:
A. Forces cancel out
B. Forces unbalanced
C. It is moving
D. Velocity is zero
37. Friction acts:
A. In direction of motion
B. Opposite to motion
C. Both
D. None
38. Momentum is the product of:
A. Mass and velocity
B. Force and velocity
C. Mass and acceleration
D. Acceleration and displacement
39. A 10kg object moving at 5m/s has momentum:
A. 50kg m/s
B. 2kg m/s
C. 5kg m/s
D. 0kg m/s
40. When net force on a body is zero, it:
A. Must be at rest
B. Must be moving
C. Could be at rest or move uniformly
D. Always accelerates
41. Newton’s second law is:
A. F=ma
 B. F=m/v
C. F=mv
D. F=m+v
42. Two equal-mass bodies with different velocities have:
A. Same momentum
B. Different momentum
C. Same acceleration
D. Different mass
43. According to Newton’s third law:
A. Action=Reaction
B. Action≥Reaction
C. Action<Reaction
D. None
44. When a moving bus stops suddenly, passengers fall forward due to:
A. Inertia of rest
B. Inertia of motion
C. Action force
D. Friction
45. Acceleration becomes negative when:
A. Velocity increases
B. Velocity decreases
C. Motion is uniform
D. Body is at rest
46. Which scenario does NOT illustrate Newton’s third law?
A. Rocket launch
B. Swimming
C. Kicking a football
D. Car moving at constant speed
47. For an unbalanced force, which is true?
A. Changes speed only
B. Changes direction only
C. Changes speed and/or direction
D. Does not change anything
48. About action-reaction pair:
A. Both act on same body
 B. Both act on different bodies
C. Only action exists
D. Only reaction exists
49. Unit of momentum is:
A. kg m/s
B. N
C. m/s²
D. N/m
50. When a force acts perpendicular to velocity, then:
A. Speed increases
B. Speed decreases
C. Only direction changes
D. Both speed and direction change

Answer Key
1-B, 2-C, 3-B, 4-B, 5-A, 6-A, 7-B, 8-C, 9-B, 10-C,
11-A, 12-C, 13-A, 14-B, 15-B, 16-C, 17-B, 18-B, 19-B, 20-B,
21-B, 22-D, 23-C, 24-C, 25-A, 26-B, 27-B, 28-A, 29-C, 30-C,
31-A, 32-A, 33-B, 34-C, 35-A, 36-A, 37-B, 38-A, 39-A, 40-C,
41-A, 42-B, 43-A, 44-B, 45-B, 46-D, 47-C, 48-B, 49-A, 50-C
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