RADHWA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

TEST PAPER
Class 09 - Science
Time Allowed: 40 minutes Maximum Marks: 50

General Instructions:
All the questions are compulsory 

Read the questions carefully and write the answer. 

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1. A body moving in a circle of radius r covers 4
th of the circle. The ratio of the distance to [1]
displacement is:
– –
a) 3 : 2√2 b) 3π : 2√2
– –
c) 3 √2 : 2π d) :
2 √2 3π

2. A person sitting in the truck projected a ball vertically upwards. The ball: [1]

a) falls outside the car b) falls by the side of car

c) falls back in his hand d) falls in front of the car.

3. In which of the following cases of motion, the distance moved and the magnitude of [1]
displacement are equal?

a) The earth is revolving around the b) The pendulum is moving to and fro
Sun

c) A car is moving on a straight road d) A car is moving in a circular path

4. If the velocity of a body is reducing, it is said to have [1]

a) Retardation b) Both Negative acceleration and

Retardation

c) Negative acceleration d) Positive acceleration

5. Usha swims in a 90 m long pool. She covers 180 m in one minute going either way. The [1]
average velocity is:

a) 30ms-1 b) zero

c) 180ms-1 d) 90ms-1

6. Which of the following is the position-time graph for a body at rest? [1]

a) b)

c) d)

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 7. Find the correct statement: [1]

A. The SI unit of retardation is -ms-2

B. The motion of the athletes is uniform
C. Displacement is a scalar quantity
D. Velocity has magnitude only

a) (B) b) (A)

c) (D) d) (C)
8. Match the following with the correct response: [1]

(a) I equation of motion (i) v = u + at

(b) II equation of motion (ii) v2 = u2 + 2as

(c) III equation of motion (iii) S = ut + 2 at2

1

v−u
(d) Retardation (iv) − ( t
)

a) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii),(c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) b) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii),(c) - (iv), (d) - (i)

c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i),(c) - (iii), (d) - (ii) d) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv),(c) - (i), (d) - (iii)
9. The displacement of a body is proportional to the cube of the time lapsed. The magnitude of [1]
the acceleration is:

a) decreasing with time b) increasing with time

c) constant d) zero
10. A moving body is covering a distance directly proportional to the square of time. The [1]
acceleration of the body is:

a) constant b) zero

c) increasing d) decreasing
11. If the v-t graph is a straight line inclined to the time axis, then: [1]

a) a ≠ 0 b) a = constant ≠ 0

c) a ≠ constant ≠ 0 d) a = 0

12. A ball is thrown up with a velocity of 20 ms-1. What is the time of flight, neglecting air [1]
resistance?

a) 8 sec b) 1 sec

c) 2 sec d) 4 sec
13. A body starting at a point, say A, reaches, say B, ahead in a straight line and returns back to A. [1]
Then there is:

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 a) negative displacement b) cannot be said

c) zero displacement d) positive displacement

14. Starting from rest at the top of an inclined plane a body reaches the bottom of the inclined [1]
plane in 4 seconds. At what time does the body cover one fourth the distance starting from
rest at the top?

a) 3 second b) 2 second

c) 1 second d) 4 second
15. Match the following with the correct response: [1]

(a) Velocity (i) m/s2

(b) Displacement (ii) m/s

(c) Acceleration (iii) s

(d) Time (iv) m

a) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii),(c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) b) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv),(c) - (i), (d) - (iii)

c) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii),(c) - (iv), (d) - (i) d) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i),(c) - (iii), (d) - (ii)
16. Match the following with the correct response: [1]

(a) Rate of change of velocity (i) Uniform circular motion

(b) Rate of change of displacement (ii) Velocity

(c) Rate of change of distance (iii) Acceleration

(d) Rate of change of speed in a circular path (iv) Speed

a) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii),(c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) b) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii),(c) - (iv), (d) - (i)

c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i),(c) - (iii), (d) - (ii) d) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv),(c) - (i), (d) - (iii)
17. Which of the following is the characteristic of distance travelled by an object? [1]

a) It has only magnitude and no b) It has a magnitude as well as specific

specific direction direction

c) It can be zero d) The distance travelled by an object is

less than the magnitude of the
displacement of the object.
18. The area below v-t graph is a measure of: [1]

a) Angular speed b) Displacement

c) Angular acceleration d) Acceleration

19. What is the slope of the body when it moves with uniform velocity? [1]

a) positive b) zero

c) may be positive or negative d) negative

20. Match the following with correct response. [1]

Column A Column B

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 (1) Velocity (A) m/s2

(2) Displacement (B)m/s

(3) Acceleration (C) −m/s2

(4) Retardation (D) m

a) 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B b) 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C

c) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A d) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

21. A car travels 100 km east and then 100 km south. Finally, it comes back to the starting point by [1]

the southeast route. Throughout the journey, the speed is constant at 60 km h-1. The average
velocity for the whole journey if the time taken is 3.3 hours is

a) 90 kmh-1 b) 60 kmh-1

c) 180 kmh-1 d) 0 kmh-1

22. A body moves on three-quarters of a circle of radius r. The displacement and distance [1]
travelled by it

a) displacement = 0, distance = b) displacement = r, distance = 3r

3πr

–
c) distance = 2r, displacement = d) displacement = √2r Distance =
3πr 3πr

2 2

23. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r. The displacement after half a circle would [1]
be

a) 2r b) 2πr

c) πr d) zero
24. When a body moves uniformly along the circle, then:- [1]

a) its speed changes but velocity b) both speed and velocity changes
remain the same

c) both speed and velocity remain the d) its velocity changes but speed
same. remain the same
25. Two cars A and B race each other. The Car A ran for 2 min at a speed of 7.5 km/h, slept for 56 [1]
min and again ran for 2 min at a speed of 7.5 km/h. The average speed of the car A in the race
is:

a) 10 km/hr b) 5 km/hr

c) 0.5 km/hr d) 50 km/hr

26. When a 12 N force acts on 3 kg mass for a second, the change in velocity is (in m/s) [1]

a) 18 b) 36

c) 2 d) 4
27. The inertia of an object tends to cause the object [1]

a) to decelerate due to friction b) to increase its speed

c) to resists any change in its state of d) to decrease its speed

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 motion
28. Leaves get detached from a tree due to ________. [1]

a) conservation of momentum b) change in momentum

c) acceleration d) inertia
29. Rocket works on the principle of ________. [1]

a) Newton's third law b) Newton's second law

c) Newton's fourth law d) Newton's first law

30. On a 3 kg mass, 5 newton of force acts for 0.1 second. The impulse imparted to the mass is (in [1]
kg m/s):

a) 0.16 b) 1.0

c) 1.5 d) 0.5
31. A jet engine works on the principle of Newton's: [1]

a) second law of motion b) first law of motion

c) none of these d) third law of motion

32. A plate, a ball and child all have the same mass. The one having more inertia is the [1]

a) child b) plate

c) All have equal inertia d) ball

33. According to second law of Newton, force is the cause and the outcome is: [1]

a) time b) velocity

c) momentum d) acceleration
34. Statement A: A passenger falls forward when a bus suddenly starts moving in the forward [1]
direction.
Statement B: A gun recoils backward with a small speed than the bullet moving forward.
Which of the following statements is/are true?

a) neither statement A nor Statement B b) statement B is true

is true

c) both statements A and B are true d) statement A is true

35. The incorrect option regarding action-reaction pair is [1]

a) they are equal and opposite b) their sum on/by a body is zero

c) they act only between bodies in d) they act on two different bodies
contact
36. Water drops sticking to the wheel come out along the tangential line due to [1]

a) inertia b) acceleration

c) momentum d) force
37. Statement A: Calculus, a new branch of mathematics was stated by Newton. [1]
Statement B: If mass remains the same, doubling the force will reduce the acceleration to

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 half.
Which of the above two statements is true?

a) both A and B b) statement B

c) none of these d) statement A

38. A force can be completely described by: [1]

a) its magnitude b) neither magnitude nor direction

c) its magnitude and direction d) its direction

39. Which of the following has the largest inertia? [1]

a) your physics book b) a pin

c) your school bag d) a pen

40. Which is correct about frictional force & gravitational force? [1]
A. Frictional force always produces retardation while gravitational force produces both
retardation and acceleration
B. Both produce retardation
C. The frictional force acts when two surfaces are in contact
D. Gravitational force acts when the object is at some height

a) (A) and (B) are correct b) (B) and (C) are correct

c) (A), (C) and (D) are correct d) All of these

41. If force, change in momentum and time are given by F, p and t respectively, then they are [1]
related by

a) F = pt b) p = F2t
P
c) F =
t
d) Ft2 = p

42. Match the following with correct response. [1]

(1) Unbalanced force (A) Applying grease

(2) Unchanging tendency (B) Change in state

(3) Method of reducing friction (C) Force

(4) Rate of change of momentum (D) Inertia

a) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A b) 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C

c) 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B d) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

43. Rocket works on the principle of conservation of [1]

a) mass b) velocity

c) energy d) momentum
44. Two bodies of 5 kg and 3 kg moving with velocities 3 m/s and 10 m/s in a straight line with 3 kg [1]
behind 5 kg collide. After the collision, 3 kg has a velocity of 5 m/s. The velocity of 5 kg mass is

a) 10 m/s b) 6 m/s

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 c) 9 m/s d) 3 m/s
45. The increase in velocity acquired by a 10 kg mass in 5 seconds due to a force of 10 newton is [1]

a) 1 m/s b) 5 m/s

c) 10 m/s d) 500 m/s

46. Newton's first law gives the ________ definition of force. [1]

a) quality b) quantitative

c) qualitative d) None of these

47. A ball is dropped from a height of 10m. The ball is embedded in sand of 1m and stops. [1]

a) The only momentum remains b) Only kinetic energy remains

conserved. conserved.

c) Both momentum and kinetic energy d) Neither K.E nor momentum is

are conserved. conserved.
48. When no external force acts on an object, the physical quantity that remains conserved is [1]

a) force b) momentum

c) acceleration d) velocity
49. A 20 kg gun fires a bullet of mass 20 g with a velocity of 400 m/s. The action on the shoulder of [1]
the person per second by the gun is:

a) 8000 N b) 8 N

c) 4000 N d) 4 N
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50. A water tanker filled up to 3
rd of its height is moving with a uniform speed. On sudden [1]
application of the brake, the water in the tank would

a) be unaffected b) move backwards

c) rise upwards d) move forwards

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