MCQ Questions for Class 9 Science

Chapter-5 : The Fundamental Unit of

Life with Answers
Q1. Which of the following scientists coined the term cell?
1. Robert Brown
2. Albert Einstein
3. Newton
4. Robert Hooke

Ans. Robert Hooke

Q2. The largest cell in the human body is?

1. Muscular cell
2. Cell wall
3. Nerve cell
4. liver cell

Ans. Nerve cell

Q3. iodine solution is used?

1. Stain onion peel cell
2. Stain human cheek cell
3. Mount onion peel cell
4. Monut animal cheek cell

Ans. Stain onion peel cell

Q4. The barrier between the protoplasm and the outer environment in an
animal cell is?
1. Animal cell
2. Plasma membrane
3. Plant cell
4. nuclear membrane
Ans. Plasma membrane

Q5. What Makes to withstand greater charges in the surrounding medium

than animal cells?
1. cell wall
2. vacuoles
3. Nuclear membrane
4. tonoplast

Ans. cell wall

Q6. The normal cell plant in hypotonic solution shall?

1. swells up
2. plastids
3. burst due to over swelling
4. shows crenation

Ans. burst due to over swelling

Q7. Which of the following maintains the basic structure (shape) of the
plant cell after shrinkage of the cell content during plasmolysis?
1. Nucleus membrane
2. cell wall
3. plastids
4. vacuole

Ans. cell wall

Q8. Plasmolysis occurs due to

1. Endosmosis
2. Absorption 3. Nerve cell 4. Exosmosis

Ans.Exosmosis

Q9. Who coined the term protoplasm for the fluid substance of the cell?
1. J.E.purkinje
2. leeuwenhoek
3. Robert hooke
4. W.flemming

Ans. J.E.purkinje

Q10.Ribosomes are the centre for?

1. Fat synthesis
2. sugar synthesis
3. Protein synthesis
4. Search synthesis

Ans. Protein synthesis

Q11. The complete breakdown of glucose in presence of oxygen in the cell

takes place?
1. Mitochondria
2. Chloroplast
3. Ribosome
4. lysosomes

Ans. Mitochondria

Q12. Lysosomes stores?

1. DNA
2. Fats
3. RNA
4. Hydrolytic enzymes

Ans.Hydrolytic enzymes

Q13. Do plant cells have large vacuoles each surrounded by a membrane

known as?
1. Plasma membrane
2. cell wall
3. nucleus membrane
4. muscle cell
Ans. cell wall

Q15. Which molecules of a cell are known as the energy currency of the cell?
1. DNA
2. RNA
3. ATP
4. SER

Ans.ATP

Q16. ATP stands for?

1. Adenosine triphosphate
2. Amino triphosphate
3. Amino tri- glycerophosphate
4. Adenosme tri- phosphoglyceride

Ans. Adenosine triphosphate

Q17. Which of the cell organical is involved in the formation of lysosomes?

1. Mitochondria
2. Nucleus membrane
3. Plasma membrane
4. Golgi apparatus

Ans. Golgi apparatus

Q18. Which organic colour of the cell plays a crucial role in detoxifying
many poisons and drugs?
1.RER
2.SER
3.RNA
4.DNA

Ans.SER

Q19. Which of the following organelles possesses its own DNA and
ribosomes ?
1. Mitochondria
2. Vacuole
3. Muscle cell
4. liver cell

Ans. Mitochondria

Q20. Stroma is present in?

1. Mitochondria
2. leucoplast
3. Golgi apparatus
4. lysosomes

Ans. leucoplast

Q21. When did Robert Hooke Discover the cell?

1.1665
2.1995
3.1885
4.1775

Ans.1665

Q22. Which organelle is responsible for the production of energy in a cell?

a) Nucleus
b) Mitochondria
c) Golgi apparatus
d) Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer: b) Mitochondria

Q23. Which cell organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?

a) Nucleus
b) Golgi apparatus
c) Ribosomes
d) Vacuole
Answer: c) Ribosomes

Q24. What is the control center of a cell?

a) Nucleus
b) Cell membrane
c) Chloroplast
d) Lysosome

Answer: a) Nucleus

Q25. Which type of cell lacks a nucleus?

a) Animal cell
b) Plant cell
c) Prokaryotic cell
d) Eukaryotic cell

Answer: c) Prokaryotic cell

Q26. Which organelle is responsible for detoxification and metabolism of

drugs and toxic substances?
a) Mitochondria
b) Lysosome
c) Endoplasmic reticulum
d) Vacuole

Answer: c) Endoplasmic reticulum

Q27. Which organelle is responsible for storing water, waste, and nutrients
in plant cells?
a) Chloroplast
b) Golgi apparatus
c) Vacuole
d) Nucleus

Answer: c) Vacuole
Q28. Which cell organelle is responsible for maintaining cell shape and
providing mechanical support?
a) Cell membrane
b) Nucleus
c) Cytoskeleton
d) Chloroplast

Answer: c) Cytoskeleton

Q29. Which organelle contains chlorophyll and is responsible for

photosynthesis in plant cells?
a) Vacuole
b) Golgi apparatus
c) Chloroplast
d) Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer: c) Chloroplast

Q30. Which cell organelle is known as the “powerhouse” of the cell?

a) Golgi apparatus
b) Lysosome
c) Nucleus
d) Mitochondria

Answer: d) Mitochondria

Q31. Which type of cell possesses a cell wall?

a) Animal cell
b) Plant cell
c) Prokaryotic cell
d) Eukaryotic cell

Answer: b) Plant cell

MCQ Questions for Class 9 Science
Chapter 6 Tissues with Answers
Q1. A group of cells similar in form, function and organ is known as

(a) organ
(b) simple tissue
(c) complex tissue
(d) organ system

Ans: simple tissue

Q2. Which of the following cell are living cells?

(a) Fibres
(b) Collenchyma
(c) Vessels
(d) Sclereids

Ans: collenchyma

Q3. The girth of the stem increases due to

(a) Root apical meristem

(b) Lateral cambium
(c) Shoot apical meristem
(d) Intercalary meristem

Ans: Lateral cambium

Q4. Prepared food is transported from leaves to other parts of the plant
through

(a) Tracheids
(b) Sieve tubes
(c) Vassal
(d) Sclereids

Ans: Sieve tubes

Q5. Aerenchyma is richly found in

(a) Hydrophytes
(b) Xerophytes
(c) helophytes
(d) None of these

Ans: Hydrophytes

Q6. Stomata are not necessary for the diffusion of

(a) Waste materials

(b) CO2
(c) Water vapour
(d) None of these

Ans: Waste materials

Q7. The epithelial lining of a blood vessel is also known as

(a) Germinal epithelium

(b) Endothelium
(c) Sensory epithelium
(d) None of these

Ans: Endothelium

Q8. Which is not a function of epithelial tissue

(a) It covers the outer surface of the organ and lines the inner surface of
cavities
(b) It protects the body from injury, chemicals and microbes
(c) It may be secretory in nature
(d) It joins virus structures

Ans: It joins virus structures

Q9. Collagen is present in

(a) yellow fibre

(b) muscle Fiber
(c) white fibre
(d) None of these

Ans: white fibre

Q10. Yellow fibre is made up of

(a) Reticulin
(b) Elastin
(c) Collagen
(d) All of these

Ans: Elastin

Q11. Muscles are joined to the bones by

(a) Ligament
(b) Membrane
(c) Areolar tissue
(d) All of these

Ans: Ligament

Q12. One bone is joined with another bone by the tissue called

(a) Ligament
(b) Tendon
(c) Blood
(d) All of these

Ans: Ligament

Q13. The length of internodes in gases increased by the activities of

(a) Cork cambium

(b) Apical meristem
(c) Lateral meristem
(d) both b and c

Ans: Intercalary meristem

Q14. The nucleus of a neutron is present in

(a) Axon
(b) Dendrite
(c) Cell body
(d) both a and c

Ans: Cell body

Q15. Which of the following are cardiac muscles

(a) Unbranched and multinucleated

(b) Uninucleate unstriated
(c) Branched and Unbranched
(d) None of these

Ans: Branched and Unbranched

Q16. Fat storing tissue in our body is called

(a) Muscles
(b) Adipose tissue
(c) Cartilage
(d) Areolar tissue

Ans: Adipose tissue

Q17. Bone cells are embedded in a hard compound of calcium, and

phosphorus yad bone is connective tissue. Why?

(a) Bone cells are loosely spaced and embedded in an intercellular matrix
(b) They secrete substances at the surface of the body
(c) Bone cells are hard and protect our body
(d) Bone cells are connected with ligaments which are connective tissues

Ans: Bone cells are loosely spaced and embedded in an intercellular matrix
MCQ Questions for Class 9 Science
Chapter 7 Motion with Answers
Q1. What is meant by motion ?

a) This is when an object goes only in a straight path from initial to final
position.

b) This is when an object does not change it’s position, with respect to the
surroundings.

c) This is when an object changes its position with respect to the

surroundings.

d) None of these

Ans :- This is when an object changes its position with respect to the
surroundings.

Q2. The starting point of any body/object is of it’s :-

a) reference point (origin)

b) Initial point (u)

c) Final point (v)

d) All of these

Ans :- reference point (origin)

Q3. Which statement is correct about ‘velocity’ ?

a) It is a vector quantity
b) It can either be negative or positive, sometimes zero

c) When the body returns to its initial position velocity can be zero

d) All of these

Ans :- All of these

Q4. The shortest distance measured from the initial to the final position of
an object is known as :-

a) it’s displacement

b) it’s distance

c) it’s velocity

d) none of these

Ans :- it’s displacement

Q5. m/s² is the unit of

a) displacement

b) acceleration

c) velocity

d) none of them

Ans :- acceleration

Q6. Speed of 72 km/h, when it will expressed in m/s so the value is :-

a) 259.2 m/s
b) 200 m/s

c) 20 m/s

d) none of these

Ans :- 20 m/s

Q7. If the displacement of an object is proportional to the square of the

time, then the object will moves with :-

a) decreasing acceleration

b) increasing acceleration

c) uniform acceleration

d) all of the above

Ans :- uniform acceleration

Q8. Assertion: Displacement of an object cannot be zero even if the

distance covered by it is not zero.

Reason :- Displacement is the longest distance measured from the initial to

the final position of an object.

a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation
of assertion

b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation of assertion

c) Assertion is true but reason is false

d) Both assertion and reason are false

Ans :- Both assertion and reason are false

Q9. The rate of change in displacement is called :-

a) velocity

b) acceleration

c) Speed

d) retardation

Ans :- velocity

Q10. If an object start at rest then it’s initial velocity is :-

a) less than final position

b) equal to zero

c) equal to the final velocity

d) greater than final velocity

Ans :- equal to zero

Q11. Negative acceleration is also known as :-

a) velocity

b) retardation

c) – acceleration

d) none of these
Ans :- retardation

Q12. Fall a moving object ratio of displacement to distance is :-

a) equal or less than 1

b) always more than 1

c) always less than 1

d) always equal to 1

Ans :- equal or less than 1

Q13. Arun is enjoying a ride on a merry go round. which is moving with a

constant speed of 2 m/s. It shows that Arun is:

a) In retarded motion

b) In Linear motion

c) In constant velocity

d) In an accelerated motion

Ans :- In an accelerated motion

Q14. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r, after completing a

round of circle. The displacement would be :-

a) zero

b) 2r

c) r
d) πr

Ans :- zero

Q15. The rate of change in velocity is called :-

a) acceleration

b) momentum

c) speed

d) none of the above

Ans :- acceleration

Q16. A passenger traveling in a train that will be moving with constant

velocity and he will drop a stone from the window, the path of stone will
appear to be

a) pergola

b) arc of circle

c) straight line

d) none of these

Ans :- straight line

Q17. The slope of velocity time graph for motion with uniform velocity is
equal to :-

a) average velocity

b) initial velocity
c) final velocity

d) zero velocity

Ans :- zero velocity

Q18. An object is uniformly moving on a circular path with constant velocity

then it has :-

a) non-uniform retardation

b) accelerated motion

c) motion with uniform retardation

d) none of these

Ans :- accelerated motion

Q19. Slow of distance time graph gave :-

a) non-uniform motion

b) velocity

c) acceleration

d) uniform motion

Ans :- velocity

Q20. Which of the following can decrease in motion in a straight line with
constant acceleration ?

a) When an object in acceleration

b) When the speed of an object is in non-uniform motion

c) When an object displacement is 0

d) none of the above

Ans :- When the body in acceleration

Q21. In which of the following cases of motion. The distance moved and
magnitude of displacement are equal.

a) When the pendulum is continuing moving.

b) When the earth revolves around the sun.

c) When the car is moving in a straight path/line.

d) When the car is moving in a circular path.

Ans :- When the car is moving in a straight path/line.

Q22. The ratio of the speed to the magnitude of velocity when the body is
moving in one direction.

a) Greater than 1

b) Greater or equal to 1

c) Less than 1

d) equal to 1

Ans :- equal to 1

Q23. Which of the following can be zero when the particle is in motion for
sometime :-
i) Average Speed

ii) Displacement

iii) Distance covered

iv) Average velocity

a) (i) and (ii)

b) (ii) and (iv)

c) (i) and (iii)

d) only (ii)

Ans :- (ii) and (iv)

Q24. A body is moving in straight line has uniform motion it it travel in :-

a) equal distance with equal velocity

b) equal distance in equal interval of time

c) equal distance with equal acceleration

d) none of these

Ans :- equal distance in equal interval of time

Q25. Which of the following situations can be possible ?

a) Average speed and magnitude of average velocity are always equal in

circular motion.

b) Distance and displacement are equal in circular motion.

c) An object can have an acceleration but not constant velocity.
MCQ Questions for Class 9 Science
Chapter 9 Gravitation with Answers
Q1. If an object is thrown upwards (ascent) from the ground, when it
reaches a certain height and then falls downwards. How much time will it
take to come on the ground ?

1. Less time to the ascent

2. Equal to the time of the ascent
3. Greater time to the ascent
4. None of these
Ans:- Equal to the time of the ascent

Q2. If a boy ties a small stone at one end of the thread, hold the other end
of the thread and whirl it round. This activity described :-

1. Circular path movement

2. Circular path with a velocity of non-constant magnitude
3. Circular path with a velocity of constant magnitude
4. None of the above
Ans:- Circular path with a velocity of constant magnitude

Q3. The force that causes a velocity of constant magnitude of acceleration

and keeps the body moving along the circular path is acting towards the
center. This force is called :-

1. Circular path of motion

2. Center path
3. Centripetal force
4. Center circular force
Ans:- Centripetal force

Q4. A straight line that meets the circle at one and only one point is called a
_______ of the circle.
 1. Meet point
2. Face point
3. Join point
4. Tangent
Ans:- Tangent

Q5. The force of attraction between the objects is called :-

1. Gravitational force
2. Magnetic force
3. Contact force
4. None of these
Ans:- Gravitational force

Q6. What does Newton conclude about the gravitational force

1. All object in the universe have their own gravity

2. All objects in the universe attract each other by magnetic force
3. All objects in the universe attract each other
4. All of these
Ans:- All objects in the universe attract each other

Q7. The force which is proportional to the product of their masses and
inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them is called

1. Gravity
2. Universal law of gravitation
3. Law of motion
4. None of these
Ans:- Universal law of gravitation

Q8. What is the Universal law of gravitation equation ?

1. F=G×Mm²/d²
2. F=G×Mm/d²
3. G=M×Fm/d²
4. d²=F×Mm/G²
Ans:- F=G×Mm/d²

Q9. Who found the value of ‘G’ ?

1. Henry Cavendish
2. Isaac Newton
3. Einstein
4. All of these together discovered the value of ‘G’
Ans:- Henry Cavendish

Q10. Saying that F is inversely proportional to the square of d means, for

example that if d gets bigger by a factor of 6, F becomes :-

1. ⅙ times smaller
2. ⅛ times smaller
3. 1/16 times bigger
4. 1/36 times smaller
Ans:- 1/36 times smaller

Q11. If a big stone or a small stone dropped on the ground at the same
height and same time. Which one will fall on the ground first ?

1. Small stone
2. Big stone
3. Both at the different times
4. Both at the same times
Ans:- Both at the same time

Q12. If the distance between object decrease and the gravitational force
between the object will be:

1. Remain same
2. Increase
3. Decrease
4. None of these
Ans:- Increase
Q13. The Value of acceleration due to gravity of earth :-

1. Increase from the pole to the equator

2. Is least on the poles
3. Is least on the equator
4. Same on the equator and the poles
Ans:- Is least on the equator

Q14. If an object mass on the moon surface is 40kg then what will be the
mass of the same object on the earth surface ?

1. 40kg
2. 20kg
3. 10kg
4. 6.66kg
Ans:- 40kg

Q15. The objects falls towards the earth under the gravity alone, we say that
the objects are in :

1. Gravitational force
2. Free fall
3. Magnetic force
4. None of them
Ans:- Free fall

Q16. Which of the following is true for two bodies separated by some
distance?

1. When the distance between them is half the gravitational force

becomes 4 times
2. When one of the mass becomes half, the gravitational force becomes
half
3. When the distance between them is increased 4 times, Gravitational
force becomes 1/16 times
4. All of the above
Ans:- All of the above
Q17. The weight of the body at a certain place is 30N. The acceleration due
to gravity at the point is 10 m/s². Find out the mass and weight of the
object at the place where acceleration due to gravity is zero ?

1. 6 kg, 60N
2. 3 kg, 0N
3. 3 kg, 3N
4. None of the above
Ans:- 3 kg, 0N

Q18. the weight of any object or body on the surface area of moon is :

1. 1/6th of the weight of an object on the surface of the earth

2. 1/2th of the weight of an object on the surface of the earth
3. 1/16th of the weight of an object on the surface of the earth
4. 1/8th of the weight of an object on the surface area of the earth
Ans:- 1/6th of the weight of an object on the surface of the earth

Q19. The force acting on an object perpendicular to the surface is called

1. Pressure
2. Thrust
3. Weight
4. Centripetal force
Ans:- Thrust

Q19. What does the value of thrust in per unit area is

1. Weight
2. Newton
3. Joule
4. Pressure
Ans:- Pressure

Q20. What does Pascal’s law states

 1. Pressure exerted in any confined mass of fluid is transmitted equally
in all directions
2. Pressure exerted in any confined mass of fluid is transmitted in only
one direction
3. Pressure exerted in excepted confined mass of fluid is transmitted in
only opposite directions
4. None of these
Ans:- Pressure exerted in any confined mass of fluid is transmitted equally in all
directions

Q21. The upward force exerted by the water in any object is known as

1. Gravitational force
2. Friction force
3. buoyant force
4. None of the above
Ans:- buoyant force

Q22. An object having mass 350g occupies 200 cm³ of space. What happens
when it falls into a river? What will be the condition of this object there?
(Density of water = 1 g/cm³)

1. It will float fully in the river

2. It will float partially
3. It will sink on the liquid
4. None of these
Ans:- It will sink on the liquid

Q23. What does Archimedes’ Principle states

1. A body mass in a liquid loses weight by an amount equal to the

weight of the liquid displaced
2. A body mass in a liquid loses weight by an amount unequal to the
weight of the liquid displaced
3. A body weight in a liquid loses mass by an amount unequal to the
weight of the liquid displaced
4. None of the above
Ans:- A body mass in a liquid loses weight by an amount equal to the weight of
the liquid displaced

Q24. The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water is known
as

1. Buoyant density
2. Relative density
3. Float or sink ratio
4. None of these
Ans:- Relative density

Q25. Box having 80 cm length, 60cm and 20cm width. In which of the
following cases is pressure exerted by the brick ?

1. Maximum when width and length on the base

2. Maximum when breadth and width on the base
3. Maximum when length and breadth on the base
4. Same in all the three cases
Ans:- Maximum when breadth and width on the base