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NCERT Class 6 Science Chapter 10 Motion and Measurement of Distances MCQ | Questions & Answers

2022-04-29

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1. Which of the following is not a unit of distance:

A. Metre

B. Feet

C. Kilogram

D. Kilometer

2. Which is a standard unit of measurement?

A. Angul (finger)

B. Mutthi (fist)

C. Step

D. Inch

3. Which of the following does not involve combination of motion:

A. Earth

B. Bike

C. Pendulum

D. Rolling ball

4. Which one is not a/an ancient unit of measurement?

A. Angul

B. Meter

C. Cubit

D. Girah

5. What is the SI unit of length?

A. Metre

B. Centimetre

C. Kilometre

D. All of these

6. A girl uses a worn out ruler to measure the length of a table in her room. She placed the ruler such that the mark 3.0 cm coincides with one end and the other end coincides with the mark 33.5 cm. The length of the table is ____ cm.

A. 33.5

B. 36.5

C. 33.8

D. 30.5

7. When were airplanes developed?

A. 1980

B. 1900

C. 1970

D. 1950

8. 4 kilometres are equal to

A. 4,00,000 metre

B. 40,000 metre

C. 4,00p metre

D. 400 metre

9. Which of the following is a standard unit of measurement?

A. Mutthi

B. Metre

C. Foot

D. Arm length

10. What is the SI unit of length?

A. Metre

B. Centimetre

C. Kilometre

D. All of these

11. 15 cm are equal to

A. 150 mm

B. 15 mm

C. 1.5 mm

D. 0.15 mm

12. Which of the following is correct:

A. 100mm=1cm

B. 10mm=1m

C. 100cm= 1m

D. 100m= 1km

13. The movement of earth around the sun is an example of

A. Oscillatory motion

B. Non-Periodic Motion

C. Translatory motion

D. Periodic motion

14. Which is the correct relationship?

A. 1 m = 100 cm

B. 1 cm = 100 mm

C. 1 km = 100 m

D. all of these

15. The correct length is:

A. 4.9cm

B. 4.8cm

C. 4.7cm

D. 5.0cm

16.

A method for measuring the circumference of a cylindera.:

A. Wind a strip of paper closely round the object once and prick the overlapping position with a pin (Shown in figure above).Unwind the paper strip and measure the distance between the two pinholes. This measure is the measure of the circumference.

B. Mark a point on the cylinder. The mark coincides with the zero of the scale. Now role the cylinder along the scale till the point reappears

C. Put bands of different sizes on the cylinder. The band that just fits the cylinder is used to find the circumference.

D. There is no accurate method for measuring the circumference of the cylinder

17. Without measurement it is difficult to take decision about the of things.

A. Size

B. Colour

C. Quality

D. Length

18. In the following figure, the proper way of reading scale is

A. (C)

B. (b)

C. (a)

D. Any way can be choosen

19. An example of rectilinear motion is

A. apple falling from a tree

B. motion of a car on road

C. a spinning top

D. (d) both (a) and (b)

20. 4 kilometres are equal to

A. 4,00,000 metre

B. 40,000 metre

C. 4,00p metre

D. 400 metre

21.

A simple method for measuring diameter of a sphere

A. Place the sphere between two note books. Keep the scale across and read the distance between the two books on the ruler accurately.

B. Place the sphere between two blocks in contact with a ruler as shown in figure above. Read the distance between the two blocks on the ruler accurately.

C. Take a string and wind it closely around the sphere. Then measure the length of the string.

D. We cannot measure the diameter of the sphere

22. What causes a moving body to resist a change in its state of motion?

A. Its acceleration

B. Its speed

C. ts inertia

D. Its weight

23. Which is an example of a periodic motion?

A. Oscillation of a pendulum

B. Motion of a bus on road

C. A spinning top

D. A stone dropped from a certain height

24. While measuring the length of a kerchief, the reading of the scale at one end is 2.0 cm and at the other end is 33.1 cm. What is the length of the kerchief?

A. 33.1cm

B. 30.1cm

C. 31.1cm

D. 29.1cm

25. …………… is the distance from elbow to the tip of the middle finger.

A. Ribbon

B. Inch tape

C. Cubit

D. None of these

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26. What kind of motion is executed by a pendulum of a wall clock?

A. Oscillatory motion

B. Vibratory motion

C. Circular motion

D. Linear motion

27. The height of a person is 1.65 m. express the height in cm

A. 165 cm

B. 16.5cm

C. 1650cm

D. 1.65cm

28. 15 cm are equal to

A. 150 mm

B. 15 mm

C. 1.5 mm

D. 0.15 mm

29. One metre is equal to ………….. millimetre.

A. 10

B. 1000

C. 100

D. 10000

30. The SI unit of length is

A. metre

B. ohm

C. centimetre

D. kelvin

31. The distance between Delhi and Kanpur is usually expressed in

A. Metre

B. Hectometer

C. Kilometer

D. Centimeter

32. Speedometer measures

A. instantaneous speed

B. speed

C. average speed

D. instantaneous velocity

33. What was Greeks unit of length?

A. Hand

B. Cubit

C. Foot

D. Tape

34. The area of rectangle is given as the product of length

A. breadth

B. side

C. volume

D. none of these

35. Which is a correct relationship?

A. 1 m = 100 cm

B. 1 cm = 100 mm

C. 1 km = 100 m

D. all of these

36. 1 dm is equal to

A. 1/10 m

B. 1/100 m

C. 100 m

D. none of these

37. When the motion of the object is not along a fixed path with changing direction

A. Oscillatory motion

B. Circular motion.

C. Random motion

D. Periodic motion

38. 1 cm³ = ________ m³

A. 10^–6

B. 10^–3

C. 10⁹

D. 10⁶

39. When was standard unit of measurement created ?

A. 1970

B. 1900

C. 1980

D. 1950

40. What is the correct ascending order ?

A. 1cm, 1dm, 1m, 1dam

B. 1cm, 1dam, 1m, 1dm

C. 1cm, 1dam, 1dm, 1m

D. 1m, 1dm, 1cm,1dam

41. An example of rectilinear motion is

A. apple falling from a tree

B. motion of a car on road

C. a spinning top

D. both (a) and (b)

42. Motion of the pendulum is

A. Oscillatory

B. Rotational

C. Circular

43. What is the name of motion when an object repeats its motion after some time?

A. Curvilinear motion

B. Periodic motion

C. Rectilinear motion

D. Circular motion

44. Motion of the stone dropped under gravity

A. Linear

B. Circular

C. Rotational

D. Vibrational

45. The French created a standard Unit of measurement called:

A. S.I. Unit

B. Metre

C. Metric system

D. None of these

46. Motion of the point on blade of a moving fan

A. Circular

B. Vibrational

C. Oscillatory

D. None of these

47. Which is an example of a periodic motion?

A. Oscillation of a pendulum

B. Motion of a bus on road

C. A spinning top

D. A stone dropped from a certain height

48. Motion which repeats itself after a regular interval of time

A. Periodic

B. Non-Periodic

C. Rotational

D. Vibrational

49. One centimeter on a scale is divided into 20 equal divisions. The least count (minimum value) of this scale is

A. 20 cm

B. 1 mm

C. 0.1 mm

D. 0.5 mm

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