NCERT Class 6 Science Chapter 7 Motion And Measurement Of Distances Multiple Choice Question And Answers

Motion And Measurement Of Distances Multiple Choice Question And Answers

Question 1. The invention  _______________ resulted in the development of animal-driven cars. CBSE Diksha

1. Boat
2. Wheel
3. Roads
4. None of these

Answer: 2. Wheel

Question 2. A piece of ribbon folded five times is placed along a 30 cm long measuring scale.

The length of the ribbon is between 

1. 1.15 m -1.25 m
2. 1.25 m . 1.35 m
3. 1.50 m – 1.60 m
4. 1.60 m – 1.70 m

Answer: 2.  1.25 m . 1.35 m

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Question 3. Four pieces of wooden sticks A, B, C and D are placed along the length of 30 cm long scale. Which one of them is 3.4 cm in length?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Answer: 3.  3

Question 4. Figure shows a measuring scale which is usually supplied with a geometry box. Which of the following distance cannot be measured with this scale by using it only once?

1. 0.1 m
2. 0.15 m
3. 0.2 m
4. 0.06 m

Answer: 2. 0.15 m

Question 5. Which of the following figure shows the correct placement of a block along a scale for measuring its length?

Answer: 3

Question 6. Bholu and Goiu are playing in the ground. They start running from the same point A in the ground and reach point B at the same time by following the paths marked 1 and 2, respectively Which of the following is true for the given situation?

As compared to Golu, Bholu covers a

1. Longer distance but with a lower speed
2. Longer distance with a higher speed
3. Shorter distance with a lower speed
4. Shorter distance with a higher speed

Answer:  2. Longer distance with a higher speed

Question 7. Jenny wants to measure the height of her son. She asks her son to stand against a wall. Which picture shows the correct way of marking his height?

Answer: 2

Question 8. You are provided three scales A, B and C as shown in the figure to measure a length of 10 cm

For the correct measurement of the length, you will use the scale.

1. only A
2. Only B
3. Only C
4. Any of the three scales

Answer: 4. Any of the three scales

Question 9. Each metre is divided into 100 equal divisions called

1. Centimetre
2. Centimetre
3. Kilometres
4. None of these

Answer: 1 Centimetre

Question 10. Which of the following does not express a time Interval?

1. A day
2. A second
3. A school period
4. Time of the first bell in the school

Answer: 4. Time of the first bell in the school

Question 11. The distance between Delhi and Mumbai Is usually expressed In the unit of

1. Decametre
2. Metre
3. Centimetre
4. Kilometre

Answer: 4. Kilometre

Question 12. A ball rolling on the ground represents

1. Rectilinear motion
2. Rotational motion
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of these

Answer: 3. Both 1 and 2

Question 13. Which of these Is an example of periodic motion?

1. The earth revolves around the sun.
2. The movement of a flag due to wind.
3. A bus moving forward on a curved road.
4. A ball bouncing after being dropped on the floor

Answer: 1. The earth revolves around the sun.

Question 14. Which of these conditions is necessary for rectilinear motion?

1. Moving on a curved line.
2.  Moving on a straight line
3. Moving with a uniform speed.
4. Moving with a non-uniform speed.

Answer: 2.  Moving on a straight line

Question 15. Paheli moves on a straight road from point A to point C. She takes 20 min to cover a certain distance AB and 30 min to cover the rest of the distance BC. She then turns back and takes 30 min to cover the distance CB and 20 min to cover the rest of the distance to her starting point. She makes 5 rounds on the road in the same way. Paheli concludes that her motion is

1. Only rectilinear motion
2. Only periodic motion
3. Rectilinear and periodic motion
4. Neither rectilinear nor periodic

Answer: 3. Rectilinear and periodic motion

Question 16. What type of motion does a spinning top show?

1. Periodic
2. Circular
3. Rectilinear
4. Rotational

Answer: 4. Rotational

Question 17. Motion is defined as a change in the position of an object over time. Motion can be classified as rectilinear motion, circular motion, rotational motion, oscillatory motion and random motion. We can observe that some objects in certain cases show two types of motion at the same time.

Example: A ball is moving along the ground, it shows rectilinear as well as rotational motion. The wheel of a bicycle shows circular motion as well as rectilinear motion.

What type of motion does a butterfly show in a garden?

1. Rectilinear motion
2. Circular motion
3. Random motion
4. Periodic motion

Answer: 3. Random motion

Question 18. A bob of a pendulum shows

1. Periodic motion
2. Circular motion
3. Both (1) and (2)
4. None of these

Answer:  1. Periodic motion

Question 19. The wheel of a bicycle moving on a straight road does

1. Circular motion, rectilinear motion
2. Periodic motion, rotational motion
3. Random motion, oscillatory motion
4. None of the above

Answer: 1. Circular motion, rectilinear motion

Question 20. Which of the following is the SI unit of length?

1. Metre
2. Millimetre
3. Centimetre
4. Foot

Answer:  1. Metre

Question 21. Which of the following have more than one type of motion?

1. Motion of sewing machine
2. A cycle moving on a straight road
3. Motion of the moon around the earth
4. All of the above
5. Answer:  4. All of the above

Question 22. Footstep cannot be considered an SI unit because

1. It varies from person to person
2. People do not measure property with it
3. It is a very old method of measurement
4. Its value is not definite

Answer:  1. It varies from person-to-person

Question 23. A car moving on a straight road is an example of

1. Periodic motion
2. Rectilinear motion
3. Circular motion
4. Rest

Answer:  2. Rectilinear motion