SEBA Class 9 Science Chapter 8 Motion MCQs (2026–27) – Assam Eduverse
Master the fundamentals of kinematics with SEBA Class 9 Science Chapter 8 Motion MCQs (2026–27), designed as per the latest ASSEB syllabus and updated board exam pattern. These SEBA Class 9 Science Chapter 8 Motion MCQs include important objective questions, numerical-based MCQs, and concept-oriented practice sets to support effective exam preparation.
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SEBA Class 9 Science Chapter 8 Motion MCQs – ASSEB 2026–27 Board Exam Practice
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Q1. Motion of an object is described as:
a) Change in shape
b) Change in size
c) Change in position with time
d) Change in mass
Answer: c) Change in position with time
Q2. To describe the position of an object, we need:
a) Speed
b) Direction only
c) A reference point
d) Mass
Answer: c) A reference point
Q3. The total path length covered by an object is called:
a) Displacement
b) Distance
c) Velocity
d) Acceleration
Answer: b) Distance
Q4. The shortest distance between the initial and final position of an object is called:
a) Speed
b) Distance
c) Displacement
d) Acceleration
Answer: c) Displacement
Q5. Displacement of a body can be zero when:
a) Distance is zero
b) Speed is zero
c) Initial and final positions are same
d) Object moves uniformly
Answer: c) Initial and final positions are same
Q6. If a body covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, it is said to be in:
a) Non-uniform motion
b) Circular motion
c) Uniform motion
d) Accelerated motion
Answer: c) Uniform motion
Q7. The SI unit of speed is:
a) km/h
b) m/s
c) m
d) m/s²
Answer: b) m/s
Q8. Speed is defined as:
a) Displacement per unit time
b) Distance per unit time
c) Change in velocity
d) Change in position
Answer: b) Distance per unit time
Q9. Velocity is:
a) Speed without direction
b) Distance covered per unit time
c) Speed with direction
d) Rate of change of distance
Answer: c) Speed with direction
Q10. Average speed is calculated by:
a) Final velocity – initial velocity
b) Total time / total distance
c) Total distance / total time
d) Displacement / time
Answer: c) Total distance / total time
Q11. Acceleration is defined as:
a) Change in speed
b) Change in position
c) Change in velocity per unit time
d) Distance per unit time
Answer: c) Change in velocity per unit time
Q12. The SI unit of acceleration is:
a) m/s
b) m
c) m/s²
d) km/h
Answer: c) m/s²
Q13. When velocity decreases uniformly, acceleration is:
a) Positive
b) Zero
c) Negative
d) Infinite
Answer: c) Negative
Q14. The graph of distance-time for uniform motion is:
a) Curved line
b) Straight line
c) Circle
d) Parabola
Answer: b) Straight line
Q15. The slope of a distance-time graph represents:
a) Acceleration
b) Speed
c) Displacement
d) Time
Answer: b) Speed
Q16. The area under a velocity-time graph represents:
a) Acceleration
b) Speed
c) Distance or displacement
d) Time
Answer: c) Distance or displacement
Q17. If velocity-time graph is a straight line parallel to time axis, the motion is:
a) Uniform acceleration
b) Uniform velocity
c) Non-uniform motion
d) Circular motion
Answer: b) Uniform velocity
Q18. The equation v = u + at represents relation between:
a) Distance and time
b) Velocity and time
c) Position and velocity
d) Acceleration and distance
Answer: b) Velocity and time
Q19. An object moving with uniform speed in a circular path has:
a) No acceleration
b) Constant velocity
c) Changing direction
d) Zero displacement always
Answer: c) Changing direction
Q20. Motion in a circular path with constant speed is called:
a) Uniform motion
b) Uniform circular motion
c) Non-uniform motion
d) Linear motion
Answer: b) Uniform circular motion
Q21. Assertion: Distance travelled by an object can be zero.
Reason: Displacement can be zero when object returns to its starting point.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: d) A is false but R is true
Q22. Assertion: In uniform motion, acceleration is zero.
Reason: Velocity remains constant in uniform motion.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
Q23. Assertion: Speed and velocity have same units.
Reason: Both are measured in m/s.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
Q24. Assertion: A body moving in circular path with uniform speed is not accelerating.
Reason: Acceleration depends only on change in speed.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: d) A is false but R is true
Q25. Assertion: The slope of a velocity-time graph gives acceleration.
Reason: Acceleration is rate of change of velocity.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
Q26. Assertion: The displacement of an object can be equal to the distance travelled.
Reason: This happens when the object moves along a straight line without changing direction.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
Q27. Assertion: The average velocity of an object can be zero even when its average speed is not zero.
Reason: Displacement can be zero while distance travelled is not zero.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
Q28. Assertion: A straight line velocity-time graph parallel to time axis shows zero acceleration.
Reason: Velocity remains constant with time.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
Q29. Assertion: In non-uniform motion, equal distances are covered in equal intervals of time.
Reason: Velocity changes in non-uniform motion.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: d) A is false but R is true
Q30. Assertion: The area under velocity-time graph gives displacement.
Reason: Displacement equals velocity multiplied by time for uniform velocity.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
Q31. Which of the following are scalar quantities?
i) Distance
ii) Speed
iii) Velocity
iv) Displacement
a) i and ii
b) i, ii and iii
c) ii and iv
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: a) i and ii
Q32. Which of the following are vector quantities?
i) Displacement
ii) Velocity
iii) Speed
iv) Acceleration
a) i and ii
b) i, ii and iv
c) ii and iii
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: b) i, ii and iv
Q33. Which of the following situations have zero displacement?
i) Completing one round of a circular track
ii) Moving 10 m east and then 10 m west
iii) Moving 5 m forward
iv) Returning to starting point
a) i and ii
b) i, ii and iv
c) ii and iii
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: b) i, ii and iv
Q34. Uniform acceleration means:
i) Equal change in velocity in equal intervals of time
ii) Constant velocity
iii) Change in velocity at constant rate
iv) Zero acceleration
a) i and iii
b) i and ii
c) ii and iv
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: a) i and iii
Q35. The slope of a graph represents speed in:
i) Distance-time graph
ii) Velocity-time graph
iii) Speed-time graph
iv) Displacement-time graph
a) i and ii
b) i and iv
c) ii and iii
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: b) i and iv
Q36. In uniform circular motion:
i) Speed remains constant
ii) Velocity changes
iii) Acceleration is zero
iv) Direction changes continuously
a) i and ii
b) i, ii and iv
c) ii and iii
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: b) i, ii and iv
Q37. Which equations are equations of motion?
i) v = u + at
ii) s = ut + ½ at²
iii) 2as = v² – u²
iv) v = s/t
a) i and ii
b) i, ii and iii
c) ii and iii
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: b) i, ii and iii
Q38. Acceleration can change due to change in:
i) Speed
ii) Direction
iii) Mass
iv) Velocity
a) i and ii
b) i, ii and iv
c) ii and iii
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: b) i, ii and iv
Q39. The area under velocity-time graph represents:
i) Displacement
ii) Distance (for positive velocity)
iii) Acceleration
iv) Change in velocity
a) i and ii
b) i and iii
c) ii and iv
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: a) i and ii
Q40. Which of the following motions are accelerated motions?
i) Uniform circular motion
ii) Motion with constant velocity
iii) Motion with changing speed
iv) Motion with changing direction
a) i and ii
b) i, iii and iv
c) ii and iii
d) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer: b) i, iii and iv
Q41. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) Distance | a) Change in velocity per unit time |
| 2) Displacement | b) Shortest path between two points |
| 3) Speed | c) Total path length |
| 4) Acceleration | d) Distance per unit time |
a) 1–c, 2–b, 3–d, 4–a
b) 1–b, 2–c, 3–a, 4–d
c) 1–c, 2–a, 3–d, 4–b
d) 1–d, 2–b, 3–c, 4–a
Answer: 1–c, 2–b, 3–d, 4–a
Q42. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) m/s | a) Unit of distance |
| 2) m/s² | b) Unit of acceleration |
| 3) km/h | c) Unit of speed |
| 4) m | d) Another unit of speed |
a) 1–c, 2–b, 3–d, 4–a
b) 1–b, 2–c, 3–d, 4–a
c) 1–d, 2–b, 3–c, 4–a
d) 1–c, 2–d, 3–b, 4–a
Answer: 1–c, 2–b, 3–d, 4–a
Q43. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) Uniform motion | a) Equal change in velocity |
| 2) Non-uniform motion | b) Equal distances in equal time |
| 3) Uniform acceleration | c) Constant speed in circular path |
| 4) Uniform circular motion | d) Unequal distances in equal time |
a) 1–b, 2–d, 3–a, 4–c
b) 1–d, 2–b, 3–a, 4–c
c) 1–b, 2–a, 3–d, 4–c
d) 1–c, 2–d, 3–b, 4–a
Answer: 1–b, 2–d, 3–a, 4–c
Q44. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) Slope of distance-time graph | a) Uniform velocity |
| 2) Area under velocity-time graph | b) Displacement |
| 3) Straight line parallel to time axis in v-t graph | c) Speed |
| 4) Curved line in distance-time graph | d) Non-uniform motion |
a) 1–c, 2–b, 3–a, 4–d
b) 1–b, 2–c, 3–a, 4–d
c) 1–c, 2–a, 3–b, 4–d
d) 1–d, 2–b, 3–a, 4–c
Answer: 1–c, 2–b, 3–a, 4–d
Q45. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) v = u + at | a) Velocity-time relation |
| 2) s = ut + ½ at² | b) Position-time relation |
| 3) 2as = v² – u² | c) Position-velocity relation |
| 4) v = s/t | d) Definition of speed |
a) 1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–d
b) 1–b, 2–a, 3–c, 4–d
c) 1–a, 2–c, 3–b, 4–d
d) 1–d, 2–b, 3–a, 4–c
Answer: 1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–d
Q46. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) Zero displacement | a) Velocity decreases |
| 2) Zero acceleration | b) Constant velocity |
| 3) Positive acceleration | c) Velocity increases |
| 4) Negative acceleration | d) Final and initial positions same |
a) 1–d, 2–b, 3–c, 4–a
b) 1–b, 2–d, 3–c, 4–a
c) 1–d, 2–c, 3–b, 4–a
d) 1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–d
Answer: 1–d, 2–b, 3–c, 4–a
Q47. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) Distance-time graph (straight line) | a) Uniform acceleration from rest |
| 2) Velocity-time graph (straight line through origin) | b) Object at rest |
| 3) Velocity-time graph (horizontal line) | c) Uniform motion |
| 4) Distance-time graph (parallel to time axis) | d) Uniform velocity |
a) 1–c, 2–a, 3–d, 4–b
b) 1–a, 2–c, 3–d, 4–b
c) 1–c, 2–d, 3–a, 4–b
d) 1–b, 2–a, 3–c, 4–d
Answer: 1–c, 2–a, 3–d, 4–b
Q48. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) Circular path | a) Uniform circular motion |
| 2) Change in direction only | b) Acceleration |
| 3) Area of trapezium in v-t graph | c) Displacement |
| 4) Speed with direction | d) Velocity |
a) 1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–d
b) 1–b, 2–a, 3–c, 4–d
c) 1–a, 2–c, 3–b, 4–d
d) 1–d, 2–b, 3–c, 4–a
Answer: 1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–d
Q49. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) Odometer | a) Measures time |
| 2) Speedometer | b) Measures distance travelled |
| 3) Stop watch | c) Measures speed |
| 4) Metre scale | d) Measures length |
a) 1–b, 2–c, 3–a, 4–d
b) 1–c, 2–b, 3–a, 4–d
c) 1–b, 2–a, 3–c, 4–d
d) 1–a, 2–c, 3–b, 4–d
Answer: 1–b, 2–c, 3–a, 4–d
Q50. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1) Acceleration | a) Vector quantity |
| 2) Velocity | b) Scalar quantity |
| 3) Speed | c) Rate of change of velocity |
| 4) Displacement | d) Shortest distance |
a) 1–c, 2–a, 3–b, 4–d
b) 1–a, 2–c, 3–b, 4–d
c) 1–c, 2–b, 3–a, 4–d
d) 1–b, 2–a, 3–c, 4–d
Answer: 1–c, 2–a, 3–b, 4–d
SEBA Class 9 Science Chapter 8 Motion MCQs – Important Objective Questions
A strong understanding of Motion is essential for building a solid foundation in Physics. Practicing well-structured MCQs based on the latest SEBA (ASSEB) syllabus helps students develop clarity in both conceptual and numerical aspects of the chapter while becoming familiar with exam-oriented question patterns.
These SEBA Class 9 Science Chapter 8 MCQs cover key topics such as speed, velocity, acceleration, equations of motion, and graphical representation through distance-time and velocity-time graphs. Since this chapter involves both theory and calculations, regular practice is important for improving problem-solving skills and understanding real-life applications of motion.
By solving these important objective questions for Class 9 Science, students can strengthen their ability to interpret graphs, apply formulas correctly, and solve numerical problems with confidence. It also helps in avoiding common mistakes related to units, formulas, and conceptual differences between physical quantities.
Consistent MCQ practice enhances accuracy, speed, and confidence. Students become more comfortable with different types of numerical and conceptual questions, manage time effectively, and can revise the entire chapter quickly before exams.
To perform well in school tests and board-level examinations, students should include these MCQs in their regular study routine. With continuous practice and a clear understanding of concepts, scoring high in this chapter becomes much easier and more achievable.
FAQs – SEBA Class 9 Science Chapter 8 Motion MCQs
1. How many MCQs come from Motion chapter in SEBA Class 9 exam?
About 3-4 MCQs are expected as per latest ASSEB guidelines. Focus on formulas and graphs—they are frequently asked in exams.
2. Which topics are most important for Motion MCQs in SEBA Class 9?
Velocity, acceleration, distance-time graphs, and equations of motion are key. Practice numericals—they often appear as MCQs.
3. Where can I download SEBA Class 9 Motion MCQs with answers PDF?
You can find chapter-wise MCQs on Assam Eduverse and similar sites. Always revise from solved PDFs for quick exam practice.
4. Are numericals asked as MCQs in Class 9 Motion chapter?
Yes, simple numericals based on equations of motion are common. Learn formulas and practice quick calculations to save time.
5. Is Chapter 8 Motion difficult for SEBA Class 9 students?
No, it’s easy if concepts are clear. Start with basics, then solve MCQs daily—Assam Eduverse practice sets help a lot.
6. How to prepare SEBA Class 9 Science Chapter 8 Motion MCQs quickly?
Revise formulas, practice previous MCQs, and focus on graphs. Short daily practice sessions improve accuracy before exams.
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