SCIENCE
Class - 8th
DIVISION- B
Chapter-9, Friction
Choose the correct option in the following MCQ’s :
1) Friction can be reduced by using:
a)Oil
b) Grease
c) Powder
d) All of these
2) Friction can be increased by:
a)Powder
b) Smooth surface
c)Oil
d) Rough surface
3) Which is not an example of a smooth surface?
a)Surface of mirror
b) Surface of wet soaps
c) Glazed tiles
d) Surface of tyres
4) Friction due to fluids is called:
a)Drag
b) Force
c) Pressure
d) Friction
5) Force acting between two surfaces in contact with each other is called:
a)Mechanical Force
b) Force of friction
c) Power
d) Pressure
6) Which one of the following is minimum?
a) Static friction
b) Sliding friction
c) Rolling friction
d) Composite friction
7) Which is not used as a lubricant?
a)Soap solution
b) Grease
c) Sulphur powder
d) Graphite
8) Friction depends on?
a)Nature of surface
b) Nature of material
c) Volume
d) Atmospheric pressure
9) Name the force responsible for wearing out of bicycle tyres:
a) Frictional force
b) Magnetic force
c) Muscular force
d) Electrostatic force
10)Which is not the example of streamlined objects?
a)Ships
b) Boats
c) Aeroplanes
d) Bus
11) What causes chalk to write on blackboard?
a) Force
b) Friction
c) Pressure
d) Power
12) The flying machine offering the least frictional force should be
a)Irregular
b) Free like
c) Streamlined
d) Symmetrical with many arms
13) Friction is a
a)Non-contact force
b) Contact force
c) Magnetic force
d) Electrostatic force
14) Lubricants are substances which
a)Increase friction
b) Are used to light fire
c) Reduce friction
d) Are used to put out a fire
15) Friction is
a)Foe
b) Friend
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Answers :-
1) d) All of these
2) d) Rough surface
3) d) Surface of tyres
4) a) Drag
5) b) Force of friction
6) c) Rolling friction
7) c) Sulphur powder
8) a) Nature of surface
9) a) Frictional force
10) d) Bus
11) b) Friction
12) c) Streamlined
13) b) Contact force
14) c) Reduce friction
15) c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
