Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · Physics
Chapter: Chapter 10 — Chapter 10: Magnetism
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What poles does every magnet have? [1]
(A) North and south
(B) East and west
(C) Only north
(D) Only south
2. What happens with like poles? [1]
(A) They repel each other
(B) They attract each other
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They cancel out
3. What happens with unlike poles? [1]
(A) They attract each other
(B) They repel each other
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They cancel out
4. What is a magnetic field? [1]
(A) The region around a magnet where its influence is detected
(B) A type of electric current
(C) A type of light
(D) Nothing specific
5. What visualises a magnetic field? [1]
(A) Field lines
(B) Only numbers
(C) Only colours
(D) Nothing visualises it
6. What does Earth act like? [1]
(A) A giant magnet
(B) A giant battery
(C) A giant light source
(D) Nothing specific
7. What does a compass align with? [1]
(A) Earth's magnetic field
(B) Only local objects
(C) Random directions
(D) Nothing specific
8. What is electromagnetism used in? [1]
(A) Motors and generators
(B) Nowhere useful
(C) Only in theory
(D) Only in books
9. What poles does every magnet have? [1]
(A) North and south
(B) East and west
(C) Only north
(D) Only south
10. What happens with like poles? [1]
(A) They repel each other
(B) They attract each other
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They cancel out
11. What happens with unlike poles? [1]
(A) They attract each other
(B) They repel each other
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They cancel out
12. What is a magnetic field? [1]
(A) The region around a magnet where its influence is detected
(B) A type of electric current
(C) A type of light
(D) Nothing specific
13. What visualises a magnetic field? [1]
(A) Field lines
(B) Only numbers
(C) Only colours
(D) Nothing visualises it
14. What does Earth act like? [1]
(A) A giant magnet
(B) A giant battery
(C) A giant light source
(D) Nothing specific
15. What does a compass align with? [1]
(A) Earth's magnetic field
(B) Only local objects
(C) Random directions
(D) Nothing specific
16. What is electromagnetism used in? [1]
(A) Motors and generators
(B) Nowhere useful
(C) Only in theory
(D) Only in books