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MCQs For Class 9 Beehive
Chapter 4 : A Truly Beautiful Mind
MCQs For Class 9 Beehive Chapter 4 A Truly Beautiful Mind
Q1. When was Albert Einstein born?
A. March 14, 1879
B. March 14, 1880
C. April 14, 1879
D. May 14, 1879
Correct Answer: A
Q2. Where was Einstein born?
A. Munich
B. Ulm
C. Berlin
D. Zurich
Correct Answer: B
Q3. What did Einstein’s mother think of him?
A. He was a genius
B. He was a freak
C. He was a naughty boy
D. He was very handsome
Correct Answer: B
Q4. At what age did Einstein begin to speak?
A. Two years
B. Two and a half years
C. Three years
D. Five years
Correct Answer: B
Q5. What did Einstein’s playmates call him?
A. Brother Genius
B. Brother Boring
C. Brother Stupid
D. Brother Lazy
Correct Answer: B
Q6. What kind of toys did Einstein love especially?
A. Wooden toys
B. Soft toys
C. Mechanical toys
D. Electronic toys
Correct Answer: C
Q7. What was the opinion of the school Headmaster about Einstein?
A. He would be a great doctor
B. He would be a successful businessman
C. He would never make a success at anything
D. He was the most brilliant student
Correct Answer: C
Q8. At what age did Einstein start learning the violin?
A. Six
B. Seven
C. Eight
D. Ten
Correct Answer: A
Q9. In which city did Einstein’s family move when he was 15 months old?
A. Ulm
B. Munich
C. Milan
D. Bern
Correct Answer: B
Q10. Why did Einstein leave the school in Munich for good?
A. He was expelled
B. He felt stifled by the strict discipline (regimentation)
C. His parents asked him to leave
D. He wanted to go to the USA
Correct Answer: B
Q11. Where did Einstein wish to continue his education after Munich?
A. German-speaking Switzerland
B. France
C. England
D. USA
Correct Answer: A
Q12. Einstein was highly gifted in which subject?
A. Physics
B. Chemistry
C. Mathematics
D. Biology
Correct Answer: C
Q13. In which subject was Einstein interested besides Mathematics?
A. History
B. Physics
C. Geography
D. Arts
Correct Answer: B
Q14. Where did Einstein go for higher studies?
A. University of Munich
B. University of Zurich
C. University of Berlin
D. University of Ulm
Correct Answer: B
Q15. Who was Mileva Maric?
A. Einstein's sister
B. Einstein's fellow student and future wife
C. Einstein's mother
D. A famous scientist
Correct Answer: B
Q16. Why did Einstein think Mileva Maric was a "clever creature"?
A. She was very beautiful
B. She shared his interest in art and science
C. She was a good cook
D. She was older than him
Correct Answer: B
Q17. From which country did Mileva Maric come to Switzerland?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Serbia
D. France
Correct Answer: C
Q18. Why did Mileva come to the University of Zurich?
A. Because it was cheap
B. Because it was the only university in Europe that gave degrees to women
C. Because she liked Switzerland
D. Because she wanted to meet Einstein
Correct Answer: B
Q19. When did Einstein graduate from the university?
A. 1899
B. 1900
C. 1902
D. 1905
Correct Answer: B
Q20. What was Einstein’s first job after graduation?
A. Professor
B. Patent Officer
C. Teaching Assistant
D. Researcher
Correct Answer: C
Q21. In 1902, Einstein finally secured a job as a technical expert in which city?
A. Zurich
B. Munich
C. Bern
D. Berlin
Correct Answer: C
Q22. What did Einstein jokingly call his desk drawer at the patent office?
A. Bureau of Theoretical Physics
B. Box of Secrets
C. Science Lab
D. Idea Machine
Correct Answer: A
Q23. Which famous paper of Einstein was published in 1905?
A. Theory of Evolution
B. Special Theory of Relativity
C. Laws of Motion
D. Discovery of X-rays
Correct Answer: B
Q24. According to Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, what are not absolute?
A. Time and Distance
B. Speed and Force
C. Mass and Volume
D. Energy and Light
Correct Answer: A
Q25. What is the famous formula that describes the relationship between mass and energy?
A. E = mc²
B. F = ma
C. a² + b² = c²
D. V = IR
Correct Answer: A
Q26. Why did Einstein’s mother object to his marriage with Mileva?
A. She was from a different country
B. She was three years older than Albert
C. She was too smart (a book like him)
D. Both B and C
Correct Answer: D
Q27. When did Albert and Mileva finally marry?
A. 1900
B. 1903
C. 1905
D. 1919
Correct Answer: B
Q28. When did Einstein and Mileva get divorced?
A. 1915
B. 1917
C. 1919
D. 1921
Correct Answer: C
Q29. Whom did Einstein marry after his divorce?
A. His sister
B. His cousin Elsa
C. A scientist
D. Mileva again
Correct Answer: B
Q30. Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity in which year?
A. 1905
B. 1915
C. 1919
D. 1921
Correct Answer: B
Q31. Which event proved Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity was correct?
A. A lunar eclipse in 1919
B. A solar eclipse in 1919
C. The invention of the telescope
D. The end of World War I
Correct Answer: B
Q32. When did Einstein receive the Nobel Prize for Physics?
A. 1915
B. 1919
C. 1921
D. 1933
Correct Answer: C
Q33. Why did Einstein emigrate to the United States in 1933?
A. To get a better job
B. Because the Nazis came to power in Germany
C. To study more
D. Because he liked the USA
Correct Answer: B
Q34. What discovery in Berlin caused an uproar among American physicists?
A. Discovery of Gravity
B. Nuclear Fission
C. Invention of the Radio
D. Theory of Relativity
Correct Answer: B
Q35. To whom did Einstein write a letter warning about the dangers of an atomic bomb?
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Winston Churchill
C. Franklin
D. Roosevelt D. Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: C
Q36. When did Einstein write the letter to the American President?
A. August 2, 1939
B. August 2, 1945
C. September 1, 1939
D. December 7, 1941
Correct Answer: A
Q37. What was the impact of Einstein’s letter to Roosevelt?
A. It stopped the war
B. Americans developed the atomic bomb in secret
C. Germany stopped making bombs
D. It had no effect
Correct Answer: B
Q38. On which two Japanese cities were atomic bombs dropped by the USA?
A. Tokyo and Osaka
B. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
C. Kyoto and Kobe
D. Yokohama and Nagoya
Correct Answer: B
Q39. How did Einstein react to the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
A. He was happy the war ended
B. He was deeply shaken by the extent of the destruction
C. He didn't care
D. He asked for another prize
Correct Answer: B
Q40. What did Einstein propose in his letter to the United Nations?
A. To build more bombs
B. The formation of a world government
C. To end the UN
D. To invade Germany
Correct Answer: B
Q41. For what did Einstein agitate in his later days?
A. For more scientific research
B. For an end to the arms build-up
C. For becoming the President
D. For more wealth
Correct Answer: B
Q42. Einstein used his popularity to campaign for:
A. Money and Fame
B. Peace and Democracy
C. War and Power
D. Science only
Correct Answer: B
Q43. When did Einstein die?
A. 1945
B. 1950
C. 1955
D. 1960
Correct Answer: C
Q44. At what age did Einstein die?
A. 70
B. 76
C. 80
D. 82
Correct Answer: B
Q45. How is Einstein celebrated today?
A. As a great violinist
B. As a visionary and world citizen
C. As a great politician
D. As a strict teacher
Correct Answer: B
Q46. What does "A Truly Beautiful Mind" refer to?
A. Einstein’s mathematical brain
B. Einstein’s humanitarian spirit
C. Einstein’s physical beauty
D. Einstein’s memory power
Correct Answer: B
Q47. What was Einstein’s mother’s worry about his physical appearance?
A. He was too short
B. His head was too large
C. He was too thin
D. He had no hair
Correct Answer: B
Q48. In which city was Einstein's patent office located?
A. Munich
B. Bern
C. Zurich
D. Berlin
Correct Answer: B
Q49. "A Truly Beautiful Mind" is a/an:
A. Autobiography
B. Short Biography
C. Fiction Story
D. Poem
Correct Answer: B
Q50. Einstein was a "world citizen" because:
A. He traveled to many countries
B. He worked for world peace and democracy
C. He knew many languages
D. He had passports of two countries
Correct Answer: B