MP Board 9th Beehive A Truly Beautiful Mind MCQs : Here are 50 important Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers for the chapter “A Truly Beautiful Mind,” based on the provided webpage.
MP Board 9th Beehive A Truly Beautiful Mind MCQs
Childhood and Education
- When was Albert Einstein born?
a) March 14, 1879
b) March 14, 1897
c) April 14, 1879
d) April 14, 1897
Answer: a) March 14, 1879 - Where was Einstein born?
a) Munich, Germany
b) Berlin, Germany
c) Ulm, Germany
d) Zurich, Switzerland
Answer: c) Ulm, Germany - Until what age did Einstein not learn to speak?
a) One and a half years
b) Two and a half years
c) Three years
d) Four years
Answer: b) Two and a half years - How did Einstein speak when he finally learned?
a) He spoke very fast
b) He spoke in a whisper
c) He uttered every word twice
d) He stuttered
Answer: c) He uttered every word twice - What did his playmates call him?
a) “Brother Boring”
b) “Genius”
c) “Freak”
d) “Little Albert”
Answer: a) “Brother Boring” - Why did Einstein’s mother think he was a “freak”?
a) Because he couldn’t speak
b) Because his head was too large
c) Because he was bad at school
d) Because he played alone
Answer: b) Because his head was too large - What did one of Einstein’s headmasters tell his father?
a) That Einstein would be a genius
b) That Einstein was stupid and would never succeed
c) That Einstein should be a musician
d) That Einstein was a “freak”
Answer: b) That Einstein was stupid and would never succeed - What did Einstein love to play with as a child?
a) Toy soldiers
b) Other children
c) Mechanical toys
d) Wooden blocks
Answer: c) Mechanical toys - Where did Einstein go to high school?
a) Ulm
b) Milan
c) Berlin
d) Munich
Answer: d) Munich - Why did Einstein hate his school in Munich?
a) He disliked the subjects
b) He hated the strict “regimentation”
c) The teachers were not good
d) It was far from his home
Answer: b) He hated the strict “regimentation” - At what age did Einstein leave the school in Munich?
a) 14
b) 15
c) 16
d) 17
Answer: b) 15 - Where did Einstein move after leaving Munich?
a) To Zurich, Switzerland
b) To Milan, Italy (with his parents)
c) To Berlin, Germany
d) To Bern, Switzerland
Answer: b) To Milan, Italy (with his parents) - Why did Einstein prefer to study in Switzerland?
a) It was cheaper
b) The atmosphere was more “liberal”
c) His family lived there
d) He knew the language
Answer: b) The atmosphere was more “liberal”
University and Personal Life
- Which university did Einstein join in Switzerland?
a) University of Bern
b) University of Geneva
c) University of Zurich
d) University of Munich
Answer: c) University of Zurich - Who did Einstein meet at the university?
a) Elsa
b) Marie Curie
c) Mileva Marić
d) His old headmaster
Answer: c) Mileva Marić - Why did Einstein see Mileva as an “ally”?
a) She was also from Germany
b) She was intelligent and disliked “philistines”
c) She helped him with his homework
d) She was his cousin
Answer: b) She was intelligent and disliked “philistines” - What does the term “Philistines” refer to?
a) People who are very strict
b) People who dislike art and literature
c) People from a specific country
d) People who are very smart
Answer: b) People who dislike art and literature - When did Einstein marry Mileva Marić?
a) 1902
b) 1903
c) 1905
d) 1919
Answer: b) 1903 - What happened to Einstein’s marriage to Mileva?
a) It lasted his whole life
b) It faltered and ended in divorce in 1919
c) She died in an accident
d) They separated but never divorced
Answer: b) It faltered and ended in divorce in 1919 - Who did Einstein marry in 1919?
a) Mileva Marić
b) A colleague
c) His cousin Elsa
d) He never remarried
Answer: c) His cousin Elsa
Scientific Career
- What job did Einstein get in 1902?
a) A university professor
b) A high school teacher
c) A technical expert in a patent office
d) A theoretical physicist
Answer: c) A technical expert in a patent office - Where was this patent office located?
a) Zurich
b) Berlin
c) Bern
d) Munich
Answer: c) Bern - What did Einstein jokingly call his desk drawer?
a) “The office of relativity”
b) “The bureau of theoretical physics”
c) “The genius drawer”
d) “The patent-pending box”
Answer: b) “The bureau of theoretical physics” - In what year did Einstein publish his most famous papers?
a) 1902
b) 1905
c) 1915
d) 1921
Answer: b) 1905 - What was Einstein’s 1905 paper called?
a) General Theory of Relativity
b) The Law of Gravity
c) Special Theory of Relativity
d) The Photoelectric Effect
Answer: c) Special Theory of Relativity - What world-famous formula came from this theory?
a) $E = mc^2$
b) $F = ma$
c) $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$
d) $H_2O$
Answer: a) $E = mc^2$ - What does ‘E’ stand for in $E = mc^2$?
a) Einstein
b) Energy
c) Electricity
d) Emigration
Answer: b) Energy - What does ‘m’ stand for in $E = mc^2$?
a) Motion
b) Momentum
c) Mass
d) Meter
Answer: c) Mass - What does ‘c’ stand for in $E = mc^2$?
a) Charge
b) Carbon
c) The speed of light
d) Centigrade
Answer: c) The speed of light - When did Einstein publish his “General Theory of Relativity”?
a) 1905
b) 1915
c) 1919
d) 1921
Answer: b) 1915 - What new interpretation did the General Theory provide?
a) The speed of light
b) Gravity
c) Energy
d) Time
Answer: b) Gravity - What event in 1919 proved his General Theory was accurate?
a) A Nobel Prize
b) A solar eclipse
c) A new invention
d) A publication
Answer: b) A solar eclipse - When did Einstein win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
a) 1915
b) 1919
c) 1921
d) 1933
Answer: c) 1921 - What did he win the Nobel Prize for?
a) The Special Theory of Relativity
b) The General Theory of Relativity
c) The Photoelectric Effect
d) His work on world peace
Answer: c) The Photoelectric Effect
World Citizen and Later Life
- When did Einstein emigrate to the United States?
a) 1919
b) 1921
c) 1933
d) 1905
Answer: c) 1933 - Why did Einstein leave Germany?
a) For a better job
b) To join his family
c) Because the Nazis came to power
d) To win the Nobel Prize
Answer: c) Because the Nazis came to power - What discovery in Berlin made American physicists upset?
a) The General Theory of Relativity
b) The discovery of nuclear fission
c) The building of a new university
d) A new patent
Answer: b) The discovery of nuclear fission - Who did Einstein write a letter to in 1939?
a) The German Chancellor
b) The UN Secretary-General
c) His wife, Elsa
d) US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer: d) US President Franklin D. Roosevelt - What did Einstein warn the President about in his letter?
a) That the Nazis might build an atomic bomb
b) That a new war was starting
c) That he needed funding for his research
d) That he was a visionary
Answer: a) That the Nazis might build an atomic bomb - What was the secret American project that resulted from this letter?
a) The Special Theory of Relativity
b) The Manhattan Project (building their own atomic bomb)
c) The founding of the UN
d) The space program
Answer: b) The Manhattan Project (building their own atomic bomb) - How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a) He was celebrated
b) He was indifferent
c) He was deeply shaken and horrified
d) He felt proud of his contribution
Answer: c) He was deeply shaken and horrified - What did Einstein propose to the United Nations after the bombing?
a) The formation of a world government
b) That all bombs be destroyed
c) That he be made a world leader
d) A new theory of physics
Answer: a) The formation of a world government - What did Einstein campaign for in his later life?
a) More scientific funding
b) A return to Germany
c) World peace and democracy
d) A new university
Answer: c) World peace and democracy - Why is Einstein remembered as a “world citizen”?
a) He traveled to many countries
b) He was concerned about humanity, peace, and democracy
c) He held multiple passports
d) He was famous all over the world
Answer: b) He was concerned about humanity, peace, and democracy - What word is used to describe Einstein as a “person with foresight”?
a) Genius
b) Philistine
c) Visionary
d) Emigrant
Answer: c) Visionary - What is a “missive”?
a) A scientific theory
b) A type of patent
c) A long and official letter
d) A school with strict rules
Answer: c) A long and official letter - What does “faltered” mean?
a) To become weak
b) To get married
c) To emigrate
d) To discover
Answer: a) To become weak - When did Einstein die?
a) 1933
b) 1945
c) 1955
d) 1919
Answer: c) 1955 - What does the title “A Truly Beautiful Mind” refer to?
a) Einstein’s large head
b) Einstein’s scientific genius only
c) Einstein’s love for Mileva
d) Einstein’s combination of genius and his concern for humanity
Answer: d) Einstein’s combination of genius and his concern for humanity - What instrument did Einstein, the “freak,” actually learn to play?
a) Piano
b) Violin
c) Flute
d) Drums
Answer: b) Violin