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EXERCISE - 01 CHECK YOUR GRASP

BASICS MATHEMATICS USED IN PHYSICS

1. A stone is dropped into a quiet lake and waves move in circles at the speed of 5 cm/s. At the instant when the
radius of the circular wave is 8 cm, how fast is the enclosed area increasing?
(A) 80 cm2/s (B) 90 cm2/s (C) 85 cm2/s (D) 89 cm2/s

2. Find points at which the tangent to the curve y =x3 3x2 9x + 7 is parallel to the xaxis
(A) (3,20) and (1, 12) (B) (3,20) and (1, 12) (C) (3,10) and (1, 12) (D) None of these

3. The momentum of a moving particle given by p tl nt . Net force acting on this particle is defined by equation
dp
F= . The net force acting on the particle is zero at time
dt
1 1
(A) t = 0 (B) t = (C) t = 2 (D) None of these
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4. An edge of a variable cube is increasing at the rate of 3 cm/s. How fast is the volume of the cube increasing
when the edge is 10 cm long?
(A) 900 cm3/s (B) 920 cm3/s (C) 850 cm3/s (D) 950 cm3/s

VECTORS

5. Let A iA cos jA sin , be any vector. Another vector B which is normal to A is:

(A) iB cos jB sin (B) iB sin jB cos

(C) iB sin jB cos (D) iA cos jA sin

6. The sum of magnitudes of two forces acting at a point is 16N. If the resultant force is 8N and its direction is
perpendicular to smaller force, then the forces are :
(A) 6N and 10N (B) 8N and 8N (C) 4N and 12N (D) 2N and 14N

7. If a unit vector is represented by 0.5 i 0.8 j ck , then the value of 'c' is :

(A) 1 (B) 0 .1 1 (C) 0 .0 1 (D) 0 .3 9

8. Force 3N, 4N and 12N act at a point in mutually perpendicular directions. The magnitude of the resultant force is :

(A) 19 N (B) 13 N (C) 11 N (D) 5 N

9. The unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors A 4 i 3 j 6k and B i 3 j 8 k is:

1 1 1 1
(A) (3 i 6 j 2k) (B) (3 i 6 j 2k) (C) (3 i 6 j 2k) (D) (3 i 6 j 2k)
7 7 49 49

10. A physical quantity which has a direction :

(A) Must be a vector (B) May be a vector
(C) Must be a scalar (D) None of the above

11. Following sets of three forces act on a body. Whose resultant cannot be zero ?
(A) 10, 10, 10 (B) 10, 10, 20 (C) 10, 20, 20 (D) 10, 20, 40

12. How many minimum number of coplanar vectors which represent same physical quantity having different magnitudes
can be added to give zero resultant
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

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13. The resultant of two vectors P and Q is R . If Q is doubled then the new resultant vector is perpendicular to

P . Then magnitude of R is :

P2 Q2 P PQ
(A) (B) Q (C) (D)
2PQ Q P Q

14. Figure shows three vectors a,b and c , where R is the midpoint of PQ. Then which of the following relations
is correct ?

a R
c

O Q
b

(A) a b 2c (B) a b c (C) a b 2c (D)a b c

15. A displacement vector, at an angle of 30 with yaxis has an xcomponent of 10 units. Then the magnitude of
the vector is
(A) 5.0 (B) 10 (C) 11.5 (D) 20

16. I started walking down a road in morning facing the sun. After walking for sometime, I turned to my left, then
I turned to the right once again. In which direction was I going then
(A) East (B) Northwest (C) Northeast (D) South

17. A bird moves from point (1 m, 2 m, 3 m) to (4 m, 2 m, 3 m). If the speed of the bird is 10 m/s, then the velocity
vector of the bird in m/s is:

(A) 5 i 2 j 3 k
(B) 5 4 i 2 j 3 k (C) 0.6 i 0.8 j (D) 6 i 8 j

18. Any vector in an arbitrary direction can always be replaced by two (or three)
(A) Parallel vectors which have the original vector as their resultant.
(B) Mutually perpendicular vectors which have the original vector as their resultant.
(C) Arbitrary vectors which have the original vector as their resultant.
(D) It is not possible to resolve a vector.

19. There are two force vectors, one of 5N and other of 12N at what angle the two vectors be added to get
resultant vector of 17N, 7N and 13N respectively.
(A) 0, 180 and 90 (B) 0, 90 and 180
(C) 0, 90 and 90 (D) 180, 0 and 90

20. A particle has displacement of 12m towards east and 5m towards north then 6m vertically upward. The sum
of these displacements is
(A) 12 m (B) 10.04 m (C) 14.31 m (D) 23 m

21. 12 coplanar non collinear forces (all of equal magnitude) maintain a body in equilibrium, then the angle between
any two adjacent forces is
(A) 15 (B) 30 (C) 45 (D) 60

22. A vector A points vertically upward and B points towards north. The vector product A B is :
(A) Null vector (B) Along west (C) Along east (D) Vertically downward

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23. If| A B| 3 A.B , then the value of A B is:

1/ 2
2 2 AB
(A) A B (B) A + B (C) (A2+B2 +3AB)1/2 (D) (A2+B2+AB)1/2
3

24. The projection of A on B is :

(A) A B
(B) A B (C) B A B
(D) A

25. Given that P = Q = R. If P Q R then the angle between P and R is 1. If P Q R 0 then the angle between

P and R is 2. The relation between 1 and 2 is :

2
(A) 1 = 2 (B) 1 = (C) 1 = 22 (D) None of the above
2

26. At what angle must the two forces (x + y) and (x y) act so that the resultant may be (x 2 y2 ) :

(x2 y2 ) 2(x2 y2 ) (x2 y2 ) (x2 y2 )

1 1 1
(A) cos (B) cos (C) cos x2 y2 (D) cos1
2(x2 y2 ) x 2 y2 x 2 y2

27. The value of (A B).(A B) is :
(A) 0 (B) A2 B2 (C) A2 + B2 + 2AB (D) None of these

28. The projection of a vector, r 3 i j 2k , on the xy plane has magnitude
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 14 (D) 10

29. Two balls are rolling on a flat smooth table. One ball has velocity components 3 j and i while the other has
components 2i and 2 j . If both start moving simultaneously from the same point, the angle between their
paths is
(A) 15o (B) 30o (C) 45o (D) 60o

30. Select incorrect statement

(A) for any two vectors A B AB

(B) for any two vectors A B AB
(C) A vector is not changed if it is slid parallel to itself.
(D) A vector is necessarily changed if it is rotated through an angle.

31. If e1 and e2 are two unit vectors and is the angle between them , then sin is :
2

1 1 e1 . e 2 e1 x e2
(A) e 1 e 2 (B) e 1 e 2 (C) (D) 2 e
e2
2 2 2 1

32. Three concurrent forces of the same magnitude are in equilibrium. What is the angle between the force ? Also
name the triangle formed by the force as sides
(A) 60 equilateral triangle (B) 120 equilateral triangle
(C) 120, 30, 30 an isosceles triangle (D) 120 an obtuse angled triangle

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33. In a clockwise system :

(A) k j i (B) i. i 0 (C) j j i j 1
(D) k.

34.

The linear velocity of a rotating body is given by v r , where is the angular velocity and r is the radius

vector. The angular velocity of a body is i 2 j 2k and the radius vector r 4 j 3k , then |v| is
(A) 29 units (B) 31 units (C) 37 units (D) 41 units

UNIT AND DIMENSION

35. Which of the following system of units is not based on units of mass, length and time alone
(A)SI (B) MKS (C) FPS (D) CGS

36. Density of wood is 0.5 g/ cc in the CGS system of units. The corresponding value in MKS units is
(A) 500 (B) 5 (C) 0.5 (D) 5000

37. In a particular system the units of length, mass and time are chosen to be 10 cm, 10 g and 0.1 s respectively.
The unit of force in this system will be equal to
(A) 0.1 N (B) 1 N (C) 10 N (D) 100 N

38. The time dependence of a physical quantity P is given by P = P0 exp ( t2), where is a constant and t is time.
The constant
(A) Is dimensionless (B) Has dimensions T2 (C) Has dimensions of P (D) Has dimensions T2

39. Which of the following pairs does not have similar dimensions
(A) Planck's constant and angular momentum (B) Tension and surface tension
(C) Angle and strain (D) Stress and pressure

40. Which of the following functions of A and B may be performed if A and B possess different dimensions
(A) A/B (B) A + B (C) A B (D) None

41. If force, acceleration and time are taken as fundamental quantities, then the dimensions of length will be:
2 1 2 1 2 2
(A) FT (B) F A T (C) FA T (D) AT

b
42. The velocity v of a particle at time t is given by v = at + , where a, b and c are constants. The dimensions
tc
of a, b and c are respectively :
(A) LT2, L and T (B) L2, T and LT2 (C) LT2, LT and L (D) L, LT and T2

43. The method of dimensional analysis can be used to derive which of the following relations ?
1 2 1 2
(A) N0 et (B) A sin(t + kx) (C) mv + I (D) None of these
2 2

CHECK YOUR GRASP ANSWER KEY EXERCISE 1

Q ue . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans . A A B A C A B B A B D B B A D A D C A C
Q ue . 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans . B B D B B A A D A D B B A A A A A B B A
Q ue . 41 42 43
Ans . D A D
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EXERCISE - 02 BRAIN TEASERS

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THEN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)

1. A ladder 5m long is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder is pulled out along the ground away from the
wall at a rate of 2m/s. How fast is the height of ladder on the wall decreasing at the instant when the foot of the
ladder is 4m away from the wall?
3 8
(A) 10 m/s (B) m/s (C) m/s (D) None of these
2 3

2. A particle moves along the curve x2 + 4 = y. The points on the curve at which the y coordinates changes twice
as fast as the x coordinate, is
(A)(1,5) (B)(5,1) (C)(1,2) (D) None of these

2 2
3. Moment of inertia of a solid about its geometrical axis is given by I =MR where M is mass & R is radius. Find
5
out the rate by which its moment of inertia is changing keeping density constant at the moment R = 1m, M = 1
kg & rate of change of radius w.r.t. time 2 ms1
(A) 4 kg ms1 (B) 2 kg m2s1 (C) 4 kg m2s1 (D) None of these

4. If in a system, the force of attraction between two point masses of 1 kg each situated 1 km apart is taken
11 2
as a unit of force and is called Newton (Newton written in reverse order) and if G = 6.67 10 Nm
2
kg in SI units then which of the following is true
11 17
(A) 1 notwen = 6.67 10 newton (B) 1 newton = 6.67 10 notwen
17 12
(C) 1 notwen = 6.67 10 newton (D) 1 newton = 6.67 10 notwen

5. In two different systems of units an accelerations is represented by the same number, whilst a velocity is repre-
sented by numbers in the ratio 1:3. The ratios of unit of length and time are
1 1 1 1
(A) , (B) , (C) 1, 1 (D) None of these
3 9 9 3

6. The units of three physical quantities x, y and z are gcm2 s5, gs1 and cms2 respectively. The
relation between x, y and z is
(A) z = x2y (B) y2 = xy (C) x = yz2 (D) x = y2z

7. If the unit of length be doubled then the numerical value of the universal gravitation constant G will become (with
respect to present value)
(A) Double (B) Half (C) 8 times (D) 1/8 times

8. A dimensionless quantity
(A) Never has a unit (B) Always has a unit (C) May have a unit (D) Does not exist
1
9. The Bernoulli's equation is given by P + v2 + hg = k. Where P = pressure, = density, v = speed,
2
h = height of the liquid column, g = acceleration due to gravity and k is constant. The dimensional formula for
k is same as that for :
(A) Velocity gradient (B) Pressure gradient (C) Modulus of elasticity (D) Thrust

10. When a wave transverses in a medium, the displacement of a particle located at distance x at time t is given by
y = a sin (bt cx) where a, b and c are constants of the wave. The dimension of b/c are same as that of :
(A) Wave velocity (B) Wavelength (C) Wave amplitude (D) Wave frequency

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aT 2 c
11. The vanderwall equation of a gas is P
V V = (RT + b). Where a,b, c and R are constants. If the isotherm
m n
is represented by P = AV BV , where A and B depends on temperature :
(A) m = c, n = 1 (B) m = + c, n = 1 (C) m = c, n = +1 (D) m = c, n = 1

12. Two quantities A and B are related by A/B = m where m is linear mass density and A is force. The dimensions
of B will be same as that of
(A) Pressure (B) Work (C) Momentum (D) Latent heat

a b c
13. A physical quantity x can be dimensionally represented in terms of M, L and T that is x = M L T .
The quantity time
(A) May be dimensionally represented in terms of x, M and L if c 0
(B) May be dimensionally represented in terms of x, M and L if c = 0
(C) May be dimensionally represented in terms of x, M and L, irrespective of value of c
(D) Can never be dimensionally represented in terms of x, M and L

14. If the velocity of light c, gravitational constant G and Plancks constant h be taken as fundamental units the
dimension of mass in the new system will be
1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 3/2 1/2 1/2 5/2 1/2 1/2
(A) c h G (B) c h G (C) c h G (D) c h G

2 2
15. Calorie is a unit of heat or energy whose value is 4.2J, where J = 1 kgm s . If one uses a unit system in which
units of mass, length and time are taken as kg, metre and second respectively, then the value of calorie
in this system will be
1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
(A) 4.2 (B) 4.2 (C) (D)

16. Angle between the vectors a i 2 j k and b xi j x 1 k
(A) is obtuse angle (B) is acute angle (C) is 900 (D) depends on x

17. Three forces P, Q & R are acting at a point in the plane. The angle between P & Q and Q & R are
150o & 120o respectively, then for equilibrium (i.e. net force = 0), forces P, Q & R are in the ratio
(A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 1 : 2 : 3 (C) 3 : 2 : 1 (D) 3 : 2 : 1

18. Let a , b , c be vectors of length 3, 4, 5 respectively. Let a be perpendicular to b + c , b to c + a and c

to a b . Then a b c is :

(A) 25 (B) 22 (C) 105 (D) 52

19. Let a, b, c are three unit vectors such that a b c is also a unit vector. If pairwise angles between a, b, c are
1, 2 and 3 respectively then cos1 + cos2 + cos3 equals
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 1

20. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then magnitude of difference is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1/2 (D) 5

21. Xcomponent of a is twice of its Ycomponent . If the magnitude of the vector is 52 and it makes an
angle of 135o with zaxis then the components of vector is :
(A) 23, 3, 3 (B) 26,6, 6 (C) 25, 5, 5 (D) None of these

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22. If a is a vector and x is a nonzero scalar, then

(A) xa is a vector in the direction of a (B) xa is a vector collinear to a

(C) xa and a have independent directions (D) None of these.

23. The two vectors A and B are drawn from a common point and C A B then angle between A and B is
(A) 900 if C2 A2 + B2 (B) Greater than 900 if C2 < A2 + B2
(C) Greater than 900 if C2 > A2 + B2 (D) None of these

24. Which of the following expressions are meaningful ?

(A) u. v w (B) u.v .w (C) u.v w (D) u v.w

25. If the vectors a , b , c form the sides BC, CA and AB respectively of a triangle ABC, then

(A) a.b

(B) a b b c c a
b.c c.a 0

(C) a.b b.c c.a (D) a b b c c a 0

26. Following forces start acting on a particle at rest at the origin of the coordinate system simultaneously

F1 4 i 5 j 5 k , F2 5 i 8 j 6k , F3 3 i 4 j 7k and F4 12 i 3 j 2k then the particle will move
(A) In xy plane (B) In y z plane (C) In xz plane (D) Along xaxis

27. Which of the following groups have the same dimensions.

(A) Velocity, speed (B) Pressure, stress (C) Force, impulse (D) Work, energy

28. The line of action of a force F 3 i j 5 k N passes through a point (7, 3, 1). The moment of force


r F about the origin is given by

(A) 14 i 38 j 16k (B) 14 i 38 j 16 k (C) 14 i 38 j 16 k (D) 14 i 38 j 16 k

29. Position vector of a particle is given by r a cos ti a sin tj .Which of the following is/are true ?
(A) Velocity vector is parallel to position vector
(B) Velocity vector is perpendicular to position vector
(C) Acceleration vector is directed towards the origin
(D) Acceleration vector is directed away from the origin

30. The magnitude of scalar product of two vectors is 8 and of vector product is 83. The angle between
them is :
(A) 30 (B) 60 (C) 120 (D) 150

31.
Force acting on a particle is 2 i 3 j N . Work done by this force is zero, when the particle is moved on the line

3y + kx = 5. Here value of k is (Work done W F.d )
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

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32. Equation of line BA is x + y = 1. Find a unit vector along the reflected ray AC.

Y
B C

O X
A

(i j) (i j)
(A)
2
(B)
2
(C) 2 i j (D) None

33. The vector a 3 b is perpendicular to 7a 5 b and a 4 b is perpendicular to 7a 2 b . The angle

between a and b is :
(A) 30 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) None of these

34. Forces proportional to AB, BC and 2CA act along the sides of triangle ABC in order. Their resultant repre-
sented in magnitude and direction as
(A) CA (B) AC (C) BC (D) CB

BRAIN TEASERS ANSWER KEY EXERCISE 2

Que . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans . C A C C B C D C C A A D A B A BD D D D B
Que . 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Ans . C B B A,C B B A,B,D C BC BC A A C A
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EXERCISE - 03 MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTIONS

TRUE / FALSE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. The xcomponent of a null vector is zero.

2. If the vector sum of two vectors is perpendicular to their difference then the vectors are equal vectors.

3. Three vectors are always coplanar.

4. If A B C D 0 then A C B D

FILL IN THE BLANKS TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Under a force 10 i 3 j 8 k newton a body of mass 5kg moves from position 6 i 5 j 3 k m to

10 i 2 j 7k m. The work done by the force is .......

2. If two vectors a 3 i 4 j and b 7i 24 j are given then the vector having the same magnitude as b and

same direction as a is ......

3. If a x1 i y1 j and b x2 i y2 j. The condition that would make a and b parallel to each other is ............

4. The distance between the point P(x,y,z) and plane xz is ......

o
5. A sail boat sails 2km due East, 5km 37 South of East and finally an unknown displacement . If the final
displacement of the boat from the starting point is 6km due East, the third displacement is ............

6. If the vectors i j k and 3i form two sides of a triangle, the area of the triangle is .......

7. A vector B which has a magnitude 8.0 is added to a vector A which lie along the xaxis. The sum of these two

vectors is a third vector which lie along the yaxis and has a magnitude that is twice the magnitude of A . The

magnitude of A is .......

8. The resultant of two vectors u and v is perpendicular to the vector u and its magnitude is equal to

half of the magnitude of vector v . The angle between u and v is ........

k1
9. In the relation F = a sin k1x + b sin k2t, the units (SI) of k is........
2

(F, x & t have usual meanings)

10. A gas bubble, from an explosion under water, oscillates with a period T proportional to Pa db Ec, where
P is the static pressure, d is the density of water and E is the total energy of the explosion. The the values
ofa..........b.............andc..........

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MATCH THE COLUMN TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Column I Column II
(A) 1 fermi (p) 1013 m
(B) 1 Xray unit (q) 1015 m
(C) 1 angstrom (r) 1010 m
(D) 1 Astronomical unit (s) 9.46 1015 m
(E) 1 Light year (t
) 3.26 Light year
(F) 1 Parsec (u) 3.08 1016 m
(v) 1.49 1011 m

2. Column I Column II
(A) Base unit (p) N
(B) Derived unit (q) hp
(C) Improper unit (r) kgwt
(D) Practical unit (s) rad
(E) Supplementary unit (t
) kg
(Note : Here it is given that you have to match one to one only)

3. Column I Column II
(A) Dimensional variable (p)
(B) Dimensionless variable (q) Force
(C) Dimensional constant (r) Angle
(D) Dimensionless constant (s) Gravitational constant

4. Column I Column II Column III Column IV

Physical quantity MKS system CGS system FPS system
(A) Length (a) newton (p) erg (1) poundal
(B) Mass (b) m (q) dyne (2) ftpoundal
(C) Force (c) kg (r) erg/s (3) ft
(D) Power (d) joule (s) g (4) lb
(E) Work (e) watt (t
) cm (5) ftpoundal/s

5. Column I Column II
(A) Moment of inertia (p) newton/metre2
(B) Surface tension (q) kg/(metresec)
(C) Angular acceleration (r) kgmetre2
(D) Coefficient of viscosity (s) newton/metre
(E) Modulus of elasticity (t
) radian/sec2

6.
For component of a vector A 3 i 4 j 5 k , match the following table :
Column I Column II
(A) Along yaxis (p) 5 unit

(B)
Along another vector (2 i j 2k) (q) 4 unit

(C)
Along another vector (6 i 8 j 10k) (r) Zero

(D)
Along another vector (3 i 4 j 5 k) (s) None

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ASSERTION & REASON TYPE QUESTIONS

These questions contains, Statement I (assertion) and Statement II (reason).

1. StatementI : When ever change the unit of measurement of a quantity, its numerical value changes.
Because
StatementII : Smaller the unit of measurement smaller is its numerical value.
(A) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.
(B) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(D)StatementI is false and StatementII is true.

2. StatementI : When an algebraic equation has been derived, it is advisable to check it for dimensional consitency.
Because
StatementII : This guarantee that the equation is correct.
(A) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(B) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.
(D) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.
3. StatementI : If x and y are the distances along x and y axes respectively then the dimensions of

d3 y
is M0L2T
dx 3
Because

z
b
StatementII : Dimensions of ydx is M0L2T
a

(A) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.
(B) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.
(D) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.

4. StatementI : Force cannot be added to pressure.

Because
StatementII : Because their dimensions are different.
(A) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.
(B) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.
(D) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.

5. StatementI : If the initial and final positions coincide, the displacement is a null vector.
Because
StatementII : A physical quantity can not be called a vector, if its magnitude is zero.
(A) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(B) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.
(D) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.

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6. StatementI : Finite angular displacement is not a vector quantity.

Because
StatementII : It does not obey the vector laws.
(A) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.
(B) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.
(D) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.

7. StatementI : A physical quantity can be regarded as a vector, if magnitude as well as direction is associ-
ated with it.
Because
StatementII : A physical quantity can be regarded as a scalar quantity, if it is associated with magnitude only.
(A) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.
(B) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.
(D) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.

8. StatementI : Adding a scalar to a vector of the same dimensions is a meaningful algebraic operation.
Because
StatementII : The displacement can be added with distance.
(A) Both StatementI and StatementII are false.
(B) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.
(D) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.

9. StatementI : Minimum number of nonequal vectors in a plane required to given zero resultant is three.
Because

StatementII : If A B C 0 , then vector A, B and C must lie in one plane.
(A) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.
(B) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.
(D) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.

10. StatementI : The dot product of one vector with another vector may be a scalar or a vector.
Because
StatementII : If the product of two vectors is a vector quantity, then product is called a dot product.
(A) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.
(B) Both StatementI and StatementII are false.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.
(D) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.

11. StatementI : The angle between vectors A B and B A is radian.
Because

StatementII : B A = A B
(A) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is correct explanation for StatementI.
(B) StatementI is true, StatementII is true ; StatementII is NOT a correct explanation for statement I.
(C) StatementI is true, StatementII is false.
(D) StatementI is false and StatementII is true.

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COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS

Comprehension # 1

a
The vander Waals gas equation is P 2 (V b) RT, where P is pressure, V is molar volume and T is the temperature
V
of the given sample of gas. R is called molar gas constant, a and b are called vander Walls constants.

1. The dimensional formula for b is same as that for

(A) P (B) V (C) PV2 (D) RT

2. The dimensional formula for a is same as that for

(A) V2 (B) P (C) PV2 (D) RT

3. Which of the following does not possess the same dimensional formula as that for RT

a ab
(A) PV (B) Pb (C) (D)
V2 V2

ab
4. The dimensional formula for is
RT
(A) ML5T2 (B) M0L3T0 (C) ML1T2 (D) M0L6T0

5. The dimensional formula of RT is same as that of

(A) Energy (B) Force (C) Specific heat (D) Latent heat

Comprehension # 2
Two ships, V and W, move with constant velocities 2 ms1 and 4 ms1 along two mutually perpendicular straight tracks
toward the intersection point O. At the moment t = 0, the ships were located at distances 100 m and 200 m from
the point O.

1. The distance between them at time t is :-

(A) 200 2 100 2 m (B) 200 4 t 2 100 2 t 2 m

(C) (200 4 t) (100 2 t) m (D) (2 00 2 t)2 (1 00 4 t)2 m

2. The distance between them will be shortest at t = .......

125 250
(A) 50 s (B) s (C) s (D) 40 s
3 3

3. The shortest distance between them is :-

200 5 200 3 250

(A) m (B) m (C) m (D) None of these
3 5 3

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Comprehension # 3
Path traced by a moving particle in space is called trajectory of the particle. Shape of trajectory is decided by the
forces acting on the particle. When a coordinate system is associated with a particles motion, the curve equation in
which the particle moves [y = f(x)] is called equation of trajectory. It is just giving us the relation among x and y coordinates
of the particle i.e. the locus of particle. To find equation of trajectory of a particle, find first x and y coordinates of
the particle as a function of time and eliminate the time factor.

1. The position vector of car w.r.t. its starting point is given as r at i bt 2 j where a and b are positive constants.
The locus of a particle is :-

b
(A) a2y + bx2 = 0 (B) a2y = bx2 (C) y = x (D) ay2 = b2x
a2

dr
2. In above question the velocity i.e. at t = 0 is :-
dt

(A) 2 bj (B) ai (C) (a 2 b)i (D) None of these

d2 r
3. In above question initial acceleration i.e. of particle is :-
dt 2

(A) 2 bj (B) ai (C) 2 bj (D) None of these

Comprehension # 4
In a certain system of absolute units the acceleration produced by gravity in a body falling freely is denoted
by 3, the kinetic energy of a 272.1 kg shot moving with velocity 448 metres per second is denoted by 100,
and its momentum by 10.

1. The unit of length is

(A) 15.36 m (B) 153.6 m (C) 68.57 m (D) None of these

2. The unit of time is

(A) 68.57 s (B) 0.6857 s (C) 6.857 s (D) None of these

3. The unit of mass is

(A) 544.2 kg (B) 54.42 kg (C) 5442 kg (D) None of these

DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS

These questions contains, Information I and Information II.
(A) Question can be solved by information I only.
(B) Question can be solved by information II only.
(C) Question can be solved by information I and II in combined form only.
(D) Question can not be solved by both the informations only.
(E) Question can be solved independently by information I or II.

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1. What is the angle between a and b :

(i) Magnitude of a and b are 3 and 4 respectively.

(ii) Area of triangle made by a and b is 10.

2. What is the dimension of new quantity named "CHIGS" if it depends only on velocity of an object and mass of
object.
(i) CHIGS is proportional to mass of object keeping velocity constant.
(ii) CHIGS is proportional to kinetic energy of object keeping mass constant.

3. Find out the position of particle as a function of time which is moving in a straight line with an acceleration a
= 5 x, where x is position.
(i) At t = 0 the particle is at x = 0 (ii) Mass of the object is 5 kg.

MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTION ANSWER KEY EXERCISE 3

True / False
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T

Fill in the Blanks

1. 141 J 2. 15 i 20 j 3. x1y2 = x2y1 4. y 5. 3km north

3 8 5 1 1
6. 7. 8. 1500 9. s/m 10. , ,
2 5 6 2 3
Match the Column
1. (A)-q (B)-p(C)-r(D)-v(E)-s(F)-t,u 2. (A)t (B)p (C)r (D)q (E) s
3. (A)q, (B)r, (C)s, (D)p 4. (A)bt3 (B)cs4 (C) aq1 (D)er5 (E)dp2
5. (A)r, (B)s, (C)t, (D)q, (E)p 6. (A)q, (B)r, (C)s, (D)s

Assertion Reason Questions

1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. C
7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B 11. A

Comprehension Based Questions

Comprehension #1 : 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A
Comprehension #2 : 1. B 2. A 3. D
Comprehension #3 : 1.A 2. B 3. C
Comprehension #4 : 1. B 2. C 3. A

Data Suffciency Questions

1. D 2.C 3. D

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EXERCISE - 04 [A] CONCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

BASIC MATHS & VECTORS

1. The x and y components of vector A are 4 m and 6 m respectively. The x and y components of vector

A + B are 10 m and 9 m respectively. For the vector B calculate the following
(i) x and y components (ii)length and (iii) the angle it makes with xaxis

2. If A 2 i 2 j k and B i j, then :

(i) Find angle between A andB .

(ii) Find the projection of resultant vector of A andB on xaxis.

(iii) Find a vector which is, if added to A , gives a unit vector along yaxis.

3. There are two vectors A 3 i j and B j 2k . For these two vectors

(i) Find the component of A alongB and perpendicular to B in vector form.

(ii) If A andB are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram then find the magnitude of its area.

(iii) Find a unit vector which is perpendicular to both A andB .

4. Find the components of vector a 3 i 4 j along the direction of vectors i j & i j .

5. Answer the following :

(i) Can 2 similar vectors of different magnitude yield a zero resultant ? Can 3 yield ?

(ii) Can a b a b ?

(iii) If a b c & a b c . What further information you can have about these vectors .

(iv) If a and b are two non zero vectors such that a b a b , then what is the angle between a

and b .
(v) Time has a magnitude & direction . Is it a vector ?

(vi) When will a b a . b ?

(vii) Does the unit vectors i , j and k have units ?

6. The greatest & the least magnitude of the resultant of two forces of constant magnitudes are P & Q
respectively . If the forces act at an angle 2, then prove that the magnitude of their resultant is given by

P 2 cos 2 Q 2 sin 2 .

7. A vector A of length 10 units makes an angle of 600 with a vector B of length 6 units. Find the magnitude

of the vector difference A B & the angle it makes with vector A .

8. 3 boys are pulling a heavy trolley by means of 3 ropes . The boy in the middle is exerting a pull of 100 N .
The other 2 boys, whose ropes both make an angle of 30o with the centre rope, are pulling with forces of
503N & 1003N . Find the magnitude of the resultant pull on the trolley
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9. A radius vector of point A relative to the origin varies with time t as r at i bt 2 j where a and b are con-
stants. Find the equation of points trajectory.
10. Answer the following :
(i) A vector has magnitude & direction . Does it have a fixed location in space ? Can it vary with time.

(ii) Will two equal vectors a and b at different locations in space necessarily have identical physical
effects?
(iii) Can three non zero vectors, not in one plane, give a zero resultant ? Can four vectors do?
(iv) Can a vector have zero magnitude if one of its components is not zero ?

11. A room has dimensions 3m 4m 5m. A fly starting at one corner ends up at diametrically opposite corner.
(i) What is the magnitude of its displacement
(ii) If the fly does not fly but walks, what is the length of the shortest path it can take.

12. Vector a has components ax= 3, ay= 4. Find the components of a vector c which is perpendicular to a
and has a magnitude of 5 units.

13. Find :
(i) "north cross west" (ii) "down dot south"
(iii) "west dot west" (iv) "south cross south".
Let each vector have unit magnitude.

14. The position vector of a particle of mass m = 6kg is given as r = [(3t2 6t) i + ( 4t3) j ] m. Find:


(i) The force F ma acting on the particle.


(ii) The torque r F with respect to the origin, acting on the particle.

(iii) The momentum p mv of the particle.


(iv) The angular momentum L r p of the particle with respect to the origin.

15. A plane body has perpendicular axes OX and OY marked on it and is acted on by following forces
5P in the direction OY, 4P in the direction OX, 10P in the direction OA where A is the point (3a, 4a)
15 P in the direction AB where B is the point (a, a).
Express each force in the unit vector form & calculate the magnitude & direction of the vector sum of these
forces.

16. State with reasons, whether the following algebraic operations with scalar and vector physical quantities are
meaningful :
(i) Adding any two scalars (ii) Adding a scalar to a vector of the same dimensions
(iii) Multiplying any vector by any scalar (iv) Multiplying any two scalars
(v) Adding any two vectors (vi) Adding a component of a vector to the same vector.

17. A car travels due east on a level road for 30 km. It then turns due north at an intersection and travels 40 km
before stopping. Find the resultant displacement of the car.

18. Write the vector representation of the vectors A and B with respect to the frame of reference shown in the
figure.

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x
y

B

1 1
Find the kinetic energy K mv m v v of a particle of mass 200 g moving with velocity
2
19.
2 2

3 i 5 j 4 k m / s.

dv dv
20. Acceleration of particle moving in straight line can be written as a v . From the given graph find
dt dx
acceleration at x = 20 m.

v(m/s)

90
50
10
20 40 x(m)

21. The position vector of an object moving in X-Z plane is r v0 ti a 0 e b0 t k .

dr dv
Find its (i) velocity v (ii) speed v (iii) Acceleration as a function of time.
dt dt

UNITS & DIMENSIONS

v0
22. The position of a particle at time t is given by the relation x(t) = (1 et) where v0 is a constant

and > 0. Find the dimensions of v0 and .

23. The related equations are : Q = mc (T2 T1), 1 = 0 [ 1 +(T2 T1)] and PV = nRT,
where the symbols have their usual meanings. Find the dimensions of
(A) specific heat capacity (C) (B) coefficient of linear expansion () and (C) the gas constant (R).

24. A particle of mass m is in a unidirectional potential field where the potential energy of a particle depends
on the xcoordinate given by x = 0 (1cos ax) & '0' and 'a' are constants. Find the physical dimensions
of 'a' & 0 .

25. Assume that the largest stone of mass 'm' that can be moved by a flowing river depends upon the velocity
of flow v, the density d & the acceleration due to gravity g . If 'm' varies as the Kth power of the velocity of
flow, then find the value of K .

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26. A projectile fired at an angle of 45o travels a total distance R, called the range, which depends only on the initial
speed v and the acceleration of gravity g. Using dimensional analysis, find how R depends on the speed and on g.
a
nRT RTV
27. In the formula P e . Find the dimensions of a and b where P=pressure, n=number of moles,
Vb
T=temperature, V=volume and R=universal gas constant.

28. If instead of mass, length and time as fundamental quantities we choose velocity, acceleration and force as
fundamental quantities and express their dimensional symbols as v, a and F respectively. Show that the dimen-
sions of Youngs modulus can be expressed as Fa2v4.

CONCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-4(A)

2. (i) = 900 (ii) 3, (iii) 2i 3j k

1 4 2 2 6 3
3. (i)
5
5

j 2k , 3i j k (ii)7units(iii) i j k
5 7 7 7
7 1
4.
2

i j , i j
2
5. (i) No, yes (ii)yes (iii) vectors are collinear (iv)900 (v)no (vi) never (vii)no

3 3 b 2
7. 2 1 9 , tan 1
8. 327.9 N 9. y= x
7 a2
10. (i)No,Yes,(ii)No, (iii)No,Yes(iv)No 11. 50 m, 74 m 12. cx = 4, cy = 3

13. (i)up(ii)0(iii)1(iv) 0

14. (i)36 i 144 tj (ii) (288 t3 + 864t2) k (iii) (36t36) i 72 t2 j (iv) 72 t4 + 288 t3) k

15. 4Pi,6Pi
5Pj, 8Pj,
12Pi 9Pj , 20P,tan1[2] with +ve x-axis
16. Only C and D are permissible 17. 50 km, 530 north of east

18. A A sin i A cos k , B Bsin j Bcos k
19. 5J 20. 100 m/s2

21. (i) v v 0 i a 0 b 0 e b0 t k
(ii)| v | v20 a 20 b20 e2b0 t (iii) a a 0 b02 e b0 t k
22. [v0] = [m0L1T1][, []= [m0L0T1]
23. [c] = [L2T2K1], [] = [K1], [R] = [M1L2T2K1mol1]

v2
1 2 2
24. L , ML T 25. K = 6 26. R= K
g

1
27. [a] = ML5T2mol1, [b] = L3 28. (i) Bx = 6m, By = 3m, (ii) 45m (iii) tan1
2

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EXERCISE04 [B] BRAIN STORMING SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

1. If Energy (E), velocity (v) and time (T) are fundamental units. What will be the dimension of surface
tension?

2. In system called the star system we have 1 star kilogram = 1020 kg. 1 starmeter = 108 m, 1 starsecond = 103
second then calculate the value of 1 joule in this system.

3. A new unit of length is chosen such that the speed of light in vacuum is unity. What is the distance between the
Sun and Earth in terms of the new unit if light takes 8 min and 20s to cover this distance?

4. A particle moves along a line with a constant speed v. At a certain time it is at a point P on its straight line path.

O is fixed point. Prove that (OP
v) is independent of the position P.

5. A bird is at a point P (4m, 1m, 5m) and sees two points P1 (1m, 1m, 0m) and P2 (3m, 1m,3m). At
time t = 0, it starts flying in a plane of the three positions, with a constant speed of 2 m/s in a direction
perpendicular to the straight line P1 P2 till it sees P1 & P2 collinear at time t. Find the time t .

6. Two balls are moving on the same smooth horizontal plane. Their velocity components along one edge of the
square plane are 10 3m/ s & 20 m/s respectively. Their velocity components along a perpendicular edge are
30 m/s & 20m/s. Find the angle between their directions of motion.

7. If the position vector of the vertices of a triangle are i j 2k ; 2 i j k & 3 i j 2k , then find the area of
the triangle.

8. A carom board (4ft 4ft square) has the queen at the centre. The queen, hit by the striker moves to the front
edge, rebounds and goes in the hole behind the striking line. Find the magnitude of displacement of the queen
(i) From the centre to the front edge
(ii) From the front edge to the hole and
(iii) From the centre to the hole.

9. A rod of length L and cross section area A has variable density according to the relation (x) = 0 + kx for
L 2 L
0 x and (x) = 2x for x L where 0 and k are constants. Find the mass of the rod.
2 2

10. For what value of the percentage error in the measurement of a physical quantity given by m = ktan is
minimum where k is a constant.

11. The position vector of a particle is given by r 1.2 t i 0.9 t 2 j 0.6 (t 3 1)k where t is the time in seconds

from the start of motion and where r is expressed in metres. For the condition when t=4 second, determine


the power P F.v in watts produced by the force F 6 0 i 2 5 j 4 0k N which is acting on the particle.

12. A particle moves in such a manner that x = At, y = Bt3 2t, z = ct2 4t, where x,y and z are measured
in metres and t is measured in seconds, and A, B and C are unknown constants. Given that the velocity

dr
of the particle at t = 2s is v 3 i 22 jm / s , determine the velocity of the particle at t =4s.
dt
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13. A particle travels so that its acceleration is given by a 5 cos t i 3 sin t j . If the particle is located at

(3,2) at time t = 0 and is moving with a velocity given by (3 i 2 j). Find

(i) The velocity v a.dt time t and

(ii) The position vector [r v.dt] of the particle at time (t > 0).

1 2
14. A particle moves in such a way that its position vector at any time t is r ti t j tk .
2
Find as a function of time :

dr dr dv
(i) The velocity (ii) The speed (iii) The acceleration
dt dt dt
(iv) The magnitude of the acceleration
(v) The magnitude of the component of acceleration along velocity (called tangential acceleration)
(vi) The magnitude of the component of acceleration perpendicular to velocity (called normal acceleration).

BRAIN STORMING SUBJECTIVE EXE. ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-4(B)

1. [S] = Ev2T2 2. 1030 star joule 3. 500 unit

0
5. 3.5 s 6. 15 7. 5

2 4 7L3 L kL2
10 ft (B) 10 ft (C) 22 ft 9.
8. (A)
3 3 12
0
2 8

10. 450 11. 1044 12. 3i 94 j 4k m / s

13. (i) v (5sin t 3)i (3cos t 1)j,(ii) (2 5cos t 3t)i (2 3sin t t)j

14. (i)i+tj+k,(ii) t 2 2 ,(iii)j,(iv)1,(v) t / t 2 2 ,(vi) 2 / t 2 2

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EXERCISE05(A) PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

1. Identify the pair whose dimensions are equal [AIEEE - 2002]

(1) Torque and work (2) stress and energy (3) Force and stress (4) Force and work
1
2. Dimensions of , where symbols have their usual meaning, are- [AIEEE - 2003]
0 0

(1) [L1T] (2) [L2T2] (3) [L2T2] (4) [LT1]

3. The physical quantities not having same dimensions are : [AIEEE - 2003]
(1) torque and work (2) momentum and planck's constant
(3) stress and Young's modulus (4) speed and (00)

4. Which one of the following represents the correct dimensions of the coefficient of viscosity ?
[AIEEE - 2004]
(1) [ML1T2] (2) [MLT1] (3) [ML1T1] (4) [ML2T2]

5. If A B B A , then the angle between A and B is- [AIEEE - 2004]

(1) (2) /3 (3) /2 (4) /4

6.
A force F 5 i 3 j 2k N is applied over a particle which displaces it from its origin to the point r 2 i jm.
The work done on the particle in joules is- [AIEEE - 2004]
(1) 7 J (2) +7J (3) +10J (4) +13J

7. Out of the following pairs, which one does not have identical dimensions ? [AIEEE - 2005]
(1) Angular momentum and Planck's constant (2) Impulse and momentum
(3) Moment of inertia and moment of a force (4) Work and torque

8. Which of the following units denotes the dimensions [ML2/Q2], where Q denotes the electric charge?
[AIEEE - 2006]
(1) Wb/m2 (2) henry (H) (3) H/m2 (4) weber (Wb)

9. The 'rad' is the correct unit used to report the measurement of : [AIEEE - 2006]
(1) the ability of a beam of gamma ray photons to produce ions in a target
(2) the energy delivered by radiation to a target
(3) the biological effect of radiation
(4) the rate of decay of a radioactive source

10. The dimension of magnetic field in M, L, T and C (Colulomb) is given as [AIEEE - 2008]
(1) MLT-1C-1 (2) MT2C-2 (3) MT-1C-1 (4) MT-2C-1

11. Let [0] denote the dimensional formula of the permittivity of vacuum. If M = mass,
L = Length, T = Time and A = electric current, then : [JEE Mains- 2013]
(1) [0] = [M1 L3 T2 A] (2) [0] = [M1 L3 T4 A2]
(3) [0] = [M1 L2 T1 A2] (4) [0] = [M1 L2 T1 A]

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-5(A)

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 2

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FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Planck's constant hasdimensions ........................... [IIT-JEE 1985]
2
2. In the formula X = 3YZ , X and Z have dimensions of capacitance and magnetic induction respectively.
The dimensions of Y in MKSQ system are ........................... [IIT-JEE 1988]
3. The dimensions of electrical conductivity is ......... [IIT-JEE 1997]

a
4. The equation of state of a real gas is given by P 2 (V b) = RT
V
where P, V and T are pressure, volume and temperature respectively and R is the universal gas constant.
The dimensions of the constant a in the above equation is [IIT-JEE 1997]

MCQ'S WITH ONE CORRECT ANSWER

5. In the formula X = 3YZ2, X and Z have dimensions of capacitance and magnetic induction respectively.
What are the dimensions of Y in MKSQ system ? [IIT-JEE 1995]
(A) [M3L1T3Q4] (B) [M3L2T4Q4] (C) [M2L2T4Q4] (D) [M3L2T4Q]
1
6. The dimensions of 0 E2 ( : permittivity of free space; E : electric field) is [IIT-JEE 2000]
2
(A) [MLT1] (B) [ML2T2] (C) [ML1T2] (D) [ML2T1]
V
7. A quantity X is given by 0 L , where 0 is the permittivity of free space, L is a length, V is a potential
t
difference and t is a time interval. The dimensional formula for X is the same as that of [IIT-JEE 2001]
(A) Resistance (B) Charge (C) Voltage (D) Current
kZ
8. In the relation ; P = e P is pressure, Z is distance, k is Boltzmann constant and is the temperature.

The dimensional formula of will be [IIT-JEE 2004]
(A) [M0L2T0] (B) [ML2T] (C) [ML0T1] (D) [M0L2T1]

9. Which of the following sets have different dimensions [IIT-JEE 2005]

(A) Pressure, Young's modulus, Stress (B) Emf, Potential difference, Electric Potential
(C) Heat, Work done, Energy (D) Dipole moment, Electric flux, Electric field

MCQ'S WITH ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER

10. L, C and R represent the physical quantities inductance, capacitance and resistance respectively. The
combinations which have the dimensions of frequency are [IIT-JEE 1984]

1 R 1 C
(A) (B) (C) (D)
RC L LC L
11. The dimensions of the quantities in one (or more) of the following pairs are the same. Identify the pair(s)
[IIT-JEE 1986]
(A) torque and work (B) angular momentum and work
(C) energy and Young's modulus (D) light year and wavelength

12. The pair of physical quantities that have the same dimensions in (are) [IIT-JEE 1995]
(A) Reynolds number and coefficient of friction (B) Curie and frequency of a light wave
(C) Latent heat and gravitational potential (D) Planck's constant and torque

13. Let [0] denote the dimensional formula of the permittivity of the vacuum and [0] that of the permeability
of the vacuum. If M = mass, L = length, T = time and I = electric current [IIT-JEE 1998]
(A) [0] = [M1L3T2 I] (B) [0] = [M1L3T4 I2]
(C) [0] = [MLT2 I2] (D) [0] = [ML2T1 I]
14. The SI unit of the inductance, the henry can by written as [IIT-JEE 1998]
(A) Weber/ampere (B) Voltsecond/ampere
(C) Joule/(ampere)2 (D) Ohmsecond

MATCH THE COLUMN TYPE QUESTIONS

15. Column1 gives three physical quantities. Select the appropriate units for the choices given in columnII.
Some of the physical quantities may have more than one choice. [IIT-JEE 1990]
ColumnI ColumnII
Capacitance ohm-second
Inductance coulomb2/joule
Magnetic induction coulomb / volt
newton / ampere metre
volt-second /ampere
16. Match the physical quantities given in column I with dimensions expressed in terms of mass (M) length (L)
time (T), and charge (Q) given in column II and write the correct answer against the matched quantity in
a tabular form in your answer book. [IIT-JEE 1993]
ColumnI ColumnII
Angular momentum [ML2T2]
Latent heat [ML2Q2]
Torque [ML2T1]
Capacitance [ML3T1Q2]
Inductance [M1L2T2Q2]
Resistivity [L2T2]
17. Some physical quantities are given in Column I and some possible SI units in which these quantities may
be expressed are given in Column II. Match the physical quantities in Column I with the units in Column
II. [2007, 6M]
Column I Column II
(A) G M eM s (p) (volt) (coulomb) (metre)
G universal gravitational constant,
Me mass of the earth, Ms mass of the sun.
3RT
(B) (q) (kilogram) (metre)3 (second)2
M
R universal gas constant,
T absolute temperature, M molar mass
F2
(C) (r) (metre)2 (second)2
q 2 B2
F force, q charge, B magnetic field
GMe
(D) Re (s) (farad) (volt)2 (kg)1

G universal gravitational constant,

Me mass of the earth, Re radius of the earth.

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-5(B)

1. [ML2T1] 2. [M3L2T4Q4] 3. [M1L3T3A2] 4. [ML5T2]
5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A
9. D 10. ABC 11. AD 12. ABC
13. BC 14. ABCD
15. Capacitance coulomb2/joule & colulomb / volt
Inductance ohm-second & volt-second / ampere
Magnetic induction newton / (ampere-meter)
16. Angular momentum : [ML2T1]; Latent heat : [M1L2T2Q2]; Torque : [ML2T2];
Capacitance : [L2T2]; Inductance : [ML3T1Q2]; Resistivity : [ML2Q2]
17. (A) PQ, (B) RS, (c) RS, (D) RS