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1. A precise measurement is one which has (2010)

(a) Less Uncertainty (b) Max precision (c) Absolute Precision (d) None of these
2. The quantity “x” is to be determined from the equation𝑋 = 𝑃 − 𝑄. P is measured as (1.27±0.02) m
and Q is measured as (0.30±0.01) m. what is the percentage uncertainty in X to one significant figure.
(a) 5% (b) 2% (c) 3% (d) 7%
3. The density of a steel ball was determined by measuring the mass and diameter. The mass was
measured with 1% and diameter 3% of the error. In the calculated density of the steel ball is at most
(a) 2% (b) 4% (c) 8% (d) 10%
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4. The power loss P in a resistor R calculated using the formula P=V /R. the uncertainty in the potential
difference V is 3% and the uncertainty in the resistance R is 2%. What is uncertainty in P. (2012)
(a) 4% (b) 7% (c) 8% (d) 11%
5. The uncertainty in the radius of a sphere is 1.6%. the uncertainty in the area of that sphere is (2012)
(a) 4.8% (b) 3.2% (c) 1.6% (d) 0.8%
6. The number of significant figures in 4.0030 is (2009)
(a) Four (b) Five (c) Three (d) Two
7. The number of significant figures in measurement X = 10.00300 (2012)
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 3
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8. The number of significant figures in measurement of 5.05x10 m/s is (2008)
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 8
9. If 7.635 and 4.81 are two significant numbers, their multiplication in significant digit is (2011)
(a) 36.72435 (b) 36.724 (c) 36.72 (d) 36.7
10. During the experiment one measurement the mass of Mosquito and found it 1.20x10-5 Kg. The
number of significant figures in this case are (2014)
(a) Five (b) one (c) Two (d) Three
11. During a short interval of time the speed v in m/s of an automobile is given by v = at2 + bt3, where the
time “t” is in seconds. The units of “a” and “b” are respectively
(a) ms2, ms4 (b) s3/m, s4/m (c) m/s2, m/s3 (d) m/s3, m/s4
12. A Suppose A = B C , where A has dimensions LT, B has dimensions L T , and C has dimensions LT2.
n m 2 −1

Then the exponents “n” and “m” have the values

(a) 2/3; 1/3 (b) 2; 3 (c) 4/5; −1/5 (d) 1/5; 3/5
13. Zero are always considered significant when they are (NUST - 2015)
(a) In between non-zero gets (b) On the left of non-zero digits
(c) on the right of non-zero digits (d) All of the above
14. What are the units of ‘a’ and ‘b’ in V = a + bt, where unit of V = ms-1 and t = s (NUST - 2014)
(a) ms-1 and ms-2 (b) ms-1 and ms-1 (c) ms-2 and ms-2 (d) ms-2 and ms-1
15. What is absolute uncertainty in length of 10m measured by scale of precision of 0.1m? (NUST - 2014)
(a) 0.1 (b) 10 (c) 0.01 (d) 1.5

16. The number of fundamental units of measurement in science is:

a) Four b) Five c) Three d) Seven

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17. The dimensions of velocity are:

a) [LT] b) [LT-1] c) [LT-2] d) [L2T-1]
18. The maximum possible error in the reading for a meter rod (with a least count of 1 mm) a

a) 0.5 cm b) 0.55 cm c) 0.05 cm d) 1 mm

19. The number of significant figures in 0.098000 is:

a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 d) 6
20. 1 degree is equal to _______ radians:
a) 0.0245 b) 0.0561 c) 3.1423 d) 0.0174
21. 0.0084 has _______ significant figures
22. a) 2 b) 4 c) 5 d) 1
23. 65 mm is equivalent of approximately:
a) 1.5 inches b) 2.6 inches c) 5.5 inches d) 10.5 inches
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24. Density of air is 1.2 kg/m . It can be expressed in gm/cm by:
a) 1.2 x 106 b) 1.2 x 10-3 c) 1.2 x 10-6 d) 12 x 10-4
25. Zero is significant only if it
(a) Lies to the left of a significant digit (b) is between two digits
(c) is to the right of a significant digit (d) is before the decimal point
26. The unit of Plank’s constant is
(a) Joule /sec (b) Joule x sec (c) Joule x m (d) Joule / m
27. The error in measurement may occur due to
(a) inexperience of a person (b) The faulty apparatus
(c) Inappropriate method (d) Due to all these reasons
28. In any measurement the significant figures are
(a) all accurately known and all doubtful digits (b) only accurately known digits
(c) only doubtful digits (d) all accurately know digits and the first doubtful digit
29. A digit zero in a measurement
(a) may be significant or may not significant (b) always significant
(c) always insignificant (d) significant only if left to a significant figure
30. 1024 can be written in scientific notation as
(a) 1.024x 103 (b) 210 (c) 0.000976 (d) 1/0300097
31. Number of significant figures in 0.0173 are
(a) Three (b) four (c) five (d) two
32. Which equation is not dimensionally correct?
(a) E = mc2 (b) Vf = Vi + at (c) S = Vt2 (d) S = 1/2at2
33. Which one is the dimensionally correct equation?
(a) f = vt (b) S = Vit+1/2at2 (c) V = St (d) V= f/t
34. A metal sphere of radius r is dropped into a tank of water. As it sinks at speed v. it experiences a drag
force F given by F = kr v. where k is a constant. What are the SI base units of k?
35. (a) kg m2 s–1 (b) kg m–2s–2 (c) kg m–1s–1 (d) kg m s–2

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