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SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 19 Q. [3 M (–1)]
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1. A travelling microscope has a main scale graduated in mm.50 vernier divisions coincide with 49
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main scale divisions. What will be the reading if the main scale reads 7.45 cm and the 29th division
of the vernier coincides with the main scale division ?
(A) 7.459 cm (B) 7.453 cm
(C) 7.479 cm (D) 7.48 cm

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2. In an experiment to determine the inertial mass of an object using Newton's second law, following
graph is obtained between net force on the object and the acceleration produced in it. The mass of the
object within error limits is :-

a(m/s2)
3

F(N)
1 2 3

(A) 1.0 kg (B) 1 kg

(C) (1.0 ± 0.1) kg (D) (1.0 ± 0.15)kg
3. The circular scale of a micrometer has 200 divisions and pitch of 2mm. Find the measured value of
thickness of a thin sheet.
10 0 1 2 3 50
0
0 40

(A) 3.41 mm (B) 6.41 mm

(C) 3.46 mm (D) 3.51 mm
4. A screw gauge has a screw having 2 threads in 1 mm. The circular scale has 50 divisions. Find the
diameter of wire, if the main scale shows 6th division and the vernier reads 46.
(A) 6.46 mm (B) 3.46 mm
(C) 6.54 mm (D) 3.04 mm

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5. When a piece of wire is held diametrically in a screw gauge [pitch = 1mm, number of division on
circular scale = 100]. The readings obtained are as shown:

20

object

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0
(mm) 50

Now if we measure the same with help of vernier callipers [1 MSD = 1mm, 10 divisions of vernier
coinciding with 9 divisions of main scale] having a negative zero error of 0.5 mm, then find which of the
following figures correctly represents the reading.

0 1 2 (cm) main 0 1 2 (cm) main

(A) scale (B) scale

Vernier Vernier
0 5 10 Scale
0 5 10 Scale

0 1 2 (cm) main 0 1 2 (cm) main

(C) scale (D) scale
Vernier Vernier
0 5 10 Scale 0 5 10 Scale
6. A student obtained following observations in an experiment of meter bridge to find the unknown resistance
of the circuit :
æ 100 - l ö
S.No. R l 100 – l S = çè ÷R
l ø
1 20W 43 57 26.51 W
2 30W 51 49 28.82 W
3 40W 59 41 27.80 W
4 60W 70 30 25.71 W
The most accurate value of unknown resistance is :-
(A) 26.51 W (B) 28.82 W (C) 27.80 W (D) 25.71 W
7. Relative density of the material of a body is found by weighing it first in air and then in water. The
weight in air is (5.00 ± 0.05) newton and weight in water is (4.00 ± 0.05) newton. Then the relative
density of material should be:-
(A) 5.0 ± 11% (B) 5.0 ± 1% (C) 5.0 ± 6% (D) 1.25 ± 5%
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8. The viscosity of a fluid µ, can be determined by measuring the terminal velocity VT of a sphere when
it descends in the fluid. The fluid has a density rf while the sphere has a density rs and a diameter of
d. The viscosity can then be calculated by the formula
5(rs - rf ) 2
m= d
9VT
The values measured are
VT = (1.60 ± 0.04) ms–1
rs = (2700 ± 20) kg m–3
rf =(900 ± 10) kg m–3
d = (20.0 ± 0.4) mm
What is the percentage uncertainty in the value of µ?
(A) 6.2% (B) 7.1% (C) 8.2% (D) 8.4%

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9. In a screw gauge, there are 100 division in circular scale and each main scale division is of 1 mm. When
there is no gap between the jaws, 97th division coincides with the main scale zero and zero of main scale
is not visible. While measuring the diameter of a ball, the circular scale is between 3 mm mark and 4 mm
mark such that the 76th division of circular scale coincides with the reference line. Select the correct
alternative :
(A) The least count of the micrometer is 0.01 cm
(B) The zero error is –0.04 mm
(C) The diameter of the ball is 3.79 mm
(D) There is positive zero error in the screw guage
10. Three students make measurements of the length of a 1.50 meter rod. Each student reports an uncertainty
estimate representing an independent random error applicable to the measurement.
Alice : A single measurement using a 2.0 meter long tape measure, to within ±2 mm.
Bob : Two measurements using a wooden meter stick, each to within ±2 mm, which he adds together.
Christina : Two measurements using a machinist's meter ruler, each to within ±1 mm, which she adds
together.
The students' teacher prefers measurements that are likely to have less error. Which is the correct order
of preference?
(A) Christina's is preferable to Alice's, which is preferable to Bob's
(B) Alice's is preferable to Christina's, which is preferable to Bob's
(C) Alice's and Christina's are equally preferable; both are preferable to Bob's
(D) Christina's is preferable to both Alice's and to Bob's, which are equally preferable
11. In an experiment to study standing waves, you use a string whose mass per length is
µ = (1.0 ± 0.1) × 10–4 kg/m. You look at the fundamental mode, whose frequency f is related to the

length L and tension T of the string by the following equation L = 1 T

. You make a plot with L on
2f m
the y-axis and T on the x-axis, and find that the best fitting line is y = (8.0 ± 0.3) × 10 –3 x + (0.2 ± 0.04)
in SI units. What is the value of the frequency of the wave (including the error)? Express your result in
SI unit (Hz).
(A) 6250 ± 859.8 Hz (B) 1250 ± 32.3 Hz (C) 6250 ± 546.9 Hz (D) 4875 ± 287 Hz
12. You measure two quantities as A = 1.0 m ± 0.2 m, B = 2.0 m ± 0.2 m. We should report correct value for
AB as:
(A) 1.4 m ± 0.4 m (B) 1.41m ± 0.15 m (C) 1.4m ± 0.3 m (D) 1.4m ± 0.2 m

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13. In a meter bridge experiment the resistance of resistance box is 16W, which is inserted in right gap.The
null point is obtained at 36cm from the left end. The least count of meter scale is 1mm. What is the value
of unknown resistance? (Error = L.C. or L.C./2)

5 5
(A) 9 ± W (B) 9 ± W
128 256

5 128 1
(C) 9 ± W (D) ± W
512 9 2560
14. In a specially designed vernier calipers, 10 divisions of the vernier scale are equal to 4 divisions of the
main scale. In the following figure, the zero error and a measurement are shown. In the zero error, the 5th
and the 10th divisions of the vernier coincides with 1 mm and 3 mm mark on the main scale respectively

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and in the measurement, the 2nd and the 7th divisions of the vernier scale coincide with the 23 mm and 25
mm mark on the main scale respectively as shown in the figure. Report the length measured with due
regards to the error.

Zero Error Reading of Measurement

0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

0 10 0 10

(A) (21.2 ± 0.2) mm (B) (23.2 ± 0.2) mm

(C) (23.8 ± 0.4) mm (D) (23.4 ± 0.6) mm
15. A student performs an experiment to determine the Young’s modulus of a wire, exactly 2m long, by
Searle’s method. In a particular reading, the student measures the extension in the length of the wire to
be 0.8 mm with an uncertainty of ± 0.04 mm at a load of exactly 1.0 kg . The student also measures the

diameter of the wire to be 0.4mm with an uncertainty of ±0.01mm . Take g = 10 m s 2 (exact). The
Young’s modulus obtained from the reading is

(A) ( 2.0 ± 0.3) ´1011 N m2 (B) ( 2.0 ± 0.2) ´1011 N m2

(C) ( 2.0 ± 0.1) ´1011 N m2 (D) ( 2.0 ± 0.05) ´1011 N m2

16. Rank the vernier callipers/screw gauge in the order of their increasing precision :
(1) Screw gauge having main scale division 1mm and no. of circular division = 200.
(2) Screw gauge having main scale division 0.5 mm and no. of circular division = 400.
(3) Vernier callipers having main scale division = 1mm such that 9 MSD = 10 VSD.
(4) Vernier callipers having main scale division = 1mm such that 4 MSD = 5 VSD.
(A) 4 < 2 < 3 < 1 (B) 2 < 4 < 1 < 3 (C) 4 < 3 < 2 < 1 (D) 4 < 3 < 1 < 2

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17. To verify Ohm’s law, a student is provided with a test resistor R T, a high resistance R1, a small
resistance R2, two identical galvanometers G1 and G2, and a variable voltage source V. The correct
circuit to carry out the experiment is :– [JEE 2010]

G1 G1
R2 R1

G2 G2
RT R1 RT R2
(A) (B)

V V

R2
R1 G1

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G1

G2 G2
RT RT
(C) (D)
R2 R1

V V

PARAGRAPH "A"
If the measurement errors in all the independent quantities are known, then it is possible to determine the
error in any dependent quantity. This is done by the use of series expansion and truncating the expansion
at the first power of the error. For example, consider the relation z = x/y. If the errors in x, y and z are Dx,
Dy and Dz, respectively, then [JEE-Advance 2018]
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x ± Dx x æ Dx öæ Dy ö
z ± Dz = = ç1 ± ÷ 1± .
y ± Dy y è x ø çè y ÷ø
-1
æ Dy ö
The series expansion for ç 1 ± , to first power in Dy/y, is 1 m ( Dy / y ) . The relative errors in
è y ÷ø
independent variables are always added. So the error in z will be
æ Dx Dy ö
Dz = z ç +
è x y ÷ø .
Dx Dy
The above derivation makes the assumption that << 1, << 1 . Therefore, the higher powers of
x y
these quantities are neglected.
(There are two questions based on Paragraph "A", the question given below is one of them)
(1 - a )
18. Consider the ratio r = ( to be determined by measuring a dimensionless quantity a. If the error in
1+ a)
the measurement of a is Da(Da/a << 1), then what is the error Dr in determining r ?
Da 2Da 2Da 2aDa
(A) (B) (C) ( (D) (
(1 + a ) (1 + a ) 2 1 - a2 ) 1 - a2 )
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PARAGRAPH "A"
If the measurement errors in all the independent quantities are known, then it is possible to determine the
error in any dependent quantity. This is done by the use of series expansion and truncating the expansion
at the first power of the error. For example, consider the relation z = x/y. If the errors in x, y and z are Dx,
Dy and Dz, respectively, then
-1
x ± Dx x æ Dx öæ Dy ö
z ± Dz = = ç1 ± ÷ 1± .
y ± Dy y è x ø çè y ÷ø
-1
æ Dy ö
The series expansion for ç 1 ± , to first power in Dy/y, is 1 m ( Dy / y ) . The relative errors in
è y ÷ø
independent variables are always added. So the error in z will be
æ Dx Dy ö

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Dz = z ç +
è x y ÷ø .
Dx Dy
The above derivation makes the assumption that << 1, << 1 . Therefore, the higher powers of
x y
these quantities are neglected.
(There are two questions based on Paragraph "A", the question given below is one of them)
19. In an experiment the initial number of radioactive nuclei is 3000. It is found that 1000 ± 40 nuclei
decayed in the first 1.0 s. For x << 1 , In (1 + x) = x up to first power in x. The error Dl, in the
determination of the decay constant l, in s–1, is :-
(A) 0.04 (B) 0.03 (C) 0.02 (D) 0.01
Multiple Correct Answer Type 5 Q. [4 M (–1)]
20. A teacher asks 4 students to find the speed of sound using resonance column apparatus. The set of
apparatus used by each of student was different. The frequency of tuning fork used was known pre-
cisely. He wants the error in speed of sound to be within 1%. Which of the student(s) did the experiment
correctly. Their results are tabulated below.
Student Frequency 1st resonance 2nd resonance
(A) 476 Hz 17.0 cm 50.0 cm
(B) 340 Hz 25.2 cm 76.0 cm
(C) 544 Hz 15.6 cm 46.0 cm
(D) 510 Hz 16.0 cm 48.2 cm
21. The graph between object distance u and image distance v for a lens is given below. The value of u and
v are in centimeter.Then mark the correct statement(s).

(A) The focal length of the lens is 5cm. (B) The focal length of the lens is 0.5cm.
(C) The error in focal length is 0.05 cm (D) The fractional error in focal length is 0.1

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22. A flat circular annular disc has a mass M, outer radius a and inner radius b. The measured values of M,
a and b are, M = (0.300 kg ± 0.003 kg), a = (4 cm ± 0.01 cm) & b = (2 cm ± 0.01 cm) :-
(A) Percentage error in the calculation of a and b are same.
(B) Percentage error in the calculation of M is 1%
(C) Percentage error in the calculation of moment of inertia of the disc about an axis passing through
centre and perpendicular to plane of disc is 1.6 %.
(D) Percentage error in the calculation of moment of inertia of the disc about an axis passing through
centre and perpendicular to plane of disc is 3.2 %.
23. A tuning fork of known frequency is held at the open end of a long tube, which is
dipped into water as shown in the figure. The tuning fork of frequency 165 Hz
resonates in f irst and second harmonic when air columns have lengths l1 = 50 ±0.5
cm and l2 = 150 ± 0.1 cm. Then l
(A) Speed of sound in air is (330 ± 1.98) m/s

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(B) Speed of sound in air is (330 ± 1.2) m/s
(C) Percentage maximum error in speed of sound is 0.6%
(D) Percentage maximum error in speed of sound is 0.4%
24. Figure shows an experimental setup to find the value of an unknown resistance RX using a meter bridge.
AB is uniform meter bridge wire of length L = 100 cm. When sliding jockey is at J (AJ = x), the
galvanometer shows zero deflection. Length AJ is measured by a meter scale having leastcount of 1mm.
In an experiment known resistance is taken as 20 W length was found to be (20.0 ± 0.1)cm
Rx R

G
A J B
x

(A) Value of Rx = (5.00 ± 0.03)W

(B) Value of Rx = (5.00 ± 0.02)W
(C) To minimize fractional error the known resistance should be very close to RX
L
(D) When fractional error is minimized x =
2
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 5 Q. [4 M (0)]
1/ 2 é 2 ( T - T0 ) ù
æT ö ê
ëê 3 T0 ûú
ú
25. Volume of a gas undergoing certain process varis with temperature as shown V = V0 ç 0 ÷ e
è T ø
where T0 is initial temperature, V0 is initial volume. If apparatus rise for measuring temperature can
measure temperature with an accuracy of 0.2 k, find the percentage error in calculation of volume at
3T0
temp T = (V0 and T0 are accurately known)
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26. The force exerted on a length L of a wire carrying a current I by a magnetic field perpendicular to the
wire is measured in an experiment and a graph is prepared between modulus F of the force and segment
length L. The plot is a straight line, with slope s = (10 ± 1) × 10-5 A·T. The current in the wire is I = (15
± 1) mA. The modulus of the magnetic induction in SI units, including the error is found to be (x ± y) ×
10-3 T. Find value of x/y.
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27. An open organ pipe containing air resonates in fundamental mode due to a tuning fork. The measured
values of length l(in cm) of the pipe and radius r (in cm) of the pipe are l= 94 ± 0.1, r = 5 ± 0.05. The
velocity of the sound in air is accurately known. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of
the frequency of that tuning fork by this experiment is given by a2%. Find the value of 10a.
28. A hemispherical bowl of radius R = 0.1m is rotating about its own axis (which is vertical) with an
angular velocity w. A particle of mass 10–2 kg on the frictionless inner surface of the bowl is also rotating
with the same w. The particle is at a height h from the bottom of the bowl. It is desired to measure 'g'
using this set up, by measuring h accurately. Assuming that R and w are known precisely and that the
least-count in the measurement of h is 10–4 m, the numerical value of minimum possible error Dg in the
measured value of g is given by a ´ 10 -2 m/s2. Fill the value of a in OMR sheet.
29. The diameter of a wire of length 100 cm is measured with the help of a screw gauge. The main scale
reading is 1 mm and circular scale is reading is 25. Pitch of the screw gauge is 1 mm and the total
number of divisions on the circular scale is 100. This wire is used in an experiment of determination of

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Young’s modulus of a wire by Searle’s method. The following data are available: elongation in the
wire l = 0.125 cm under the tension of 50 N, least count for measuring normal length of wire is 0.01 cm
and for elongation in the wire is 0.001 cm. The maximum error in the calculating value of Young’s
8n
modulus (Y), assuming that the force is measured very accurately, is % , where n is very nearest
10
interger. Find the value of n.

GR # ERROR ANSWER KEY

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 19 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. Ans. (C) 2. Ans. (C) 3. Ans. (B) 4. Ans. (B) 5. Ans. (A)
6. Ans. (B) 7. Ans. (A) 8. Ans. (C) 9. Ans. (C) 10. Ans. (C)
11. Ans. (C) 12. Ans. (D) 13. Ans. (B) 14. Ans. (B) 15. Ans. (B)
16. Ans. (D) 17. Ans. (C) 18. Ans. (B) 19. Ans. (C)
Multiple Correct Answer Type 5 Q. [4 M (–1)]
20. Ans. (B,D) 21. Ans. (A, C) 22. Ans. (B, C) 23. Ans. (A, C) 24. Ans. (A,C,D)
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 5 Q. [4 M (0)]
25. Ans. 0 26. Ans. 7 27. Ans. 4 28. Ans. 1 29. Ans. 3

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