Units and Dimensions
Units and Dimensions
Q 1. Which of the following physical quantities has neither dimensions nor unit?
(Hint:- f = μN; where, μ = coefficient of friction, f = friction force & N = Normal
force)
(a) Angle (b) Luminous intensity
(c) Coefficient of friction (d) Current
Q 5. From the following pairs of physical quantities, in which group dimensions are not
same:
[Hint:- Linear momentum = mass × velocity, Torque = Force × perpendicular
distance, Impulse = Change in momentum]
(a) Linear Momentum and impulse (b) Torque and energy
(c) Energy and work (d) Light year and minute
Q 7. An atmosphere:
(a) is a unit of pressure
(b) is a unit of force
(c) gives an idea of the composition of air
(d) is the height above which there is no atmosphere
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Q 8.
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The dimensions of wavelength (λ) is:
(Wavelength = Distance travelled by wave in one time period)
(a) [M0 L0 T0] (b) [M0 L T0]
(c) [M0 L-1 T0] (d) none of these
Q 10. Of the following quantities, which one has dimensions different from the remaining
three?
(Hint:- Angular Momentum = mass × velocity × perpendicular distance,
& When a charge q is accelerated by a voltage V then its energy = qV)
(a) Energy per unit volume
(b) Force per unit area
(c) Product of voltage and charge per unit volume
(d) Angular momentum
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Answer Key
Q.1 c Q.2 d Q.3 c Q.4 c Q.5 d
Q.6 c Q.7 a Q.8 b Q.9 a Q.10 d
Q.11 a Q.12 a Q.13 c
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Ans. c
Solution: 2
Ans. d
Solution: 3
Ans. c
Solution: 4
Radius of gyration is measure of distance.
(You will study this in the chapter “Rotational Motion.”
Ans. c
Solution: 5
Ans. d
Solution: 6
Ans. c
Solution: 7
Ans. a
Solution: 8
Ans. b
Solution: 9
Ans. a
Solution: 10
Ans. d
Solution: 11
Ans. a
Solution: 12
Ans. a
Solution: 13
Ans. c
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DPP – 2 (Unit & Dimension)
Q 4. The radius of nucleus is r = r0 A1/3, where A is mass number. The dimensions of r0 is:
(a) [ M L T-2] (b) [M0 L0 T-1]
0 0
(c) [M L T ] (d) none of these
Q 5. A and B have different dimensions. Then which of the following relation will be
meaningful?
𝐴
(a) [𝐵] (b) [𝐴 − 𝐵]
𝐴
(c) [𝐴 + 𝐵] (d) [𝑒 𝐵 ]
𝐴
Q 6. If 𝑣 = 𝑡 + 𝐵𝑡 2 + 𝑐𝑡 3 where v is velocity, t is time A, B and C are constant then the
dimensional formula of B is:
(a) [ 𝑀0 𝐿𝑇 0 ] (b) [ 𝑀𝐿0 𝑇 0 ]
0 0 0
(c) [ 𝑀 𝐿 𝑇 ] (d) [ 𝑀0 𝐿𝑇 −3 ]
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(c) [𝑀–3 𝐿–2 𝑇 4 𝐴4 ] (d) [𝑀–3 𝐿–2 𝑇 8 𝐴4 ]
𝑎 𝑎−𝑡 2
Q 8. The dimensions of in the equation 𝑃 = where P is pressure, x is distance and t
𝑏 𝑏𝑥
is time are:
(a) M2LT-3 (b) MT-2 (c) ML3T-1 (d) LT-3
𝑏−𝑥 2
Q 10. Write the dimensions of a × b in the relation 𝐸 = . Where E is the energy, x is the
𝑎𝑡
displacement and t is time
(a) 𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 (b) 𝑀−1 𝐿2 𝑇 1
(c) 𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 −2 (d) 𝑀𝐿𝑇 −2
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Ans. a
Solution: 2
Ans. d
Solution: 3
Ans. a
Solution: 4
Ans. c
Solution: 5
Ans. a
Solution: 6
Ans. d
Solution: 7
Solution: 8
Ans. b
Solution: 9
Ans. b
Solution: 10
Ans. b
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DPP – 3 (Unit & Dimension)
Q 2. The speed of light (c), gravitational constant (G, Unit = N-𝑚2 /𝑘𝑔2 ) and Planck's
constant (h, Unit = J-s) are taken as the fundamental units in a system. The
dimensions of time in this new system should be
1 1 −5 1 1 1
(a) 𝐺 2 ℎ2 𝑐 2 (b) 𝐺 –2 ℎ2 𝑐 2
1 1 3 1 1 1
(c) 𝐺 2 ℎ2 𝑐 –2 (d) 𝐺 2 ℎ2 𝑐 3
Q 3. If the time period (T) of vibration of a liquid drop depends on surface tension (S, Unit
= N/m), radius (r) of the drop and density (𝜌) of the liquid, then the expression of T is:
(k is dimensionless constant)
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(a) 𝑇 = 𝑘√𝜌𝑟 3 /𝑠 (b) 𝑇 = 𝑘√𝜌2 𝑟 3 /𝑠
1
(c) 𝑇 = 𝑘√𝜌𝑟 3 /𝑠 2 (d) None of these
Q 5. Pressure inside a gas container is P = 5 kPa. Its value in CGS system will be:
(a) 5 × 10−6 𝑑𝑦𝑛 − 𝑐𝑚–2 (b) 5 × 104 𝑑𝑦𝑛 − 𝑐𝑚–2
(c) 106 𝑑𝑦𝑛 − 𝑐𝑚–2 (d) 5 × 10−6 𝑑𝑦𝑛 − 𝑚–2
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(d) 1.67 km/h
Q 10. If work done is 𝑊 = 20 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒, then work done in CGS system will be:
(a) 2 × 107 𝑒𝑟𝑔 (b) 20 × 108 𝑒𝑟𝑔
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(c) 2 × 10 𝑒𝑟𝑔 (d) 108 𝑒𝑟𝑔
Q 11. If minute is the unit of time, 10 m/𝑠 2 s the unit of acceleration and 100 kg is the unit
of mass, then the value of one joule in new unit of work is:
1
(a) 106 new unit (b) 106 new unit
1
(c) 36×106 new unit (d) 36 × 106 new unit
Q 12. Young's modulus of steel is 2 × 1011 𝑁/𝑚2. Its numerical value in CGS unit will be
(a) 2 × 1012 (b) 2 × 1011
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(c) 4 × 10 (d) 4 × 1011
Q 13. The value of g is 9.8 m/𝑠 2 . Its value in a new system in which the unit of length in
kilometer and that of time in minute, is:
(a) 35.3 km-minut𝑒 −2 (b) 3.53 km-minut𝑒 −2
(c) 353 km-minut𝑒 −2 (d) 0.353 km-minut𝑒 −2
Q 14. If unit of mass become 2 times, the unit of length becomes 4 times and the unit of time
becomes 4 times in the unit of Plank’s constant(J-s). Due to this, unit of plank's constant
becomes n times. The value of n is
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 8
Q 15. In a new system of units, unit of mass is 10 kg, unit of length is 100 m, unit of time is
1 minutes. The magnitude of 1 N force in new system of units will be
(a) 36 (b) 60
(c) 3.6 (d) 0.06
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Ans. d
Solution: 2
Ans. a
Solution: 3
Ans. a
Solution: 4
Solution: 5
Ans. b
Solution: 6
Ans. b
Solution: 7
Ans. a
Solution: 8
Ans. a
Solution: 9
Ans. b
Solution: 10
Ans. c
Solution: 11
Solution: 12
Ans. a
Solution: 13
Ans. a
Solution: 14
Ans. d
Solution: 15
Ans. C
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DPP – 4 (Unit & Dimension)
Q 3. The circular scale of a micrometer has 200 divisions and pitch of main scale is 2mm.
Find the measured value of thickness of a thin sheet.
Q 4. In a vernier callipers, one main scale division is x cm and n divisions of the vernier
scale coincide with (n-1) divisions of the main scale. The least count (in cm) of the
callipers is :-
𝑛−1 𝑛
(a) 𝑛 𝑥 (b) 𝑛−1 𝑥
𝑥 𝑥
(c) 𝑛 (d) 𝑛−1
Q 5. A screw gauge gives the following reading when used to measure the diameter of a
wire.
Main scale reading : 0 mm.
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Circular scale reading : 52 divisions
Given that 1 mm on main scale corresponds to 100 divisions of the circular scale.
The diameter of wire from the above data is :-
(a) 0.026 cm (b) 0.005 cm
(c) 0.52 cm (d) 0.052 cm
Q 6. What is the reading of screw gauge shown in figure? (100 divisions on circular scale)
Q 8. In a vernier callipers, N divisions of the main scale coincide with N+m divisions of
the vernier scale. What is the value of m for which the instrument has minimum least
count?
(a) 1 (b) N
𝑁
(c) Infinity (d) 2
Q 10. A student measured the diameter of a wire using a screw gauge with least count 0.001
cm and listed the measurements. The correct measurement is –
(a) 5.3 cm (b) 5.32 cm (c) 5.320 cm (d) 5.3200 cm
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Ans. c
Solution: 2
Ans. c
Solution: 3
Ans. b
Solution: 4
Ans. c
Solution: 5
Ans. d
Solution: 6
Ans. a
Solution: 7
Ans. c
Solution: 8
Ans. a
Solution: 9
Ans. b
Solution: 10
Ans. c
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DPP – 5 (Unit & Dimension)
Q 1. The initial and final temperatures of water as recorded by an observer are (40.6 ± 0.2)°C
and (78.3 ± 0.3)°C. Calculate the rise in temperature.
(a) (37.7 ± 0.5)°C (b) (37.7 ± 0.1)°C
(c) 37 °C (d) (37.7 ± 0.6)°C
Q 2. If the length of rod A is 3.25 ± 0.01 cm and that of B is 4.19 ± 0.01 cm then the rod B
is longer than rod A by:
(a) 0.94 ± 0.00 cm (b) 0.94 ± 0.01 cm
(c) 0.94 ± 0.02 cm (d) 0.94 ± 0.005 cm
𝐺𝑀
Q 3. Acceleration due to gravity is given by 𝑔 = what is the equation of the fractional
𝑅2
∆𝑔
error in measurement of gravity 𝑔 [G & M constant]:
𝑔
∆𝑅 ∆𝑅 ∆𝑅 2 1 ∆𝑅
(a) − (b) 2 (c) ( ) (d)
𝑅 𝑅 𝑅 2 𝑅
Q 4. If error in measuring diameter of a circle is 4%, the error in the radius of the circle
would be:
(a) 2% (b) 8% (c) 4% (d) 1%
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Q 6. The resistance R = I where V = 100 ± 5 volts and I = 10 ± 0.2 amperes. What is the
total error in R ?
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(a) 5% (b) 7% (c) 5.2% (d) 2 %
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Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated value
of its volume is
(a) 1% (b) 3%
(c) 5% (d) 7%
Q 9. A body travels uniformly a distance (13.8 ± 0.2) m in a time (4.0 ± 0.3) s. Calculate
its velocity with error limits. What is the percentage error in velocity ?
(a) 6.6% (b) 2.6%
(c) 8.9% (d) 4.8%
𝑎2 𝑏 3
Q 10. A physical quantity A is related to a, b, c and d as follows 𝐴 = , the percentage
𝑐√𝑑
errors of measurement in a, b, c and d are 1%, 3%, 2% and 2% respectively. What is
the percentage error in the quantity A
(a) 12% (b) 7%
(c) 5% (d) 14%
Q 11. The length, breadth and thickness of a strip are (10.0 ± 0.1)cm, (1.00 ± 0.01) cm and
(0.100 ± 0.001) cm respectively. The error in its volume will be
(a) ± 0.03 𝑐𝑚3 (b) ± 0.111 𝑐𝑚3 (c) ± 0.012 𝑐𝑚3 (d) none of these
Q 12. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in the experiment is recorded as 2.63s,
2.56s, 2.42s, 2.71s and 2.80s respectively. The average absolute error is
(a) 0.1s (b) 0.11s (c) 0.01s (d) 1.0s
Q 13. The percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3%
respectively. How much will be the maximum error in the estimate of kinetic energy
obtained by measuring mass and speed ?
(a) 11% (b) 8% (c) 5% (d) 1%
Q 14. A cylindrical wire has a mass 0.3 ± 0.003g, radius 0.5 ± 0.005 mm and length 6 ±
0.06 cm. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density is:
(a) 1% (b) 2%
(c) 3% (d) 4%
Q 15. For resistances 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 , connected in parallel, Find the relative error in their
equivalent resistance, if 𝑅1 = (50 ± 2)𝑜ℎ𝑚 and 𝑅2 = (100 ± 3)𝑜ℎ𝑚?
(a) 0.0366 (b) 0.0633
(c) 0.6363 (d) 0.0363
Q 16. Given the numbers : 161cm, 0.161cm, 0.0161 cm. The number of significant figures
for the three numbers are
(a) 3, 4 and 5 respectively (b) 3, 3 and 3 respectively
(c) 3, 3 and 4 respectively (d) 3, 4 and 4 respectively
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Q 18. If L=2.331cm, B=2.1cm, then L+B=
(a) 4.431 cm (b) 4.43 cm
(c) 4.4 cm (d) 4.2 cm
Q 19. 81.4 g sample of ethyl alcohol contains 0.002 g of water. The amount of pure ethyl
alcohol to the proper number of significant figures is
(a) 81.398 g (b) 71.40 g
(c) 81.4 g (d) 81 g
(29.2−20.2)(1.79×105 )
Q 20. In the final answer of the expression . The number of significant
1.37
figures is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
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Solution: 2
Ans. c
Solution: 3
Ans. b
Solution: 4
Ans. c
Solution: 5
Ans. a
Solution: 6
Ans. b
Solution: 7
Ans. b
Solution: 8
Ans. b
Solution: 9
Ans. c
Solution: 10
Ans. d
Solution: 11
Ans. a
Solution: 12
Ans. b
Solution: 13
Ans. b
Solution: 14
Ans. d
Solution: 15
Ans. a
Solution: 16
Ans. b
Solution: 17
Ans. b
Solution: 18
Ans. c
Solution: 19
Ans. c
Solution: 20
Ans. b
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Q 1. The units nanometre, fermi, and angstrom arranged in decreasing order will read as-
(1) angstrom, nanometre, fermi
(2) fermi, angstrom, nanometre
(3) nanometre, angstrom, fermi
(4) angstrom, fermi, nanometre
Q 2. Which of the following system of units is not based on units of mass, length and time alone?
(1) SI (2) MKS (3) FPS (4) CGS
Q 6. The fundamental unit which has same power in the dimensional formula of surface tension
and co-efficient of viscosity is
(1) Mass (2) Length (3) Time (4) None
DIMENSIONS
Q 13. When a wave travels 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
dimensions of b/c are same as that of :
(1) wave velocity (2) wave length (3) wave amplitude (4) wave frequency
Q 16. The method of dimensional analysis can be used to derive which of the following relations?
(1) N0e–t (2) A sin( t + kx)
1 2 1 2
(3) mv + I (4) None of the above
2 2
Q 17. Which of the following does not have the dimensions of force?
(1) Potential gradient (2) Energy gradient
(3) Weight (4) Rate of change of momentum
Q 19. If E, M, J and G denote energy , mass , angular momentum and gravitational constant then
𝐸𝐽2
𝑀5 𝐺 2
has the dimensions of –
(1) length (2) angle
(3) mass (4) time
Q 22. Two physical quantities of which one is a vector and the other is a scalar having the same
dimensional formula are:
(1) Work and energy (2) Torque and work
(3) Impulse and momentum (4) Power and pressure
x
Q 23. The equation of a wave is given by Y = A sin −k
v
where is the angular velocity and v is the linear velocity. The dimensions of k is
(1) [LT] (2) [T] (3) [T–1] (4) [T2]
Q 24. 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
(1) is dimensionless (2) has dimensions [T–2]
(3) has dimensions of P (4) has dimensions [T2]
𝑏
Q 26. The velocity of a moving particle depends upon time t as v = at + 𝑡+𝑐. Then dimensional
formula for b is –
(1) [M0 L0 T0] (2) [M0 L1 T0]
(3) [M0 L1 T –1] (4) [M0 L1 T –2]
a
The equation of state of some gases can be expressed as P +
V2
Q 27. (V – b) = RT, where P is
the pressure, V is the volume, T is the absolute temperature and a, b & R are constants. The
dimensions of 'a' are :-
(1) [M L5 T–2] (2) [M L–1 T–2] (3) [L3] (4) [L6]
Q 30. If the energy E = GP hq cr where G is the universal gravitational constant, h is the Planck's
constant and c is the velocity of light, then the value of p, q and r are, respectively
Q 31. Which of the following pairs does not have similar dimensions?
(1) Tension and surface tension
(2) Stress and pressure
(3) Planck's constant and angular momentum
(4) Angle and strain
Q 34. Using mass (M), length (L), time (T) and current (A) as fundamental quantities, the
dimensions of permeability are:
(1) [M–1LT–2A] (2) [ML–2T–2A–1] (3) [MLT–2A–2] (4) [MLT–1A–1]
Q 37. If a set of defective weights are used by a student to find the mass of an object using a
physical balance, a large number of reading will reduce:-
(1) random error (2) random as well as systematic error
(3) systematic error (4) neither random nor systematic error
Q 38. If the unit of length is micrometre and the unit of time is microsecond, the unit of velocity
will be-
(1) 100 m/s (2) 10 m/s
(3) micrometre/s (4) m/s
Q 39. 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 farce in this system will be equal to
(1) 0.1 N (2) 1 N (3) 10 N (4) l00 N
Q 40. The SI unit of length is the meter. Suppose we adopt a new unit of length which equals to
x meters. The area 1m2 expressed in terms of the new unit has a magnitude-
(1) x (2) x2
Q 41. If the units of length, velocity and force are halved, then the units of Power will be –
(1) doubled (2) halved
(3) one forth (4) remain unaffected
Q 43. The surface tension of a liquid is 70 dynes/cm. It may be expressed in M.K.S. system as-
(1) 70 N/m (2) 7 × 10–2 N/m
(3) 7 × 102 N/m (4) 7 × 103 N/m
Q 44. The dimensional formula of a physical quantity x is [M–1L3T–2]. The error in measuring the
quantities M, L, and T are 2%, 3% and 4%. The maximum percentage of error that occurs in
measuring, the quantity x is -
(1) 9 % (2) 10 %
(3) 14 % (4) 19 %
Q 45. An experiment measures quantities a, b and c, and X is calculated from X = ab2/c3. If the
percentage error in a, b and c are ± 1%, ± 3% and ± 2% respectively, the percentage error in
X will be -
(1) ± 13% (2) ± 7% (3) ± 4% (4) ± 1%
Q 48. What is the fractional error in g calculated from T = 2 / g ? Given that fractional errors
in T and are ± x and ± y respectively.
(1) x + y (2) x – y (3) 2x + y (4) 2x – y
Q 50. The mass of a body is measured as 10.1 kg. The possible percentage error in the
measurement is
(1) ±1% (2) ±0.1% (3) ±10% (4) ±0.01%
Q 51. A thin copper wire of length metre increases in length by 2% when heated through 10ºC.
What is the percentage increase in area when a square copper sheet of length metre is
heated through 10°C?
(1) 4% (2) 8% (3) 16% (4) None of these
Q 52. The external and internal radius of a hollow cylinder are measured to be (4.23 ± 0.01) cm
and (3.89 ± 0.01) cm. The thickness of the wall of the cylinder is :-
(1) (0.34 ± 0.02) cm (2) (0.17 ± 0.02) cm (3) (0.17 ± 0.01) cm (4) (0.34 ± 0.01) cm
Q 53. The radius of the circle is stated as 2.12 cm. Its area should be written as-
(1) 14 cm2 (2) 14.1 cm2
(3) 14.11 cm2 (4) 14.1124 cm2
Q 54. Percentage error in measuring the radius and mass of a solid sphere are 2% & 1%
respectively. Then error in measurement of moment of inertia about to its diameter is :-
(1) 3 % (2) 6 % (3) 5 % (4) 4 %
Q 55. A wire has a mass (0.3 ± 0.003) g, radius (0.5 ± 0.005) mm and length (6 ± 0.06) cm. The
maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density is-
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
Q 56. The heat generated in a circuit is dependent upon the resistance, current and time for which
the current is flown. If the error in measuring the above are as 1%, 2% and 1% the maximum
error in measuring heat will be
(1) 2 % (2) 3 % (3) 6 % (4) 1 %
Q 57. While measuring acceleration due to gravity by a simple pendulum a student makes a
positive error of 1% in the length of the pendulum and a negative error of 3% in the value of
the time period. His percentage error in the measurement of the value of g will be-
(1) 2 % (2) 4 % (3) 7 % (4) 10 %
Q 58. The pressure on a square plate is measured by measuring the force on the plate and the
length of the sides of the plate. If the maximum error in the measurement of force and
length are respectively 4% and 2%, the maximum error in the measurement of pressure is-
Q 59. The error in measuring the side of a cube is ± 1%. The error in the calculation of the volume
of the cube will be about
(1) ± 0.001% (2) ± 1% (3) ± 6% (4) ± 3%
Q 60. When a copper sphere is heated; maximum percentage change will be observed in-
(1) radius (2) area (3) volume (4) none of these
Q 61. The resistance R of a wire is given by the relation R= . Percentage error in the
r 2
measurement of , and r is 1%, 2% and 3% respectively. Then the percentage error in the
measurement of R is
(1) 6 % (2) 9 % (3) 8 % (4) 10 %
Q 62. The number of significant figures in the number 0.029982 × 10-5 are
(1) 6 (2)5 (3) 7 (4)4
Q 64. Which of the following has the highest number of significant figures?
(1) 0.007 m2 (2) 2.64 × 1024 kg (3) 0.0006032 m2 (4) 6.3200 J
Q 65. The radius of a thin wire is 0.16 mm. The area of cross-section taking significant figure into
consideration in square millimetres is -
(1) 0.0804 (2) 0.080
(3) 0.08 (4) 0.080384
Q 66. The volume of one sphere is 1.76 c.c. The volume of 25 such spheres (according to the idea
of significant figures) is-
(1) 44.00 c.c (2) 44.0 c.c
(3) 44 c.c (4) 0.44 × 102 c.c.
Q 67. In arithmetic 17.8 × 3.1143 = 55.4354. But as a result of experimental measurements the
best way to express the product is-
(1) 55.3454 (2) 55.4
(3) 55.44 (4) 55.435
2k 3 2
Q 68. A physical quantity X is given by X = . The percentage error in the measurements of k,
m n
, m and n are 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% respectively. The value of X is uncertain by
MEASUREMENT
Q 69. A vernier callipers has 20 divisions on the vernier scale which coincide with 19 divisions on
the main scale. The least count of the instrument is 0.1 mm. The main scale divisions are of
(1) 0.5 mm (2) 1 mm (3) 2 mm (4) 1/4 mm
Q 71. One centimeter on the main scale of vernier calipers is divided into ten equal parts. If 10
divisions of vernier scale coincide with 8 small divisions of the main scale the least count of
the callipers is
Q 72. The diameter of a cylinder is measured using a Vernier Callipers with no zero error. It is found that
the zero of the Vernier scale lies between 5.10 cm and 5.15 cm of the main scale. The Vernier scale
has 50 divisions equivalent to 2.45 cm. The 24th division of the Vernier scale exactly coincides with
one of themain scale divisions. The diameter of the cylinder is
Q 73. In a screw gauge, circular scale has 100 divisions and it moves 1mm on main scale in one
complete rotation. What will be the measurement of following screw gauge position?
25
0 5mm
20
15
10
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Q 2. The dimensions of h/e (h = Planck’s constant and e = electronic charge) are same as that of:
(A) magnetic flux (B) electric flux
(C) electric field (D) magnetic field
𝐸2
Q 3. 𝜇0
has the dimensions (E = electric field, 0 = permeability of free space)
(A) [M2L3T2A2] (B) [MLT-4]
(C) [ML3T-2] (D) [M-1L2TA-2]
𝛥𝑉
Q 4. A quantity X is given by 0 L 𝛥𝑡 , where 0 is the permittivity of free space, L is a length, V is
a potential difference and t is a time interval. The dimensional formula for X is the same as
that of:
(A) resistance (B) charge (C) voltage (D) current
Q 6. Which of the following functions of A and B may be performed if A and B possess different
dimensions?
A
(A) (B) A + B (C) A – B (D) None of these
B
Q 7. 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
Q 8. 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
Q 9. 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
Q 10. The units of three physical quantities x, y and z are gcm2 s–5, gs–1 and cms–2 respectively. The
relation between x, y and z is
(A) z = x2y (B) y2 = xz (C) x = yz2 (D) x = y2z
Q 11. If area (A), velocity (v), and density () are base units, then the dimensional formula of force
can be represented as
(A) Avρ (B) Av2ρ (C) Avρ2 (D) A2vρ
D
rm
(A) 192000 km (B) 3350 km (C) 1600 km (D) 1920 km
Q 13. An air bubble inside water oscillates due to some explosion with period T. If T PadbEc then
determine the values of a, b and c. Here P, d and E are the static pressure, density and total
energy of explosion of water, respectively.
(A) a = 5/6, b = 1, c = 1/3 (B) a = - 5/6, b = 1/2, c = 1/3
(C) a = 1, b = 1, c = 1 (D) a = 0, b = 0, c = 1
Q 14. A Vernier callipers has 1mm marks on the main scale. It has 20 equal divisions on the vernier
scale which match with 16 main scale divisions. For this vernier calliper, least count is-
(A) 0.02 mm (B) 0.05 mm (C) 0.1 mm (D) 0.2 mm
Q 15. A screw gauge with a pitch of 0.5 mm and a circular scale with 50 divisions is used to
measure the thickness of a thin sheet of Aluminium. Before starting the measurement, it is
found that when the two jaws of the screw gauge are brought in contact, the 45th division
coincides with the main scale line and that the zero of the main scale is not visible. What is
the thickness of the sheet if the main scale reading is 0.5 mm and the 25th division coincides
with the main scale line?
(A) 0.50 mm (B) 0.75 mm (C) 0.80 mm (D) 0.70 mm
Q 16. A spectrometer gives the following reading when used to measure the angle of a prism.
Main scale reading: 58.5 degree Vernier scale reading: 09 divisions Given that 1 division on
main scale corresponds to 0.5 degree. Total divisions on the vernier scale are 30 and match
with 29 divisions of the main scale. The angle of the prism from the above data
(A) 58.77 degree (B) 58.65 degree (C) 59 degree (D) 58.59 degree
Q 17. The pitch of a screw gauge is 1 mm and there are 50 divisions on its circular scale. When the
2 jaws of the screw gauge are in contact with each other, the zero of the circular scale lies 6
divisions above the line of graduation. When the wire is placed between the jaws, 3 main
scale divisions are clearly visible while 31st division on the circular scale coincides with
reference line. The diameter of the wire is:
(A) 3.62 mm (B) 3.50 mm (C) 3.55 mm (D) 3.74 mm
Q 18. A student measured the length of a rod and wrote it as 3.50 cm. Which instrument did he
used to measure it?
(A) A meter scale.
(B) A vernier calliper where the 10 divisions in vernier scale matches with 9 divisions in main
scale and main scale has 10 divisions in 1 cm
(C) A screw gauge having 100 divisions in the circular scale and pitch as 1 mm
Q 19. The length of a simple pendulum is about 100 cm known to have an accuracy of 1 mm. Its
period of oscillation is 2 s determined by measuring the time for 100 oscillations using a
clock of 0.1 s resolution. What is the accuracy in the determined value of g?
(A) 0.2% (B) 0.5% (C) 0.1% (D) 2%
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(Miscellaneous Type)
Codes
A B C D
(1) 3 4 2 1
(2) 4 3 1 2
(3) 4 1 3 2
(4) 3 4 1 2
Column I Column II
(A) Angular momentum (1) ML-1T-1
(B) Torque (2) MT-2
(C) Surface Tension (3) ML2T-1
(D) Coefficient of viscosity (4) ML2 T-2
Codes
A B C D
(1) 3 4 2 1
(2) 4 3 1 2
(3) 2 1 4 3
(4) 3 4 1 2
Q 3. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
(Item) (Units of length)
A. Distance between earth and stars 1. Micron
B. Inter atomic distance in a solid 2. Angstrom
C. Size of nucleus 3. Light year
D. Wavelength of 4. Fermi
Infrared Laser 5. Kilometer
Codes
A B C D
(1) 5 4 2 1
Q 7. Assertion : The equation y = x + t cannot be true, where x,y are distance and t is time.
Reason : Quantities with different dimensions can't be added:
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Q 8. Assertion : Gravitational forces do not depend on the medium between the masses.
Reason : Mediating particle responsible for gravitational force is graviton.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Q 11. Assertion : If the measuring instruments used are perfect, then measurements made can be
perfect.
Reason : Measurements depend upon the error free instruments only.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Q 12. Assertion : All derived quantities may be represented dimensionally in terms of the base
quantities.
Reason : The dimensions of a base quantity in other base quantities are always zero.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Q 13. Assertion : If x and y are the distances along x and y axes respectively then the dimensions
d3 y
of 3
is [M0L–2T0]
dx
b
Reason : Dimensions of ydx is [M L T ]
a
0 2 0
Q 15. Assertion : Systematic errors and random errors fall in the same group of errors.
Reason : Both systematic and random errors are based on the cause of error.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Q 16. Assertion : The equation y = 2x + t is physically incorrect if x & y are distances and t is time.
Reason : Quantities with different dimensions cannot be added or subtracted.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Q 17. Assertion : The unit vectors ˆi, ˆj and k̂ have units of distance and dimensions [MºL1Tº]
Reason : The product of a scalar and a vector is a new scalar.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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